how do you remove skin wrinkles under a model's eyes ?

My favorite is to use clone, select a soft airbrush, set the brush / clone tool to "Lighten", 50% opacity.

Sample nearby wrinkle-free area, then clone over wrinkle. It lightens pixels darker than the sampled area (i.e., the shadowed wrinkle), but at 50%. I find the results very smooth and realistic, as it simply softens rather than eliminating the wrinkles entirely.

Do it on a separate layer, then turn that layer on and off to see the amazing difference.

Good luck.

picard wrote in post #10988815
where is the patch tool ?

It's on the left hand menu, the way I have PS configured on my PC.

patch tool is in photoshop under the spot healing brush, just tap and hold on the spot healing to see the other brushes. it's best to copy the area you want to play with to a new layer, and include enough skin to patch with.

picard wrote in post #10988815
where is the patch tool ?

Yep, what everyone else said. It is a tool in photoshop. I know that it is there way back in the PS2 days and I believe still there. I learned the technique from a fellow photog but I cannot remember who. It was a video on her site under "technique".

here is an example.

http://www.eyesondesig​n.net/pshop/healing/br​ush.htm

Press the J key to cycle through to the Patch tool.

I use the Patch tool and drag it down to a clean portion of skin on the cheeks, then use the Fade command to blend the patch in.

Here's a great example of how to use the Patch tool: http://takeoutphoto.bl​ogspot.com …reduction-with-patch.html

When using the patch tool, it's beneficial to use the lasso to make a feathered selection first then use the patch tool with the selection.

PixelMagic wrote in post #10992716
Press the J key to cycle through to the Patch tool.

Or shift+J if you set PS prefs that way

I use portrait professional. Does a good job and is quick.

Robertogee wrote in post #10989007
My favorite is to use clone, select a soft airbrush, set the brush / clone tool to "Lighten", 50% opacity.

Sample nearby wrinkle-free area, then clone over wrinkle. It lightens pixels darker than the sampled area (i.e., the shadowed wrinkle), but at 50%. I find the results very smooth and realistic, as it simply softens rather than eliminating the wrinkles entirely.

Do it on a separate layer, then turn that layer on and off to see the amazing difference.

Good luck.

similar to this is to simply clone over the wrinkles with a clean nearby area using a soft brush and they pull the opacity of the the layer down to 50 or 60%.

softens up the wrinkles but still allows them to be visible yet softened. it gives a very natural look without over glamorizing.

I also use the patch tool and then adjust opacity (fade) of the patch so it looks believable. quick and easy.

I do wonder Stu if you first used that method on a self portrait...

Give Portrait Pro 15 a look.

picard wrote in post #10983036
how do you remove skin wrinkles under a model's eyes ?

Do you use the clone tool, or does photoshop have a tool to remove wrinkles ?

I use the "RETOUCH" tool in iPhoto, and now Photos (Apple's free RAW converter and photo management software).
It kind of works more like a healing tool than a clone tool.

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