Ja Corona

Enhance Skin

In this tutorial, I will show you some methods to improve some bad skins (sorry ^.^) and boring colors.

Now, look at this :

He looks like much more nicer than ever, doesn’t he? ^.^

Now, let’s start!

Open your portrait photo. I use this photo :

Pick Healing Brush Tool

ALT+CLICK on the skin’ smooth area and then brushing on bad area.

Repeat this action to smooth bad areas:

He looks better? OK, you did goodjob! Let’s continue!

Pick Lasso Tool

Draw a selection around his face :

Continue hold ALT+drag to remove eyes and lip area…

Don’t smile, keep working! (hahaha)

Go to menu Select ~> Feather ~> 5px. OK

Right click on selection and choose Layer Via Copy.

A new layer will appear up on layer background.

Go to menu Filter ~> Noise ~> Median…

A dialog box will appear on the screen:

Type 1,5-2px then click OK.

(Don’t smile T__T……………………..but….It’s funny huh? ^.^)

Wow, nicer!

Change this layer mode to Lighten.

And you will have very nice result :

Change eyes color :

Click on layer include original photo.

Pick Lasso Tool , draw 2 selection around his eyes:

Right click on selection and choose Layer Via Copy.

Change new appear layer mode to screen, Opacity = 30%.

His eyes will be brighter.

Go to menu Image ~> Adjustments ~> Hue/Saturation…

Set option :

Creat a new layer on the top of Layer Palette, go to menu Image ~> Apply Image…Click OK

Set this layer mode to Soft light and Opacity = 30%.

Go to menu Layer ~> New Adjustment Layer ~> Color Balance…

And here’s final result….

Good luck!