Saturday Special- Under Eye Retouching
Jen W. (aka abcmomof4) with your Saturday Special Challenge. I’ve got a cool trick on getting rid of those under-eye circles using the patch tool. The patch tool is a cross between a self healing brush and the lasso tool.
The patch tool is exclusive to CS programs. However, not to fret! I came up with a PSE option.
I live in Central California. We are known for our bad air and terrible allergy season. Our entire family gets these terrible dark circles under our eyes in the Spring. So as you can imagine, I use the patch tool often.
So to begin, open your file and create a duplicate layer by using the hot key CTRL j.
Select the patch tool.
Now select source at the top. Choosing source allows you to make a patch from a different source elsewhere on the picture. Draw a circle around the area that needs to be softened. Try not to include the eyelashes or they will get blended away also.
Now hover over the marching ants. The patch tool will change in appearance. Click and drag to the cheek area then release the mouse. The area under the eye will now have a patch over it. Now repeat this process for the other eye.
With the duplicate layer still selected, lighten the opacity. This is important or it may look fakey. I like to preserve some of the natural eye lines.
Here is a before and after using the patch tool:
Now for the PSE version:
Ctrl j for a duplicate layer.
Choose the lasso tool to draw a selection on the cheek.
Ctrl j for duplicate layer of the selection made.
Now with the move tool, move that layer to the are to be softened. Use the eraser tool with a soft brush to erase where the patch is not needed.
Lower the opacity. Remember, we want some of the lines to show through.
You may or may not want to use a blending mode on this layer. Either soft light or overlay in my opinion.
Here is a picture using that method:
Here is a before and after by canadianmommy. Wow!!!
There are many other uses for the patch tool. I use it to get rid of fly away hairs in the face and pimples. I prefer it to the self healing tool as I can control the outcome a little better.
Your challenge is to use this new trick on a photo and to use it in a layout.
Remember…
* Post your layouts to the Saturday Special gallery. Link us up here so we can leave you love !
* You will earn one point by participating in this challenge. You can receive an EXTRA point for using a product that has been released in the seven days prior to your post – be sure to make a note of this in your post so you receive proper credit!
* Your layout must be created for this challenge – no double dipping..
* You have the rest of April to complete the layout.
Happy Scrapping!!!
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