
To see the curved arrow, hover your cursor over either edge of the mouth.Īs you can probably figure out, if you want to make someone frown in Photoshop, you would pull the edges of the mouth down instead of up. To edit the smile in Photoshop, either grab the curved line around the edge of the smile and drag upward, or increase the smile filter using the toggle on the right-hand side of the window. Photoshop even has a smile filter where you can adjust the upward curve of the lips, creating a smile. On the right-hand side of the window, you’ll also see menus for individual features, where you can control the size of different parts of the face. You can use these to adjust the individual features of the face.

Once selected, you’ll notice that small lines appear around the model’s face when you hover over the cheeks, mouth, eyes, and other facial features. Once you have a clear view of the face, click on the Face Tool (or use the key command shortcut by typing the letter A). Choose the Zoom tool to zoom in on the model’s face, and use the Hand tool to recenter the face within the view window. On the left-hand side of the window, you’ll notice a small icon menu. With your new “Smiling Face” layer selected, choose Filter > Liquify from the dropdown menu at the top of the application window, or type SHIFT+CTRL+X (SHIFT+COMMAND+X on a Mac). We’ll be using the Liquify Filter to add a smile to our model.

If this makes you nervous and you’d prefer working non-destructively, you can convert the layer to a Smart Object before proceeding.

Note: I prefer working destructively when I make edits such as this so that I can layer Liquify effects.
