Software: Photoshop
Level: Beginner
Author: Matt (Online Adult Designs)

Introduction Ok so you've bought some content and you're ready to put some of the better looking girls in your tour to make sure that the surfer pays attention. That's groovy, but what if you're content isn't that great ? It's amazing how often I see AVS sites, TGP posts and Paysite tours that could have been made to look a whole lot better with a few simple tricks that really don't take a lot of time. Sure, if your niche is amateur then the "natural look" is ok, but for those of you who have wondered why your "teen" model looks like she's had a few kids and lives in a caravan then read on.

There are a number areas where you might want to improve a models look. Do they have body peircing and tattoos ? Do they have a lot of wrinkles ? Do they look like they need a tan ? In this tutorial we'll look at an easy way to remove Tattoos and then do some follow up work in next weeks tutorial on other techniques.

Step 1) Ok, grab the picture you want to remove the tattoo from and load it into photoshop. Figure 1 is a picture I've taken of my girlfriend (hehe .. only kidding).


         figure 1

Step 2) What we're going to do is copy a section of skin that is unmarked and paste it over the tattoo. Click the Rectangular marquee tool and make a a selection around an area of skin next to the tattoo that is large enough to cover it - see figure 2. Obviously when using skin from other sections of the body you will always get some variation in color so it's best to pick an area that is as close as possible in tone and color (if you can't find a section that is large enough you can paste 2 or more smaller areas of skin or you can try a different technique as shown in part 2 of this series).


         figure 2

Step 3) Now that you've selected your area hit ctrl-c to copy the area, then ctrl-v to paste a new bit of skin on top of your main image. You should see your layers menu looking like figure 3. With Layer 1 still selected move it over to cover the tattoo that is on the background layer below it as seen in figure 4.

   
                    figure 3                                    figure 4

Step 4) What we have now is not bad, but if you look closely at figure 4 you can still see the faint outline of the rectangular section of skin that we've just transplanted so we need to fix it. Grab the eraser tool and select a soft round brush from the drop down menu as shown in figure 5. Whilst layer1 is still selected carefully use your eraser to trace around the edge of the transplanted rectangle - this will be the first step in helping to blend the transplanted skin into the background.


         figure 5

Step 5) The next step is to Link layer 1 and the background as seen in figure 6 and then go to the main menu and merge these 2 layers with layer > merge linked. You will now have 1 layer to work with. Grab the blur tool and again select a soft round brush (I chose size 10 on this occation but it will vary according to the size of the area you are working with so spend some time experimenting). Finally Use the blur tool to blend the areas around the rectangle and into the background. If you've put in a little effort it will be very difficult to even know there was a tattoo there in the first place (see figure 7).

    
                    figure 6                                    figure 7

Conclusion: Well that wasn't that hard was it ? In next weeks tutorial we'll look at some other techniques to help improve the look of your pics that should be a fundamental part of any webmasters arsenal.

Online Adult Designs are a newly formed company whose designers have had a great deal of experience in the adult industry. Our mission is to go well beyond our clients expectations in terms of the quality of our designs and the services we provide. With tour prices starting from as low as $500.00 USD we prove that a good product can be delivered at a very affordable price.