Photoshop Creative Issue

Learn how

to age portraits

Use the Camera RAW filter and layers for this creative effect

Posters, commercials, and various advertisements today all seem

to be selling some sort of age-defying product, feeding an eager

public with tips and tricks on how to look younger than they

actually are. The cosmetics industry alone makes billions from skin

products that mask fine lines and obvious indications of age, while

clothing lines keep releasing collections aimed at people who want

to wear clothes that make them look young. Everyone seems to

want to go back to the so-called happier times of their youth, but

the truth is that age is not something to deny or shy away from – it

is something to be welcomed. After all, no wrinkle will ever dull your

true shine, right?

This tutorial will focus on quick and easy tips for how to make a

portrait look older, just to prove that getting old doesn’t have to be a

terrifying task. In fact, by using subtle blending with layer masks, you

can age a photo realistically and gracefully. Are you curious to see

how you’d look like in a few years? Go ahead and try it out – age

your own photo at home and embrace the best years of your life

that are yet to come!

Elements

STUDY PHYSICAL TRAITS

When making people look older,

it helps to study the traits of older

people in order to be realistic.

OLDER DETAILS

Older hair is usually short

and white or golden in colour.

Wrinkles are found around eyes,

cheeks, forehead, and chin.

Photo edit...

What

does it mean?

LAYER MASKS – These make it

easier to control transparency when

blending images together. Use a

white brush to paint in areas around

the forehead, eyes, cheeks, nose

and chin. Blend in the wrinkles,

veins, and blemishes. Avoid

distinct traits of the original

image like eyes, lips or

nose shape.

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