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[ 073 ]Step 10: Unlike when working with
men where it’s encouraged to leave a
few blemishes, we’ll want to fix most
blemishes on women’s skin. Changing
the blend mode to Lighten when using
the Clone Stamp tool helps lighten
darker areas, while keeping the details
in the skin. This is great for lightening
underneath the eyes and darker shades
of the wrinkles that we may not want
to remove. If unsure as to whether to
remove a scar or not, ask the client.
Women are typically very upfront about
scars or beauty marks that they want
removed in an image. The texture needs
to be believable, not perfect.
Steps 11–13: When dodging and
burning on women, we want to give
the face a little more definition. Good
areas to dodge to bring out the high-
lights are around the lips, the apples
of the cheekbones, and any highlights
from the existing light on the chin,
nose, and forehead. We typically burn
along the cheekbones and the jaw.
We can further dodge and burn areas
such as the hair and eyes by using a
50% gray layer. To create the gray
layer, duplicate the Color layer, go to
Edit>Fill, select 50% Gray from the
Contents drop-down menu, and click
OK. Then, change the layer blend
mode to Overlay. Using the Dodge and
Burn tools (O) set to a very low Expo-
sure in the Options Bar, we can further
add highlights and shadows to the
hair and eyes providing more texture
and depth. We also have the option
to only dodge or burn the Highlights,
Midtones, and Shadows in the Range
drop-down menu in the Options Bar.
Remember that less is more. If the
effect is too much, the Opacity of that
layer can always be decreased.