Teen Acne retouch (original pic inside)

[edgework]

Originally Posted by Ankh1

Ok, heres my more 'realistic' retouch.

Madclark - I tried useing the healing tool sampling all layers, but i didnt notice any difference, how does it effect all the layers exactly? I remove the blemishes first, so its right of the bottom of the layer stack.

I used very little smoothing this time, and more stamp tool.

What do you guys think of this one?

Interesting comparison between your first and second tries. Focusing solely on technique, the second is a better job, but I like the contrast in the first, though the highlights are looking a little blown out.

On the other hand, I have to agree with some of the opinions here in favor of a controlled grunge look. Maybe keep some of the two-day whiskers along the chin and upper lip.

In any event, relying less on smoothing and more on the painstaking detail work is a good thing. I'm not one who says never use smoothing, just make sure is stays a secret.

[madclark]

You have to create a new layer right over the original image and that's the layer that you put your healing into rather than a duplicate of the original image or the original image itself. That way you can control the opacity of the healing as well as being able to fix only the healing rather than the whole image. It comes in very handy doing eyes to get a more realistic blend. The "Sample All Layers" option will pull the heal from the original image but it gets applied into the new layer. I've included screenshots as example.

P.S. Make sure that any layers above are turn off when you use this heal to a new layer or the "Sample All Layers" will pull in the effects from those layers as well and really mess things up.

[Ankh1]

Madclark,
Thankyou sooo much, thats a really handy tip! Thats what i was doing wrong, i duplicated the images rather than just creating a new layer hehe.

Thanks again, really appreciate your help

[Koosla]

Here's my try:

Low resolution:
LoRes.JPG

High resolution: here.

I may have overdone it a bit

[Ankh1]

Koosla, Really nice, but you deff need to tone down the red tones, hes very pinky.

[philbach]

It looks to me like your are making progress. However the lighting and perhaps the saturation seemed to have changed some.

To start off this acne retouch I converted to lab mode and then used the healing brush on the luminosity layer which seemed to get the retouch off to a good start.

[Koosla]

Originally Posted by Ankh1

Koosla, Really nice, but you deff need to tone down the red tones, hes very pinky.

You're right.

Maybe by putting my retouch on a layer over the original, then splitting it in luminosity and color blending mode layers, and toning down the opacity of the color one (thus letting some of the original skin color back), a nicer result could be achieved.

[stosh7]

I went for the "clean" look as directed (always listen to the customer).

Acne went with the Healing Brush tool; ByRo's degrunge technique took care of the blotches. Also lightented the eyes and squared the jaw a bit.

Here's a link to the original - it shows far beter here:
http://stosh7.phanfare.com/show/exte...47760/file.jpg

Stosh

[carb]

Here my try, I first got rid of the blemishes with the healing brush. Smooth out the skin with the healing brush with a pattern (took it out of the Katrin Eismann book) reduced the opacity to 60%. Than took healing brush again than tone down the highlights.

I did two attempts, I was not happy with the first.

carb

[Ankh1]

Carb,
Thats a reeaally nice skin retouch! I like it. Could you ellaborate a lil more on the healing brush 'with a pattern'

Maybe you toned down the highlights a little too far though.

Great work

[diggnikon]

Hey All

thought id have a quick go on this since ive not done anything on here for a long time .i spent about 10 mins patching healing and some levels .

[superkoax]

this my attempt...I'm pleased, maybe some adjustments on the color? I'm trying to see coloring now, but I'm a hopeless case when coming to color management...


big file
http://img292.imageshack.us/my.php?i...tt1storml1.jpg


gerry

[Ankh1]

superkoax - I like it, very stylised. But he does look touched up, and its a bit too green for my taste. Nice though, i like it

[Blindv]

Here is my attempt at this, though I must admit by D&B skills are...lacking to say the very least.

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/e...nprogress1.jpg

[carb]

Hi Ankh1,

Thank you for the nice comment. I took it out of the Katrin Eismann book make a new file at 64X64 pixels large. Than fill it with 50% grey select filter>Artistic>film grain setting grain 1, intensity to 5, than select all, than go define pattern. Name it and go the healing brush select the pattern set to screen and than smooth over skin. I did on it own layer, than the opacity down to bring back some of the texture of the skin.

Ankh1 you did a good job too.

carb