Photo shop Tutorial: Retouching Facial Blemishes
In this age of digital image editing, you can go ahead and kiss those embarrassing pictures goodbye. If you want a better complexion in your photos, here are some do-it-yourself tips.
Photoshop as a good photo editing tool
Since its launch in the nineties, Adobe Photoshop has become the image editing standard for graphic artists and home users alike. It allows you to crop images, adjust the color and lighting contrast, cut-and-paste subjects to your preferred backdrop, and even add texture and special effects to give a certain drama to your photos.
How to retouch blemishes through Photo shop
Photoshop has plenty of editing options, but the alternative that works best for facial blemishes is cloning. First, you need to make a back-up copy just in case you make mistakes and need to revert to the original image. On the left side of your monitor, you will see a toolbar. Hover your mouse over the icons until you read “Clone Startup Tool.” Click on the icon. If you want to remove a pimple or a dark spot, press the Alt key and hold it down to select a clear patch of skin that you would need for covering up blemishes. Keeping one hand pressed on the Alt key, point your mouse to the blemish that needs to be covered—and voila! The blemish is removed like magic. To get the most natural—and hence the best—cover, choose the clear patch of skin closest to the blemish, as these spots will have the same skin tone.
Since pictures make memories last a lifetime, better turn them into memories you’d want to keep. You need not be a professional photo lab technician to fix unsightly blemishes—all thanks to Photoshop.