Tutorials: Editing people

All sorts of articles about fixing faces, chins, eyes, tummies, etc, etc, etc.

Fixing Skin – acne, scratches, veins and blemishes

This is the method I use for very natural skin

Creamy / silky / perfect / angelic skin

The important aspects in your quest for great portraits

The wonderful Dust & Scratches filter

Such a simple tool, yet capable of such magic

Editing skintones in Photoshop Elements

No CMYK numbers? No problem.

Skintones – don’t be hasty

Everyone jumps in and starts editing skintones way too aggressively.

Correcting eyes distorted by glasses

Thick glasses can make eyes shrink, so it's nice to enlarge them again.

Cellulite fix action

A type of frequency separation.

Fixing red-eye

The simple and safe method.

Whitening eyes

For perfect healthy-looking eyes every time.

Fixing tan lines

How to darken light areas in a person's suntan.

Double chin fix without Liquify

It's not always as necessary as you think.

Whitening teeth

The easiest and best method for dental whitening.

Fixing a crossed eye

A step-by-step demonstration.

Liquify demonstration (with cloning and dodge & burn)

Removing some wrinkles from a dress.

Patch Tool for eye bags

A very simple method that works wonderfully well.

Simple head-swap and face-swap tutorial

A general guide to swapping people's features.

Flipping an eye

Flipping and masking is an important skill with broad application.

A fix for glowing backlit ears

Backlit photos are lovely but ears can go crazy!

Some ramblings about skin

A few general points about the colour of skintones.

Dealing with "hot" areas of skin

A simple fix for a glowy red cast on skin.

Painting on some skin

A simple way to disguise blown out patches of skin.

 


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