The face of each person is individual, and the facial features are unique. It is the totality of facial features that determines the individuality and uniqueness of the appearance. However, sometimes it becomes necessary to change something in the image of a person in a photograph. Be it eyes, lips, eyebrow shape or nose. This article is about reducing the nose in a photo using Photoshop tools.
In the application Adobe photoshop for these purposes, a special filter called "Plastic" has been developed. The purpose of this filter is to change the size and other parameters of image elements using the deformation and distortion method. However, not all users will be able to correctly apply this tool, since it requires certain skills and knowledge.
We already had a similar lesson in which we used this tool, which you can also watch and study:
But there is also a much simpler method of doing the same thing. It's about a tool "Free transformation".
Let's analyze this method with a practical example. We'll take a photo of the amazing actor Robert De Niro.
We have to shrink his nose. Well, let's get started.
Preparing a photo
Applying free transform
Now that our photo has been prepared, we can proceed directly to reducing the model's nose.
Final processing
In order to completely hide the traces of borders, you need to follow these steps.
Now let's compare the original photo with our version, where we reduced the actor's nose:
In exactly the same way, you can resize and deform other objects / elements in the image. This concludes our lesson, we recommend that you consolidate it in practice.
If you don't like the way your nose looks in the photo, Photoshop can help you touch up this part. Even a beginner can correct the shape of the nose, if you follow our advice.
How to change the nose using Photoshop
It is common for every person to want to look somewhat better in public than is possible in a standard everyday situation. For this reason, many people resort to using Photoshop.
It doesn't take long to change the nose in a photo.
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However, keep in mind that even a professional retoucher cannot go beyond technological limits. Therefore, the photo to be modified must be of good quality, and the angle should be such that it is convenient to correct it.
The sequence of actions in Photoshop
First, decide which photo you need to retouch. Then follow the next sequence of steps.
Select the tool with which you select the area that needs to be retouched. For this, a function such as "free lasso" is best suited. Adjust feathering within 3 pixels.
Important!
You can get the best results even if you don't use all the markers at the same time. Sometimes, in order to correct a photo quite a bit, it is enough to use a few markers.
Once you have saved all the changes that you applied to this area, then you can go to the background image and carefully overlay the one you created earlier. Keep in mind that after blending into the background, there will be a visible crease from the old nose. It will need to be removed so that the retouching is not visible and the nose looks as natural as possible.
How to remove the remnants of the "old nose" when applying a new shape
To do this, it is enough to turn to such a tool as "Stamp". After that, you need to set the basic parameters, such as:
- transparency, which needs to be adjusted at the level of 40-50%;
- set the hardness to zero, although in some cases professional photographers recommend leaving it at 60-70%, but this already depends on the characteristics of the photo itself.
After that, it is necessary as carefully as possible to remove the excess fold that formed on our nose when we applied the upper retouched layer. Once you do this, you get the following result:
When you use Photoshop, you need to approach retouching. separate parts body or face without unnecessary fanaticism, since the most important thing for you is that no one sees the changes, and they would seem natural.
If necessary, you can seek help from a specialist or a professional photographer if you are afraid to take on rather complex changes in the photo.
Facial features are what defines us as a person, but sometimes it is necessary to change the shape in the name of art. Nose ... Eyes ... Lips ...
This tutorial will be completely devoted to changing facial features in our beloved Photoshop.
The editor developers have provided us with a special filter - "Plastic" to change the volume and other parameters of objects by distorting and deforming, but using this filter implies some skills, that is, you need to be able and know how to use the filter functions.
There is a way that allows you to perform such actions by simple means.
The way is to use the built-in Photoshop function "Free transformation".
Let's say that the nose of the model does not quite suit us.
First, create a copy of the original image layer by clicking CTRL + J.
Then you need to highlight the problem area with some tool. I'll use the Pen. The tool is not important here, the selection area is important.
Notice that I grabbed a selection of the shaded areas on either side of the nose wings. This will help avoid sharp lines between different skin tones.
Feathering will also help smooth out the borders. Press the keyboard shortcut SHIFT + F6 and set the value to 3 pixels.
This completes the preparation, you can begin to reduce the nose.
Presses CTRL + T by calling the free transform function. Then right-click and select the item "Deformation".
With this tool, you can distort and move elements that are inside the selected area. Just grab each wing of the model's nose with the cursor and drag in the right direction.
