Photoshop Tutorials: Shadowy, Sultry Eyes

Step 17: Change The Blend Mode Of The "Makeup" Layer To "Soft Light"

Let's get that makeup looking a whole lot better by changing the blend mode. With the "makeup" layer selected, go back up to the blend mode options in the top left of the Layers palette and change its blend mode from "Normal" to Soft Light:

Step 18: Clean Up Any Problems With The Makeup

All that's left to do at this point is clean up any rough spots with the makeup. To do that, grab the Eraser tool from the Tools palette or by pressing E on your keyboard, and with the "makeup" layer selected and the Eraser tool set to a soft-edged brush, simply go around and erase any unwanted areas:

Once you've cleaned up the makeup, you're done!

Here, for the sake of comparison, is the image we started with:

And here is our final "fashion retouched" result:

And there we have it!

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