Milque
04-01-2006, 09:35 AM
Hello all! This is my first time writing a tutorial. I hope you find it interesting. :)
Here I'll teach you how to add lipstick to a photograph using Photoshop CS2. I find this very useful when I want to post up pics of my friends and I without lipstick and looking so pale. So, onwards!
We'll transform this:
http://static.flickr.com/47/121175329_4a8dced557_o.jpg
to this:
http://static.flickr.com/34/121175331_e5921d9584_o.jpg
1. Open an image in which you want to add lipstick. For this tutorial, I used an image from Getty Images.
2. Zoom in on the lips. Say, about 300%:
http://static.flickr.com/37/121175334_c23e3fadda_o.jpg
3. Create a new layer and name it "lip colour" or anything according to your preferences, as long as you know which layer from which.
4. Using the Lasso Tool, select the lips area. It should look something like this:
http://static.flickr.com/36/121175333_2114dc2e25_o.jpg
To be safe, save the selection by going to Select > Save Selection.
5. Make sure the "lip colour" layer is selected. Using the Paint Buckect Tool (with 100% opacity and Normal mode), fill in a nice lipstick-ish red colour in the selected lips. I used #dc3229 for this tutorial.
6. Then, change the blend of the layer to Color Burn. You can do this the long way by going Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options > Blend Mode: Color Burn. By now, you should have something like this:
http://static.flickr.com/49/121175332_2367c3b059_o.jpg
7. Now, in the Layers window, select the original picture, or the one called "Background". If you can't see the Layers window, press F7 on your keyboard.
8. Make sure you have the lips still selected. If you accidentally deselected, load it back up by Select > Load Selection or Select > Reselect.
9. Copy the selected lips by pressing Ctrl+C on your keyboard, or Edit > Copy.
Then, go back to the Layers window and select the "lip colour" layer. This is very important!
10. Paste the lips by pressing Ctrl+V, or Edit > Paste. It is very important to make sure that you pasted the lips on a new layer on top of the "lip colour" layer. You can rename this new layer "lip gloss".
You'll get something like this:
http://static.flickr.com/37/121175334_c23e3fadda_o.jpg
It looks like you're back to square one, doesn't it? But don't worry, here comes the fun part! :)
11. With the "lip gloss" layer selected, go to Filter > Artistic > Plastic Wrap. Play around with the settings to get desired effect. Here, I used Highlight Strength: 15, Detail: 12, and Smoothness: 7. Click OK.
You'll get something like this:
http://static.flickr.com/46/121182812_a76c533c89_o.jpg
12. Lastly, change blending mode to Lighten (or you can experiment with other modes), and opacity to 50% (again, you can try other values).
Last result:
http://static.flickr.com/34/121175331_e5921d9584_o.jpg
Voila! Who needs makeup before taking pictures if you can do this ;) Try it, it's fun. You can experiment with different colours and blends for all sorts of effects!
PS: If you any problems or comments, please post here.
Here I'll teach you how to add lipstick to a photograph using Photoshop CS2. I find this very useful when I want to post up pics of my friends and I without lipstick and looking so pale. So, onwards!
We'll transform this:
http://static.flickr.com/47/121175329_4a8dced557_o.jpg
to this:
http://static.flickr.com/34/121175331_e5921d9584_o.jpg
1. Open an image in which you want to add lipstick. For this tutorial, I used an image from Getty Images.
2. Zoom in on the lips. Say, about 300%:
http://static.flickr.com/37/121175334_c23e3fadda_o.jpg
3. Create a new layer and name it "lip colour" or anything according to your preferences, as long as you know which layer from which.
4. Using the Lasso Tool, select the lips area. It should look something like this:
http://static.flickr.com/36/121175333_2114dc2e25_o.jpg
To be safe, save the selection by going to Select > Save Selection.
5. Make sure the "lip colour" layer is selected. Using the Paint Buckect Tool (with 100% opacity and Normal mode), fill in a nice lipstick-ish red colour in the selected lips. I used #dc3229 for this tutorial.
6. Then, change the blend of the layer to Color Burn. You can do this the long way by going Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options > Blend Mode: Color Burn. By now, you should have something like this:
http://static.flickr.com/49/121175332_2367c3b059_o.jpg
7. Now, in the Layers window, select the original picture, or the one called "Background". If you can't see the Layers window, press F7 on your keyboard.
8. Make sure you have the lips still selected. If you accidentally deselected, load it back up by Select > Load Selection or Select > Reselect.
9. Copy the selected lips by pressing Ctrl+C on your keyboard, or Edit > Copy.
Then, go back to the Layers window and select the "lip colour" layer. This is very important!
10. Paste the lips by pressing Ctrl+V, or Edit > Paste. It is very important to make sure that you pasted the lips on a new layer on top of the "lip colour" layer. You can rename this new layer "lip gloss".
You'll get something like this:
http://static.flickr.com/37/121175334_c23e3fadda_o.jpg
It looks like you're back to square one, doesn't it? But don't worry, here comes the fun part! :)
11. With the "lip gloss" layer selected, go to Filter > Artistic > Plastic Wrap. Play around with the settings to get desired effect. Here, I used Highlight Strength: 15, Detail: 12, and Smoothness: 7. Click OK.
You'll get something like this:
http://static.flickr.com/46/121182812_a76c533c89_o.jpg
12. Lastly, change blending mode to Lighten (or you can experiment with other modes), and opacity to 50% (again, you can try other values).
Last result:
http://static.flickr.com/34/121175331_e5921d9584_o.jpg
Voila! Who needs makeup before taking pictures if you can do this ;) Try it, it's fun. You can experiment with different colours and blends for all sorts of effects!
PS: If you any problems or comments, please post here.