High End Retouching = not....

[Bianca Carosio]

who is that for?

Originally Posted by KR1156

the retouching is very heavy handed....D&B or not.....you might have some trouble with that if you were to work in a house.

[KR1156]

you darling.

[Bianca Carosio]

well obviously I have no trouble I'm in house and out..lol

[smak]

I think I've read up on the high-end method of skin smoothing. It involves - using your favorite layers setup - dodging and burning tiny areas at a time at very low brush opacities, building up your lightening or darkening of small pixel areas. It takes hours to do a face.

On a personal note- I can't see spending years learning photoshop to wind up at a cubicle spending 40 - 60 hrs. a week dodging and burning the pixels on some mug's face. Somebody else can have that job.

[Bianca Carosio]

Originally Posted by smak

I think I've read up on the high-end method of skin smoothing. It involves - using your favorite layers setup - dodging and burning tiny areas at a time at very low brush opacities, building up your lightening or darkening of small pixel areas. It takes hours to do a face.

On a personal note- I can't see spending years learning photoshop to wind up at a cubicle spending 40 - 60 hrs. a week dodging and burning the pixels on some mug's face. Somebody else can have that job.

I agree! No matter who wants to continue in this field...only the most talented/people that love it...will stick through!

[KR1156]

i wasn't bashing you at all.....just giving an opinion. what do i know....i'm just a simple taxi driver anyway!

[Ant]

I'm not a taxi driver. I haul garbage for a living.

I don't believe that you get paid a high end retoucher's salary if you are indeed employed full time by someone.

[mayday]

Originally Posted by KR1156

the retouching is very heavy handed....D&B or not.....you might have some trouble with that if you were to work in a house.

I agree KR1156 shes not ready for vogue yet!

[Bianca Carosio]

A simple post I make and now a million questions. You don't believe it so think that I know the truth.

Originally Posted by Ant

I'm not a taxi driver. I haul garbage for a living.

I don't believe that you get paid a high end retoucher's salary if you are indeed employed full time by someone.

[Insensitive.]

Im no where near the best, but im getting there. You should not make a thread stating the obvious, which is necessarily true. For one, what is the point of making a thread and not giving your own personal tips. Its like being a teacher, telling a student theyre doing their work wrong, and then walking away. If you werent even going to help the student, you should have kept your mouth closed. Your work is not what i would even consider high end. And most of it looks blurred with texture added back. Or plastic and doll like, which is very pretty, but not enough to be called high end.

[Bianca Carosio]

I didn't come on here titling myself as anything NOR even talking about my work or comparing others to mine. I just THREW out the topic since it's blabbed about throughout this enter site...so might as well have a full thread on it for ANYONE that wants to join in or share tips..I already posted a link so people should stop being childish.

Originally Posted by Insensitive.

Im no where near the best, but im getting there. You should not make a thread stating the obvious, which is necessarily true. For one, what is the point of making a thread and not giving your own personal tips. Its like being a teacher, telling a student theyre doing their work wrong, and then walking away. If you werent even going to help the student, you should have kept your mouth closed. Your work is not what i would even consider high end. And most of it looks blurred with texture added back. Or plastic and doll like, which is very pretty, but not enough to be called high end.

[crazyfly1]

Javier, very well spoken.



[quote=Bianca Carosio;194051]???? um ok?? no idea what you're trying to say...lol

I'm sure you don't...



Kr1156 Maybe your more straightforward approach will get the point across.

[Bianca Carosio]

??? ok


I posted a link to help peoples questions..your welcome all!

[pixeltek]

no offense bianca, but you really came across kinda pompous in your original post, like you were the end all high-end retoucher...

[Bianca Carosio]

Sorry if anyone got that feeling, it was not my intention. Just simply wanted to start a thread...possibly have people give helpful links (like I found for this thread) for others that may use not the better methods of skin retouch.