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Soften more difficult wrinkles with Photoshop

Soften more difficult wrinkles with Photoshop

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Soften more difficult wrinkles with Photoshop

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- [Instructor] Photoshop has a really great way to lighten wrinkles without affecting the skin's texture. Hold the option key when you click on the new layer icon. That brings up the layer option box. Name it Dodge burn. Change the mode to soft light. Check the box to fill it with neutral gray. And now you've got a totally gray layer. Activate the Dodge tool. Select shadows. I'll set the exposure somewhere around 50, but for delicate work, you might want to decrease it. We'll work on her first. Zoom in and carefully brush along the wrinkles. You can repeat it to increase the intensity. Toggle on and off to make sure you're not overdoing it. Let's tone down the highlight on her forehead. Select the Burn tool and then select highlights. Just a couple of clicks will slightly dark in it. And that looks better. The last thing I want to do to her is to generally lighten her eyes. Select the Dodge tool again. Put it on…

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