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Retouch a photo using Smooth Skin

Smooth Skin in Photoshop Express has a quick fix to remove undulations and soften skin. 

Smooth Skin feature smoothens the skin tone and texture while retaining a natural look. Use it on a close-up shot portrait to touch up light makeup smudges by moving a slider.

An image showing before applying Smooth Skin Quick Action in Photoshop
An image showing after applying Smooth Skin Quick Action in Photoshop.
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Apply Smooth Skin using Quick Action.

Tip:

To achieve a natural-looking subject, avoid over-smoothing as it can make the image look unrealistic.

Retouch faces using Smooth Skin

  1. Select Smooth Skin from the Quick actions menu. 

  2. Select an image from your device. 

  3. Select Face, then select the face in the image you want to adjust. Select Smooth, and then use the Smoother slider to adjust.

  4. Select Smooth, and then use the Smoother slider to adjust.

    Note:

    If you want to make manual adjustments, select Manual and then Brush. Swipe the brush over the area of the image you would like to smooth.

  5. Select   to save.

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