{"id":9505,"date":"2012-10-10T17:39:20","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T21:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/?p=9505"},"modified":"2019-04-13T11:42:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T15:42:22","slug":"smooth-soften-skin-photoshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-editing\/smooth-soften-skin-photoshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Smooth And Soften Skin In Photoshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"author\">Written by Steve Patterson.<\/div>\n<p>In this Photoshop tutorial, we'll learn an easy way to soften and smooth someone's skin in a photo without blurring out important image details, such as the person's eyes and mouth. <\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.adslot-pr2 { display: inline-block; width:300px; float:right; margin: 6px 0px 12px 20px; }\n@media (max-width: 767px) { .adslot-pr2 { display: none; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 photo editing top responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle adslot-pr2\"     \n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4356542292\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<p>The technique we'll be looking at is actually a slight variation on a method normally used for advanced image sharpening, which serves as a great example of why it's much more important to understand what you're doing rather than simply memorizing a bunch of steps or &quot;recipes&quot;. The more you understand what you're doing in Photoshop and why, the more your mind will open to new ideas and new possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>This version of the tutorial is for Photoshop CS5 or earlier. Using <strong>Photoshop CS6<\/strong> or <strong>CC<\/strong>? You'll want to check out our <a href=\"\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/\">fully updated version<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"clear:both;\">Here's the image I'll be working with in this tutorial. Since this is a tutorial on skin softening and smoothing, I've cropped away most of the image so we can focus on the young woman's face:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/original.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"458\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The original image. <\/div>\n<p>It's a nice photo on its own, but it would probably look even better if we softened her skin a little. Here's what she'll look like when we're done:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/smooth-skin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"458\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The final result showing the woman's skin now smoother and softer looking.<\/div>\n<p>This tutorial is part of our <a href=\"\/photo-editing\/portrait-retouch\/\" title=\"Photoshop portrait retouching tutorials\">Portrait Retouching<\/a> collection. Let's get started!<\/p>\n<aside><p class=\"members-ad-top\"><a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\">Download all of our Photoshop tutorials as PDFs!<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n<h4><span>Step 1:<\/span> Duplicate The Background Layer<\/h4>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.photoedit-middle { display: inline-block; width:300px; height:250px; float:right; margin: 6px 0px 12px 20px; }\n@media (max-width: 767px) { .photoedit-middle { display: none; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- photoedit-rectangle-middle -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle photoedit-middle\"     \n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6428689099\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<p>With my image newly opened in Photoshop, I can see in my Layers palette that I currently have one layer, the Background layer, which contains my original image:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/photoshop-background-layer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"196\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Layers palette in Photoshop showing the original image on the Background layer.<\/div>\n<p>I know I say this in every tutorial, but it can't be stressed enough how important it is to leave the original image information untouched. If we lose it and we make a mistake, we have nothing to fall back on. That's why the first thing we should always do before doing anything else is make a copy of the Background layer. To do that, either go up to the <span class=\"em\">Layer<\/span> menu at the top of the screen, choose <span class=\"em\">New<\/span>, and then choose <span class=\"em\">Layer via Copy<\/span>, or simply use the keyboard shortcut <span class=\"em\">Ctrl+J<\/span> (Win) \/ <span class=\"em\">Command+J<\/span> (Mac). Either way tells Photoshop to make a copy of the Background layer, and if I look again in my Layers palette, I can see that I now have the copy, which Photoshop has automatically named \"Layer 1\", above the original Background layer:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/copy-background-layer.gif\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop photo editing tutorial image\" width=\"283\" height=\"283\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Layers palette in Photoshop now showing a copy of the Background layer, named \"Layer 1\", above the original.<\/div>\n<h4><span>Step 2:<\/span> Change The Blend Mode Of &quot;Layer 1&quot; to &quot;Overlay&quot;<\/h4>\n<p>With &quot;Layer 1&quot; selected in the Layers palette (the currently selected layer is highlighted in blue), go up to the <span class=\"em\">layer blend mode<\/span> option in the top left corner of the Layers palette. It's the drop-down box that's currently set to \"Normal\". Click on the small down-pointing arrow to the right of the word \"Normal\", which brings up a list of all the different layer blend modes we have to choose from, and select <span class=\"em\">Overlay<\/span> from the list:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/overlay-blend-mode.