#PHOTOSHOP TATTOO TUTORIAL DEVIANTART SKIN#

In our example, there is a light source coming from camera-left creating shadows on the subject on camera-right side of their face and body. The important thing to remember here is to follow the natural colors, highlights, and shadows that are visible around the area that youвЂ™re painting. Once everything is set, begin Sampling colors from the subjects arm and begin painting over one of the tattoos. This will make the blending process much, much easier. Then, select the Brush Tool and make sure that you have a large, soft brush set to a low Flow.

#PHOTOSHOP TATTOO TUTORIAL DEVIANTART SKIN#

The process of removing a tattoo with the Brush Tool is relatively simple, especially since weвЂ™re not concerned with skin texture at the moment. While tattoos are a perfectly normal thing to appear in a photo, and sometimes are what make a photo unique and interesting, weвЂ™re going to remove a tattoo to create a circumstance where we would need to recreate skin texture to fill in that area. Our example image has a subject covered in tattoos. Working in this way will help each element appear more natural while also creating the depth necessary for it all to look realistic. WeвЂ™ll start with the color, highlight and shadow, then add texture, then add some freckles and spots, and then add some fine hairs. As we make new skin texture, weвЂ™ll be doing just that. Whether youвЂ™re creating a detailed composite image or recreating skin texture, you should get used to the idea of building elements in a scene from the back to the front. This creates the perfect opportunity to recreate the original skin texture from scratch using just a couple of powerful Photoshop tools. The Brush Tool allows us to pretty easily fill an area with colors that match its surroundings but, while those areas will match color, highlight, and shadow, they will lack all of the original details of the personвЂ™s skin. In our example, weвЂ™re going to go through the process of removing a tattoo from a subject using the Brush Tool. But, sometimes even the advanced techniques need a little bit of support, and if youвЂ™re relatively new to retouching, you might need some techniques to repair skin that might have had some of the original texture removed. As you develop your skills, you might turn to advanced techniques like frequency separation, allowing you to work with both color and texture independently of one another so that you can worry less about the retouching of one damaging the other. One of the biggest challenges for new retouchers is removing distractions and blemishes from skin without leaving it blotchy or without detail. Skin is a delicate area with a lot of natural variation in both color and texture.

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