Adobe 29180155 - Photoshop Elements 4.0, Tutorial

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a. Click Apply Smart Blur to smoothen the skin and remove wrinkles. For information about Smart Blur controls, see Smart
Blur.
b. Click Reveal Original. When the original skin is revealed from beneath the blurred skin, use the Blur brush to brush in the
smooth skin where it is required.
c. Click Increase Contrast to add clarity.
3. Enhance facial features.
a. Click Spot Healing Tool to fix small flaws. For help with using the Spot Healing brush, see Remove spots and small
imperfections .
b. Click Red Eye Removal Tool to precisely remove red eye. See Precisely remove red eye .
c. Click Brighten Eyes to brighten the eyes.
d. Click Darken Eyebrows to darken the eye lashes and eye brows. See Quickly lighten or darken isolated areas .
e. Click White Teeth Tool to brighten the smile.
4. Add special touch-ups.
a. Click Add Glow. Adjust the sliders until you achieve the desired results.
b. Click Slim.
Note: Each click intensifies the effect.
The Recompose Guided Edit
For more information on the features used in the Recompose Photo Guided Edit, see Recomposing .
The Remove A Color Cast Guided Edit
Use the Remove a Color Cast Guided Edit to correct color casts in an image.
You can view the after image only, or view both the before and after images either vertically or horizontally.
For more on correcting color casts, see Correcting color casts .
The Rotate and Straighten Guided Edit
Use the Rotate and/or Straighten Photo Guided Edit to rotate a picture in 90-degree increments or draw a line through an image to realign it.
You can view the after image only, or view both the before and after images either vertically or horizontally.
For more on rotating an image, see Rotate or flip an item .
For more on straightening an image, see Straighten an image .
The Sharpen Guided Edit
Use the Sharpen Photo Guided Edit to sharpen an image.
You can view the after image only, or view both the before and after images either vertically or horizontally.
For more on sharpening images, see Sharpening overview or Sharpen an image .
Photo Effects
Depth of Field effect
The Depth of Field effect allows you to focus on selected areas of the image by blurring out the rest of the image.
Simple method
In this method, a copy of the background layer is created and a uniform blur applied to it. Choose selected areas that you want to focus on. You
can customize the degree of blur applied to the rest of the image.
1. In Guided mode, from the Photo Effects section, click Depth of Field.
2. Click Simple.
3. Click Add Blur. A uniform blur appears across the image.
4. To define areas of focus, click Add Focus Area and drag the cursor across areas of the image you want to focus on.
5. To customize the blur for the rest of the image, drag the Blur slider until you achieve the desired blur effect.