Photoshop Tutorial- Making a Larger Model Skinny – Photo Re-Touch
In this tutorial you will learn the steps to thin out a larger woman using the liquify tool and other basic tools in Photoshop CS4.
Open the photo you wish to use in Photoshop.
Copy the background layer by pressing command J.
Rename that layer Retouched Image.
(you should always work on the copied layer so you can refer to the original image)
Be sure you are working on the copied layer, and select the rectangular marquee tool.
Select the portion of the body using the marquee tool in which you would like to thin out. (again, be sure you are working on the copied layer)
Be sure to allow some space around the body where you will be liquifying.
Select FILTER from the menu bar, then select Liquify…
A new window will open that looks like this:
Select the forward Warp Tool from the pallette.
Adjust the settings on the right hand side of the window to the following:
Use the Forward Warp Tool to push in the areas you would like to thin…
Select “OK” when finished.
If you have an image like the one I chose, then the detail work may have become somewhat pixelated when warping. This is how you fix that.
Hide the Re-Touched layer by clicking on the eyeball on the left hand side of the Layer:
Select the area of detail on the original image that became pixelated on the Re-Touched Layer:
Copy (command C) and Paste (command V) the selection. This will become a new layer in which you can name Detail. Be sure you drag the new Detail Layer above the Re-Touched Layer.
You will now transform the Detail Layer to fix the pixelated section.
Press Command T to transform. Right click inside the transform box and select Warp.
Move the points in the transform box to cover the pixelated area, and hit enter when satisfied.
Select the Details Layer and the Re-Touched Layer by holding shift and clicking on both layers. Right Click and select Merge Layers.
Now we will fix the wrinkles in the side of her stomach. Zoom in 450% on the area with the wrinkles.
Choose the eyedropper tool from the Tools palette.
Select an area about 3 pixels from the wrinkle to get the color close to the wrinkle.
Next, select the paint brush from the Tools palette.
Select the 9px soft paintbrush, and bring the opacity down to 20%.
Now paint over the wrinkled area softly with the paintbrush.
You will have to keep selecting colors around the wrinkle in order to make the skin look natural.
*Sometimes I use the clone stamp tool and paint skin from another part of the body to make it look more natural.
When you achieved the desired result, choose the Image tab, then Adjustments, then Curves.
In the curves window, select the following settings:
Channel: RGB
Output: 120
Input: 135
Select “OK”.
Before: After:
