Using Photoshop Liquify Tool to Make a Good Image Great

This fantastic portrait, submitted by KTE member Anthony Knight in response to our ‘rim lighting’ challenge, was already in pretty good shape when it arrived. bit.ly/karl-ta...
But I still couldn’t resist making some subtle tweaks in Photoshop - using the liquify tool in particular. When you see the before and after, you’ll be amazed how a little bit of retouching can make an awesome image even better.
What do you think of my changes? Let me know in the comments!
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[@snickerdoodle15]

I’m the model shown. Thank you for featuring me and Anthony’s work:)

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Stunning modelling work Sunny!

[@Me-xd7bd]

You IG does not work. Can I contact you?

[@anthonyknight5114]

I have been a student of yours for over four years now and I am beyond thrilled to have one of my photos featured and used as a teaching point. Thank you for the opportunity to learn more.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Fantastic Anthony! Thanks for being a member of our community :-)

[@familyschaeffer8348]

Awesome portrait Anthony. As Karl said, superb lighting and coloring. Mind sharing how you lit and colored it? Thanks-Greg

[@standoutcreation]

Amazing video. Karl Taylor really know what he's doing!

[@RS-Amsterdam]

Editing people and models for more than 15 years this is always a tricky job and could easily be overdone. Liquify is a powerful tool but it comes with great responsibilities towards the human body, fabrics and skin texture. In this edit I totally justify the changes that you made and in the little time given for this video you did a good job (it 's to teach people to look what can be improved and offer them the tool for it). Lovely shot though, well done Photographer. Thanks for sharing !

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thanks for commenting RS :-)

[@rudydeclarisse]

Really fantastic tip, this is subtle yet it makes a huge difference between the original photo and the liquified one .

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thank you for watching and your comment Armand 📸

[@sebya1906]

Karl, you may receive congrats very often and I can't stress enough that thanks to your videos and tutorials I have learned a lot about light. I am not sure if I'll ever take a camera and start taking shots but I assure you I am putting all the knowledge you share to create my first theatre play. Thanks a lot!!!

[@VisualEducationStudio]

My pleasure Sebastian, glad you're enjoying the videos

[@bala1000mina]

Wonderful Karl! Thank you so much for the improvements using Liquify Tool which was so informative for me!

[@kennethlewis2477]

Thanks Karl, really appreciate seeing your thought process and tweaks. These videos are really helpful!

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Glad you like them Kenneth!

[@truckingpix]

what a great photo!!

[@Dstonephoto]

Quite blown away. That’s some Gordon Ramsey level reworking! was quite sceptical about this one… walked away pleasantly surprised. The liquify tool has always been the software equivalent of using an IKEA wrench - in every way one could possibly imagine. Was truly not expecting to see such a striking difference; particularly how you made that shoulder bump not seem out of place.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thanks David. I hope all is well.

[@李嘉妍-w1h]

Many small changes can make a big effect!😍👍

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Absolutely!!

[@johnl4469]

G'day Karl. You're a master mate. Well done and thanks.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thank you for watching and commenting John! Cheers 🍻!

[@spider853]

Great work as always 👍 I always have this feeling like what you can do on this image, and then you see the actions and you're like, aha, yeah, these things 😁 I guess the more you practice the more ideas you have

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thanks Adrian 👍

[@hantoosh1200]

Amazing as usual!

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Thank you for watching Ghareeb - Much appreciated!

[@fionad9895]

OMG!! I had no idea you could do this!

[@fionad9895]

It was the very lat bit of the tutorial btw btw

[@WesleyBosvelt]

Never realised that the liquify tool is so powerful.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

With great power comes great responsibility 🖌🕸

[@Carlos_Vasquez]

🔥🔥🔥

[@tedming3515]

I think with shoulders and arms you were just spot on, Karl. Otherwise it looked pretty much like she was apprehended and put into handcuffs for looking too good to onlookers.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Cheers Ted

[@navagiopoint]

awesome, first posssst~

[@VisualEducationStudio]

So close!

[@yoctlow]

Helpful material. Clarification: it's on only the very basics of Liquify, demonstrated but not _explained_, and the 2nd half is on selectively lifting shadows, good to see but not at all in the title, and a distinctly unrelated concept.

[@smartaction6933]

But how can I use liquify tool while I see the other layers?

[@VisualEducationStudio]

visualeducation.com/post-production/

[@longliveclassicmusic]

Stop giving away all my secrets! 🤣

[@VisualEducationStudio]

😂

[@photographypowerforyou]

my dear karl,if you come to China please find me ,i can offer you so many great models and great cheongsam,thanks

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Maybe one day Mee! All the best