How to Reduce Eye Bags in Photoshop

Pictures are a wonderful way to capture people; however, sometimes your subject may have a few facial flaws that he doesn't have any control over -- some of which may be virtually impossible to conceal in real life. The person being photographed may have a blemish or other undesirable feature such as prominent bags under the eyes. However, there is no need to invest in specialized lighting or worry about your subject's facial flaws when you are shooting. You can soften under-eye bags by using Adobe photo editing software to make subjects look their very best.

Instructions

Open the file you want to work on in Photoshop. Go to the Layers selection at the top of the menu bar and select "Duplicate Layer."

Select the "Clone Stamp Tool." Adjust the brush size of the stamp tool. To adjust the size of the brush, move the slider to the right or to the left. You want to make it close to the size of the area you will be working on. Don't make it too big, just big enough to work on the area you need to fix.

Adjust the flow of the brush. The flow determines how intense the brush works. A medium flow gives the subject a more natural look underneath the eyes, while a higher flow completely erases the bags and makes it look slightly unnatural.

Click on "Option" on the keyboard and select the area on the subject's cheek, just below the eye bags. A good selection is where the skin closely matches the color underneath the eyes. This is the sample area on the face that you will use to conceal the eye bags.

Using the mouse, place the Clone Stamp Tool underneath the eyes where you want to remove the eye bags. Move the tool side to side until the eye bags become lighter. You may have to sample different areas around the eye to find a better skin tone match to remove the eye bags underneath the eye.

Open the file you want to work on in Photoshop. Select the "Patch Tool" located in the tool manual.

Take the patch tool and make your selection under the eye. Make the selection slightly bigger than the area you will work on. Go to the "Select" option located on the main menu.

Scroll down to "Modify" which will open another selection box to the right. You will get the feather selection box, select "Feather." It will ask you to select a feather radius. The size of the feather radius is proportionate to the resolution of the photograph. Try different feather radiuses to see which selection works best for the area you are working on. The feather selection softens the edges of your selection, which helps you achieve smooth, soft-feathered edges instead of rough, hard edges. Once you select the feather area, click "OK."

Move your mouse to the selected area that you want to change and click on it. Drag your selection down to another area of the photo. Choose an area on the face that you believe would make a good match.

Remove your finger from the mouse. You may need to move the sample area to different areas on the face to find the right match. Sometimes selecting a smaller feather radius will help you achieve a better match.

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