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"283\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Change the blend mode of \"Layer 1\" from \"Normal\" to \"Overlay\".<\/div>\n<p>As soon as you change the blend mode to Overlay, you'll see a big increase in contrast and color saturation in your image:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/image-overlay.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"458\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The image now appears with increased contrast and color saturation after changing the blend mode of \"Layer 1\" to \"Overlay\".<\/div>\n<p>This increased contrast and color saturation can make for an interesting effect on its own, depending on the image you're using, but it's not the effect we're going for here. The only reason we've changed the blend mode to Overlay  is so we can see what we're doing in the next step.<\/p>\n<h4><span>Step 3:<\/span> Apply The &quot;High Pass&quot; Filter To &quot;Layer 1&quot;<\/h4>\n<p>To smooth and soften the woman's skin, we're going to use Photoshop's <span class=\"em\">High Pass<\/span> filter. If you're familiar with the High Pass filter, it's most likely because you've used it before as an advanced way of sharpening images. I say \"advanced\" not because it's somehow difficult or complicated to use but because it usually gives you better sharpening results than  you'd get by using Photoshop's classic Unsharp Mask filter. Check out our <a href=\"\/photo-editing\/sharpen-high-pass\">Sharpen Images With The High Pass Filter<\/a> tutorial for more information.<\/p>\n<p>One of the reasons why learning Photoshop can seem nearly impossible sometimes is because we tend to get stuck on the names of things rather than focusing on what they do. For example, if you had never used the High Pass filter before and someone asked you what it does, what would you tell them? &quot;Well, it's a filter that passes high over the image.&quot; That may sound technically impressive (sort of, I think), but what does it mean? I sure wouldn't know.<\/p>\n<p>So rather than worry about the name Adobe has given to something, let's look at what it does, which is all that really matters. Before we do that though, let's bring the filter up on the screen. To access the High Pass filter, make sure you still have &quot;Layer 1&quot; selected, then go up to the <span class=\"em\">Filter<\/span> menu at the top of the screen, choose <span class=\"em\">Other<\/span> down near the bottom of the list, and then select <span class=\"em\">High Pass<\/span>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/high-pass-filter.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"108\" height=\"104\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Go to Filter &gt; Other &gt; High Pass.<\/div>\n<p>This brings up the High Pass filter's dialog box, which is made up of a large preview area and a single option, <span class=\"em\">Radius<\/span>, down at the bottom. The High Pass filter looks for details in an image, such as the edges around people, objects, and so on. The reason why it's so effective at image sharpening is because it allows us to sharpen only the edges in an image while leaving everything else untouched. If my goal was to sharpen the image I'm using in this tutorial, the High Pass filter would do a great job of sharpening the woman's eyes, mouth, hair, etc., without sharpening her skin. What I want, though, is sort of the opposite of what I just described. I want to use the filter to find the edges not so I can sharpen them, but so I can smooth and soften everything <em>except<\/em> the edges.<\/p>\n<p>To do that, begin dragging the slider at the bottom of the dialog box to the right until you have your Radius value set to somewhere around <span class=\"em\">6 pixels<\/span>. If you're using a high resolution image, try a higher setting somewhere around <span class=\"em\">9-10 pixels<\/span>. As you drag the slider towards the right, if you keep an eye on the preview area in the dialog box, you'll see more and more areas of the image become affected by the filter, starting with only the finest details  and then gradually expanding to include more and more of the photo. If we were sharpening the image, we would want to stick to a very low Radius value to target only the edges themselves, but for our softening effect, we need to go a bit higher:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/high-pass-dialog.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"339\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Increase the Radius value of the High Pass filter to around 6 pixels, or try 9-10 pixels for a high resolution image.<\/div>\n<p>Click OK when you're done to exit out of the dialog box. If I look at my image now in the document window, it looks like I've gone way too far with my image sharpening:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/image-high-pass.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"458\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The image now appears overly sharpened in the document window.<\/div>\n<p>You may be wondering why the image in the preview window of the High Pass filter's dialog box looked gray while the image in the document window didn't (and still doesn't). The reason is because in Step 2, we changed the blend mode of \"Layer 1\" to Overlay, and in Overlay mode, any part of the layer that is 50% gray (meaning the shade of gray you get half-way between pure black and pure white) is hidden from view. Areas that are either lighter or darker than 50% gray are blended in with the layer(s) below the layer we're working on, affecting the contrast and color saturation of the image. That may sound complicated, but don't worry if you don't fully understand how the Overlay blend mode works. We have an entire tutorial coming up on blend modes in Photoshop, so for now, all we need to know is that we changed the blend mode to Overlay in Step 2 so that we could see what we were doing with the High Pass filter in Step 3.