Graphics Programs Reference
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Step Three:
Next, let's do some skin softening. Click on the Adjustment Brush (shown circled here)
in the toolbar, then click the - (minus sign) button to the left of Clarity four times to set
the Clarity amount at -100 (this is called “negative clarity” by people who love to give
everything a name). Now, increase the Sharpness slider to +25 and you're ready to go. In-
crease the size of your brush (by using either the Size slider or the
Right Bracket key
on
your keyboard), and then paint over her skin to soften it (as shown here), but be careful to
avoid any areas that should stay sharp and retain lots of detail, like her eyebrows, eyelids,
lips, nostrils, hair, etc. While you're painting, you might not feel like it's really doing that
much, but press the
P key
to toggle the preview on/off, and you'll see that it's doing a lot
more than you might think. Of course, once you're done painting, if you think you've ap-
plied too much softening, just raise the Clarity (try -75 or -50).
