Help Recreate This Look

[skydog]

yep...that's it...thanks..

[Kraellin]

beth,

thank you for including me in that fine group:

I will never get over finding RetouchPro..... there are so many ways I've been encouraged here..... whether it be in a meticulous, clearly written tutorial posted for all to glean from.... or, after a years absence, returning to find Doug, Matt, Craig, byRo, Flora, Danny, chris, Gary, Richard, TPaul, etc... faithfully helping, instructing, keeping the peace and maintaining the integrity of this site...... I use their work, as well as others' here, as my 'plumb bob' ....

i too am indebted to doug nelson for starting and maintaining this place. his experience and dedication are what attract the rest of us and frankly, he doesnt get enough credit for all he does.

so, thank you for making the donation!

craig

[Gary Richardson]

Hi beth,

I of course concur with Craig (I'm just not as eloquent as he is. )

Thanks for the donation. Much appreciated.

[solitear]

Craig and Gary ........ you guys do a fine job and you're both right about Doug, too. This place has grown so much and I would have thought it could easily have gone downhill either in quality of information, lack of upkeep or by becoming unfriendly but, because of his hard work and diligence, it's gotten better!

I'm sure we've all visited a site or two where you tip-toe in to look around and, after listening in on a conversation, quietly turn around and get the heck out before anyone finds out you're there.......

"They" say that every letter written represents the thoughts of 100 people (or some big number)....... So, thanks to you who do such a fine job of keeping us interested and well fed here!

Beth
And 100 other people

[OnAir]

Is it close to your requirement?

[Cassidy]

hi OnAir, been a while, please share anyway

[OnAir]

Hi, Cassidy, I've been busy with a job, glad to be here again I would think, they used actions, not for the corrections, but to serve for corrections with adjustment layers. So, each image is approached individually, but they do have a general line for the correction of all images with a set of adjustment layers, created automatically.
As to my entry, I corrected skin, hair, clothes and shoes with masks, as it perfectly described in this tutorial , Vikki Hansen article (pdf 5.7Mb) in PBase magazine and other skin topics in RP.
I used hi-pass layer ( 7 pixel for hi-res) to make more relief for muscles and used several masks to have more modulation. Increased little bit highlights with a layer with painted white in linear light mode.

[OnAir]

I did more definition in muscles, using painting with the brush 100% opacity with 1% flow to have more control in shadow and highlight. Link to hi/res image.

[drisley]

Thanks ONAir, looks very good! Do you paint the highlights in the skin?
now I wish I knew how they did it with a batch action.

[leuallen]

Drisley,

A whole different idea. Maybe the photos are batch processed using some form Lucis Art. Process might be, denoise and apply mild Lucis Art effect. I have seen some Lucis Art images that resemble what you are aiming for although usually users of Lucis Art use strong effects which are not like what you want.

The program is expensive, about $170. Maybe someone on this forum has the program, I don't, and would test it for you. You can find some examples on the dpreview retouch forum if you search Lucial Art.

Seems like this would work well in batch if it is the effect you want.

Larry

[drisley]

Thanks leuallen, I just had a look at that plugin, and couldn't find any examples that looked like the results on the above site. Do you have any links of pics that mimick the above images?
Once again,I really appreciate all your attempts, and there are some very impressive results.

[leuallen]

Drisley,

Look at this link:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...4&q=lucis&qf=m

I downloaded the trial and tried it on your two images. Since it does not process the image in trial mode, all you have is the tiny preview screen. I captured the previews and have attached. They are very low rez but maybe you can get an
idea.

Larry

[drisley]

Originally Posted by leuallen

Drisley,

Look at this link:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...4&q=lucis&qf=m

I downloaded the trial and tried it on your two images. Since it does not process the image in trial mode, all you have is the tiny preview screen. I captured the previews and have attached. They are very low rez but maybe you can get an
idea.

Larry

Thanks. I might try the trial.
From the images I've seen, the LucisArt images look sort of gimmicky, almost like they were oversharpened with a high radius USM. Perhaps it's just a matter of toning down the effect.

[OnAir]

Do you paint the highlights in the skin?
now I wish I knew how they did it with a batch action.

I guess, color range - highlighs, get selection, smooth or feather, after - new layer, fill with white, reduce opacity, change to linear light mode. Could be an action.

[drisley]

Leuallen, Wow, I take back my comment about the Lucis Art plugin being gimmicky. While a lot of the effects are gimmicky, a mild dose of the first effect is SUPERB! This really gives a look somewhat similar to what I'm looking for!
I think I may have to combine it with a few other techniques learned here too, like yours ONair. Great stuff, thanks!