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Step Three:
Now, choose a medium-sized, soft-
edged brush from the Brush Picker in
the Options Bar, and then simply take
the Sharpen tool and paint over just the
areas you want to appear sharp (this is
really handy for portraits like this, be-
cause you can avoid areas you want to
remain soft, like skin, but then super-
sharpen areas you want to be really nice
and crisp, like her irises and the buttons
on her jacket, like I'm doing here). Below
is a before/after, after painting over other
areas that you'd normally sharpen, like her
eyes, eyebrows, eyelashes, and lips, while
avoiding all areas of flesh tone. One more
thing: This technique is definitely not just
for portraits. The Sharpen tool does a
great job on anything metal or chrome,
and it's wonderful on jewelry, or anything
that needs that extra level of sharpening.
Before
After
