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Basic Retouch and Colorization

This tutorial provides a step-by-step process to retouch a portrait by smoothing skin, adjusting color tones, and selectively coloring lips and eyes through the use of filters, adjustment layers, layer masks, and canvas resizing. Key steps include applying median and gaussian blur filters to smooth skin, using curves and selective color adjustments to alter reds and neutrals, and sharpening the final image.

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Basic Retouch and Colorization

This tutorial provides a step-by-step process to retouch a portrait by smoothing skin, adjusting color tones, and selectively coloring lips and eyes through the use of filters, adjustment layers, layer masks, and canvas resizing. Key steps include applying median and gaussian blur filters to smooth skin, using curves and selective color adjustments to alter reds and neutrals, and sharpening the final image.

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Basic retouch and colorization

This tutorial will show you how to do a basic retouch, change the colorcast of an image and
colorize some of its elements.

Step 1. We will use this Naomi Watts image:

Duplicate the layer then go to Filter -> Noise -> Median...and enter a value of around 3
pixels. Then go to Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur... and enter 5 pixels.
Step 2. Add a layer mask (by pressing the third button on the lower part of the Layers
Palette) to the layer you have just blurred and fill it with black. Then pick a soft, medium
sized brush and start painting with white on the layer mask. Make sure you avoid any lines
on the face; use it only on the skin, to get a smooth, professional effect. Vary the brush size
and opacity depending on the area. Avoid blurring the eyes, lips or hair.

After you finish this step, you should get something like this:

Step 3. Add a Curves adjustment layer with the following settings:

Step 4. Add a Selective Color adjustment layer with the following settings then fill its
mask with black.
Reds: -55 0 0 0
Neutrals: -20 +15 40 +5
Now paint with white over the lips and you will notice theyll turn a light pink. Make sure

you follow the edges of the lips properly.

Step 5. Add another Selective Color adjustment layer with these settings:
Yellows: -100 0 0 0
Whites: 0 0 0 25
Neutrals: +20 10 50 +8
Fill its mask with black and carefully paint with white over the eyes.
Step 6. Go to Layer -> Flatten Image, then to Filter -> Sharpen -> Smart Sharpen... and
use the following settings:

Finally, go to Image -> Canvas Size and choose black as a color, 40 pixels for both
Width and Height to add a stylish outer border.

The final result:

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