Beauty Pt 2

[kric2schaam626]

Here is another friend who helped me out while I practiced lights and composition... Thoughts?

 

[amandamartin]

Looks decent, but I would try smoothing her skin out a bit, to make it a little more even

 

[kric2schaam626]

Looks decent, but I would try smoothing her skin out a bit, to make it a little more even

Not really sure how? I've only tried Gaussian blur and it never comes out right...

 

[MTVision]

Not really sure how? I've only tried Gaussian blur and it never comes out right...

Hopefully I remember the steps:

If you already have layers going you will want to ctrl-shift-alt-e - it will merge the layers (but won't flatten them). You'll want to convert to a smart object (under filter I believe). Then go to blur>surface blur. Radius 18/threshold 10 is a good starting point. Since its a smart object you can adjust the settings later if you need too. Reduce the opacity of the layer to 75%. Invert the mask and use a soft white low opacity brush to paint on the skin. You might need to build up the smoothness.

You want to keep some of the skin texture so it looks natural!

 

[Ernicus]

Did you run it through the stuff I put in your other thread?

Looks like you did some stuff to it....so it came out a bit more blurry/soft than I'd like when I ran it through my stuff...so I had to do a bit more things to it so compensate, still kinda dark though. Here's what I came out with ...

oh..why'd you crop off her head?

 

[MTVision]

Did you run it through the stuff I put in your other thread?

Looks like you did some stuff to it....so it came out a bit more blurry/soft than I'd like when I ran it through my stuff...so I had to do a bit more things to it so compensate, still kinda dark though. Here's what I came out with ...

oh..why'd you crop off her head?

<img src="http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=11889"/>

What did you do? It looks like you blurred almost the whole picture?

 

[Ernicus]

actually, I changed a thing or two, this might be a bit better...not sure as my display sucks balls.

 

[Ernicus]

Did you run it through the stuff I put in your other thread?

Looks like you did some stuff to it....so it came out a bit more blurry/soft than I'd like when I ran it through my stuff...so I had to do a bit more things to it so compensate, still kinda dark though. Here's what I came out with ...

oh..why'd you crop off her head?

<img src="http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/attachments/people-photography/11889-beauty-pt-2-dsc_0164_facebook-1.jpg"/>

What did you do? It looks like you blurred almost the whole picture?

Yeah, it compounded on top of what she did, so I'd need the original instead. I redid it and brought back out some detail in her hair/hand and parts, but not her face. It's hard at times, cause what I see in my ps doesn't show up in the threads as what I see. If that makes sense. lol

 

[kric2schaam626]

Did you run it through the stuff I put in your other thread?

Looks like you did some stuff to it....so it came out a bit more blurry/soft than I'd like when I ran it through my stuff...so I had to do a bit more things to it so compensate, still kinda dark though. Here's what I came out with ...

oh..why'd you crop off her head?


View attachment 11889

Why did I crop the head? I don't know, i like it...

I did run it through the first part but not the second... it kept turning out dark

 

[Jaemie]

Dear god, now she looks like Odo from Star Trek!

 

[Ernicus]

I tried to bring back more detail...I think this one is better. lol.

Thanks for sharing, its good practice. I'm not saying mine are perfect...just practicing and learning. I think I did ok on the face smoothing the complexion, unless anyone has anything else to offer?

oh, and in part two, set the multiply factor accordingly if it comes out too dark, instead of 50% use say 75 ish or whatever looks good, and then you can bring out the detial by setting your brush to say 15-20% and go over the hair and hands and stuff like you did the eyes...and then do it till you like it.

 

[Ernicus]

well damn, I just noticed I brought out too much above her lip...a little fur is showing, lol...I didn't follow the lip line well. ah well...you get the idea, lol.

 

[MTVision]

 

[Ernicus]

another thought occured to me also. You can run the Imagenomic noise filter through it too, it treats facial complexion issues like noise....so it can fix pimples...bumps...etc. Then I spot healed the little bits it left over, pot marks ... etc. Did nothing but that noise removal filter, no gaussian or other stuff.






***edit***
yes, I know this is unfinished...I just wanted it to represent what the one particular filter can do.

 

[MTVision]

another thought occured to me also. You can run the Imagenomic noise filter through it too, it treats facial complexion issues like noise....so it can fix pimples...bumps...etc. Then I spot healed the little bits it left over, pot marks ... etc. Did nothing but that noise removal filter, no gaussian or other stuff.

<img src="http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=11896"/>

***edit***
yes, I know this is unfinished...I just wanted it to represent what the one particular filter can do.

I don't know about the noise filter but the skin/hair looks a little unrealistic. Can you mask it back or lower the opacity when you use it?

But then again maybe I'm not sure what the OP is going for.....