![]() Click with the healing bush on the area that you want to cover up. To use the Haeling brush, hold down Alt/Option and click on a good area near the blemish to sample it. In the tool options at the top, choose Current Layer (This is important) Starting with the detail layer selected.Ĭhoose the healing brush (Or spot healing or clone stamp, whatever you prefer). Now it’s time to do the retouching using the layers we have prepared. There may be a difference between 8-bit and 16-bit images, but do the settings actually look any different? Retouching using Frequency Separation layers in Photoshop Step 3. Then make an 8-bit version and apply both sets of settings. I’m open to being corrected, but please start with a 16-bit version of the image and apply both sets of settings. I have tried both sets of settings on both 8-bit and 16-bit images and I can’t see the difference. I have seen different settings floating around for 8-bit vs 16-bit images. Note about 16 bit vs 8 bit (not a tutorial step): I like to suggest that these settings I present work on both 8-bit and 16-bit images. The Frequency Separation layers are all set and ready for use. Change the blending mode to linear Light and it should now look exactly like the original image. Make sure invert is turned off and you should see a gray image of just the details as shown In the dialog box, choose the color layer from the layer drop down. (4.2 here – choose a higher number if needed) Click ok, this layer is ready. Move the amount just enough that the detail of the pores disappears. Turn off visibility on the detail layer and choose the color layer. I won’t use the term frequency again in this tutorial except for the name, because its just jargon). Name the top layer detail (This is the high frequency layer, but the tech name isn’t needed) Press Cmd/Ctrl+J twice.Ĭlick, hold Shift and click on the next layer to select the 2 top layers. I have created an action that does these next few steps for youĭuplicate the layer 2x, so that there are 3 layers. The Frequency Separation tutorial Step 1. Ok, definition is over, time to do it! There are 3 steps. Low frequency is the underlying color and form (think Bass). In a nutshell:įrequency: High Frequency is the detail (think treble). On the detail layer we can remove acne, reduce wrinkles and other detail blemishes without mudding up the color and creating color spots. This way we can blur the color and even out blemishes without affecting any of the details such as pores in the skin and wrinkles on the color layer. The second layer will contain all the color, but not the detail. One layer will hold all the detail and none of the color. I hope you enjoy this tutorial.īasically what we are doing is taking a photograph on a layer and splitting it into 2 layers. I’m going to avoid jargon and make it as simple as I possibly can. My goal is to present it here in a way that anyone can start using and understanding the technique. What is Frequency Separationįrequency Separation is a bit of a mystery to those who haven’t used it and it may seem out of reach. ![]() My goal here is not to get into all of that, but rather, just present a tutorial on a technique that viewers have requested to learn here at PhotoshopCAFE. There is a lot of argument around “airbrushing” and ethics. In this case we are going to a style that you might find on the cover of a fashion magazine. Its a great way to smoothen out skin and you can choose to use it as heavily or lightly as you wish. In certain situations, this isn’t true, some styles require it to look retouched and “too” perfect is what’s required. As a rule of thumb, a good retouch is something that doesn’t look retouched. Some people absolutely love this look and others dislike it. ![]() It’s a way to transform skin into a particular look that is sometimes required in retouching. It’s used in so-called “high end retouching” and not the kind of technique you would normally use on family portraits and corporate headshots. The frequency separation technique I’m showing here is a requested style often used in Glamour and Fashion photography. Retouching, often misnamed as “airbrushing” is the technique of smoothing out the skin in a way that is more of an aesthetic than reality. If you need a quick reference for the settings it’s here: © Colin Smith | Thanks to Lina for modeling for me in the photograph. We pull back the veil and the mystery and lay it out in easy to follow steps. In this Photoshop tutorial, Colin Smith explains what frequency separations is and how to use it without all the jargon. Or, you may wonder how to smoothen out skin and remove blemishes and uneven coloring. Or you have heard that all the high end retouchers are using this technique. You may have heard the term Frequency Separation and wondered what it is. How to use Frequency Separation in Photoshop for smooth silky skin without losing the pores.
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