How to edit photos to paint a better portrait: Short and easy Photoshop tutorial

[@MsJwolfe1]

Many years ago, I painted. Primarily in watercolors and acrylic. My journey through life diverted me from my painting and I find in my retirement, I have the itch to return to painting. The last painting I did was when I was in my late twenties. I am now in my seventies. I used my talent in many ways through the years. My professional life was Art Director for advertising and publishing. I have discovered your channel by chance, exploring materials for painting, learning what is new, and how to incorporate my digital skills into my paintings. More important, I wanted to leave my "realism technique" behind. I used to paint more freely in secret, as my Father, who was also an artist, wanted me to paint like a photograph. I was quite good, won several awards, had paintings in galleries, and so on. But I always had a nagging feeling that I had never reached out into my inner self to take my talent to the next level. Your videos, have inspired me... and so I will pick up my brush again. Thank you...

[@lustenhouwer]

What a nice comment Janice. I am glad my videos inspired you. Taking yourself to a next level is a thing that nobody asks you. You are the only one who wants that. Times ago I said: How to become a good portrait painter? By really wanting to!"

[@Tanikundraws]

I would love to see some of ur works Ms.Jwolfe do u upload them somewhere

[@EsmaD-b4h]

Your videos are always very instructive. You always think about all the details. I watched all your videos. I'm looking forward to the new ones

[@lustenhouwer]

Thank you

[@bismahamaliart4946]

This men deserve millions of views and subscribers 😻 . I learn so many things , that my teachers didn't teach me🥺. Thank u soo much sir for all this 😻🤗

[@lustenhouwer]

Thank you

[@RiccardoDeSantisArt]

It is really incredible. Most of the people, when they reach like .. 40/50 years, they already stop to learn about 'new tecnologies.' Here in Italy, i know people of 35 years that are absolutely not interested in learning about tecnology. My cousin is 45, and he doesn't know how to send an e-mail. And this is not a joke. Italy is full of these persons, LUCKILY you inspire me, and with these kind of videos you are saying to me ' Have faith, Riccardo '. And thanks for that, Ben. I feel that i'm starting to become (veeeery slowly) a better artist, thanks to you.

[@lustenhouwer]

So nice to hear Riccardo.

[@F0rev3r.B0red]

Wow I've never thought about this. This helps alot

[@lustenhouwer]

So try it!

[@bobcatrdh]

I was just thinking what I could use instead of Photoshop and then you proceeded to give recommendations. Thank you , thank you , thank you!!!

[@lustenhouwer]

There must be even more programs

[@joannelord5015]

Ever grateful to you for sharing your valuable information 🙏

[@lustenhouwer]

Thank you Joanne

[@diegol4734]

YES!! I was waiting for it. Thank you, master Ben ♥ I hope you are well.

[@lustenhouwer]

Thank you Diego. all well here.

[@debomaychanda2577]

You are a great teacher indeed, the line make my day, if you can use it do it. I do digital painting using your tips.

[@lustenhouwer]

So good to hear.

[@milashk1099]

Great .thank you so much for showing us these tips .any tutorial coming up soon ?

[@lustenhouwer]

I keep making videos.

[@judihopewell2499]

You are an excellent painting master sir, and thank you for all the free tutorials. Much appreciated 🇨🇦

[@lustenhouwer]

It is my pleasure Judi.

[@wjohnson9233]

Not only are you a gifted artist sir but an extraordinary teacher. I’m hooked! Diddi Johnson, South Africa

[@lustenhouwer]

Nice words. Thanks

[@jody7399]

I am new to oil painting. This is a great advice for any portrait drawing. I never thought of that and will start using this to have a better view of the values and colors. Glad I came across your channel, your advice and tips are very helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@lustenhouwer]

Thank you.

[@sgl3163]

How are you these days? You are a wonderful teacher!

[@lustenhouwer]

I am prefect.Thank you for asking.

