How to Change Skin Tone in Photoshop

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Step 1

Duplicate layer

Set Blending mode to Soft Light at 100%

Step 2

Go to Image > Adjustment > Selective Color...

Pick Black from the drop down, and then add 20% to Black from the spectrum

Step 3

Select skin areas using Magic Wand Tool(Q)

Feather Selection (Alt+Ctrl+D) 5px then

Layer Via Copy (Ctrl+J) name it "skin"

Step 4

Add an Curves adjustment layer (Curves) (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Curves)

Add a Level layer...

Note: You can duplicate the layer if it isn't strong enough.

Then finally change the Hue/Saturation layer ...

Step 5
[image]
Add colour to the lips

Pick the Lasso Tool then draw the selection around her lip

Feather selection (5px)

Use Hue/Saturation module (Ctrl + U)

6.
And now, shade something ..
-Stand on layer "skin"
-Pick Burn Tool, darker some dark area ...

You see? these areas are so bright. Fix it now!!

-Use EyeDropper, choose a skin tone color

-Make new layer
-Use Soft Brush draw into bright areas ( on new layer )
-Change Blending mode = " Color "
-Filter >> Blur >> Gaussian Blur ( 5 > 10 px )

Now, we need some tone color for this image

I choose warm tone
Add one more adjustment layer ( Photo Filter ) and set as I did ..

At last step, you should make a copy-of-merged-layer by using Image >> Apply Image ( on new
blank layer )
Change mode = Screen, discount Opacity ..
You can use Dodge and Burn Tool to shading some skin areas are incorrect ...

This is stock photo

and this is last result !! Have fun :)

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