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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 exa...

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Surreal Portrait Retouching Workflow

Facial Enlargements

Episode 1 • 8m 24s

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.

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  • 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

  • Skin Retouching
    09:10
    Skin Retouching

    Skin Retouching

    Utilize the spot healing, clone and patch tools to create a surreal skin tone and texture for your character. Use the Frequency Separation Action to push the surreal skin tone further. Dodge and burn to create additional dimension and tone.

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