
	1. Open the image for editing.

	2. First, we will correct the colours and the exposure of the image. Duplicate the current layer (Ctrl+J) and rename the layers to the following: Skin Colour Reduce Shadow Original

	3. We will start with correcting the skin colour. With the layer "Skin Colour" selected, use the "Marquee" tool (M) to select areas of the skin.

	4. Apply an "Average" filter (Filter> Blur> Average). Use the "Eyedropper" tool (I) to select the colour in the selection.

	5. Deselect (Ctrl+D) and fill the layer with the selected colour (Ctrl+Backspace). Invert (Ctrl+I) the current layer.

	6. Change the layer's blending mode to "Soft Light" and add a layer mask (Layer> Add Layer Mask> Hide All).

	7. With the layer mask selected, use the "Brush" tool (B) to paint over the areas that needs to be corrected. An example of an area would be the skin.

	8. Now we will reduce the shadows and brighten the image. Select the layer "Reduce Shadow" and change its blending mode to "Screen" then add a layer mask (Layer> Add Layer Mask> Reveal All).

	9. With the layer mask selected, use the "Apply Image" tool (Image> Apply Image) to apply the following properties: Source: filename Layer: Original Channel: RGB Invert: Checkmarked Blending: Multiply Opacity: 100% Click OK.

	10. After we've corrected the colours and exposure of the image, we need to work on the finer details. Select the canvas (Ctrl+A), copy merged (Ctrl+Shift+C), create a new layer (Ctrl+Shift+N) and paste (Ctrl+V) into the new layer. Rename the new layer to "Hair".

	11. Lets first create more layers for the rest of the steps. Duplicate the current layer (Ctrl+J) five times and rename the layers to the following: Sharp 1 Smooth 2 Smooth 1 Eyes Lips

	12. Select the layer "Sharp 1" and apply an "Unsharp Mask" filter. Select a value that will sharpen the image without creating halos then click OK.

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