portrait _ slimming

[megan_stone]

<p>i did a portrait for a client who is slightly overweight, i made sure posture etc would minimize that but i also know that there is a way to slim further via photoshop - can someone tell me how?! do i select the person then go to scale? tips would be great. thank you</p>

[francisco_disilvestro]

<p>You can use the free transform tool. Reduce the horizontal dimension (width) 2% to 5% (98% to 95% of the original). I think that more than 5% will seem too obvious.</p>

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[megan_stone]

<p>thank you... just to be clear.. so i select the entire image, go to Transform and then scale? where do i enter the % you speak of?</p>

[francisco_disilvestro]

<p><a href="http://tv.adobe.com/watch/photoshop-with-matt/quick-portrait-thinning">This </a>video from Adobe TV explains it. In the free transform toolbar, the width should be the third box. Remember that free transform is not active in the background layer so you´ll have to duplicate it</p>

 

[ann_clancy6]

<p>i believe the liquid filter is used from time to time</p>

[marlon]

<p>Filter > Liquify</p>

[tangibleimages]

<p>Really don't use the transform tool. That's bad practice IMHO.</p>

<p>+1 Vote for Liquify.</p>

[scott_ferris]

<p>Liquify. If <a href="http://www.youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DDZDHQ9b9fbo">this doesn't convince you</a> nothing will!</p>

[megan_stone]

<p>thank you, i will try the Liquify filter - is that the Pucker tool thats being used in the video? im not very familiar with those tools, so will give it a go. the bigger issue for me is the face.. the body looks ok, could do with a touch of slimming - but the face could do with some. do i use the pucker tool as well? going around the outline of the face? dont know how to use it :(</p>

[scott_ferris]

<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsiQptl_Y9E">This</a> might help, it has a little more instruction. <a href="

guy</a> uses the distort transform tool very well. Pucker and push are the two commonest weight loss tools, though I am very impressed by the way the second video uses the transform tool, way better than the Adobe video!</p>