The perfect beauty skin texture

[Nadnnerb]

Hi All,
I'm new to Retouch Pro but I have a topic to discuss that has me experimenting constantly. How do I get that perfect beauty skin texture? The blur then add noise technique is no good and I need to go beyong what the healing brush can handle. I attached a sample of what I am trying to achieve. It might be hard to se in this small sample but the surface of the skin looks like the "orange peel" texture that many people talk about.

Look forward to your comments.

[Swampy]

Welcome to RTP, Nednnerb. Skin has been discussed forever here in RTP. do a search in the Forums on "skin". I'm sure you find lots of help there.

[toan thai]

the sample is too small to see the skin texture. if you squint your eyes a bit, you can see dark and light skin patches run from her cheek down to her chin that could use some D&B to even out. personally, i really don't like her right eye at this angle. it look weird and unnatural. do you have the "before"

[Daviskw]

Hi there...as has been stated a search will show you lots of examples and ways. I believe the pros will talk about dodge and burn in various ways.

I like quick and simple ways... now not the best but quick if needed.

One way and I used it in the example below, is to make a brush or pattern of some existing skin texture... either the same or a different picture... Some people make whole texture masks in different poses to use.

I just made a selection of a neutral colored area of skin

I used the high pass filter to adjust color and detail

Then made a pattern.

In the example I blurred the cheek and jaw then reapplied the pattern to a layer in overlay mode... I duped this layer to strengthen then masked to adjust.

Not the best but passable... at least you can get the idea.

Lots of ways some better than others but this is one.

Butch

[r_dg]

well... i personally tried with a lot of tips but the one i discovered i dont know how...
is to use the dust & scratches filter after you cleaned the face like removing blemishes
or other things... you apply that filter with a certain radius and certain threshold so you
dont loose details but make face look smooth and real

[Hargoth]

http://www.hudsonsphoto.com/YI7L7091before.jpg

http://www.hudsonsphoto.com/YI7L7091after.jpg

is this texture close to what you're wanting? I might make a tutorial or something if everyone likes it..

[Live the Lie]

I would be interested in seeing your tutorial.

[Nadnnerb]

thank you all for the input. Hargoth, I am always interesting in seeing other peoples techniques so please do make a tutorial.

[Hargoth]

I'll get started on it sometime soon.. it seems like tutorials take forever to make.

[synthetamine]

hm, I'm not sure what the desired result is. Hargoth's result was praised but I like the result that the OP's first pic had.

[julianmarsalis]

The first pic is perfectly done retouching the OP I believe is asking how to achieve that level of detail work. Its high end retouching using Dodge and Burn other ways to achieve it the key is keeping beautiful skin texture and not getting a blurry mess or skin that looks like it came from a plastic Barbie doll. Now if I can just find a good tutorial on editing and using a skin texture on bad skin not just random noise that be really cool.....

[synthetamine]

lol blurry mess. yes if you find a tutorial i'd love to take a look at it

by the way, when someone said they were trying to achieve a perfect "orange peel" texture, why don't you just sample and orange peel at the color of the skin.

hm?

[julianmarsalis]

A orange peel is close but not a perfect replication of true skin texture imho many high end retouchers I believe save skin textures and use them to correct skin. Love to see how they do it I am gonna have to work on a skin library one day for that purpose.

[synthetamine]

not creepy.

Yes, that is the right approach, if you have done any 3D rendering of people, you'll know to get realistic models you have to use existing skin textures and map it onto the anatomy, within 3D programs (Poser) this is a long process, but dynamic

but its easier to do the still render and then texture the skin in photoshop, you want high resolution shots of people's skin to do this.

[sirespen]

I've tried using texture of leather, but it doesnt work