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Learn the Photoshop Face Swap and Blend

Technique in Just 10 Easy Steps
The Photoshop face swap technique allows you to completely alter a model’s face. This is
helpful in humanizing your product photos and making the most of your investment.
by Rokaiya Yeasmin Munni on May 28, 2018
How to Swap Faces in Photoshop

1. Open your image �les in Photoshop
2. Select the face you want in your �nal photo
3. Copy the image
4. Paste the image
5. Resize the image
6. Copy your background layer
7. Create a clipping mask
8. Create a slight overlap of the face with the body

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9. Delete the face from the body layer
10. Select the body and face layers
The Photoshop face swap is an image-editing technique that allows you to essentially swap
faces of di�erent people using Photoshop. The Photoshop face swap technique is especially
useful for ecommerce brands who want to make the most of their product photography
investments.
There are many reasons you’d want to do a Photoshop face swap, including:
Adding variety to the models featured in your product photos (remember, consumers
like to see people who look like them)
Using a shot where everything but the model’s face was in the right position
Making an unhappy or angry child happy again
In this article, we’ll learn the Photoshop face swap and blend technique in just 10 easy steps.
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Editor’s note: We’re using Photoshop 2018 Creative Cloud. For other versions, the steps may
vary.
Step 1: Open your image �les in Photoshop

Open the two headshots in Photoshop by clicking File and selecting Open from the
dropdown menu. It’ll open a new window where you can select the photos.
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You can select both by holding the CTRL key (COMMAND on a Mac) while you click the
second �le.
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Step 2: Select the face you want in your �nal photo

Click on the �le tab that corresponds to the face that you want in the �nal photo. Select the
Lasso Tool by pressing L on the keyboard or selecting it from the tool menu. Carefully trace
around the eyebrows, nose and lips.
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It’s best to select only the most highlighted portions of the face so that you can swap faces
with a more realistic outcome. It’ll have a �ashing dotted line around it when you’re �nished.
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Step 3: Copy the image

Click CTRL+C (or COMMAND+C for Mac users) to copy the selection. Make sure the dotted
line is still �ashing.
Step 4: Paste the image

From the tabbed workspaces, select your workspace that contains the face from your
original shot that you want to replace. This will be your “body” layer. Press CTRL+V
(COMMAND+V on Mac) to paste the copied face to the photo. Then press CTRL+D
(COMMAND+D for Mac users) to deselect the face and remove the �ashing line.
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Step 5: Resize the image

Adjust the layer to 30% opacity so that you can see beneath the layer. Using CTRL+T
(COMMAND+T for Mac), position the face by lining up the eyes and mouth, stretching as
needed to get them to line up as closely as you can.
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To adjust the face proportionately hold the Shift key and click the box and drag. If you hover
near the corner, it will give you rotation toggles that allow you to turn the image.
Getting the faces to line up well will require some patience, and a little trial and error using
your eye to �nd the position that looks most natural.
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Once you’re happy with the placement, press Enter to �nalize your placement. This is EDITS
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important. If you forget to press Enter when you �nish, all of your hard work will be lost.
Then adjust the layer opacity back to 100%.
Step 6: Copy your background layer

Next, you’ll need to duplicate your background layer. From the layer menu select your
background layer. You can right click and select Duplicate Layer or use the keyboard
shortcut by pressing CTRL+J (COMMAND+J on Mac).
Rename the copy layer “body” as it will make up the majority of your �nal photo. Go ahead
and click on the Visibility Eye to hide the background layer.
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Step 7: Create a clipping mask
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Press CTRL (COMMAND on Mac) while clicking the thumbnail of the face layer. This will
select the shape of the face on all layers.
Select the body layer and click on the Visibility Eye of the face layer to hide it. After the
background and face layer are hidden you will only see the layer you have selected.
Step 8: Create a slight overlap of the face with the body

Go to the Photoshop menu in the header and click Select. Then choose Modify and select
Contract.
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In the dialogue box, type 10 pixels. This will shrink the clipping mask by 10 pixels which will
allow the face to overlap the body by a few pixels.
Step 9: Delete the face from the body layer

While the body layer is still selected, press Delete or Backspace to remove the area beneath
the face. Press CTRL+D (COMMAND+D on Mac) to deselect.
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Step 10: Select the body and face layers

Go to Edit in the Photoshop menu. Select Auto-Blend Layers from the dropdown menu.
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A box will pop up (see screenshot below). Select Panorama and check the box for Seamless
Tones and Colors and Content Aware Fill Transparent Areas before clicking OK.
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Here’s what you’ll be looking at:
And your �nal image should like this:
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How Do You Change Skin Color in Photoshop?

