A preview of the brush and its size will appear on the screen. Next, go to Edit -> Define Brush Preset to save it as a custom brush. Press Ctrl/Cmd and select the hair layer to activate the selection. However, the touch pen will provide more impressive results. If you don’t have a suitable device, you can use the trackpad or mouse for the task. Paint one single hair that matches other hairs on the face. This step is one of the most important for further work.

Hold Alt/Opt and sample the hair color with the Eyedropper Tool.

To make your facial hair Photoshop look natural, pay attention to its color. Depending on facial hair in the image, use brush thickness and flow that matches the other hairs. Make sure to reduce the size of the brush. To do it, you need to select the Brush Tool first. To get the most realistic effect, we’ll have to create a Custom Brush and paint a single hair on the layer we’ve just created. As a result, a new layer will appear above the background one. Press Shift-Cmd-N/Shift+Ctrl+N or click the New Layer button at the bottom of the Layers panel. The method I will tell you about is quite universal and is suitable for any type of facial hair: beards, mustaches, stubble.īut you need to decide on what type of hair you want to get in the end from the very beginning. These guidelines will help make your workflow easier and faster.

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