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15. Use a new layer with Overlay mode and fill it with 50% gray:
Use Dodge and Burn to determine facial features: Dodge tool for brightening nose bridge, chin, forehead, skin under and above the eye, skin under nose ( T shaped face), sclera, lips, neck:
Burn tool for nose side, iris, eyelid, especially the end of eyelid:
You can see eye given more contrast, nose straighter and facial features clearer.
16. Create a new layer, make a Radiant Gradient:
Set this layer to Soft light 100%, add layer mask to erase selected part :
This step to make background behind model look darker.
17. Create a new Brightness/Contrast layer:
18. Final step: Merge all layers. Use High Pass filter with 1.5 px and set this layer to Soft light 100%:
This step is to sharpen picture. Add layer mask to clear noise effect on background.
Final Result:
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