Bald effect with Photoshop

This is a special effects Photoshop tutorial. This to make a person look bald. You don't need to go to the barber for that bald look, you can do it in Photoshop. You will need the Pen Tool, the Healing Brush Tool, the Brush Tool and the Sharpen Tool for this tutorial.

Step

! This is the photo " ha#e opened in Photoshop to gi#e the bald look to.

Step $ ! " ha#e first %oomed in on the face as this is the portion " will be applying manipulation to.

Step & ! 'ow a selection of the face has to be made. (or this the best tool to use is the Pen Tool as it is #ery accurate. You may choose the )agnetic *asso Tool if you are more comfortable with it.

Step + ! " am using the Pen Tool to make the selection. " find it easier to use.

Step , ! " ha#e made the selection.

Step - ! Press .T/*01 on the keyboard and the selection will be copied to a new *ayer 22 *ayer . 'ow switch off the eye icon on *ayer . This will hide the layer.

Step 3 ! 'ow click back on the Background *ayer.

Step 4 ! Select the .lone Stamp Tool from the flyout.

Step 5 ! 'ow 6lt0click a point from where you will clone. " ha#e cloned away a part of the hair already by 6*T0clicking.

Step 7 ! " ha#e cloned away the hair as you can see.

Step

! 'ow click back on *ayer .

Step $ ! 'ow again make a selection. This time you ha#e to do it carefully. 'otice that " ha#e made the selection inside the hairline. The selection will be the bald scalp, therefore the selection is smaller than the head of hair.

Step $ ! /emember that you are working on *ayer . 'ow press .T/*0SH"(T0" to in#ert the selection, then press 89*9T9.

Step & ! This is how the image now looks. The hair at the top of the head has reduced because a portion has been deleted in the step abo#e. The remaining portion will be turned into the scalp. Press .T/*08 to deselect.

Step + ! 'ow select the Healing Brush Tool from the flyout.

Step , ! :ith the Healing Brush

Tool 6lt0.lick to select pi;els from the forehead to reduce the remaining hair into the scalp.

Step - ! " ha#e completed the work with the Healing Brush Tool. You ha#e to #ery careful and slow during this part of the e;ercise. 8o not hurry or your efforts might turn out to be blotchy. You must aim for a smooth effect like " ha#e done.

Step 3 ! 'ow select the Sharpen Tool.

Step 4 ! " ha#e applied the Sharpen Tool. "t makes the scalp look bristly.

Step 5 ! 'ow make a selection of the scalp as shown. " ha#e used the Pen Tool. Then press .T/*01 to copy and paste it to a new layer.

Step $7 ! Position the new layer below *ayer

and abo#e Background.

Step $ ! 'ow click on the (oreground .olor.

Step $$ ! .licking on the (oreground .olor brings up the .olor Picker. <se the cursor to click on the skin color. The cursor changes to a dropper. The color is atomatically selected. .lick ok in the .olor Picker.

Step $& ! The (oreground color has changed to skin color or the color you picked.

Step $+ ! =o to 9dit>(ill.

Step $, ! The (ill dialogue bo; opens. )ake sure '<se' is set to (oreground .olor. .lick ok.

Step $- ! 6nd the selection has been filled with skin color.

Step $3 ! =o to (ilter>6dd 'oise.

Step $4 ! :hen the 6dd 'oise dialogue bo; opens gi#e the settings shown abo#e. Press .T/*08 to deselect.

Step $5 ! Press .T/*0SH"(T0' to make a new layer 22 *ayer &.

Step &7 ! 'ow make sure the (oreground is set to :hite.

Step & ! 'ow select the Brush Tool. /emember you can make the brush tip bigger or smaller

with the bracket ? @ keys. Step &$ ! )ake the Brush tip large and click once or twice with it on the scalp to add a shine. Since the light source is from the right, " ha#e added the shine to the right.

6nd here is the same gentleman we started out with, but now he is now one among the the bald and the beautiful. That is all. Try it out.