I want to remove pimples in a photo using a photo shop type thing...what is the easiest way?

Question

I essentially have a digital photo and want to clean it up a bit and remove some blemishes such as pimples and so forth. What software do I need and how do I do it?

Also, if possible, how to I add a slight tan to someone who is really pale?

Thanks.

Answer 1

"Cloning" is the best way. Just "clone" a bit of skin NEXT TO the pimple and then drag it over the pimple, making the pimple the same skin color as the skin next to it. You can "cut-and-paste" but you have to be careful and do it at high resolutions. Otherwise you get a "boxy" look when viewed close. PS whenever working on Photos, be sure to save ALOT, almost after every correct change. Otherwise you'll find yourself reworking 30 minutes of work, wishing you didn't have too! And save the photo under a new name, keeping the original.

I recommend Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop.

Paintshop Pro - free trial download
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CorelCom/Layout&c=Product_C1&cid=1152105040688&lc=en

Adobe Photoshop - free trial download
https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?loc=en%5Fus&product=photoshop

Answer 2

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Answer 3

For the blemish: On Photoshop there is a tool called healing tool (looks like a bandaid) Use the bracket [ ] keys to make the brush large or small. Click the blemish and the program automatically cleans up the ugly blemish.

For the tan: In editor, go to Enhance> Adjust color> Adjust color for skin tone. there you can experiment with different tones.

Good Luck!

Answer 4

Just go to the store and get a digital photo editor. Anyone of them will be able to do this thing for you. The program I have actually has a remove blemish function. It is called The Print Shop Photo Pro.

Answer 5

You can download a 30 day trial of Paint Shop Pro (google it) it has a clone tool. You right click the area you like and left click the area you don't like. It will take what you right clicked on and put it what you left clicked on.

For the tan, try adjusting colors -> RGB push the red up a little then increase the contrast - see how you go with that.

Hard to say more without seeing he image.

Answer 6

You will want to use the dropper tool, and absorb the skin color around the pimples. Then, use the paintbrush and use the color picked up by the dropper to paint over the blemishes. To adjust a tan, you can change the tint of the image, or darken the color you got in your dropper earlier to make the skin more tan.

Answer 7

I use photoshop, just use the stamp/clone tool on all the differant parts of the face then, what I do is use the blur function to fade smooth the face over to give it a nice texture it works very well for me.

Answer 8

Use a Healing tool if it just couple of pimples. If there are a lot of them use cloning tool to copy the "clean" skin on where the pimples are.

Answer 9

yep, my program (corel paint shop pro) has a blemish remover, and a tanner. i use that often on pictures of myself during the winter, or taken early in teh morning, i look like a sheet of paper or something.

Answer 10

If it were me -

- I would zoom in and clone the area next to it.
- If the coloring was different, I would use the correction button (I think it looks like a band-aid) - which fades the two colors together to make it look like a natural transition.