[@DeloDelo-z7u]

❤

[@belindaquintanilla2395]

I can not use words to express how grateful I am for your generous tutorials ! You are the best memories of the year 2020 . 2020 was “horribilis annus” during the lock down you were my savior thank you very much .

[@lustenhouwer]

Dear Belinda. Your reaction is very dear to me. Thank you.

[@mimigarritydenman2896]

I have also found that adjusting the shadow/highlights is also helpful depending on your image.

[@lustenhouwer]

indeed

[@tamara-gv6gq]

You helped me so much thank you

[@lustenhouwer]

So good to hear Tamara

[@Isamolle]

Thanks!

[@lustenhouwer]

you are welcome

[@cheetooreo6636]

Thank you so much for this painting advice. This is very useful.

[@lustenhouwer]

You are welcome.

[@pilarfrelliaro6882]

thanks for your help ben! It is very good that you share these things. They help beginners like me a lot. Greetings from Argentina

[@lustenhouwer]

Thank you Pilar.

[@asfourn41]

Thanks for the video

[@Tanikundraws]

Thank you so much for ur excellent tutorial they were very helpful❤

[@lustenhouwer]

You are welcome

[@ednaperkinson8529]

Thank you. Great information.

[@lustenhouwer]

You are welcome Edna

[@danaunom5108]

Amazing painting...your advice helps me so much to paint more accurately ....I always needed a teacher like that...dankeschön🤗

[@lustenhouwer]

Gern geschehen.

[@christianedeschenes7159]

Merci pour vos conseils 😊

[@lustenhouwer]

You are welcome.

[@litalkadosh5767]

Great teacher here ) thank you very much !!!

[@lustenhouwer]

Thank you

[@kajwilstorp1483]

i like your paintings

[@lustenhouwer]

Thank you

[@ekaterinaplekhanova7743]

Thank You so much❤️

[@lustenhouwer]

You are welcome Ekaterina

[@mahanly]

Great idea.

[@lustenhouwer]

Thanks

[@gitimotevalian8717]

Great 👍👍👍👍👍👍 thanks for sharing 🙏🙏🙏

[@lustenhouwer]

you are welcome

[@patriciavanorsouw-kirkman9978]

Thanks Ben for this video - very helpful!

[@lustenhouwer]

You know always welcome.

[@lefthandstory1280]

Nice work beautiful 😃...

[@lustenhouwer]

Thanks

[@stupidb8731]

Omg thank you so much we love your videos don't stop making these videos 💓💓💓💓💓🥺

[@lustenhouwer]

Thank you Hana

[@arturorejeb7874]

Excellent advice!! Thanks.

[@lustenhouwer]

You are welcome.

[@kyrylopaints]

great tip! thank you

[@lustenhouwer]

You are welcome

[@elenapopova485]

Your painting is much more better and difference, then any photoshop filters, like you use

[@lustenhouwer]

Thank you for seeing that. But a filtered foto brings me ideas where to go.

[@PAKDETONDO]

Your work is too good. I like it.....

[@lustenhouwer]

Thank you

[@mdoty36]

Some changes I have made because of your instruction: I have begun premixing some colors. I have paid closer attention to edges, connections. I draw using a more careful grid method before I jump in, finding exact location of the eyes and nostrils. I am a student of Max Ginsburg. I paint alla prima. With what I have learned from you, and always Max’s teachings in mind, I have made great strides recently. I just wanted you to know how appreciative I am of your generous instruction. Thhis year Im attending the Portrait Society conference for the first time. I would love to send you some work to show you the changes that you helped me to work through!

[@mdoty36]

Ah! And also, walking away when I begin noodling and not focusing! Your words, “go have a tea, Lee!” lol

[@lustenhouwer]

So good to hear Martha. Send me some work: [e-mail]

[@kimothy_art]

Such a lovely video Ben! I love your opening comment that you don't care what others think about photoshop. It is a fantastic tool and you use it well. Thank you very much!

[@lustenhouwer]

Thank you Kim.

