How to Run Makeup Brushes in Photoshop
At some point, nearly everyone wishes she could look better in a picture. Thanks to the image editing software Adobe Photoshop, you can remove blemishes and make skin tan to give yourself the same smooth complexion you would achieve by wearing makeup. While Photoshop has no specific "makeup brushes," it provides tools to make someone look like a supermodel. The key to editing an image is creating the illusion that the picture was never altered.
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Instructions
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Remove Blemishes
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Select the Patch tool from the Adobe Photoshop CS software program's toolbar.
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Encircle a blemish on a closeup digital image of a person using the Patch tool. Click your computer's mouse, and move the cursor around the blemish to create a circle around it, ending the circle in the same spot where it began. The blemish may be a pimple, mole, sunspot or discoloration.
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Drag the selected blemish to an area of clear skin. Using the mouse, click on the circle you created, and hold the mouse button down while you drag the selection to an area of skin that is clear of blemishes and has a similar hue to the area your selected previously. The program will replace the encircled blemish with clear skin.
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Repeat the procedure until you remove all blemishes from the image.
Tan Skin
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Create a new layer by clicking on the "Layers" button at the top of the Photoshop CS screen and selecting "New." Then click on "Layer."
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Select the Brush tool, and choose color #7f5747 in the Color Picker.
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Paint that color on all skin in the closeup digital image of a person. Begin by hovering the circular Brush tool over an area you want to paint, and then click and drag using the mouse to apply paint to all visible areas of the subject's skin. Exclude eyes, teeth, lips and hair.
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Open the software's Blending Options window by right-clicking with your computer's mouse on the layer you created previously and setting the Blending Mode to "Color." That allows you to blend the colors you changed.
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Tips & Warnings
When removing blemishes from an image, use the software's zoom tool to see details that might be missed otherwise.
Adjust the brush size with the "[" and "]" keys on your computer's keyboard to paint the face accurately and to avoid erroneous brushstrokes.
Do not paint directly on the "background" layer because it cannot be blended.
Do not drag areas selected with the Patch tool onto areas that are not smooth skin because that will distort the image and make it look altered.
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