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Optimized skin tones


Matching Skin Tones


A sunburn or a blush can disrupt a portrait, especially if there is a
contrasting pale person nearby. Photoshop has a tool to correct that:
“Match Color” offers control over skin tones. Open your image and use the
Quick Selection tool to roughly select the red skin areas.


Yo u c a n h o l d d o w n t h e Alt/Option key and subtract areas from the
selection. Click on Select → Modify → Feather and enter a value of about 15

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