How Not To Artificially Darken Skin Tones on Photoshop
It’s 2019, and everyone with access to a computer, the internet, and some cash can easily edit various elements in digital images. The best and most prominent software to do so is none other than Adobe Photoshop CC, which holds powerful tools to create and retouch photos and graphics. As powerful as the tools are, one non-advisable purpose of Photoshopping images is belittling the ethnicity of the subjects in it. Editing skin tones may be fun and profitable for some, but it causes genuine offence to others, especially when it makes minorities feel disregarded, dehumanised and disparaged as if their culture, skin colour and mannerisms were comical punchlines. For this tutorial, I’ll bring you through the ways on what you should NOT use when it comes to altering skin tones. The steps here are pretty much applicable to most versions of Photoshop, other photo-editing applications, and creative agencies that may not truly understand ...