Monday, February 25, 2013

Retouching




You know how everyone always says, "You're perfect the way you are"? Then Photoshop came along. We suddenly had a way to fix or even eliminate all the parts of us that didn't fit in with societal ideals of beauty. And pretty much all that 'perfect' stuff went out the window. That being said, retouching has been my favorite unit so far. The fact that a beginning photoshopper such as myself can do all these changes makes me realize just how much is changed from start to finish on a professional job. 


For this picture...

- erased any and all blemishes using patch tool and spot healing
- went over the whole face with gaussian blur
- highlighted cheekbone
- lightened and contoured face
- accented jaw
- smoothed undereye wrinkles
- eliminated undereye shadow
- filled in eyebrows
- smoothed lips
- changed eye color
- made bottom lip bigger
- decreased skin redness
- accented cheekbone
- enlarged eyes
- highlighted browbones




As they say, perfection is never real.


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