There are several techniques you can use to change skin color in Photoshop. We recommend
�rst using the auto-blend function and selecting the naturally highlighted areas of the face.
This makes the blending look more natural even in cases where the tones may not match
perfectly.
If you need to change the skin color for your Photoshop face swap, instead of following Step
10 in the tutorial, you could also try one of the following:
Assess the di�erence in brightness and color of the two images. Then using Hue,
Saturation, Brightness and a Layer Mask you can adjust each one independently until
you achieve the desired tone.
Another option is to use the Selective Color Mask. This technique uses a layer mask to
protect the areas that do not need color adjustment. It alters the CMYK and RGB colors
of the layers until they match.
A third method is to use the Curves function with a Layer Mask to protect areas that do
not need color adjustment.
What Is the Layer Mask in Photoshop?

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You use a Layer Mask in Photoshop to select only parts of an image. The Layer EDITS
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portions of your photo from being seen. That’s why it’s helpful in the Photoshop face swap: It
preserves parts of the original face while replacing other parts of the face with a di�erent
one.
Photoshop automatically creates the Layer Mask as a function of the Auto-Blend feature.
The Layer Mask uses black and white to denote areas of exposure. The white areas are
exposed and the black areas are not. Additionally, you can use the Paintbrush tool to apply
white or black to the image for better precision.
There are other uses for the Layer Mask, such as removing an element or object from an
image or superimposing multiple images together.
Using the Photoshop Face Swap Technique in Product

Photos
The Photoshop face swap technique can be applied to other scenarios, more than just
switching faces. For ecommerce product photography in particular, the Photoshop face swap
has a few potential uses. This means you can more easily get varied product photos for a
smaller investment.
For example:
For jewelry product photography, you can swap out stones, pendants or gems
In apparel, you can switch the designs on a t-shirt
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When you have lifestyle photos with models, you can use the Photoshop face swap to
change their hairstyles
You can change the graphic on a mug or pint glass
Change the labels on drink bottles, cardboard boxes of food, and other food-related
items
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Rokaiya Yeasmin Munni
As manager of digital marketing at Clipping Path India, Rokaiya wants to help retailers and
photographers use marketing strategies and tactics that will elevate their business. She has
an 19-year background in graphic design, content management, PPC and digital marketing.
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How to Master Photoshop Face Swap in Just 10 Easy Steps – Path https://pathedits.com/blogs/tips/photoshop-image-swap-blend-techniq...

Learn the Photoshop Face Swap and Blend

by Rokaiya Yeasmin Munni on May 28, 2018

How to Swap Faces in Photoshop

2. Select the face you want in your �nal photo

3. Copy the image

4. Paste the image

5. Resize the image

6. Copy your background layer

7. Create a clipping mask

8. Create a slight overlap of the face with the body

9. Delete the face from the body layer

10. Select the body and face layers

Making an unhappy or angry child happy again

Receive free ecommerce & product photography tips

Step 1: Open your image �les in Photoshop

Step 2: Select the face you want in your �nal photo

Step 3: Copy the image

Step 4: Paste the image

Step 5: Resize the image

Then adjust the layer opacity back to 100%.

Step 6: Copy your background layer

Step 8: Create a slight overlap of the face with the body

Step 9: Delete the face from the body layer

Step 10: Select the body and face layers

Here’s what you’ll be looking at:

And your �nal image should like this:

How Do You Change Skin Color in Photoshop?

What Is the Layer Mask in Photoshop?

Using the Photoshop Face Swap Technique in Product

In apparel, you can switch the designs on a t-shirt

You can change the graphic on a mug or pint glass

Rokaiya Yeasmin Munni

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How to Change Eye Direction in Photoshop (VIDEO)

How to Turn a Picture into a Line Drawing in Photoshop

How to Create a Clipping Path in Photoshop [2022]

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