Ok so last post I went over how to remove blemishes and have the models skin looking great. This time we will be talking about how to enhance small features without over doing it. The photo of this model in particular, has an unwanted scar on her chin which I will break down how it was removed.

What you’ll need:

Liquify Tool- This tool allows you to manipulate your photo as well as enhance it.

Stamp tool- This tool will allow you to keep the same texture of the whatever you want, yet allow you to control where you want to affect.

* You will need to use the blemish tools I spoke of in the last post as well.

Implementing your tools:

So by now we have a majority of the skin cleared up and can now move on to the more difficult parts. First off anything that is on the edge of two different areas can be tricky to edit. Reason being is that you can’t just jump in and take your blemish tools and expect it to remove the scar yet keep the defined edge of your object (in our case the jaw). What you wanna do first is take your Patch Tool and select around the scar leaving about a half inch gap from the jaw line. If you get too close to the edge you’ll see the two areas blur together which you obviously don’t want. If that happens just go back in your history and reselect until you remove most of the scar.

When most of the scar is removed take Stamp Tool and sample the area (alt+click) either to the left or right of where the scar was then with a soft brush, start lightly laying down your sampled texture where the jaw line is. Careful not to go over the edge of the jaw line. If you accidentally go over the edge, DO NOT TRY ERASING IT. If you try erasing your mistakes chances are it will leave problems behind. Instead just go back in your history before the mistake and continue.

After the scar is completely corrected and not visible you will see the tiny indent that is left behind from the scar being there. This is where Liquify Tool comes into play. Go to Filter > Liquify, then take the   tool and make your selection size a about 20% larger than the indent and have your brush pressure set to about 50. Now that everything’s all set up start with the inside of the indent and slowly start pushing the skin outwards until it is flush with the rest of the jaw.

The scar is now successfully removed and now you can lightly enhance the photo which will bring out the models features a little bit more. Still using Liquify Tool, choose  and make your brush pressure about 20. Click each side of the lips once to enhance them slightly as well as each eye. These are obviously optional, but if used correctly can add a great flare to any photo.

We are almost finished, but on the next post we will discuss how to enhance the lighting of the photo.