I am working on editing some skin textures and would like to edit out the body hair on them such as eyebrows. So far I have tried a couple of methods in Photoshop, such as using the clone stamp tool to erase the brows, but it did not blend or smooth out so well on close examination. Maybe if I used a layer to mask it out, but not sure how good of a result that would be either to get just right.

So, if anyone can chime in on a good method for removing body hair from skin textures such as the face brows, any advice would be helpful. I just am not too sure how to best go about masking them out to put on my own eyebrows or body hair when already applied.

Thanks for any tips,

I would use the clone tool (healing brush?) to duplicate the skin just above the brows , and then apply some blur at any visible edges.  You can work on a new layer till it looks ok. 

Use the clone tool first (small brush so as to not pick up anything you don't want), then the healing brush. Be sure you soften the healing brush. It helps it blend in better.

goes back to his photoshop elements guide for Dummies, thought clone tool and healing brush were the same thing  :laugh:

Fairly much the same, but the healing tool picks up elements and blends whereas the clone tool copies.

Also, I am posting an example of one of my edits from a skin mat I am currently working on. As you can see, I have done as suggested by "Unicornst" and used the "clone" then "healing" brush adjusted for softness. The left side of the image shows my edit while the right is unchanged.

Any tips so far on what you can see? I tried my best to remove the hair as you can see. I am going to finish the other side then re-do the eyebrows.

BTW, anyone know of how I can flip or mirror a brush easily? Some of the "brow" brushes I have for Photoshop need to go in the opposite direction. I was thinking maybe do a layer on top and flip the layer with the brows? Any suggestions for flipping directions?

Thanks for your feedback on the image edit and other tips.

It looks good to me.

Easier to flip the brow than to flip the brush. But which one depends on how much realism you're going for. Eyebrows aren't always symmetric unless they're plucked and painted. I usually flip the brow, though. grin