Sculpt Face Lighting

Sculpt Face Lighting in Adobe Photoshop — with two ready prompts: the immediate one, and the one that makes it stick. 1 real situation leads here.

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Make the spokesperson's face pop by subtly sculpting light and shadow so the portrait reads well in a small thumbnail.

2 ready prompts

Written for the moment this actually comes up.

Execute — do the immediate task

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Sculpt light and shadow on the spokesperson's face so it pops in thumbnails: apply gentle dodge and…
Sculpt light and shadow on the spokesperson's face so it pops in thumbnails: apply gentle dodge and burn to cheekbones and jaw, adjust overall levels to increase midtone contrast, and export a thumbnail-sized JPEG for social by [deadline=end of day].

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Make the spokesperson's face read strongly at thumbnail size so the content strategist can approve:…
Make the spokesperson's face read strongly at thumbnail size so the content strategist can approve: perform subtle localized dodge and burn to define cheekbones, nose, and jaw without changing skin tone, refine contrast with levels to lift midtones while preserving highlights, preview at 150px width to confirm readability, and export a thumbnail-optimized JPEG and layered PSD named [filename=Spokesperson_ThumbReady.jpg].

Who does this, and with what

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Social Media Content CreatorAdobe PhotoshopAdobe Camera Rawalso: Enhance Spokesperson Thumbnailalso: Subtle Dodging & Burning

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