This tutorial focuses on skin polishing and skin whitening. Some photos may be of insufficient light and there will be a lot of noise on the face, which is very troublesome to deal. Processing cannot be done in one step. You can only narrow down the color range slowly, and there are many methods. This tutorial also serves as a reference for how to blur the checked area and paint the skin color with a paint brush.
1. Open the source image and press Ctrl + J to copy the background layer, change the blending mode of the copy layer to "filter color", and change the opacity of the layer to 80%.
2. Press Ctrl + Shift + ALT + e to create a new layer, and run the following menu: Filter> blur> Gaussian Blur value: 5, after confirmation, add a mask and use the black feather paint tool to wipe out all the parts except the facial skin.
Note:
Mask:
There are some icons in the bottom right corner, with a circle icon inside the square "add layer mask"
Select the paint brush tool. The color is black and the color is blurred.
3. Press Ctrl + Shift + ALT + e to create a new layer, and press Ctrl + Shift + ALT + e to print the layer. 4. Select the fuzzy tool and select the appropriate pressure. The approximate effect is applied to the nose and nose of the character.
Note: the paint brush of the fuzzy tool should be flat and uniform during painting.
4. Enlarge the image to a certain extent, use the plug-in or pen tool to tick out the most noisy points on the nose, press CTRL + ALT + d to indicate 3, and execute the menu: filter> blur> the Gaussian Blur value is 3, and effect 7 is immediately unavailable.
5. In the same way, you can blur other areas with a lot of colors. When there is a contour around your nose, try to follow the outline to check it. Do not feather it after it is checked, blur directly. In a particularly troublesome place, place the local area large enough to use a straw to absorb the skin color of the place where there is a mix of colors, and then click it with the feather paint tool to give a simple Effect
6. Select the light reduction tool and set the parameters. The intensity of exposure is about 10%. After the tool is set, apply the light enhancement effect to the nose and mouth of the character.
7. merge all layers, press Ctrl + J to copy a layer, change the non-layer blending mode to "soft light", and change the opacity of the layer to: 50%.
8. merge all the layers again. You can adjust the color and sharpen them with Topaz. {if you haven't installed them yet, click Google and upload them on the site cool website }. Complete the final result.