Retouch Basics for Graphic Designers and Photographers

Step 15

Back to grain layer Duplicate it.

Step 16

Place layer on the top. Change blending mode to Divide, change opacity to 8%.

Step 17

Add adjustment layer – Brightness/Contrast. Set it as shown.

Step 18

Cool! Now fill mask with black. Then, with soft, big brush draw some strokes on her skin.

Step 19

It’s time to add make-up. I think her blonde hair would be suit to blue eyeshadow. Add new layer. Pick soft brush and decrease opacity of it to 50%. Draw gently eyeshadows.

Step 20

Change blending mode of this layer to Hue. Decrease opacity to 53%. It will be base for eyeshadows.

Step 21

Create new layer. With the same brush settings and color, draw on the edges of an eye.

Step 22

Now change blending mode of this layer to Hue. Again. :).

Step 23

For the smoky eyes effect, draw some shadows on the top of an eye. Use the same brush settings as in step 19.

Change this layer blending mode to Multiply.

Step 24

Add new layer. Change its blending mode to Multiply. Set smaller brush and draw edge of the eyelid (the same settings as in step 19, but size is 1-2px).

Step 25

If is needed, you can decrease opacity of created layer to 59%.

Step 26

Now you’ll make eye iris. Add new layer. With soft, big, blue (#115279) brush, fill eye iris.

Step 27

Change blending mode to Color Dodge – iris will be brighter and more saturated.

Step 28

To avoid flatty color of an eye, add new layer. use small, soft brush and dark-brown color. Draw edges of an iris.

Now you can change its blendnig mode to Overlay.

Step 29

Add new layer. With small, brown brush make lashes longer. Use pressure opacity of brush to more real look. Arrows will guide you, how to draw lashes strokes.

Step 30

Time to make a lips! Add new layer. Create rough fill of lips. Use soft, pink brush – I used cold tone of pink, because I think it suit best for her.

Change blending mode of this layer to Soft Light.

Step 31

To give full lightning of her lips, add new layer and with soft, white brush draw strokes of light.

If you like this effect, you can leave, but I changed blending mode of this layer to Hard Light.

Step 32

Now you should make facial features harder. Add new layer. Pick soft, big brush, with dark-beige (#ac7d79) color. Fill edges of her face, add some strokes on eyelid.

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