Photoshop_User_-_February_2016

STEP ONE: When it comes to any brush-based

operation, Fix becomes more precise the closer

you zoom in—a great example of more pixels

equaling more precision. With overlays turned

on, you can see that I’ve quickly removed a

number of blemishes. Note that this tool is a

hybrid, which can also act as the Patch or Clone

Stamp tool.

STEP TWO: Skin smoothing is unique to Fix

and works extremely well. My tip is to reduce

the Opacity to 50% or less. Fix knows the differ-

ence between skin and detailed areas like hair,

so even if I scrub hastily, the result is applied

only to the skin. While slightly cartoonish when

zoomed in close, I trust that I can still smooth

a bit more aggressively.

STEP THREE: You’ll notice that Light is the

equivalent of Dodge and Burn, but this is a

great example of how bringing Photoshop

power to touch means not only an entirely new

interface, but a friendlier and more familiar

language—no scary, dated terms here. I don’t

need to adjust local tones, but I do want to

work on my teeth. For that I’ll use Color set to

Photoshop Fix

The idea with Fix was to bring Photo-

shop’s retouching to everyone, every-

where. That was a lofty ambition, but

I think the team went above and

beyond in their delivery. Not only can

Fix do a number of things that desk-

top users love, but it can also do a

number of things that are unique to it.

This is probably the most feature-rich

1.0 app that we’ve ever turned out,

so I thought I’d take you through a

quick portrait retouching. I found the

model of imperfection: me.

A nice photo by my good friend Mike Hill, but man, I need help.

Step One

Step Two

MIKE HILL

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