Photoshop: teeth whitening - a tutorial

In this tutorial, we will show you how to whiten a person's teeth in Photoshop and thus create a bright white smile.

Tutorial: whiten teeth in Photoshop

To whiten teeth in Photoshop, open the image and follow these steps:

1. Make a copy of the background layer. To do this, right-click on the level in the right column and click on "Duplicate level".
2. Select the sponge tool in the bar on the left of the screen. If it doesn't appear, hold down the Dodge Tool for a few seconds. The sponge tool is then displayed in a submenu.
3. Select the "Reduce Saturation" mode in the bar at the top of the screen. Then set the flow to 100 percent.
4. Right-click on the image and choose a size that is a maximum of a quarter the size of a single tooth on your image.
5. Set the hardness to between zero and 20 percent.
6. Carefully run the sponge tool over the teeth you want to whiten.
7. When you're done, choose the Dodge tool and set the exposure at the top of the screen to about five percent. Now run over all teeth to be whitened again.
8. As soon as you are satisfied with the result, you can save the finished image on your PC using the "File" and "Save as" tabs.

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