When finished, click ENTER and remove the selection with the keyboard shortcut CTRL + D.
The result of our actions:
As you can see, a small border has appeared.
Press the keyboard shortcut CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + E, thereby creating an imprint of all visible layers.
Then select the tool Healing Brush, clamp ALT, click on the area next to the border, taking a sample of the shade, and then click on the border. The tool will replace the shade of the area with the shade of the sample and blend them partially.
Let's take another look at our model:
As you can see, the nose has become thinner and more graceful. The goal has been achieved.
Using this method, you can enlarge and reduce facial features in photographs.
Photoshop is definitely the favorite of all girls. Who else can so quickly and easily correct imperfections and increase their beauty in the photo - give fluffy eyelashes and gorgeous hair. And if in some cases a make-up artist and a skilled hairdresser save you, it will not be a problem to turn to them. In others, the imperfections of nature are corrected exclusively by the labor of a plastic surgeon? Do we need it, go under the knife? This is where Photoshop comes to our rescue. Today we will feel like the world's luminaries of plastic surgery and will slightly reduce our nose. For my experiment, I chose Rihanna, a talented singer and a beautiful girl.
So, let's open the image.
To reduce the nose in Photoshop, we can use the "Plastic" filter.
On the right panel, select the Warp tool. We set the following settings:
Move the cursor over the image and make the nose smaller by pushing towards the center. Try not to touch the eyes and lips, so as not to distort their shape. Now let's compare the result:
This method requires some skill. You may need to adjust your actions more than once. Among other things, this method has one drawback: along with the nose, the size of the face is somewhat reduced. Therefore, let's look at another, simpler method in which the proportions of the face remain unchanged. Open the original image again.
Use the lasso tool to select the nose and the surrounding area.
Now we need to feather the selection, for which we press the key combination shift + f6. The feathering radius is 20-30 pixels. Focus on the size of the original image.
The selected area has been smoothed out. Now, by clicking the left mouse button, call the context menu and select - copy to a new layer.
In the layer window, select a new layer and reduce it by dragging the handles.
And we compare the results.
As you can see, it is very easy to reduce the nose in Photoshop. Choose any method you like and experiment! Thus, you can enlarge or reduce any part of the face.
Instructions
How to fix a nose in b Photoshop / b "class =" colorbox imagefield imagefield-imagelink "rel =" gallery-step-images "> Open the photo and duplicate the image on a new layer using the Ctrl + J keys. Before every change better duplicate layer so as not to damage the main image.
Get rid of the skin problems in the image. Select the Healing Brush Tool. Set the hardness of the brush to 0 in the layers panel, and the size is slightly larger than the size of the problem area. Hover over clean skin, press on Alt keyboard and click on the photo. The cursor will turn into a crosshair - a circle with a cross inside. The program took the area of the image as a standard.
Then move the mouse to the problem area and left-click - the pimple or speck will be replaced with a reference picture. Retouch the entire nose in this way so that there are no visible skin imperfections.
From the Filter menu, choose the Liquify tool. It is, in fact, a separate graphics editor with its own set of tools and rich customization options. To enlarge the image, select the Zoom tool ("Loupe"). If you need to reduce the picture, hold down Alt and apply Zoom. Use the Hand Tool to move the image.
Select the Pucker Tool ("Compression"), for this you can press on the keyboard S. Set the size of the brush in the settings panel slightly larger than the area you want to reduce. Keep the Density and Pressure low to make the correction accurate. Move the cursor over the bridge of the nose and click the mouse no more than 2 times. It is best to make changes gradually.
Press O to activate the Push Left Tool. If you trace with this tool the right part of the image from top to bottom, the pixels are shifted to the left, i.e. the object decreases, if from bottom to top, then increases. To reduce the figure on the left side, the cursor must be moved from bottom to top. Pixels are displaced below the cross.
Leave the Density and Pressure values low, and reduce the size of the brush. Trace the nose in the photo with the tool, starting from the right side, from top to bottom. Correct the cutout of the nostrils if necessary. Use the tool carefully, swiping one section at a time no more than two times.
To undo incorrect actions, click Reconstruct. To remove all changes, use the Restore All button. When you are satisfied with the processing result, click OK. In normal mode, carefully examine the processed image again. If you decide that the adjustment was unsuccessful, you can press Alt + Ctrl + Z to undo the changes.