<\/p>\n<p>Our image isn't looking all that great after applying the High Pass filter, but we're going to fix that in the next couple of steps.<\/p>\n<h4><span>Step 4:<\/span> Invert \"Layer 1\"<\/h4>\n<p>So far, we've used the High Pass filter to sharpen all the edge details in the image, but what we really want to do is smooth and soften everything that is <em>not<\/em> an edge detail, like the woman's skin. In other words, we want the opposite of what we currently have. We want to soften all the non-detail areas while leaving the edges alone. To do that, all we need to do is <span class=\"em\">invert<\/span> the layer!<\/p>\n<p>With \"Layer 1\" still selected, go up to the <span class=\"em\">Image<\/span> menu at the top of the screen, choose <span class=\"em\">Adjustments<\/span>, and then choose <span class=\"em\">Invert<\/span>, or for a faster way, use the keyboard shortcut <span class=\"em\">Ctrl+I<\/span> (Win) \/ <span class=\"em\">Command+I<\/span> (Mac):<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/invert.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"137\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Go to Image &gt; Adjustments &gt; Invert, or press \"Ctrl+I\" (Win) \/ \"Command+I\" (Mac) to invert the layer.<\/div>\n<p>Once you've inverted &quot;Layer 1&quot;, take a look at your image in the document window. A moment ago, the image was suffering from an extreme amount of sharpening, but now everything appears soft and blurred-out. That is, everything <em>except<\/em> the important details in the image. The woman's eyes and mouth are slightly blurred out, but nowhere near the extent of her skin:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/image-inverted.jpg\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop photo editing tutorial image\" width=\"458\" height=\"458\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">All the non-detail areas in the image now appear blurry while the important details have barely been affected.<\/div>\n<h4><span>Step 5:<\/span> Lower The Opacity Of &quot;Layer 1&quot; To Fine-Tune The Amount Of Skin Softening<\/h4>\n<p>We've definitely succeeded in smoothing and softening her skin, but we need to take the effect down a few notches to keep things looking realistic. For that, all we need to do is lower the opacity of &quot;Layer 1&quot;. Go up to the <span class=\"em\">Opacity<\/span> option in the top right corner of the Layers palette (directly across from the blend mode option). You'll see the word \"Opacity\" and that it's currently set to a full 100%. Click on the  right-pointing arrow, which brings up a small slider bar, and simply lower the opacity of \"Layer 1\" until the smoothing looks more natural. There's no set amount to lower it to since it will depend on your image, so just keep an eye on your image in the document window as you drag the slider. I'm going to lower my opacity down to about 60%. Again, your value may be different:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/lower-opacity.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"283\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Lower the opacity of \"Layer 1\" until the smoothing and softening appears more natural.<\/div>\n<p>With my opacity lowered, the softening now looks much better:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/image-lowered-opacity.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"458\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The skin softening now looks more natural after lowering the opacity of \"Layer 1\".<\/div>\n<p>Notice how the minor amount of softening over her eyes and mouth has become almost completely unnoticeable at this point, while her skin is nice and smooth. If &quot;almost completely unnoticeable&quot; isn't quite good enough for you and you want to make absolutely certain there is no softening at all over those areas, continue on to the next step.<\/p>\n<p>Also, throughout this tutorial I've been referring to this technique as a way to smooth and soften skin. At the moment, we're actually softening the entire photo. We haven't done anything yet to limit the softening to only the person's skin. You may very well like the effect of having the entire photo softened, and if that's the case, there's no need to remove the effect from the rest of the image. If you do want to limit the softening to just the skin, continue on.<\/p>\n<h4><span>Step 6:<\/span> Add A Layer Mask To &quot;Layer 1&quot;<\/h4>\n<p>To completely remove any softening from the important details in the woman's face, I'll need to use a layer mask. To add a layer mask, again make sure &quot;Layer 1&quot; is selected and then click on the <span class=\"em\">Layer Mask<\/span> icon at the bottom of the Layers palette:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/layer-mask-icon.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"289\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Click on the Layer Mask icon at the bottom of the Layers palette.<\/div>\n<p>Nothing happens to the image in the document window, but we can see in the Layers palette that we now have a <span class=\"em\">layer mask thumbnail<\/span> added to \"Layer 1\":<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/layer-mask-thumbnail.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"283\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Layers palette in Photoshop showing the layer mask thumbnail.<\/div>\n<h4><span>Step 7:<\/span> Select The Brush Tool<\/h4>\n<p>We're going to paint on the layer mask, and for that, we need the <span class=\"em\">Brush Tool<\/span>, so either grab it from the Tools palette or press the letter <span class=\"em\">B<\/span> on your keyboard to select it with the keyboard shortcut:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/select-brush-tool.