Portrait Photoshop 3: Soften skin using Photoshop

  1. With the image open, duplicate the layer, duplicate the Background layer by hitting CMD or CTRL + J on the keyboard or by clicking and dragging the Background layer to the New Layer symbol at that bottom of the Layers Panel.
  2. Open Spot Healing Brush Tool.

3. Remove small blemishes.

4. With background copy active, go to Filter>Convert for smart filter.

4. Open Surface Blur from Filter>Blur.

5. Adjust Radius and Thresholds, in our example, Radius=15, Thresholds=20. Check the preview to compare.

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