Flawless Airbrushing
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Here's a simple airbrushing tutorial that involves only two tools, the "Healing Brush" and "Liquify". Let's start off with a candid shot of Amy Lee on a new canvas.
I've outlined all of the "flaws" we will be airbrushing in the tutorial.
Let's start off by putting Amy's frown naturally upside down. Under the 'Filter' option in the top toolbox, find the 'Liquify' tool. A new window will open. In the liquify tool, zoom in the picture 600%, and make sure you are focused in the area around the mouth. Next, select the 'Forward Warp Tool' on the toolbar to the left (the icon of the pointed finger). To your right of the window, is another box with the tool's brush options. Be sure to set the 'Brush Size' to 20, 'Brush Density' to 50, and 'Brush Pressure' to 100. With your mouse, drag, the smile lines carefully up so that it looks as natural as possible. When you are finished click 'Ok'.
It is time to revert our attention to actually airbrushing the wrinkles, zoom into the picture by 400%. On the vertical toolbar to your left, click the icon above the 'Brush' tool - be sure it is set at 'Healing Brush Tool'. Go to the horiztonal toolbar located at the top of the window, and set the brush size to 20. Now, we are going to focus on eliminating the wrinkles and bags underneath Amy's eyes. Underneath the wrinkle/bag, where more flawless looking skin can be found, press ALT on your keyboard. 
A cursor should turn into a target. While holding the ALT button, click at the area you want to graft onto the wrinkles/bags. Simply click over the wrinkles/bags, and they should magically blend in with the rest of the skin!
The same steps are to be repeated for other parts of the face that require airbrushing:
The wrinkles around the cheeks and mouth.
The wrinkles around the lower mouth and chin.
The wrinkles around the forehead area.
When you finished, the photo should look so natural that it didn't even appear airbrushed!
And you are done!
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