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August 25, 2009, 6:13 pm
3 Easy Ways to Slim Down in Photoshop
This article basically talks about 3 simple ways to photoshop a photo, to look slimmer. Rik states that Bryan O’Neil Hughes (Adobe's Photoshop manager) recommends that beginners should use the Liquify Filter. He explains how to do the basic steps: upload the photo, select Filter, lastly Liquify. You have to follow certain other steps after that, using the Forward Warp.This method adds a lot of control to the picture, but it takes time to fully master a more realistic look. Another method would be to Pucker Tool, Rik says that he found this tool a little harder to use, but that it is a great tool for slimming with one click. The only down part is that it can (might) exaggerate. The last way to slim down, which he discovered by himself, is to go to Image, after that proceed to Image Size, and take off the Constrain Properties box. Lastly you have to change the Pixel Dimensions width and if you lower the width to a smaller percentage then your face/photo will look thinner.

I wouldn't really add anything to this photoshop article, I think the author explains quite clearly what to do and how to do it. He made it very easy to understand and had believable information. I think that many people can take an advantage in this article if they want to have a slimmer look in a picture and should follow the article thoroughly.