bright / white skin like Kristian Schuller

[edgework]

Maybe a little extreme, but I like extreme.

http://edgework.tripod.com/samples/paleface.jpg

[Gt_max]

Awesome topic

[Tareq]

Try with your president

http://change.gov/page/-/officialportrait.jpg

[edgework]

http://edgework.tripod.com/samples/obama.jpg

[JavierT]

Quick try using one image posted by tareq. The screen capture doesn´t match completely the colors I got. Two movements and masking.

[StormFX]

some variations of Mr. Obama.

[Tareq]

Originally Posted by StormFX

some variations of Mr. Obama.

The last one just did for me

[TLC]

Here is my quick try with the image from several posts ago.

[LimelightQ8]

Originally Posted by Tareq

OK.

1. Image resizing as you want
2. Duplicate layer
3. Image > Adjustments > Desaturate
4. Change Layer mode to Overlay
5. Set the Opacity to 60%
6. Layer > Flatten Image
7. Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation. Set "Master"saturation to -30, and then change to "Red" and set to -20 [or as your taste].
8. Image > Adjustments > Shadows/Highlights. I set Highlights to about 30 and the shadows around 10 or less [again, it is your personal adjustments]
9. Levels [1.10 midtone]
10. Add contrast [Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast (5-10)]
11. I played little with curves, i created S shape just a slightly
12. Watch the colors, if still not good enough or has some casts then you can go back to Hue/Saturation anytime, and now i use PSCS4 i can use Auto Tone which may correct a little.
13. Last step, Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask, set the Amount to 20, and Radius to 200 and Threshold 0, I applied it twice for more punch

Save for web or save as JPEG
Enjoy it!

Tareq

Here is the result:

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9412/...4122397lo3.jpg

As you can see, it is different than my first try above, just because i was looking to save the details and the highlights on his face, but in the first one i used portraiture for adding that smooth a bit and higher highlights.

Thank you Tareq!!! you're such a wonderfull God Creation!!!!

TFS!!!!

[Godmother]

Maybe this could help?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A75HTPz0xEw

[W.Smith]

Originally Posted by Linkin

Hey guys,

for a while I´m trying to figure out how to get such a bright, almost white skin like Kristian Schuller in most of his pictures, without letting it look too unnatural or just sick.

I tried several things from pulling out the black of the reds in color correction, to duplicating a b/w layer and playing with the layer styles arround. But it always looks kind of weird and very uneven.

Maybe you have another way to go there, that I do not know. Would appreciate every kind of help!

here is a link to Kristian Schullers Website

http://www.kristianschuller.com/flash_start.php

examples under : fashion -> vogue hellas
advertising -> eva padberg
advertising -> bng paris

I don't agree that "Kristian Schuller in most of his pictures" (italics mine) applies that "almost white skin". He does so in a few. A distinct minority. Not in most.

Which demonstrates good judgment, imo, as it does look sickly.

[ticotexas]

interesting technique and good discussion. here's my attempt

http://i32.tinypic.com/2cz8yvk.jpg

[Philipp Paulus]

He is on Twitter now, feel free to ask him: http://twitter.com/StudioSchuller