may be something similar has been shown here before...

do you have any idea of this skin retouching technique or link to thread where this was discussed?


http://www.fotoaparat.cz/index.php?r=25&rp=392038&gal=photo
http://www.fotoaparat.cz/index.php?r=25&rp=377892&gal=photo
http://www.fotoaparat.cz/index.php?r=25&rp=374387&gal=photo

thanks a lot
r

the most of the threads in RetouchPRO.com forum is these "what type of techniques is used to retouch these pictures"...Well, I like this retouching you have shown on these links here...with these types of closeups I think that the photographer has first chosen a model with great skin texture! planning a shoot is very important to get great results...with right make up and right light and all that is involved BEFORE he shoots is very important! maybe then in photoshop he has used curves, dodge and burn and more color adjustments...

I've wrote this before, but...
to plan a shoot, get a nice model with very nice skin texture, work with makup and the light! then retouch in Photoshop! 90% of the result is done before the shoot IMO!

Gerry

iam afraid in this case 90% of the result is made by retouch in Photoshop, cause i saw original pic (unfortunatelly dont know where)

the texure of skin seems to be very unrealistic to me !?

http://www.fotoaparat.cz/index.php?r=25&rp=374387&gal=photo

can be done with dodge and burn and colouring up

eyelashes look hand drawn in

powder make-up looks added in perhaps?

i agree with shellby ..

all it is, is dodge and burning with some nice coloring ..

rod: hehe...so it's no truth in what I wrote you mean? If you saw the original, why haven't you used that as a basis to study?


G

Could you anybody recommend me some useful tutorial, where its descibed how to reach similar look by these d and b tools? or generally how to use them for skin retouching ? i have no experience with d and b

thanks a lot

I have seen a technique that used High-Pass filter to capture the skin texture then blurred the underlying skin and add the texture back on top. My guess from looking at a blowup of theimage is that the texture is done by adding digital noise. I never seen skin pours so evenly distributed. This also gives it that unrealistic look.

superkoax:
unfortunately, iam not able to recognize the technique according to the original... :(
thats why i ask you for help

There's a little link in the menu bar of this forum that reads "search"

If you look in there for "dodge" and "Burn" or, "quick degrunge" you'll be amazed by the myriad of information at your very fingertips!!

I've been reading about what I think is the same (or very similar) technique in another thread: http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/rp-tutorials/12475-soft-dior-look-portraits.html

As with everything in Photoshop, there are at least 10 different paths to the same end result, it all depends on your experience and comfort zone.