[cricket1961]

Rô

It is true that brushing on a softlight grey filled layer can have its detriments on non-organic objects. Especially where gradients are concerned. At that point it is necessary to attack differently, or if you need to do softlight, then another softlight grey filled layer above it with noise added to a mask of the layer below it will usually help that out.

BigBlaze

I tend to start out with smaller brushes at a 100% view with the brushes opacity set to @25%. I have the opacity of the pen set to pen pressure. I do not use flow at all.
THen I move out to smaller views and larger brushes with less opacity.

And there really isn't a "right way" to do things with skin. Softlight, in my opinion, does the best job. Some people swear by the curves method. Some things softlight does not work well with. It really depends a lot on how the image was shot, the lighting used, the contrast of the image etc.

Hope it helps.

Chris

[BigBlaze]

Bonsoir Chris,

Smaller view, 50%, 25% ?

Thank you,

BigBlaze

[cricket1961]

Yes for the smaller view. Just go with the standard command-minus keys to step down. those will give you the best reproduction views for what you need to do.

Chris

[abdul10000]

BigBlaze,



You might find this thread useful:


http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/pho...ackground.html

[rovis]

I do it the other way, I usually start with a 12,5% zoom, then zoom in to 25%, 50% and then to 100% if I need to...