Black and White

http://clicchic.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Bring-Color-Back-to-a-Photo-That-Youve-Desaturated-Using-ANY-Version-of-Photoshop

I opened the image pictured above on the right in Photoshop. I went to Image>Adjustments>Desaturate to take the color out of the photo. Next, I selected the History Brush and changed its size and hardness. I painted over myself to bring it back to color. The easiest part of this tutorial was desaturating the photo and hardest part was painting the color back it just because this was the most detailed step.

Focused Shot

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/create-awesome-soft-focus-effect-photoshop-2/

I started by duplicating the layer, and then, I chose Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur. I adjusted the blur and changed the layers of opacity. I added a layer mask to the blurred layer. Using black and the brush tool, I painted over areas on the face such as the eyes and mouth. I changed the opacity. Then, I painted over the whole face with a little lower opacity and then over the hair with an even lower opacity. I set a lower opacity on less detailed areas to focus less attention on them. I brought up the Hue/Saturation dialog box by pressing Ctrl+U. I moved the saturation slider to the right to make the colors pop. This really helped my blonde hair and purple shirt stand out more. The hardest part of this tutorial was deciding how much to focus and blur different things. The easiest part was adjusting the saturation.

Wrinkle Removal

I created a duplicate layer to start. I took the Healing Tool and adjusted its settings. I pressed and held the Alt key to get a sample of skin near the wrinkle areas. Then, I used the Healing Tool to go over the wrinkles and correct them. I continued to get new skin samples with the Alt key and correct the wrinkles. The hardest part was getting the wrinkle areas to look natural because sometimes the area turned out darker than it needed to be. The easiest part was using the Alt key to get new skin samples.

Nose

http://www.photoshoplab.com/Digital-Nip-Tuck.html?id=tutorial_Digital-Nip-Tuck

I started by drawing a selection around the nose area using the Lasso Tool. I went to Filter>Liquify. I used the Pucker Tool to curve the nose inward and pressed OK. The hardest part of this tutorial was getting the shape of the nose correct with the Pucker Tool. The easiest part was using the Lasso Tool to make a selection.

Changing Hair Color

I started by opening this image in Photoshop and going into Quick Mask mode. I selected black from the Swatches palette and painted over the areas of hair that I wanted to be colored. After I painted over all of the hair that I needed to, I went back into Standard Mode. I went to Select>Inverse and then to Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation. I adjusted the level to give the hair a light purple color. The hardest part of the process was painting the hair because it was tedious. The easiest part was selecting the hair color.

Eye Makeup

I started by creating a new layer and changing the blending mode to color. I selected a blue color and painted the color onto the eyelid. I painted a magenta color above the blue on the eyelid. Using the eyedropper tool, I selected a point sample from the bottom eyelashes. I created a new layer, changed the blending mode to multiply, made an eyeliner, and applied it. The hardest part was applying the eyeliner because it was the most precise part of the process. The easiest part was putting the blue color on the eyelid.

Teeth Whitening

To complete this tutorial, I chose to use the first method. I created a new layer and selected the Dodge Tool. I ran the Dodge Tool over the teeth to make them whiter. I also went over the white part of the eyes with the Dodge Tool. I struggled at the beginning of this tutorial because I could not get the Dodge Tool to whiten. The easiest part was, once I figured out the Dodge Tool, painting over the teeth.