[foto-z]

I've ban given an assignment to add a layer of ice to a face (which is a photo). This is one of those things which could so easily looks obviously retouched. Anyone tried anything like this before? Any tips to share?

[0lBaldy]

foto-z, welcome to RetouchPRO hope you enjoy your visits here.

A while back we had a contest (here) to make an "Ice Princess" with quite a few entries but as I recall only one would partially meet the criteria that you have outlined... you could probably modify the texture by using a displacement map to form the ice to the face. (Post 21)

At any rate the use of a displacement map with whatever ice images you come up with will probably work pretty good..

Good Luck!!

[foto-z]

Thanks for your reply. The submission you showed me seemed to depict a flat layer of ice in front of the subject, rather than a 3D layer of ice encasing the face and following the form, more like this effect (but on a face):

http://noise.typepad.com/photoblog/images/icestorm3.jpg

[Daviskw]

Well what the heck... I tried... not very good but I tried.

I found a picture of freezer frost...overlaid and masked... then added shading... or tried anyway.

Butch

[0lBaldy]

Originally Posted by foto-z

The submission you showed me seemed to depict a flat layer of ice in front of the subject, rather than a 3D layer of ice encasing the face and following the form, more like this effect (but on a face):
http://noise.typepad.com/photoblog/images/icestorm3.jpg

Which is why I mentioned Displacement see:
http://www.graphic-design.com/Photos...ce2/index.html

Originally Posted by Daviskw

I found a picture of freezer frost...overlaid and masked... then added shading... or tried anyway.
Butch

Chilled Child!! COOL!!

[foto-z]

You are right, a displacement map could be useful.

Thanks for the 'frosty boy' However, this is frost, not a coating of clear ice like the sample I posted

[grannysdc]

Filter>Artistic>Plastic Wrap

_Before_ Plastic Wrap

[Maroon]

Here's a quick test run I tried with a few images I had lying around. I just used a displaced ice layer, curves, and a desaturated overlay of the original image to bring back some shadows. It's not a perfect method, but it's easy, and with some tweaking you can probably get it up to your standards.

[foto-z]

Maroon, that is quite a nice effect but again it's nothing like the sample I posted on the tree branch in which the layer of ice is totally transparent and reflective with no frosting, i.e. no white crystals.

[Peter S]

You could check out the Alien Skin plug-in 'Eye Candy' there is and effect there very like what you want.

Peter

[foto-z]

Thanks for the Eye Candy suggestion. I had a look but it is really amateurish, I'm afraid.

I don't think this will be solved by any simple plugin.

[unimatrix001]

not sure if this is what you are looking for but it might help you out some
http://www.oman3d.com/tutorials/phot...ice_flakes.php

[foto-z]

Originally Posted by unimatrix001

not sure if this is what you are looking for but it might help you out some
http://www.oman3d.com/tutorials/phot...ice_flakes.php

I didn't know you could texture the emboss/bevel effect. Interesting, that might help. Thanks.

[LonK]

Something like this perhaps?

[lilysharon]

I tried using Portraiture enhanced tones set to luminosity mode.
Then used plastic wrap.
This was a quick try, you can enhance the effect using dodge and burn and adding some icicles to her nose and chin etc.
I used a photo from one of the challenges, let me know if that's ok.