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The Fountain of Youth - that elusive magical location where the old turn young, the young turn younger!

Our aim here is to return an old, though by no means unattractive, woman to her former glory. She may not have walked the catwalks in her youth, but by the end of this tutorial she just might.

Start with a decent, Hi Resolution photograph of an older woman.

Photoshop tutorial: Old Woman

 

Facial Reconstruction

For the first step, you’ll want to open the liquify tool. Duplicate the layer and then select Filter > Liquify

Begin by lifting areas that have sagged with age - The cheeks, lips, brow & ears. The nose and ears keep growing throughout life, so you’ll want to neaten these up a little.


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The Skin-Job

The next step we are going to begin replacing the skin. Though I’ve used a slightly different technique here, I’ll generally start by duplicating the layer, running a strong dust and scratches or blur filter over the image, and then selectively erasing Photoshop Eraserthe details. You’ll only want the dust and scratches layer to be about 30% opacity to soften the skin tone.

In this instance I’ve found several skin samples and brush Photoshop Brushcolourised them to match the skin, replacing areas panel by panel. I’ve tried not to lose too much of the original skin texture, so while the pores and wrinkles are minimised & softened, the character of the face remains.

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Say “Kiss me”

I’ve done a heap of painting around the lips to plump them up, and allow them to catch the light. I’ve also selected the existing hightlights and enhanced them with Image > Adjust > Brightness/Contrast. I’ve then colourised them a little to give a slight gloss lipstick appearance.

Pucker Up!

 

You Nexus, huh? I design your eyes!

"If only you could see what I’ve seen with your eyes."

The first step I always take with eyes and teeth, is to desaturate them with the Sponge Tool photoshop spongeThey’re never white, so careful not to overdo it, but removing yellowed or red eyes is vital. You might also choose to soften or smudge parts of the white to give it a healther look.

With skin grafts & extensive painting, piece by piece I’ve replaced the skin around the eyes to get rid of the “hollowed” look that comes with age. You’ll need to burn photoshop burnor dodge Photoshop Dodgeareas to get them just right, but with a bit of persistence, you should be able to get something halfway decent.

Having done that you’ll want to paint Photoshop Brushsome eyelashes in one by one, and rework any age damage done to the eyebrows.

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You might choose to enhance this beyond strict realism by making the eyes themselves a little more engaging. I’ve chosen to do this by adding a slight blue hue to the eyes. This is a subtle effect, and shouldn’t be overdone.

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The Prodigal Daughter Returns!

And voila. The finished result, ready to strut her stuff down the catwalks of Uganda & snort cocaine with Pete Doherty.

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Photoshop Tutorial: The Fountain of Youth


I hope you’ve enjoyed this Pro Photoshop Tutorial Leave us a comment or two if you are unsure about any part of the process. I’d love to see your results! Update: So now you’ve made your grandmother into a young woman, see what your girlfriend will look like when she’s an old lady with this tutorial on aging people from the Photoshop Lab!