How to style hair and beard in Photoshop

Do you want to add beard or hair to a portrait photo? Sometimes you may want to add a beard to your image to see how it looks, or just for fun. In this article, TipsMake.com will show you how to style hair and beard in Photoshop.

Use Photoshop to style the beard on a portrait photo

The first thing you need to do is open the portrait image to be edited in Photoshop.

Now go to Layer> New> Layer to add a new transparent layer above the layer of the original image (this layer will appear in the Layers panel to the right of the Photoshop screen).

Use the Eyedropper tool to select the color from the hair on the head. Then select the Brush Tool, reduce the Size to 2 pixels and set the Hardness to 70%.

Use the Brush Tool to draw a tiny beard.

Next, you'll need to create a brush from the beard you just painted. Just add a new layer from Layer> New> Layer .

Then you need to select the Rectangular Marquee Tool and draw a selection around the beard. Fill the selection with white with the Paint Bucket tool .

Next, go to Edit> Define Brush Preset and add a name for the new brush.

After adding a brush, continue and delete the top two layers from the Layers panel that you added to create the brush. You don't need these anymore.

After that, select the Brush Tool from the toolbar and select the Facial Hair brush .

Next, go to Window> Brush and check out many brush options here. For Brush Tip Shape , you should change the Angle to 90 degrees and set Spacing to 48%.

Next, click Shape Dynamics. Move Size Jitter to 100%, Angle Jitter to 9%, Round Jitter to 50% and select Direction in the drop-down Control list. Also tick the Flip X Jitter option .

After Shape Dynamics, you need to mark Scattering to select it. Click Both Axes and set Scatter to 248%.

Finally, you can choose Transfer. Increase the Opacity Jitter to 60%, make some of the beard sharper and some others brighter, so the image looks natural.

Now, you already know the steps needed to style hair and beard in Photoshop!

Simply add the brush Facial Hair created in any area on the face you want to add a beard.

The result will look like the image below!

TipsMake.com hopes this article has helped you learn how to style hair and beard in Photoshop.

Hope you are succesful.