Creative Interpretations - Jillian pensive look

GregKnapp · #16 03-24-2008, 12:23 PM

Sorry, been busy working

someone has to pay for all my toys LOL
Your re-edits of my edit look good.

Im not sure which editor your using, but one thing to look into that will help you in all future edits of anything with skin is how to even tones out. What I do after basic color correction (white balancing) is to duplicate the layer and then start applying a smudge brush, not just any old brush, but a very soft and diffused one. when done / happy with my results I then change the opacity of the smudged layer down between 50% and 80% . this lets some of the original skin show through, makes it look more real and less plastic (the smudging process will create plastic people!).

I also have another custom smudge brush that I made for replcating skin pores, I did this by shooting (taking a photo of) a sheet of paper crumpled into a small ball. I then compressed the colors of my paper ball photo and made it black and white. Finally I made a brush out of it. When I use it I use it with the smudge tool as well and I have it set to rotate the brush randomly each time it moves (this stops the edit from looking like its calculated or patterned).

Hope that helps / Informs / Gives you Ideas

Jillianweedmark · #17 03-25-2008, 06:47 AM

Hope these show up

DannyRaphael · #18 03-25-2008, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by GregKnapp

Sorry, been busy working

someone has to pay for all my toys LOL
Your re-edits of my edit look good.

Im not sure which editor your using, but one thing to look into that will help you in all future edits of anything with skin is how to even tones out. What I do after basic color correction (white balancing) is to duplicate the layer and then start applying a smudge brush, not just any old brush, but a very soft and diffused one. when done / happy with my results I then change the opacity of the smudged layer down between 50% and 80% . this lets some of the original skin show through, makes it look more real and less plastic (the smudging process will create plastic people!).

I also have another custom smudge brush that I made for replcating skin pores, I did this by shooting (taking a photo of) a sheet of paper crumpled into a small ball. I then compressed the colors of my paper ball photo and made it black and white. Finally I made a brush out of it. When I use it I use it with the smudge tool as well and I have it set to rotate the brush randomly each time it moves (this stops the edit from looking like its calculated or patterned).

Hope that helps / Informs / Gives you Ideas

Hi Greg... Sure appreciate all the "how to" detail. Great stuff.

Hope we will have many more opportunities to learn from you down the road...

Welcome aboard.

grannysdc · #19 03-25-2008, 09:51 AM

Just used Imagenomic Portraiture filter at default settings:

......Original.... Glamour...... High Key

Jillianweedmark · #20 03-25-2008, 11:17 AM

How do you make your links turn into preview photos!?

grannysdc · #21 03-25-2008, 12:07 PM

If you are doing a "Quick Reply" Click the Go Advanced button below where you are typing your message .. Then Scroll down and click "Manage Attachments" under Additional Options.
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And/OR Click for Info on how to size and attach images to your posts

lkroll · #22 03-25-2008, 08:45 PM

Some forums allow for embedded thumbnail links Jullian; others don't. Unfortunately, this one doesn't. Only attachments have thumbnail previews.

DannyRaphael · #23 03-25-2008, 09:09 PM

Nicely done Granny... Thank you for inspiring me to take a shot at a high key look.

grannysdc · #24 03-26-2008, 03:54 AM

Thank you Danny and your welcome. You always do beautiful work! Your B/Ws bring out my nostalgic side..

murck · #25 03-26-2008, 04:51 AM

A quick job

uticaphoto · #26 03-26-2008, 07:41 AM

Hello all... so i thought i would take a stab at this pic too and see what i came up with.
I spent about 10 minutes on this really quick this morning.. Also wanted to say hi as this is my 1st post here

Jillianweedmark · #27 03-26-2008, 01:48 PM

HOLY WOW !!!!
look at all this amazing retouch..'s?? (can't spell)
I'm sick as a dog and these made my day!!!
I'm slowly picking up on somethings.
Thanks for the tips on brushes. And amazzzzzing B&W Danny... woooowww.....

Anyways - totally off topic... this made me giggle so I wanted to spred it on

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJkaKAIl_Fc

keiser · #28 03-26-2008, 05:10 PM

Here are my two

DannyRaphael · #29 03-26-2008, 07:12 PM

Very nice, Keiser... I esp like how you did the edges.

Welcome murck & utica: glad you found us and jumped right into the pool!

Thanks for your kind words, Granny. Got started w/BW in my dad's wet lab many, many moons ago. Nearly 50 years later I got the bug again when I discovered one could do a lot more than just pull the trigger on the Desaturate cmd.

keiser · #30 03-27-2008, 06:58 AM

Thanks Danny. I really like the way Janee's porcelain effect looks. As for the edges. I just did a selection and used a soft stripes gradient.

I really think that your b/w is fabulous.