skin folds

[meris]

underarm skin folds due to overtight/mis-sized bras - how can these be fixed?

There is the chicken's feet at the joint, then the big fold where the breast is pressed in.

 

 

[Damien Symonds]

Oh, this is always tricky.  May I see the whole photo (or at least a larger section) for reference?

[meris]

[meris]

I tried freq sep + heal, it can get rid of the chicken's feet but there's a few creases running down the arm and it's not quite right.

Can't do anything about the fold at all.

[Damien Symonds]

Just to be safe, can you check this for me?

[meris]

That was a screencap from LR.

Do you need a file to actually edit from? Because that won't fit in a 700x700 100% crop

[Damien Symonds]

Doesn't have to be 700x700 in this case.

[meris]

100% cut

[Damien Symonds]

Do you think this is passable?

[meris]

Yes thanks. I think this works. I'd want to make the shadow area extend a bit further up so it doesn't look so bulging.

What is the process? I have a couple I need to do.

[Damien Symonds]

Oh, actually, I'd dodged that shadow because I thought it looked better lighter.  But yes, of course you can do whatever you want.

I have to go and make dinner now, I'll try to come back later and explain the process.

[Damien Symonds]

Ok, here goes ...

First, I used the Marquee Tool to select a big chunk of arm, and moved it up a bit (I lowered the opacity of the layer while doing this, so as to be sure it lined up ok.  I also had to rotate it a tiny bit, I'm not sure if you can tell that in this screenshot):

Then I gently masked it in, to cover the extra creases in the armpit:

Next, I selected a big chunk of her flank, and again I moved it and rotated it (at temporary low opacity) to cover those wrinkles:

Then I gently masked it on:

In case it helps, here's a view of the mask on that layer:

Finally, I used the Handyman Method to tidy up the last of the shadowing (as already discussed, I think I made it a bit lighter than you prefer):

Hope this helps.

[meris]

Brilliant. Never thought to take another section.

Are there retouchers who would do this type of work and what would I expect to pay ?

[Damien Symonds]

What?  I just showed you how to do it!  Don't give up now.

[meris]

I followed this, I get maybe 85% of the way there. This one is passable.

I have another one with no bra and hands there. I couldn't get the pressure of the fingers looking right there.

[Damien Symonds]

May I see it?

[meris]

This one the belly texture seems too different from the breast area. But mainly I don't know what shape it should be there. When it looks flat or bulging, it wasn't quite right.

[meris]

This one it's so close to the edge, and the shadows are really complex.

You can just see at the top finger there's a fold underneath.

[Damien Symonds]

36 minutes ago, meris said:

This one the belly texture seems too different from the breast area.

I see what you mean, but I don't see that you have any choice.

36 minutes ago, meris said:

But mainly I don't know what shape it should be there. When it looks flat or bulging, it wasn't quite right.

I would remove it completely, then lower the opacity of that layer to where it looks most plausible (thereby restoring some of the bulge).  This will also help with the texture problem.

For the slight visible crease at the armpit, just some gentle cloning, I think.

37 minutes ago, meris said:

This one it's so close to the edge, and the shadows are really complex.

You can just see at the top finger there's a fold underneath.

The Handyman Method should take care of this.