[@rzuku97TV]

thats actually really helping; I always struggle with colors/shadows and I need to stop using black and blue, thank you

[@lustenhouwer]

It is my pleasure

[@kieranm7469]

Ben, thank you so much! Love your approach to videos!

[@lustenhouwer]

Thank you Kieran

[@maralganbari6175]

Very nice❤❤❤

[@lustenhouwer]

Thanks

[@JimmyDropout]

Very informative and inspiring content, Sir! Just subscribed! Cheers from Italy!

[@lustenhouwer]

Thank you Jimmy

[@cherylbutler446]

Nice tip! Thank you!

[@lustenhouwer]

You are welcome

[@Arshiart_studio74]

Thank you Sir!!

[@lustenhouwer]

you are welcome.

[@itslaura8403]

I love your art❤️

[@lustenhouwer]

Tank you

[@KatinaFineArt]

J'utilise aussi Photoshop pour simplifier la photos avec les filtres ou autres outils qui mènent à la réussite d'un portrait 👍😊❤

[@lustenhouwer]

Ofcourse!

[@veen480]

Fantastisch dat u deze video's maakt! Door de duidelijke aanwijzingen en rustige manier van uitleg kijk ik met plezier naar elke video. Er gaat er een wereld voor mij open 😁

[@lustenhouwer]

Dank voor uw reactie.

[@dipuartsdigital]

Thanks 👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️ beautiful

[@alaasaddam9388]

Nice beautiful

[@lustenhouwer]

Thanks

[@bkalman8805]

Excellen suggestions maestro! Thank you!!!

[@lustenhouwer]

You are welcome

[@misyev99]

thank you ❤

[@lustenhouwer]

no thanks

[@07LiRu]

Hello Ben. It's very nice to see you) I'm self-taught and learn a lot of useful things from your video. I apparently subconsciously discovered this way of working with filters for myself, and with its help I worked on a portrait of a friend. I am very pleased that you confirmed the correctness of May's thought. Thank you. But I have a big problem that I can't find a solution to - I'm killing my work in an attempt to make it even better) How to solve this problem? How to understand that it is time to stop and the work is ready? Too bad we can't share photos here.

[@shanzmcg]

Join a Facebook group dedicated to helping artist with techniques and critique. I've found it helps a lot with fixs issues with a painting and knowing when I've done enough.

[@lustenhouwer]

In the future I will make a video on how to stop.

[@07LiRu]

@@shanzmcg Thanks. You usually find out that it was enough when it gets worse)

[@paolodimartino435]

È grande ,la ringrazio molto

[@lustenhouwer]

Grazie

[@pastorAntonidao]

Mestre Grato pela dica muito útil .

[@lustenhouwer]

Gracias

[@taniamaraferreiradutra3629]

O senhor é muito bom, sua explicação é clara. Grata

[@lustenhouwer]

De nada.

[@تبارك-ض5و]

How can I change the picture like this?

[@ajubel1845]

Excelente vídeo, estupendo que nos muestres caminos para andar, de eso se trata

[@lustenhouwer]

Gracias amigo.

[@nrgisameer1473]

I wish i could send u my painting's, cause I don't know what's wrong wiz them !

[@asavchuk]

Ben, shadow colors are usualy complex, so you are not using blues an blacks even for mixed colors?

[@lustenhouwer]

You can make dark shadows as dark as possible with reds and greens. E.g.Transparent oxide red +Veridian green. If you don't have that oxide red use Burnt Sienna. Of course black or blue can make a tone dark, but I´d rather keep shadows warm with the reds.

[@iuriiciobanu3776]

Super.

[@nanitamarzan1]

Gracias por las ideas. Ayuda mucho a quien no tiene el "don " de gran artista. Yo lo que quiero es pintar, por el placer que me dá la pintura y no por parecer mejor pintora....

[@lustenhouwer]

Gracias Adriana

[@fadelmushtaq9854]

thank U

[@lustenhouwer]

You are welcome

[@susanaavagnina9259]

Gracias, Ben, me fue de mucha ayuda. Usted da clases por on line?

