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With the image open, drag the Background layer over the New Layer icon to duplicate it.

A Background copy layer is added, but the screen does not change.

Click the
Zoom tool.

Click
Resize Windows To Fit.
Click and drag over the blemish areas to
zoom in.

The image is enlarged and fills the screen.

Click the
New Layer icon to add a new
blank layer.

A new layer is added in the Layers palette, but the screen does not change.

Click the
Spot Healing Brush.

Click
Sample All Layers.

Click here to open the
Brush Picker.

Click and drag the
Diameter slider to adjust the brush size.
Note: The brush size should be just larger than the blemish that you want to remove.

Click each of the
worst blemishes of a
similar size first.

Photoshop removes the blemishes and blends the surrounding skin area.

Click the
New Layer icon to add another
blank layer.
Repeat steps 8 to 10, clicking the other blemishes.
Layer 2 should be highlighted in the Layers palette.

Click here and drag the
Opacity slider for
Layer 2 to the left until the skin looks natural.

Press the
ALT key and click the
New Layer icon.

The New Layer dialog box appears.

Type a name such as
Skin Tone in the
Name field.

Click here and select
Overlay for the mode.

Click
Fill with Overlay-Neutral Color (50% Gray).

Click
OK.

A
gray layer in Overlay mode appears in the Layers palette.

Click the
Brush tool.

Click here and select a small
soft-edged brush.

Click here and reduce
the brush opacity to about
5%.

Click here to
reset the default colors to black and white.

Click here to
reverse the colors, making
white the foreground color.

Paint over any
dark spots in the image to smooth the skin.

The skin tone appears smoother. Continue painting over any dark areas, adjusting the size of the brush tool as necessary.

Click here and drag the
Layer Opacity slider to the left to reduce the effect for a more natural look.

Click the
Visibility icon for the gray layer off and on to compare the image before and after the adjustment.

The skin tone is smoothed and appears natural rather than over-corrected.

Select all the
layers except the original layer by holding down
The Shift Key and clicking on
all the layers, than go to
Layers Merge Visibles or hit
CTRL-E.

Now click and drag the
Merged layers to the
Create New Layer button to make a copy of the layer.

Select the
copied layer and go to
Filter-Blur-Gaussian Blur enter
1 pixel for the radius.

Click
OK.

Select the
Eraser Tool.

In the brush option select a
soft edge brush.

Start
erasing the important areas of the images so the viewer’s attention is drawn to the spots.

Lower the o
pacity to 30% now the image looks more natural.

Click the
Levels Button.

Play with the settings until you get the desired result.
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