Final Product What You'll Be Creating
Tutorial Assets
Step 1: Selecting the Skin Tones
Open the model photo. Our first step is to apply a color adjustment to the skin. Go to Select > Color Range. Click over the skin to add to the selection, watch the preview on the Color Range window (white represents the selected area). Shift-click on other areas of the skin in order to add more skin tones to the selection; you can also Shift-drag to add even more colors. Adjust the Fuzziness value and keep adding colors until you have all the face selected (try to get the forehead behind the hair). Click OK.
Step 2: Color
With the selection still active, add a Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer by clicking on the Hue/Saturation icon on the Adjustments Panel (second icon from left to right on the second row of the Adjustments Panel). This will add a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer with a layer mask which reveals the adjustment for the selection and hides it for the non-selected areas. Select Colorize and type a Hue value of +210 and Saturation 35 (I recommend a value between 35 – 55.
Step 3: Darkening the Face
Go to Layer > New Fill Layer > Solid Color, name the layer “Darken” and change the blend mode to Soft Light. Click OK.
and click OK. If the image looks too dark you can lower the opacity of the layer (this will pretty much depend on the screen you’re using).
Step 4: Eyebrows
We’ll darken the eyebrows; this will make the eyes stand out more. Alt-click on the Create New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers panel, name the layer "Eyebrows" and change the blend mode to Multiply. Click OK.
Step 5: Iris
Open the Eyeball image and extract the iris as shown below. Place the extracted eyeball on the canvas and resize as shown.
Select the Move Tool (V) and move the iris into position so it covers the iris of the other eye.
Select the other iris layer and repeat the operation.
Step 6: Eyelashes
Go to the top layer. Create a new layer and name it “Eyelashes.”Select the Brush Tool (B), open the Brushes Panel by clicking on the Brushes icon on the Control Panel or by going to Window > Brushes.
Now select the brush 504, go to Brush Tip Shape and enter an angle of minus nine degrees and a diameter of 480 px and paint the lower eyelash.
Select the brush 525, enter an angle of fourteen degrees, diameter of 525 px and paint the lower eyelash of the other eye.
Step 7: Cleaning Up
Alt-click on the Create New Group icon at the bottom of the Layers panel, name the group “Eyes” and click OK.Select the following layers: Eyebrows, Iris, Iris copy and Eyelashes by clicking on the top most layer and Shift-clicking on the lowest layer (you can also Cmd/Ctrl-click on each layer). Then drag the layers into the group by dragging the selected layers into the name of the group.
Now the layers should appear indented, close the group by clicking on the down-pointing arrow next to the group name so you have more room on the Layers panel.
Step 8: Face Painting
Create a new layer, select the Brush Tool (B), open the Brush Preset Picker, go back to the top of the presets list and choose a soft brush of Master Diameter 300 px and Hardness zero%. Click on the foreground color on the Tool Bar to open the Color Picker, type the following values for RGB: R=46, G=108, B=147 and click OK.
Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur, choose a Radius of 35.0 px and click OK.
Step 9
Create a new layer. Select the Brush Tool (B), open the Brush Preset Picker, choose a soft brush of Master Diameter 150 px and Hardness zero%.Click on the foreground color on the Tool Bar to open the Color Picker, type the following values for RGB: R=180, G=95, B=177 and click OK.
Paint the eye shadows, reduce the size of the brush to paint below the eyes (you can reduce the size of the brush from the Brush Preset Picker or by pressing ]).
Go to Filter > Gaussian Blur (this will apply the Gaussian Blur filter with the last setting skipping the options window).
Step 10
Create a new layer. Select the Brush Tool (B), open the Brush Preset Picker, choose a soft brush of Master Diameter 150 px and Hardness 0%. Click on the foreground color on the Tool Bar to open the Color Picker, type the following values for RGB: R=86, G=90, B=205 and click OK. Paint lines over the face. You can vary the size of the brush.
Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur, choose a Radius of 20.0 px and click OK.
Step 11
Create a new layer. Select the Brush Tool (B), open the Brushes panel and select a soft brush of 17 px of diameter. Press D and X.Go to Brush Tip Shape and choose Spacing 500%.
Go to Scattering and choose Scatter 840% and Count one.
Create a new layer. Select the Brush Tool (B), open the Brushes panel and select a soft brush of 9 px of diameter.
Go to Brush Tip Shape and choose Spacing 500%.
Go to Scattering and choose Scatter 900% and Count one.
Paint over the face, then change the blend mode of the layer to Luminosity and lower the opacity to 50%.
Step 12
Create a new layer. Select the Brush Tool (B), open the Brush Preset Picker, choose a soft brush of Master Diameter 100 px and Hardness 0%. Open the Color Picker and type the following values for RGB: R=220, G=108, B=108. Paint over the lips.
Change the blend mode of the layer to Color Dodge and lower the opacity to 50%.
Conclusion
Create a new group named “Face painting” and move all the face painting layers into the group.Keep the group closed so you have more room on the Layers panel.
