Registered: December 2002 Location: Cleveland users gallery
Ok, I'm another first timer to this site.... Always up for a challenge I started my first of many..
Well, first I made a couple of duplicate layers and took the bottom layer and applied a exagerated dust and scratch removal to keep the tones of the background after I touched up a few areas I applied a grain to this background using add noise.
Next, I took the top layer and erased the background to allow the bottom layer to show through this kept most of the details of the hair edges. Now the fun began, I cloned out the bad cracks using the clone tool at 100% not worrying too much about the stepping that resulted, then I came back with all the harsh cracks gone and cloned using 30-60% opacity to smooth out the steps and blending better not worring about the blurring at this time after I was happy with the cloning I did an unsharp mask to add some details to the eyes and mouth areas mostly then I applied noise to this layer to give it this grain look and to eliminate the blurred look.
NOTES:
I always try my best to keep the original shapes of an image to keep it true to form - it is easy to get wrapped up in making it look better then the origially was but especially with people I alway try to keep this true look...
I use the "add grain" a lot to cover up blurred cloning and it works very well and eliminates the stepping usually assoiated with cloneing large area.
Registered: February 2002 Location: nr Knutsford Cheshire England
1/6/2003 4:55pm
I like your work very much. I agree with keeping true to form. I look forward to seeing your work on the retouching challenges. Well done
kndz Junior Member
Registered: December 2002 Location: Cleveland
1/7/2003 6:32am
Thanks Dennis. I appreciate your comments and I'll pick a retouch challenge next.....
Dale
pstewart Registered User
Registered: July 2002 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 790
1/9/2003 3:30pm
Great job, especially in the difficult neck area. The hours were well spent since your result is very clean and realistic.
Phyllis
Mike Needham Senior Member
Registered: April 2002 Posts: 411
1/9/2003 9:35pm
It shows that you have handled the work with a deft touch and a sensitive hand.
The enlarged version could do with being 800px wide, it would also help show off your work to it's best effect.
I like the tonal qualities and I like the way you have handled the hair, it has retained a realistic quality that is all important in the final product.
kndz Junior Member
Registered: December 2002 Location: Cleveland
1/11/2003 12:57am
Thanks for the kind words mike and phyllis I really appreciate it. I apparrently am still having touble with saving my image in PS 7.0. If you can't view my other 2 works that's why - I wiill try to reload them again. Thanks again.....
Dale
CJ Swartz Senior Member
Registered: September 2001 Location: Metro Phoenix area, Arizona Posts: 3,327
1/11/2003 3:31am
Now that I can actually view your image (after Gallery glitch was fixed somehow), I can see what a good job you did!
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CJ (using CS5 on Win 7 )
pjb Member
Registered: August 2002 Location: Casselberry, Florida Posts: 74
1/12/2003 9:29pm
Great job. Keep them coming.
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ACTUAL iMAGE Junior Member
Registered: September 2003 Location: Gurnee, IL Posts: 4
4/18/2004 11:10am
Pretty outstanding work for only four hours. Very lovely.
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