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"74\" height=\"147\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting Photoshop's Brush Tool from the Tools palette.<\/div>\n<h4><span>Step 8:<\/span> Set Your Foreground Color To Black<\/h4>\n<p>Since we need to paint with black, we'll need to set our <span class=\"em\">Foreground color<\/span> to black, since the Brush Tool paints with whichever color we have our Foreground color currently set to. By default, whenever we have a layer mask selected (which we currently do), Photoshop sets the Foreground color to white, while setting the Background color to black. We can easily swap them by pressing the letter <span class=\"em\">X<\/span> on the keyboard. As we can see in the Foreground and Background color swatches near the bottom of the Tools palette, we now have black as our Foreground color (the top left square) and white has become our Background color (bottom right square):<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/color-swatches.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"76\" height=\"139\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Foreground and Background color swatches in the Tools palette.<\/div>\n<h4><span>Step 9:<\/span> Paint Over The Details In The Face To Hide The Softening Effect<\/h4>\n<p>With our Brush Tool selected and black as our Foreground color, we can now paint away the softening effect over any areas where we don't want it. Painting with black on the layer mask doesn't actually &quot;remove&quot; the effect, it simply hides it from view. If we change our minds later and want to bring the effect back in areas where we've hidden it, all we'd need to do is paint with white over those areas to reveal the effect once again.<\/p>\n<p>If you need more information about layer masks, be sure to check out our <a href=\"\/basics\/layers\/layer-masks\/\">Understanding Layer Masks<\/a> tutorial in the <a href=\"\/basics\/\">Photoshop Basics<\/a> section of the website.<\/p>\n<p>Using a small, soft-edged brush, I'll paint over the woman's eyes and mouth to completely hide the softening effect from those areas. You can change the size of your brush at any time by pressing the <span class=\"em\">left bracket key<\/span> on your keyboard to make the brush smaller or the <span class=\"em\">right bracket key<\/span> to make it larger. Also, you can control how soft or hard the edge of the brush is with your keyboard. Hold down your <span class=\"em\">Shift<\/span> key and press the <span class=\"em\">left bracket key<\/span> to make the brush edges softer, and hold down <span class=\"em\">Shift<\/span> and press the <span class=\"em\">right bracket key<\/span> to make the edges harder. Here, I'm painting over the woman's eyes with my brush:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/painting-eyes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"164\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Paint with black over the face details to completely remove the softening effect from those areas if needed.<\/div>\n<p>I'll continue painting away any softening effect over her mouth, especially her teeth since we don't want them to appear soft, and maybe over the bottom of her nose and her eyebrows as well. If we look at the layer mask thumbnail, we can see all the areas where I've painted with black:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/layer-mask.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"283\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The layer mask thumbnail showing the areas that have been painted with black on the layer mask.<\/div>\n<p>And here's what my image now looks like. The areas I've painted over are now completely free of any softening, even though it was very subtle to begin with:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/paint-face.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"458\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The woman's eyes, mouth, bottom of her nose and eyebrows now no longer have any softening applied to them.<\/div>\n<h4><span>Step 10:<\/span> Paint Away The Effect From The Rest Of The Image<\/h4>\n<p>As I mentioned a moment ago, you don't have to limit the softening effect to only the skin if you like how the effect looks when applied to the entire photo. But if you do want to limit the softening and smoothing to just the person's skin, simply use your Brush Tool and with black still as your Foreground color, paint over everything in the photo except for the person's skin.<\/p>\n<p>In my case, my photo is cropped tightly around the woman's face so there isn't much else in the photo for me to paint over, but I'll go ahead anyway and paint with black around the rest of the photo. We can see by looking again at the layer mask thumbnail in the Layers palette that I've now painted with black all around her face, removing the softening effect from everywhere except her skin:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/paint-around-face.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"283\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The layer mask thumbnail once again, this time showing black around everything except the woman's face, limiting the softening effect to only her skin.<\/div>\n<p>And here, with the softening and smoothing effect now being applied only to the woman's skin, is my final result:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-editing\/smooth-skin\/smooth-skin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"458\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The final result.<\/div>\n<p>And there we have it! That's how to easily smooth and soften skin with Photoshop! 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