Make Up 04

If there's a need for a stronger application of colour whilst retaining image texture, then experiment with other Blend Modes, notably, 'Hard Light', 'Vivid Light', Linear Light' and 'Pin Light' from the drop-down menu accessed by clicking on the drop-down arrow to the right of the rectangular box, top left of the Layers Palette where currently, the word, 'Color', will be displayed.
Choosing 'Normal' as the Blend Mode will paint-over the texture of the image and obscure detail - but if this serves the purpose, so be it.

Portraiture Digital Make-Up Continued The Lips Clive R. Haynes FRPS
In dealing with the lips we can move swiftly as the method of working follows the same method as described for 'eye-shadow' and 'cheeks'. The screen-grabs below illustrate the workflow:


Step 1: Quick-Mask applied to lips using a soft-edge brush		Step 2: Quick-Mask becomes the 'Selection'


Step 3: Above: Solid Color Adjustment Layer Hold down Alt key before clicking on Adjustment layer icon and continue holding down to select Solid Color		Step 4: Above: Color Fill dialogue box: Choose 'Color' as (blend) Mode. Click 'OK'

Step 5: In the 'Pick a Solid Color' dialogue box, choose a colour to begin.



Click 'OK'.

Step 6: You will now see Color Fill 1 Adjustment Layer has appeared above the image layer. Tip: With more than one Adjustment Layer in the layer structure, it's a good idea to rename the Adjustment Layers to avoid confusion. To rename a Layer, double-click on the name of the Layer, then type in the new name. See screen-grab below.



Step 7: Option to change the colour of the 'lipstick'. Double-click on the Solid Color Fill 1 Adjustment Layer where the coloured rectangle appears. The Colour-Picker box opens. Look at the image and adjust the colour to your preference. Click 'OK'.

Step 8: Edit the area covered by the new 'lipstick' by working on the Adjustment Layer mask Choose a smallish size soft-edge brush and with black as the foreground colour, paint-out parts where the lipstick colour extends beyond the lips. Changing the opacity of the brush will alter the density (a graphic pen & tablet is particularly useful for this). If you wish to correct an error, swap to white as the foreground colour. In this way the area of 'lipstick' can be extended, reduced and refined.

Step 9: (Optional) I decided to reduce the opacity of the Lips Adjustment Layer to a more pleasing level, I chose 62%

If there's a need for a stronger application of colour whilst retaining image texture, then experiment with other Blend Modes, notably, 'Hard Light', 'Vivid Light', Linear Light' and 'Pin Light' from the drop-down menu accessed by clicking on the drop-down arrow to the right of the rectangular box, top left of the Layers Palette where currently, the word, 'Color', will be displayed. Choosing 'Normal' as the Blend Mode will paint-over the texture of the image and obscure detail - but if this serves the purpose, so be it.
Below: the original image and the final image compared, illustrating the addition of eye-shadow, blush and lipstick