REMOVE ACNE & KEEP SKIN TEXTURE | Photoshop Tutorial

How to Retouch Skin in Photoshop | Remove Acne & Smooth Skin While Keeping Texture In this Photoshop tutorial, I'll show you step by step how to remove acne, blemishes and pimples and get naturally smooth skin without losing skin texture. This professional skin retouching technique uses the Spot Healing Brush, Remove Tool, an inverted High Pass layer and Camera Raw to give you clean, natural-looking results in a few minutes. Perfect for portrait photographers, beginners and anyone who wants to learn high-end skin retouching in Photoshop. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 Before & After 00:05 Duplicate the Background Layer 00:10 Remove Blemishes & Pimples (Remove Tool + Spot Healing Brush) 01:08 Duplicate Layer & Rename to "Skin" 01:19 Convert Skin Layer to Smart Object 01:26 Set Blend Mode to Vivid Light 01:37 Invert the Layer (Ctrl + I) 01:46 Apply High Pass Filter 02:08 Apply Gaussian Blur 02:20 Blending Options – Underlying Layer 02:36 Add an Inverted Layer Mask 02:51 Paint Smoothing onto the Skin with Brush Tool 03:17 Stamp Visible Layers (Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E) & Convert to Smart Object 03:25 Camera Raw Filter – Clarity, Texture & Sharpening 04:02 Add an Inverted Layer Mask 04:12 Brush the Effect onto the Skin 04:25 Merge Layers (Ctrl + E) – Final Result ⌨️ SHORTCUTS USED Ctrl + I → Invert Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E → Stamp visible (merge to new layer) Ctrl + E → Merge layers (Mac: Ctrl = Cmd, Alt = Option) 💡 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN ✔ How to remove acne and blemishes in Photoshop ✔ How to smooth skin without the "plastic" look ✔ Inverted High Pass skin smoothing technique ✔ How to use Camera Raw for skin retouching ✔ Non-destructive editing with Smart Objects and layer masks More Photoshop Tutorials 👇    • Photoshop Tutorial   👍 Now it's your turn ! Subscribe for more Photoshop tutorials! Drop a comment and tell me which Photoshop effect you want to see next. #Photoshop #SkinRetouching #PhotoshopTutorial