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Pimp my face - Part 1

Correction, depilation and darkening eyebrows.

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This is the first of the series' "Pimp my face" in which we know how to correct eyebrows.
During this lesson you will now:

• How to remove unnecessary hairs
• How to give a desired shape of eyebrows
• How to darken (paint) eyebrows

So. Here wo go:)

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1. Open the Photoshop.

2. Open picture for editing.

File » Open or Ctrl + O
or double-clicking left mouse button on the dark grey background.

3. Depilation time. Lets get rid of the excess hairs above the eyebrows.
Enlarge the area of eyebrows - use the magnifying tool Z or press several times keys Ctrl + "+"
From the toolbox select Clone Stamp Tool S.
Select an area above the eyebrows (a few millimeters above it) moving the mouse cursor position and press Alt-key. The cursor changes to the sight ;) Click the left mouse button. Release the Alt key. Indicated the place where the image will be cloned. Then, moving the cursor (circle) vertically down (a few millimeters) - so that the bottom edge of the circle cursor coincides with the upper line of eyebrows. Then press the left mouse button and paint (like a brush) unnecessary hairs. Instead of paint (color) paint an image carried over from the top (from the place where it was cloned), that is painted like a skin. To know from where is currently taken source look at the cross next to the cursor (the circle)

If you have any problems with the use of this tool - read the tutorial Removing objects (persons) from pictures.

After this procedure picture should look like this (move cursor on it):

4. Now we correct the shape of eyebrows. Give them a more arched shape, improve and make it longer. Everything is obtained with a single filter (liquify) and the available tools.
Choose from menu group: Filter » Liquify or press keys: Ctrl + Shift + X
New window will open:

From the toolbox (left top) select Warp Tool (W). Imagine that this is your finger, and the photo is from plasticine - it can deform the surface of the picture.
In Tool Options - Brush Size set depending on the needs and size deforming object. The size which i choose - you can see in the pictures at the bottom. Circle around the cursor takes 1/3 eybrow. Brush Preasure set to 30 - 50%.
Having active Warp Tool - set the tool at the center of eyebrows. Press the mouse button and move the cursor in the direction in which you want to bend them. We do this by small movements over the whole length of the eyebrows arc:

Now we make longer eyebrows using the same tool.
Reduce the size of brush, so that was a little larger than the thickness of eyebrows. And eyebrows move toward to the outside of the face:

If we are satisfied - press OK in filter window
here is result:

5. At the end we make eyebrows darken.
Select Burn Tool O. You may not see it in the toolbox, because by default, here is a Dodge Tool O. Click on it and right-click menu that appears is a tool (hand icon).
In the submenu (Tools menu, properties) set the parameters:

At the same time, set the brush so thick that it is smaller than the thickness of eyebrows (so as not extending beyond their edges). We can also use keys [ or ].
Now move few times on eyebrows - just like in the painting. Remember that at the end, eyebrows are thinner, so the thickness of brush must be there properly less.
Here is a finally effect:

In next episode you will know how to colorize moutch. We will use virtual lipstick.
Go to the next part of this tutorial » Coloring of the lipstick in Photoshop