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To smooth skin instantly in Adobe Photoshop using the SkinFiner plugin, you can leverage its auto-masking feature to isolate skin tones and apply texture-preserving smoothing in seconds.

Here is the step-by-step workflow to get professional, natural-looking results instantly. 1. Initialize the Plugin Open your portrait image inside Adobe Photoshop.

Duplicate your background layer by pressing Ctrl + J (Windows) or Cmd + J (Mac) to ensure non-destructive editing.

Navigate to the top menu and select Filter > Photo Toolbox > SkinFiner. 2. Fine-Tune the Auto-Mask

SkinFiner automatically detects the subject’s face and generates a mask specifically targeting the skin.

Use the Before/After toggle or the split-screen view at the bottom of the plugin interface to track your modifications in real time.

Check the generated mask. If it misses parts of the skin or accidentally includes clothes/background elements, use the built-in Mask Brush to paint over or erase parts of the mask. 3. Adjust Skin Smoothing Sliders

Locate the Skin Smoothing panel on the right sidebar to control the intensity and depth of the effect:

Amount: Drag this slider to the right to increase overall smoothness. A value between 50 and 70 is generally optimal for a clean, editorial look that avoids a “plastic” appearance.

Fine/Medium/Coarse: These sliders alter detail distribution. Raising the Medium detail slider applies powerful smoothing over pores, while keeping the Fine detail slider at a lower or moderate value ensures real skin pores and micro-textures remain visible.

Balance: Adjust this if the highlights or shadows look over-processed. Slid right, it reduces smoothing in shadow areas; slid left, it reduces smoothing in highlight zones.

Watch this detailed breakdown of how to manipulate the panel settings for ideal skin texture preservation: RETOUCH skin with Photoshop and Skinfiner 2.0 YouTube · Aug 13, 2018 4. Optimize Skin Tone (Optional)