Can this be done?

[LUFC1991]

Hey,

New member here and I am just wondering if photoshop can be used to make people look slimmer than they really are. I ask because I am overweight and, essentially, I want to remember how I look when I was slimmer as motivation to shed the extra pounds next year.

Of course, I have seen many, many impressive body-altering things done on Photoshop. Can it make me slimmer? If so, how?

Thanks.

 

[scarmack]

Welcome! And yes, photoshop is used every single day in Magazines to fake "reality".

Here you go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omlFrDBKTJ4

 

[Hoogle]

yes it can be done some people can slim down with 10 mins of work others can take several hours. The photo is the key if you use slimming techniques when taking the photo then it will be easier to push of the extra pounds in photoshop.

However judging by the fact that you are asking this question makes me question your experience and skill in photoshop, I encourage the time to learn to do it properly and perhaps request that somebody experienced does a version for you to work towards yours as you learn, Very easy to over do it and not realise how much you really need to do in some areas and how very little you do in other areas.

even if you upload your image here and 10 experienced people slim you down you will probably have some drastic differences and opinions on what looks best.