[@lustenhouwer]

De nada Susana. Do doy clases online lo siento.

[@gnicckyben9104]

Can i download those photoshop at home even though i don't have a masterpeace computer?Thanks

[@lustenhouwer]

I real don´t know.

[@sukhenmajhi5219]

Very Very nice lovely

[@lustenhouwer]

thanks

[@RafaRofoArte]

🙌

[@normlapensee]

I do love that one / J'aime vraiment celle là ... But i will not do it cause i could not do the frame ... . I trie manie time but ,,, /Je la ferai pas car j'ai toujours eu de la difficulté avec les montures ... Bravo my friend ... /Bravo mon ami !

[@lustenhouwer]

Thank you

[@juliaetstok5864]

💣💥🔥👍

[@Matchat31]

Why shouldn't we use the blue color? I often use it for shadows.

[@lustenhouwer]

Up to you. In portrait painting I hardly use blue in the shadows. In landscape I do.

[@guilhermebili2202]

I love u grandpa painter

[@lustenhouwer]

Thanks

[@T1tusCr0w]

Your painting is not bad. Not as good as your drawing. But your on the right line. Be even more free with those colour choices. We have memory colour where it’s our emotional state divided by our memories. Both only as well informed as our encoding will let them be. Our brain blocks in what we don’t remember. I like what your doing here. Using a machine to give people permission to see things another way. Your right, whatever works works. Throw out any convention that doesn’t make something better.

[@lustenhouwer]

Good to hear that my painting is not bad and that I am on the right line. I needed to know that mr. anonymous.

[@asavchuk]

@@lustenhouwer From the outside everything seems simple, especially for dabblers.

[@mariaconsueloaraya3178]

Ben, what about you? Are you well?

[@lustenhouwer]

Thank you Maria Consuelo for asking! I am really fine. After summer I start making videos again.

[@alexdustudio1613]

Super vidéo 👌👌 Très claire merci je ne fais qu'en parler sur ma chaine

[@lustenhouwer]

Thank you Alex

[@DigitalViscosity]

I really think you love saying mauve :)

[@lustenhouwer]

I love that color!

[@DigitalViscosity]

@@lustenhouwer I've been adding white to my mauve mix to test it ever since you taught me many episodes back now.

[@asavchuk]

Would you like to make a post about the importance of the background? An incorrectly chosen background instantly makes the whole image look weak. In general, in your work there is a certain philosophy of the background, but it's interesting what you think about it.

[@lustenhouwer]

Did you see tis one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJXSZ4qkbsinq9U

[@huseyinbabayigit3419]

Hello, is it possible to add Turkish subtitle option?

[@lustenhouwer]

Sure!!

[@lustenhouwer]

Hope is correct.

[@huseyinbabayigit3419]

Thank you very much, your master techniques and your art are so amazing

[@lustenhouwer]

@@huseyinbabayigit3419 You are welcome.

[@shinjiyoungnature7763]

❤🧡💛💚💙💜💜👍💯💯💯

[@lustenhouwer]

thanks

[@r.s.1348]

Is your preference for portraits, oils or watercolors? Are the techniques you demonstrate applicable to either one?

[@lustenhouwer]

I love to do both. Watercolor and oils. One affects the other.

[@alinachau171]

Nice! Your videos should be seen by more viewers. May I repost your channel without changing anything on the clean platform named Ganjing World? Thank you!

[@lustenhouwer]

Thank you Alina. At the moment I don't want to be reposted.

[@mgom7646]

👍🏽👍🏽

[@charlesferrara6028]

Do you have any suggestions on how to learn photoshop?

[@shanzmcg]

Skillshare

[@lustenhouwer]

There are a lot of tutorials on the web

[@yunlongzhu9523]

Talk too much and do less, this doesn’t help people to know you. Sorry man.

[@lustenhouwer]

Cannot please everybody. Sorry man

[@Doowhtucando]

Sorry I just think that’s cheating

[@Suchith_arts]

❤