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Photoshop's Liquify tool is great for making subtle editing adjustments to images and one of the most practical uses of this is in portrait work. Begin by loading the portrait that you want to edit. I used the one below to work on.
Drag the background layer to the new layer icon to duplicate the layer, so you have some pixels that you can safely work with.
Now go to Filter > Liquify.
Use the Zoom tool if necessary to zoom in to the area that you are going to work on. Choose the Freeze Mask tool and paint to freeze the areas that are around the area that you are going to work on. Freezing anything (in red) will not allow those pixels to be liquefied. This is a great tool for creating more precise image editing.
Here I'm not focusing on the neck first but rather covering up and freezing the areas surrounding the small edge of each face/chin as shown. This will allow me to only work on these specific areas
Choose the Shift Pixels tool. Use the bracket keys to get just the right brush size, making sure it's not bigger than the area that you have already freeze masked.
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