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

Cellulite fix action

A type of frequency separation.

Simple head-swap and face-swap tutorial

A general guide to swapping people's features.

Editing skintones in Photoshop Elements

No CMYK numbers? No problem.

Double chin fix without Liquify

It's not always as necessary as you think.

Fixing tan lines

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

Flipping an eye

Flipping and masking is an important skill with broad application.

Painting on some skin

A simple way to disguise blown out patches of skin.

Whitening eyes

For perfect healthy-looking eyes every time.

Correcting eyes distorted by glasses

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

Dealing with "hot" areas of skin

A simple fix for a glowy red cast on skin.

Some ramblings about skin

A few general points about the colour of skintones.

Liquify demonstration (with cloning and dodge & burn)

Removing some wrinkles from a dress.

Whitening teeth

The easiest and best method for dental whitening.

Skintones – don’t be hasty

Everyone jumps in and starts editing skintones way too aggressively.

Fixing a crossed eye

A step-by-step demonstration.

Fixing red-eye

The simple and safe method.

A fix for glowing backlit ears

Backlit photos are lovely but ears can go crazy!

Patch Tool for eye bags

A very simple method that works wonderfully well.

 


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