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Learn how to tweak your photos to make yourself look more thin
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Do you have a photo where you wish you looked a bit slimmer? With Photoshop, you can make that a reality. Be aware, however, that Photoshopping yourself skinnier can be a slippery slope, and might harm your self-esteem more than help it. However, it can be a fun exercise to practice your Photoshop skills or create a unique art piece. This wikiHow teaches you how to use the "Liquify" filter built into Adobe Photoshop to make yourself appear more trim in a photograph.
Quick Steps
- Open your image and duplicate it.
- Go to Filters > Liquify .
- Use the Freeze Mask tool to block off the parts you don't want to change.
- Use the Forward Warp tool to slim down the figure in the image.
- Use the Pucker tool to edit the image further.
- Save the image once you're happy with the result.
Steps
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Open an image in Photoshop and duplicate it. The image will open as the background layer. To duplicate the image, right-click the layer in the Layers panel and click Duplicate Layer… . You can also select the layer and click the Layers menu at the top of the window, then Duplicate Layer… .
- The reason behind working on a duplicate layer is so you can always go back to your original image to see how much you've changed the image.
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Go to Filters > Liquify… . Ensure you have the correct image selected in the Layers panel. [1] X Research source
- On Photoshop CS6 and earlier, check Advanced in the left pane of the window.
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Click the Freeze Mask Tool. It looks like a paintbrush with a gradient rectangle in the tool menu in the upper-left corner of the dialog box.
- Use the "Brush Size" and "Brush Pressure" settings in the right pane of the window to adjust the size and sensitivity of the brush. Smaller brushes will make for better details.
- Use "+" and "-" signs in the bottom-left of the dialog box to increase or reduce the size of the image.
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Use the Freeze Mask tool to draw over the parts of the image you don't want to change. For example, if you are trying to make your calf look thinner, draw along the parts of the calf that you want to stay in the image.
- Be careful not to over-exaggerate the lines, or the image will not appear realistic.
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Click the Forward Warp Tool. It looks like a downward-pointing finger in the tool menu in the upper-left corner of the dialog box.
- Use the "Brush Size" and "Brush Pressure" settings in the right pane of the window to adjust the size and sensitivity of the brush. A smaller brush will yield better results with this tool.
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Use the Forward Warp Tool to drag unwanted parts of the image toward the mask lines. For example, gently drag the parts of the calf you want to eliminate toward the mask lines you drew.
- It may take a couple of times before you get the feel of the Forward Warp tool. Because the tool alters the shape of the pixels over which you drag it, the image can become overly distorted very easily.
- Click Restore All in the right pane to undo the changes you've made and start over.
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Click the Pucker Tool. It looks like a square whose sides have been pressed inward in the tool menu in the upper-left corner of the dialog box.
- Use the "Brush Size" and "Brush Pressure" settings in the right pane of the window to adjust the size and sensitivity of the brush. A smaller brush will yield better results with this tool.
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Click or drag the Pucker Tool over unwanted parts of the image along the mask lines. For example, click along the mask lines you drew to get rid of the parts of the calf you want to eliminate from the image.
- The Pucker Tool works great to trim an image quickly, but it's very easy to overdo it and get some strange visual effects.
- Click Restore All in the right pane to undo the changes you've made and start over.
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Click OK in the right pane when you are satisfied with the results.
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Save your image. Do so by clicking on File in the menu bar and Save As… . Name your file and click on Save .
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