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melissa

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I have a question I am wondering how people are achieving this look called airbrushing? Can someone clue me in?
Here is a link

http://www.acclaimimages.com/_gallery/_pages/0018-0408-2704-0930.html

It brushes all the pores out of peoples skin etc. I know the gausian blurr and other blurr techniques but this is different. I beleive that this is done with a wacom airbrush tool, although I am not sure. (I have a wacom airbrush tool)

Please don't respond by simply stating the gausian blur technique because that is not what I am trying to achieve here. Thanks ;)
 
Using the photoshop airbrush tool, with a lowered opacity and changing the blending mode to lighten, darken, screen or multiply, one can acheive a softening result, like it was possible to do with a real airbrush on real pictures. Alt/Option+click often to sample relevant skin colors.

Alternatively, some users prefer the median filter to the gaussian blur, and might do blurring on a copied layer (yes, I know you didn't ask for that), then a mask all, and use any brush tool to paint in the mask to apply softening selectively.
 
Thanks for your response!! I will give that a try! :D I have never heard of that median filter so I will have to look for that too. Thanks!!!
Melissa
 
The median is a bit hidden.
Filters>noise>median

Try also Filters>Stylize>anisotropic.

There are other smoothing tricks, if you search in Google about the custom filter (search for convolution kernels) but take some aspirins ;)
 
Another very simple basic way, no frill,s is to simply chose the blur tool.
Magnify the face big time to work close..grab a smooth brush and the blur tool..
It will smooth out skin painlessly.. works on many pictures

Another easy way is to open a duplicate above the original, blur the duplicate until the open area skin looks smooth. then add a mask layer to the duplicate layer. fill the mask with black. Your picture should look like when you started (the original). Now still working on the masked duplicate layer grab a soft white brush and paint in the smooth skin. Do not paint over eyes and lips leave those stark. Should look pretty good...

These are the two easiest ways I know,
Lasa
 

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