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 05/05/2006 03:16:16 PM · #1
Hi I need the best/easiest ways to make someone appear a little thinner in Photoshop. The only ways I know how are to use the healing brush and clone stamp in combination until things look well blended. Does anyone have any other hints or suggestions to do this?

Thanks!
 05/05/2006 03:19:03 PM · #2
Liquify
 05/05/2006 03:19:53 PM · #3
I've seen some miracles worked by careful use of the "liquify" tool, but I have to say I'm too inexperienced in its use to be of any specific help with it.

Message edited by author 2006-05-05 15:20:32.
 05/05/2006 03:20:55 PM · #4
I use liquify, it works wonders!! :)
 05/05/2006 03:22:06 PM · #5
Liquify is awesome!
 05/05/2006 03:22:08 PM · #6
Definitely use Liquify! you can get some very good subtle results with a bit of practice.
05/05/2006 03:22:31 PM · #7
Yeah liquify and and cloning etc done very carefully.
Other ways would be lighting techniques, and camera angles.

If you have time, you could make the model go on a diet and reshoot ;-)
 05/05/2006 03:39:37 PM · #8
Originally posted by ignite:
Yeah liquify and and cloning etc done very carefully.
Other ways would be lighting techniques, and camera angles.

If you have time, you could make the model go on a diet and reshoot ;-)


Or wear a corset...
:)
 05/05/2006 03:44:30 PM · #9
Originally posted by ignite:
Yeah liquify and and cloning etc done very carefully.
Other ways would be lighting techniques, and camera angles.

If you have time, you could make the model go on a diet and reshoot ;-)


Done! Why shoot now when I can shoot later?
:) Super idea.
 05/05/2006 03:45:10 PM · #10
Thanks for all your help, guys. It's the chin(s) that are my main problem. I'll go try liquify.
 05/05/2006 03:45:56 PM · #11
another trick is to select a portion of the photo and strech it, but I can't remember exactly how I did it. It worked because I had a black background so nothing looked distorted. You might have to make you canvas bigger to start...

oops, that definetly won't work on a chin!!! LOL
made my friend look thinner & taller tho!

Message edited by author 2006-05-05 15:47:00.
 05/05/2006 03:59:05 PM · #12
Originally posted by oOWonderBreadOo:
another trick is to select a portion of the photo and strech it, but I can't remember exactly how I did it. It worked because I had a black background so nothing looked distorted. You might have to make you canvas bigger to start...

oops, that definetly won't work on a chin!!! LOL
made my friend look thinner & taller tho!

Ah, hah! I knew it! So that is how you make yourself look so thin and trim. Aren't you about 4 feet tall and 250 pounds in real life?

(Just kidding, of course! I know... I know... I'll go back to the dunce corner now. LOL!)
 05/05/2006 04:13:14 PM · #13
Well if you want something really quick just use the transform tool to squeeze the entire photo a bit. It usually still looks natural and if you just want something quick that's the ticket.
05/05/2006 04:13:51 PM · #14
Good ideas, it just doesn't help me try to remove chins - shading gets tough :(
 05/05/2006 04:15:33 PM · #15
I'll have a go at it if you like. Just email the file to penrodc@comcast.net
 05/05/2006 04:23:17 PM · #16
Originally posted by idnic:
I'll have a go at it if you like. Just email the file to penrodc@comcast.net


Thanks for the offer but for future reference I need to learn it myself. Also out of respect for the photo subjects I would like to keep it personal. Thanks again!
 05/21/2006 06:14:05 AM · #17
ok, but how can I get rid of tummies?
 05/21/2006 07:01:53 AM · #18
If you are using the forward warp tool in the Liquify filter, I'd suggest starting off with the tool size quite large and using a series of small nudges inwards, moving along the edge you want to move in, trying to keep it all pretty uniform. As you get closer to the final product, perhaps shrink the tool size for a bit of fine tuning and to compress the edges. By this I mean that you have an edge which may be the jaw line and another edge which would be the bottom of the chins. If you use a smaller tool size, you can shift the bottom edge of the chin and leave the bottom edge of the jawline untouched, thus moving them closer together, giving a more natural look. I've had a little practice at this in the 30-day self-portrait challenge, but there may well be a better and easier way. The best thing is to play with it and get to know how much you can push it.
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