How to Airbrush in Adobe CS
Open the photo or image you want to edit in your Photoshop CS4., Apply a blur filter on your duplicated layer by going to filter>blur>surface blur. , Wait for the surface blur application a window to appear., Create a new layer within the folder or...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Open the photo or image you want to edit in your Photoshop CS4.
Duplicate your image layer by going to your layers window and dragging it to the "create a new layer" icon.
Then, create a new group folder by clicking on the "create a new group" icon.
Drag the duplicate layer to the folder; the folder will serve as the holder of all your edited layers. -
Step 2: Apply a blur filter on your duplicated layer by going to filter>blur>surface blur.
, Set the settings according to what you see on the accompanied image.
You can also experiment with the sliders and apply a surface blur that you think provides a balance between a realistic effect and an edited image. ,,, Then, set the settings to 50% gray and the opacity to 100%. , Go to filter>noise>add noise. , Set the settings to Monochromatic and the distribution of the noise to Gaussian. , To apply the blur, go to filter>blur>Gaussian blur. ,, Apply the layer mask by selecting layer>layer mask>hide all.
You can also click the “add a layer mask” icon to add layer mask (hold down the alt key/option key (for Mac) for the hide all application). , First select the layer mask and then using the brush tool, paint over the skin of your image.
Remember also to keep the foreground color white on your tools panel. , For a softer brush, hold down the shift key and “”.
For the example image, a 15% to 45% brush softness was used. , Do so by correcting the color of the skin by adjusting the hue/saturation.
Select your layer filled with 50% gray and go to image>adjustments>hue/saturation.
Alternatively, you can type in Ctrl+U (or Command+U for Mac users). , Experiment with settings until you are satisfied with the color of the skin of your image.
On the accompanied image, less saturation was applied to make the skin slightly lighter. ,, Then, experiment with the opacity.
On the example image, the red channel is used with a 24% opacity. , Here is the final product. -
Step 3: Wait for the surface blur application a window to appear.
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Step 4: Create a new layer within the folder or the group.
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Step 5: Fill the layer with a neutral color such as gray by going to edit>fill.
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Step 6: Wait for a new window to appear.
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Step 7: After filling the layer with a gray color
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Step 8: add some texture to the filled color.
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Step 9: Apply a 2% amount of noise on the image.
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Step 10: Blend the texture by applying a hint of blur on the layer.
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Step 11: Set the blur settings to a 1% amount of pixels.
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Step 12: Add a layer mask on the group or folder.
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Step 13: Airbrush the image.
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Step 14: To be able to fully utilize the brush tool
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Step 15: keep the following in mind: For a smaller brush click this bracket “”.
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Step 16: Do a little blending.
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Step 17: Wait for the Hue/Saturation window to appear.
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Step 18: Go to image>apply image for a more realistic effect on the adjusted color.
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Step 19: On the “apply image” window
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Step 20: find a color channel that you think presents a clearer skin on the image.
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Step 21: Finally you’re done!
Detailed Guide
Duplicate your image layer by going to your layers window and dragging it to the "create a new layer" icon.
Then, create a new group folder by clicking on the "create a new group" icon.
Drag the duplicate layer to the folder; the folder will serve as the holder of all your edited layers.
, Set the settings according to what you see on the accompanied image.
You can also experiment with the sliders and apply a surface blur that you think provides a balance between a realistic effect and an edited image. ,,, Then, set the settings to 50% gray and the opacity to 100%. , Go to filter>noise>add noise. , Set the settings to Monochromatic and the distribution of the noise to Gaussian. , To apply the blur, go to filter>blur>Gaussian blur. ,, Apply the layer mask by selecting layer>layer mask>hide all.
You can also click the “add a layer mask” icon to add layer mask (hold down the alt key/option key (for Mac) for the hide all application). , First select the layer mask and then using the brush tool, paint over the skin of your image.
Remember also to keep the foreground color white on your tools panel. , For a softer brush, hold down the shift key and “”.
For the example image, a 15% to 45% brush softness was used. , Do so by correcting the color of the skin by adjusting the hue/saturation.
Select your layer filled with 50% gray and go to image>adjustments>hue/saturation.
Alternatively, you can type in Ctrl+U (or Command+U for Mac users). , Experiment with settings until you are satisfied with the color of the skin of your image.
On the accompanied image, less saturation was applied to make the skin slightly lighter. ,, Then, experiment with the opacity.
On the example image, the red channel is used with a 24% opacity. , Here is the final product.
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