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Final Textures

Surreal Portrait Retouching Workflow • 7m 51s

Blending texture, custom brushes, and masking to create the final composition for Bluebird.

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  • Facial Enlargements
    08:24
    Facial Enlargements

    Facial Enlargements

    Turn your attention to Blackbird. Make adjustments in Adobe Camera RAW. Reinforce the principles of enlarging the head, eyes and mouth to create the foundational features of a Whimsical Waif. Use layer masks and the brush tool to composite the image elements.

  • Liquify
    04:43
    Liquify

    Liquify

    Within Liquify, use the bloat, forward warp, and pucker tools to further enhance and reshape the character’s face. Modify the arms and hands to exaggerate the characteristics of the Whimsical Waif.

  • Background Cleanup
    03:44
    Background Cleanup

    Background Cleanup

    Fill out the background, use the patch and spot healing brush tools to cleanup flyaways in hair and wardrobe

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