The smudge tool can be used in many situations...such as the way I used it below.I really wanted to get rid of my models splotchy freckles. If your editing a picture of a person it can be very handy in
- Getting rid of blemishes
- Making the image more cartoony
- blending harsh lines
- distorting the image altogether
In this image I took a relatively small brush and grabbed the smudge tool. I set the strength to around 21% because I just wanted to Soften things a bit. The technique I use with the smudge tool when it comes to skin is...rotate it in small circles keeping away from drastic changes in color...Meaning dont smudge something white into something dark...if you do, your gonna notice it. As you can see I did more than just smudge in this picture....Of course.. I adjusted the brightness/contrast made it a little darker and then went into my filters and played around with Topaz Adjust ( WHICH IS SOMETHING YOU WILL HAVE TO BUY, IT DOES NOT COME STOCK ON PHOTOSHOP). This picture was not photoshopped to look cosmetically correct...it was made with art in mind. Here are the Before and after pictures....

After
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