How to Apply Lipstick to your Photograph using Photoshop

Open the picture

Either click File > Open or use keyboard shortcut Ctrl + O.

how to apply lipstick effect to a photograph using photoshop

Add a New Layer

Either click on the Create New Layer icon or use shortcut Shift + Ctrl + N to create a new layer. The layer will be named Layer 1. Set the blending properties of the layer to Color by either selecting it from the drop down box located in the layers palette or by right clicking and selecting blending options on Layer 1. It is on this layer that we are going to paint our lipstick.

Select Brush

Either click on the icon or press B to select paint brush. Select a brush size that suits the area to be painted. In this case the lips. We selected a brush size of 10. Set the opacity to 50%.

Select Lip Color

Select the color with which you would like to work on your models lips. We will first apply a light shade to the lips and then apply a darker shade to the border to create the effect. So select the color of your choice. We selected a shade of red.

Apply Lip Color

First apply color on the lips. Carefully paint the inside of the lips and do not overlap to the surrounding skin. Press E to select the Eraser tool. Use the eraser tool set to a lower opacity of 25 or so to erase spill overs. You might as well set the hardness of the eraser to 0 for better results.

Select the Border Color

Select a darker shade of the color with which you painted the lips. And apply it to the borders of the lips using a smaller size brush.

Smudge the Border

Select the smudge tool by either clicking on the icon or by pressing R. Set the strength of the smudge tool to a lower value of 40%. Smudge the border with strokes going from the border to the center of the lips. Clean up any spill over’s using the eraser tool.