Mr. Brault

Step 1: Choose an image

Open Photoshop then open your image by going to File > Open and select an image of a person.

Step 2: Clean up image

In your toolbar click on the Crop Tool.

Drag the edges to select the area you want to keep and press enter to crop your image. You only need the head and shoulders remaining in the image.

From the toolbar click and hold on the Lasso and from the pop-up menu select the Magnetic Lasso.

Trace around the face and shoulders. Click to close the selection shape.

Step 3: Layers

Right-click on the face and shoulders you selected and select Layer via Copy.

In the layers panel you will now see two layers. One is the background layer and one is the new layer from your selection.

Next to the background layer click on the lock icon to unlock the layer. Select the background layer then click on the trash can to delete the background layer.

Step 4: Liquify

Go to the menu Filter > Liquify to start distorting your image.

In the toolbar select the Forward Warp Tool and try pushing the eyebrows up without afftecting the eyes.

You may need to adjust the brush size in the sidebar.

Select the Bloat Tool and make the brush size slightly bigger than the eye. Click and hold on each eye to see what happens!

Select the Pucker Tool and pucker the nose a little.

Using the Forward Warp Tool, Bloat Tool, and Pucker Tool try adjusting all parts of your face.

Click OK to apply these changes in the liquify screen.

Step 5: Skin color

In the toolbar click and hold on the Quick Selection Tool and from the pop-up menu select the Magic Wand.

In the settings bar at the top, set the tolerance to 100.

Click on the forehead to select all connected areas of the same color.

If necessary, select Add to Selection in the menu bar.

Then click on an area that has not been selected yet.

Go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation.

Then drag the Hue marker back and forth to see your skin change colors.

Click OK to apply these changes.