Advanced Photoshop Retouching

Editorial · #1 (**permalink**) 10-16-2007, 11:48 PM

Alrighty, let's see who's interested in getting involved in this thread and revealing how many actions they have hidden in their little bag of tricks.

But rather than make this too easy for y'all, let's get the gray matter fired up with this retouching question: what's the best way to brighten up yellow teeth or bloodshot eyeballs on a model in PS?

BIG CLUE; You can't USE THE DODGE TOOL and if you know the answer preface it with "this is what I think so as the thread doesn't turn into a dumping ground for Homer's like they have over at LO.

louoates · #2 (**permalink**) 10-17-2007, 02:23 AM

For me the easiest is to lasso around the eyes and teeth, put them on a new layer, use the curves to brighten them up and desaturate if needed. Then I add a mask to the top (original) layer and brush away til the brighter/whiter eyes and teeth layer comes through. Takes just a few minutes. The nice thing about this method is that you can reduce the opacity of the brightened teeth/eyes layer until it's just right at whatever image size you will be using it.

patrick1958 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-17-2007, 05:27 AM

hi,

create a new layer in photoshop. Enhance the picture to 300 %, set foreground color in tool pallet to white, take a soft brush, set opacity to about 10 % and paint on the new layer over the teeth until they look white, don't over do it, a bit of color cast should remain to obtain a natural look. When done you can change opacity in the layer pallet to your liking if the white is to dominant.
Done : merge visible/flatten image.

For the eyes same technique can be used.

Patrick.

hatman · #4 (**permalink**) 10-17-2007, 06:23 AM

I simply paint over using white vivid light at 3% and a soft brush, then repeat until desired level is reached.

RTimages · #5 (**permalink**) 10-17-2007, 09:21 AM

Like most things in Photoshop there are always a number of different ways to achieve an end result, and I think it comes down to each persons individual preference. However to do it without the using the dodge tool I'd suggest:

-New dupe layer.
-Mask, paint over your teeth area then feather 1 or 2 pixels dependent on how big the gnashers are in relation to the rest of the image.
-Curves, adjust till he/she looks like an 'Osmond'.
-Set opacity to your desired level.

However in cases where it looks like they could chew an apple through a tennis racquet I'd consider whipping them out and giving them a new set, but that's a whole different technique.

Editorial · #6 (**permalink**) 10-17-2007, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by patrick1958

hi,

create a new layer in photoshop. Enhance the picture to 300 %, set foreground color in tool pallet to white, take a soft brush, set opacity to about 10 % and paint on the new layer over the teeth until they look white, don't over do it, a bit of color cast should remain to obtain a natural look. When done you can change opacity in the layer pallet to your liking if the white is to dominant.
Done : merge visible/flatten image.

For the eyes same technique can be used.

Patrick.

I'd take you outside and shoot you through the temple at dawn if you did that in our studio Patrick. :-D but how interesting to see that all the big guns have come forward with their own personal methods. (LAURIN ARE U GOING TO ADMIT ANYTHING HERE!!!)

Most of the above are right and it really does depend on your preference. Mine is as follows;

(1) Lasso selection either manually or with magic wand if applicable.

(2) Feather 3 for eyes / 5 for teeth

(3) Ctrl+J = New Object Layer

(4) Ctrl+u = Take down the Red on Saturation (Not the Master)

(5) Reduce Opacity as needed

(6) Ctrl+e = merge

The thing is, this method will not touch the enamel on the teeth or blow them out which is what the dodge tool tends to do. While you can reduce the opacity of this weapon it removes the subtle patina and ridge lines and makes teeth for example glow unnaturally.
De-saturating is much less aggressive and also removes bloodshot veins in the eyes without producing the same result.

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pichunter · #7 (**permalink**) 10-17-2007, 04:57 PM

O.k. so now you will find out what a photoshop dufuss i am: whitening teeth, firstly ask my Models to go to the dentist, or use a whitening toothpaste and cut out tobacco, red wine & coffee from their diets, (joke)

So in Photoshop select the teeth, hue/saturation> choose yellow, de saturate all the way> open brightness/contrast> minus contrast a bit> boost brightness, bingo white teeth.

Gracey · #8 (**permalink**) 10-17-2007, 05:13 PM

For me it depends on the image, on the amount of yellow in the teeth, the size of the teeth...any number of things, but usually:

1. work in mask mode and mask teeth
2. exit mask mode, select inverse, ctrl j
3. selective colour, yellow and move the yellow slider as far down as I need to.

Fastest method I've used so far, but it's only one of the ways I do this - works if the teeth are stained yellow (from smoking or coffee). So far, I haven't had to deal much with other food stains.