13 Sometimes, the area your brush samples may not be
correct. If this happens, you can click on the sample target
and drag it to a new area that has a skin tone and texture more
suitable for your needs. You can actually drag the sample target
anywhere in the frame of the image if needs be.
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Just as with single brush clicks, these longer brush strokes
can have their original point of application moved; or you
can click and drag the sample target to another area of skin.
The original area will update in real time to show you how the
new sample will look before you deselect it.
16 You have your basic edit. The colour has been adjusted,
the exposure has been tweaked to show more detail in
the darkest areas of the shot and the main blemishes have been
reduced, but not completely removed. You may notice a slight
mottling of the skin. There is a useful remedy to that too.17
Click on the Adjustment Brush Tool and open its
properties panel. Click on the small dropdown list next
to Effect. The dropdown menu that appears has a number
of useful presets that you can apply to your new Adjustment
Brush. In this case, you can select Soften Skin.18
Use this new skin softening brush and paint over her
forehead to soften her skin even more and remove more of
the mottled areas. It does this by reducing the amount of mid-
tone contrast by -100. You can also use it elsewhere on her skin.
It is not a magic bullet but it can help.14
You are not limited to single brush clicks over your blemish
areas. If you want, you can click and drag a longer brush
stroke which will be denoted by a white brush stroke. Try to
keep these longer strokes fairly small and contained or the
sample target it chooses may be completely random.
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