How to quickly and effectively clean out body hair in photoshop. A guide for students.

1. How to Quicklyand EffectivelyClean OutBodyHairin Photoshop
Hereis a preview of the beforeand after effect:
Before
After
FemaleHand
Step 1
Loadthe HandImagewe just downloand intoPhotoshopandduplicatethebackgroundlayeronce(alwaysa goodhabit, just in
casesomethinggoeswrong). Theresolutionofthis imageisquite high,andthat bringsthe attention to the hairon the forearm
(especiallywhenyou zoom in):
Step 2
We need to makea selectionaroundthehandandthe arm.Thereasonwedo this becauselateron whenweapplythe smudge
tool, we onlywant to applyit on the arm andhand, not anywhereelse.

2. So we cangrabthe QuickSelectionTool (Wkey) andmakea selectionoutsideandthehand, andhit Ctrl + Shift + I to inverse the
selection:
ThenGrabtheSmudgeToolfrom theToolboxandapplythe followingsettings:
Increasethe brushsize to approximatelythesameas the width of the arm (as shown below):

3. Left-clickandhold,andmove the Brush towardthe positionas shownbelow:
You willsee allthe hairmagicallydisappeared!Butit doesn’tendhere, we stillhave a bit retouchjobto do to makeit look better
Step 3
You willsee aroundtheBraceletarea, westill have somehairleft. Toremovethem,simplygrab the Blur Toolandsetits strength
to 100%, gentlybrush arcossthe surfacearoundthebracelet:
Also underthe palm thereis a bit of hairthere, we canremovethem usingthe Blur Toolaswell:
Maintaintheselection,hitCtrl + J to makea Layer via Copy andapplyfollowingSurfaceBlurSettings to this layer:

4. Changethe layer blendingmodeofthis layer to “Screen”andreducetheopacityof 60%,you willhave the followingeffect:
Add a layer maskto this layer as shownbelow, this willcreateabetter lightingcontrastfor the handandmakethis overall image
lookbetter:
And hereis the effect after applythe mask: