Photoshop's AI Expression Changer 2.0!
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In this video, we're going to make some big changes. But if you want to make tiny, tiny adjustments to the facial expression, simply press Ctrl or Command J to make a copy of the background lip. Let's go to Filter and then Camera Raw. Don't forget to convert for smart filters. Hit OK, so that you can change the values of the filters later.
Filter Liquify for Tiny Adjustments
Now, let's go to Filter > Liquify. You guessed it right! For tiny adjustments, it is fine. Now, inside of the Face Aware Liquify section, just open that up. You have all the eyes, the nose, mouth, everything. If you have multiple faces, you can choose the face you want to target. There is just one here. Let us choose mouth. Inside of the mouth, we can just do a little bit of the smile. As I said, for tiny, tiny changes, for changes from here to here, it's fine.
In this video, we're going to do something bigger than that. But for dozens of muscles on the face, just two points won't cut it. So, what do we need to do? Let us take the most serious and not so serious person in the industry and make a copy of the background lip. Press Ctrl or Command J. Now, before we do anything, again let us not forget. Let's go to Filter > Convert for Smart Filters. We want to always have the ability to go back and change stuff later.
Using Neural Filters for Big Changes
Let's go to Filter again, and this time we're going to use something older but also new when it was launched. Neural Filters. Inside of that, turn on Smart Portrait if it's not already downloaded. Click on the download button, which might be showing for you instead of this. Right now, let's turn it on. And, you guessed it right. Make sure this is checked, by the way. And turn the happiness all the way to the right-hand side. It's going to create something weird. I'm absolutely sure of that. But don't worry, right now it's processing in the cloud. It's going to be a little slow. That's fine. But after it has processed, every other processing will happen on the device. At least that's what happens as of now. So right now, even if you make any adjustments, see? It's processing on device now.
Once it has processed on the cloud, let us increase the happiness all the way to the right again. I know it looks a bit funky. The teeth are weird. We're going to take care of that later. But it gives you a very nice base to work on. You have other fun stuff like facial age. If you want to make Kanye old, there you go. We don't want that. You have eye direction expressions here as well. You can decrease the anger a little bit. He definitely needs that. Or make him a bit surprised. That's up to you. But these are creating weird results. So we're going to keep it. Double click on it to keep it in the middle and hit OK once you're satisfied. This is fine for me.
Make sure your output is set to Smart Filter. Hit OK. And at any point in time, if you want to go back, you already know what to do. You're smart. Double click on the neural filter right here. It will go back to all of these settings and you can adjust them. Let's hit Cancel for now. So here's the before and here is the after. It is also changing other parts of the body, which we don't want. So we can always take the help of layer masking.
Layer Masking to Refine the Changes
Click on the mask button right there. But before you do, hold the ALT key or the Option key and then click on the mask button. It creates a negative mask. Now we can take the brush with white as the foreground color. With a soft round brush, just reveal the mouth area. That's all. The flow is low. Let's increase it to 100% opacity and flow. Let's reveal this area. I know it looks like a happy Shrek, but anyway, it took away the nose a bit. So let's paint in black. You can always press X to toggle between the foreground and the background colors. And if the foreground and the background colors are something else, you can always press D to set them to defaults, black and white. So painting this area back in black. There you go. Here's the before, here's the after. Now, before we go and take care of the teeth, don't forget to take a break and get back and focus on the other areas. It's also changing the beard a little bit. Here's the before, here's the after. Recover as much as you can.
Let's get back to the mask and paint this area as well in black. We did too much. Let's bring back the artificial sides as well. He is smiling for once. Now, sometimes it is not just the things you're changing but other stuff too. Have a look. There's this weird thing going on his nose. It was even there in the original photo. So let's create a new layer at the top and we're going to choose the remove tool right here and just erase it. But before you do, you want to make sure "Sample All Layers" is checked, otherwise, nothing will be sampled. Let's paint right here. There you go. Fixed!
Fixing the Teeth
Now, for the teeth, you might think that you would use the generator fill, but trust me, I tried it for hours and hours and hours and this is what it gives. This is one option, second option, third option. All of these are weird. I mean, we cannot even use this. It is just crazy. And even if something decent shows up, if you begin to zoom in, it just looks whacked. We definitely cannot use it. And have a look at this. It's like he just chewed on some tobacco or something. But anyway, here's again, I tried it several different times and we definitely cannot use this. We have to use the fundamental tools and techniques of Photoshop. It is always something that we can rely on. And some things are best done by hand.
So here we have a photo with similar lighting, similar skin tone, and a wonderful smile. So let's take help of the teeth right here. But before we do, make a copy since we are making a composite. You can straighten up the teeth a little bit as well. Let us take the remove tool from right here and you can just try making a few strokes right here. It does a perfect job. Another one right there. Fixed. By the way, there's also bubbles forming. We don't want that. Alright, that's gone. And now, we can make a copy. Let us take the lasso tool right here and make a selection around the lips like this. Press Ctrl or Command C to make a copy. Let's go back to Kanye. Ctrl or Command V. You want to right-click right here. Choose Convert to Smart Object so that we don't lose details by transforming it. Press Ctrl or Command D. And the first thing we notice here is that the light on this teeth is coming from the left-hand side, while on Kanye, it's slightly on the right-hand side. As you can see, there's more shadow on the left-hand side. So, right- click on it and choose Flip Horizontal, just like this.
Now, you can decrease the opacity of the teeth and adjust it in that position. So, I'm going to place it right there. Hold the ALT key or the Option key. Click right here to place the anchor point there. And then keep on holding the ALT key or the Option key and resize from that point, rotate from that point. You see how convenient this is? You can decrease the opacity even further if you want. Just click and drag like this. I would keep it at about 50%. And then right-click on this and choose Warp. And now, you have more controls to adjust it to your liking. This looks fine for now. Hit Enter or Return once you're satisfied and increase the opacity back to 100%. Now, it is all the magic of masking, softening, and matching, simply with this layer selected, click on the mask button. You already guessed it, take the brush, take a soft round brush with black as the foreground color. Slowly and gradually paint around the edges, that's all. Bring back the original Kanye lips. It looks marvelous.
Now, we have to match the teeth a little bit more. Also, there's a bit of shadow that we need to remove. First of all, I recommend zooming out, and then looking at the overall image again. Look at the eye whites, they're brighter than the teeth. So let's create a Curves adjustment layer. Click on the adjustment layer icon and then choose Curves. Also, we want to limit the curves to the teeth. So click on this button right there and take the slider on the right to the left, just like this. Now, it's kind of matching. You can also make it brighter from here. Create a point and make it slightly brighter.
And now, it is time for us to remove the shadow. For that, we can create a brand new layer at the top, simple layer, that's fine. Change the blend mode from Normal to Soft Light. You already know where we are going with this, dodging and burning. Zoom in, take the brush with the soft round brush and the flow to about 1 or 2%. I'm going to go with 1. Just paint with white, that's all, to remove the shadow. I think this does it. Here's the before, here's the after. And right now, I think that the teeth are too bright in the corner areas. So here's the before, here's the after of this curve that we added. So we need to take it away from the corners. So, select the mask right here, take the brush with black as the foreground color, just take it away from the corners. Don't forget to increase the flow back to 100%, just like this. It's becoming more and more realistic, just from the corners, that's all. And there you have Kanye smiling.
Adding Eyebrow Expressions
Now, on top of that, if you want, why not add some eyebrow expressions? So, press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E (Command + Option + Shift + E). This creates a merged layer of everything you see in the canvas right now. Then let's go to Filter > Convert for Smart Filters. Let's not forget this step, hit OK. And go to Filter > Liquify. With the Forward Warp Tool selected right here, you want to make sure pressure is less. And from here, slowly and gradually, you can push in the eyebrows.
Now, if you don't want to disturb the eyes, you can always use the Freeze Mask Tool right here and just paint in this area. That way, it will not move no matter what you do. And now, you can use the Forward Warp Tool and move the eyebrows as much as you want. Let's give him a funny expression. The idea is to always slowly and gradually nudge, not do major movements. This looks funny but devilish. Let's erase the mask right here by using this tool. And let's make it bigger and just erase all of it.
Now, there's another tool that you can use. Just scroll down, and there's a Reconstruct. Sometimes, we do way too much. This is like Undo on a slider. If you take it all the way to the left-hand side, it's like you did nothing. And here's the overall after. Nice animation. So, we want to go something like this, about 68% is fine. Hit OK, hit OK again. And there you have your Kanye full of expressions.
I know this is not perfect. This is just to have some fun with Photoshop. And I really encourage you to sometimes take a break from your commercial or professional work and just have fun with Photoshop. Play with Photoshop. Have all the fun you want. Now, I know there are some shortcomings. The resolution right here is not that great of the mustache. But that's no problem. There are a bunch of AI tools that you can use to enlarge it, to bring back the resolution, bring back the details. You can use plugins like Topaz, Luminar, and so many other websites and platforms and plugins and software.
Just to show it to you, I'm going to create a merged layer at the top, Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E (Command + Option + Shift + E). Then let's go to Filter > Topaz. I'm going to use Sharpen AI. And again, if you just want to try it out, I have linked it up in the description. And just the standard one does a pretty good job of getting back some of the resolution right here. Have a look. There was no detail in the beard, but it has got back some of the details. Let us try Motion Blur. Very blurry. See, it brings back more details. And you can scroll down, try increasing Remove Blur. And now, we have even more detail right here. That's amazing. Hit Apply, and you're good to go. And now, you can bring back some of it right here.
Here's the before, here's the after. See the details? Hold the ALT key or the Option key, click on the mask button to create a negative mask, and just bring it back where you need it. Take the brush, white as the foreground color. And this is where we needed it. This is where we needed it. And for some areas, you can use the Remove Tool to improve it later. This is where we needed it. There we go.
Now, if you feel this is too much, you can decrease the opacity slightly. So I'm going to go for 80%, and you can go on and on and on. I would create a new layer, fix this area with the Remove Tool, fix that area at the top right here which looks weird. And there is just no end to it.
I hope this video helped you. The idea is to mix and match the traditional techniques, the fundamentals, the basics, with the new technology. A true artist knows how to do things manually because he or she knows that their manual training will help fill the gap of technological flaws here and there. So just to recap, it all together:
- If professionally you want to make very, very tiny changes from here to here, use Liquify. Inside of Liquify, there is Face Aware that you can use.
- If you want to make big changes just for fun, use the Neural Filters. Now it won't be perfect, of course. It will create some weirdness. And then, we have to use our traditional Photoshop techniques or any other techniques that we deem fit to fix all of that.
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FAQs
1. Can I use Photoshop's AI expression changer for professional projects?
Yes, you can use Photoshop's AI expression changer for professional projects. It allows you to make precise adjustments to facial expressions for various purposes.
2. Are there any limitations to the AI expression changer?
While the AI expression changer is a powerful tool, it may not always produce perfect results. It's important to combine it with traditional Photoshop techniques to refine and enhance the changes.
3. Can I apply the AI expression changer to multiple faces in an image?
Yes, you can apply the AI expression changer to multiple faces in an image. Simply choose the face you want to target and make the desired adjustments.
4. How can I fix any undesired effects created by the AI expression changer?
If the AI expression changer creates any undesired effects, you can use layer masking and other Photoshop tools to refine and correct the changes. Experimentation and manual adjustments are key.
5. Can I use the AI expression changer to change other facial features?
The AI expression changer primarily focuses on changing facial expressions. However, there are other options available within Photoshop to modify various facial features such as eye direction, facial age, and more.
In conclusion, Photoshop's AI expression changer 2.0 is a powerful tool that allows you to make both subtle and dramatic changes to facial expressions. By combining AI technology with traditional Photoshop techniques, you can achieve impressive results. While the AI expression changer may not always produce perfect outcomes, it provides a solid foundation for further refinement and customization. So, have fun exploring the possibilities and unleash your creativity with this innovative tool.
