Photoshop How-To: Eliminating Dark Under-Eye Circles
This story is taken from “Secrets of the Photoshop Masters” (Avondale Media).
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When a photographer takes our likeness, we want to look the best we possibly can. Unfortunately, nature doesn’t always oblige. Blotchy skin, razor stubble, under-eye shadows — all can turn that stunning photo into an embarrassment.
Thank heavens for Photoshop.
In this exercise from the DVD “Secrets of the Photoshop Masters,” British glamour photographer Martin Evening reveals his technique for getting rid of those nasty under-eye bags and shadows. A simple swipe of the Healing Brush? Nope, as described by Steve Broback in this printed takeaway, Evening employs another method that yields sophisticated results yet is simple to master.
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This article was last modified on January 3, 2023
This article was first published on June 27, 2003
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