A Watch Retouching Job

[SteveB2005]

Originally Posted by Damo77

Steve, I'm glad to read that it's still a work in progress. I think the "12" stands out like dogs balls. If you're going to leave it that white, make sure you whiten everything else on the face to the same degree.

If I had a workflow recommendation, it would be - be wary of selections with the pen tool. Even though we're looking at a very small version, the areas you've worked (eg the "12") seem to have unnaturally hard edges. This is a common risk with the pen tool.

Most of all, I'd say you've dived in to very precise retouching way too early. You should have enhanced the whole watch face with a broad curves/levels adjustment, to get it in the ballpark, before editing the individual numbers etc.

Look forward to seeing how it goes.

Yeah, did some levels and started in the dial too soon, on my own and not sure until now on how to begin the job steve

[AdamZx3]

I will gladly email the org hi-rez watch if they want to work along and show their result.

I wouldn't mind giving it a go, I have never really tried to do a watch before. The raw or a fullsize jpeg would be great. email: adambrodzinski@mac.com

[DiamondsDr47]

Sweetlight made the greatest point "SEE LIGHT", and as mentioned in other post
be proactive, meaning use, modify, control the light you have and you 'll get there...