Before and After main image

The picture to the left is the picture before I changed it, and the picture to the right is after. I used photoshop in order to make my models skin look clear and fresh, and to also exaggerate her features.

In order to achieve this look I used a variety of tools available in photoshop.

I used the tool to the left, the patch tool. This tool allows you to select an area, in this case an area of skin that has either a spot or mark on, you can then replace the area of skin with another area by dragging the area highlighted to the clear bit of skin. The marked area is then replaced with the clear area. I used this tool to remove some of the darkness below her eyes.

I used the tool to the right, the spot healing tool. This tool allows you to remove any spots by simply clicking over the top of them. The tool works by using the skin around the bit you are healing to replace the spot with the skin surrounding it. I used this tool on her forehead were a cluster of spots can be seen. However, I had to start from the pots on the outside in order for them to disappear completely.

This tool is called the burn tool. It allows you to make certain parts of the picture darker, for example I made around her darker so they stand out more. In order to get the effect of the burn tool you need to adjust the settings available at the top of the screen to make slight adjustments to the picture, until you get the effect you want. You can use the exposure setting to adjust the amount of burning that occurs. The range will specify the range of tones that will be affected.

This tool is known as the dodge tool. This tool is the opposite to the burn tool, this tool allows you to lighten parts of the picture. You can change the adjustments at the top in order to achieve the effect you want, and again you can change the exposure settings to achieve this. I used this tool on her eyes and on parts of her hair. The effect isn't very noticeable on her hair, this is because I made subtle changes.

I used the colour tool to add colour to her eyes to make them stand out more. In order to make them a similar colour to her original eyes, I used the colour selection tool which allows you to click on a colour in the picture and the colour pallet will find the same colour within it's large colour selection. I then moved in slightly in to a lighter colour to make her eyes stand out more.

The picture to the left shows how you get to the levels tool. The levels tool allows you to make the picture lighter or darker, this gives the picture some 'punch', and makes the colours in the picture more prominent. In order to get to the levels tool you need to go to levels, then new adjustment layer, and then to levels. Once you have clicked on this the below picture can be seen. This shows the adjustments of the colours which are being changed in the picture.

This tool allows you to change the hue and saturation of the picture. This means it allows you to enhance the colour in the picture.