Comments on: Photoshop Tutorial: Just say NO to blur!

By: Jake Garn

Jake Garn — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:32:20 +0000

Keyboard shortcut for changing brush size is the bracket keys – just to the right of the letter ‘p.’ One of the absolute best keyboard shortcuts ever!

By: Ryan Houston

Ryan Houston — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:11:23 +0000

I’ve been guilty of using the blur tool in the past, but I usually select the area with a feather selection set at about 30, copy it, paste it, gaussian blur it, then reduce the opacity of the layer so that some of the original skin texture shows through…

I like the use of the liquify filter for the hair…also, never thought to dodge below the eye…

Thanks for the information.

PS, what is the shortcut for increasing and reducing the size of your brush in Photoshop? I’ve never been able to figure that out…

By: Kathi Townzen

Kathi Townzen — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:27:54 +0000

Simply amazed. I got a little confused when you “put the dimension” in her hair…which tool you were using….and if you still had the liquify filter on. I agree TOTALLY…I’ve used the “blur” tool in the past on the face and it gives them a very plastic look. I never thought about the different pore densities of the face. AMAZING and WONDERFUL to learn. I do use the burn/dodge, but it was great how you used it in a semi-circle around the bangs, where I have mainly used it to highlight strands. THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:34:19 +0000

I love how everything was just done with your basic photoshop tools. Everyone is downloading other photographers actions and editing has gone a little cheap and fake.
I’m so glad to see that you are a purist… at least with this photo anyway.

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 04 May 2011 04:51:48 +0000

Thank you for sharing your work and techniques! It is amazing, and personally inspiring!

By: Jeanie

Jeanie — Sun, 01 May 2011 03:46:07 +0000

Great tutorial, thanks for sharing it. Loved following along as you worked. Amazing end result.

By: Martin Bentsen

Martin Bentsen — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:08:34 +0000

Excellent reply, Jake! I agree with you. People don’t have to be assholes. But remember, by allowing that comment to remain you are backlinking to their website (increasing their google ranking)… Do they deserve it?

By: Jake Garn

Jake Garn — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:57:10 +0000

Great thing about opinions is everyone is free to have them, at least in this country… actually, on my blog I can edit or delete opinions because it’s my blog. I’m allowing this one to exist to tell you one thing.

Try putting your opinions out to the world on your own blog/website/facebook and see if anyone cares to listen to you, that’s a great way to find out if they matter… or if you don’t care what other people think about your opinions that’s fine, but just do the rest of us a favor and keep them to yourself because I could not care one bit less what some random person I’ve never met has to say about my images unless they actually say it in an intellectually useful way.

Remember, you visited MY website, not the other way around.

Cheers buddy!
Jake

By: Rilan

Rilan — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:04:30 +0000

Your techniques are good, but this is way too overdone is my opinion. She looks completely plastic and the hair is ridiculous.

By: Jake Garn

Jake Garn — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:43:39 +0000

Martin the sound works for me so the problem is something on your end most likely. :-/