Digital Make-Up
(Photoshop CC)
Continued ............

Clive R. Haynes FRPS

Having made selectedf the area to apply the make-up we need to choose a colour. There are three ways to do this but I'm going to opt for 'Colorize' via Hue & Saturation.
 
Click on the Adjustment Layer icon (half black / white circle) at the base of the Layers Palette and from the drop-down list choose Hue & Saturation.
 
 
 
Tick (check) the 'Colorize' box.
 
 
NB: To better understand this exercise, I suggest you choose a bright, warm tone, such as a strong violet shade, as illustrated below.
 
 

The next step is to work on the other eye and this is very easy.
The Adjustment Layer is open, ready and waiting to deliver the shade chosen to anywhere in the image, all we have to do is reveal it by using the Brush Tool.

Continue with the soft-edge brush and with white as the foreground colour, paint the eye-shadow into the area above the other eye. 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 black as the foreground colour. In this way the area of eye-shadow for both eyes can be extended, reduced and refined.

Alter the Layer Opacity to suit the subject. We now have two eyes done.

 
 

I can't say that I'm really wild about the colour for the eye-shadow or therather wide area covered. Here's the way to change it:

Return to the Hue & saturation Adjustment Layer, double-click the left-hand rectangle

The Hue & Sat box opens again. Adjust the colour to your preference. I'm going for a warmer, darker tone this time.

Click 'OK'.

Adjust the Opacity for the Adjustment Layer to your preference.
 
Don't forget, use the Mask area of the H & S Adjustment Layer to edit the extent of eye shadow. To erase, use the Brush Tool with Black as the Foreground to add, use White Foreground colour.
 
 
Above: This is a better eye-shadow tone and extent.
 

Using the same method, the next stage is to apply make-up to the lips and cheeks. You'll end up with three Hue & Saturation Adjustenet Layers (one for each area). The finished result is above.

Tip: Should you wish a darker shade of colour, revisit the Hue & Saturation Adjustment Layer and reduce the setting for the Lightness slider.
 
 

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