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Airbrush Tutorial I

posted by mindfreak , Jun 28, 2006 6:33 PM 144 comments

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Airbrushing is a !a"s sub#ect to a ot of $iscussion% Most " the $iscussion en$s u& $i'i$ing &eo& e into t!o grou&s% (hose!ho hate it, an$ those !ho sim& " o'e it)

*n m" o&&inion the ast grou& of &eo& e is the !orst :+ Most " because man" in this grou& ten$ to o'er airbrush theirmo$e s%

*n other !or$s its a ba ance to e iminate b emishes, errors an$ sti -ee&ing the mo$e oo-ing a i'e an$ hea th" . an$not something from a /a museum%

(herefore &on &o&u ar re uest i too- some time to ma-e a sma tutoria on some of the techni ues use$ in this forum&ost

*n this tutoria im assuming that "ou as rea$er -no! the basic functions in Photosho& 5 an$ !or$s such as fi tergassian b ur an$ hea too aint too unfami iar too "ou%

An"!a"s%% or this itt e tutoria !e nee$ a mo$e . foun$ this &icture !hich is some!hat suitab e:

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A o'e " !omen, !ith some birthmar-s, minor b emishes, etc%

Again%% in m" o&&inion this gir rea " $on t nee$ airbrushing . but for the sa-e of the argument%%% ets sa" she $oes :+

1. Removing blemishes, etc.tart off b" $u& icating "our a"er%

Photosho& 5 comes !ith a great itt e too ca e$ the s&ot hea ing brush !hich it s great for remo'ing minorscratches, errors an$ in this case b emishes%

for best results use a small hard brush

7ere is the resu t after using on " the s&ot hea ing too an$ some minor brightness 9 contrast a$#ustments:

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ot much of a $ifference, but this is main " $ue to the $o!nsi;e$ images i ha$ to use in this b og% An$ because Jennahasn t rea " gotten that man" b emishes :+

2. Removing 'dust & scratches' (he $ust an$ scratches fi ter is a great too to get that cream" oo-ing s-in effect% or this &hoto i use$ the fo o!ingsettings:

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< &eriment !ith this setting . it !i 'ar" from &icture to &icture =reso ution+, but !hat "our oo-ing for is a setting !hich!i &ro'i$e a cream" soft oo-%

Dust and scatches filter is found in the filter > noise > dust and scrathes.

>esu ts of $ust an$ scratches:

3. aussian blur

?aussian b ur is sim& " use$ to c ean u& after the sometimes ob'ious smoothing of $ust an$ scrathes%

ettings use$:

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Again settings ma" 'ar" a ot . so e &eriment !ith it%

>esu ts of gaussian b ur:

!. "ringing back some 'noise' (his is a -e" ste& of the &rocess . bringing bac- a itt e ife to the s-in% /ithout noise the s-in en$s u& to barbie oo-ingan$ !ith no ife% A sim& e !a" to ma-e some noise is using the fi ter s&ecifica " ma$e for this tas-%

Noise filter is found in the filter > noise > add noise..

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7ere is settings use$:

(he resu t of a$$ing noise:

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@oome$ 'ie!:

As "ou can see its not a huge $ifference, but enough to bring the s-in bac- to ife%

#. Reskinning the modelAt this &oint !e ha'e create$ a o'e " b urr" &hoto !ith &rett" much no $etai . but thats a going to en$ a itte bit%

1% reate a mas- on the e$ite$ a"er%

2% i the mas- a"er !ith b ac-

3% A our e$ite$ changes shou $ no! $issa&ear an$ ea'e "ou !ith the origina &hoto%

3% o! choose a fair " sma brush . i-e sa" 30& an$ !ith no or itt e har$ness e'e %

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4% tart &aiting a the s-in areas . an$ on " them% (r" to a'oi$ $etai e$ areas i-e i&s, e"es, sha$o!s aroun$ the nose,

nai s% /or-ing in sma areas i-e han$s or aroun$ e"es, an e'en sma er brush might gi'e a better resu t%

ina " the magic is a most $one:

$. %inishing up (he &hoto is basica " finishe$ no! . an$ the ne t cou& e of &hotos are #ust other e am& es of the fina resu t%

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or more information about & a"ing aroun$ !ith o'er a"s, cur'es an$ histograms -ee& an e"e on m" b og :+