Nienna has a new retouching tutorial up

[GlamGuru]

I hope this is not a duplicate post. Many of you might already know this wonderful young female retoucher, her name is Natalie and goes by Nienna on the Deviant Art website. She has a great retouching video that she did a while back show the use of dodge and burning. Well now her second video is out. I haven't downloaded it yet but the before and after are very nice.

Doug Nelson, if you are listening, I would contact her to see if she'll do a Live session, her work is definitely up there. Here's the link to the video:

http://nienna1990.deviantart.com/?offset=20#comments

[ptyap]

They are great tutorials! They totally changed my approach to portrait retouching. More information here:
http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/pho...ownload-4.html

[FelixTheCat]

works for macintosh also by the way.. MKV can be read with Quicktime pro.
Felix

[zakum]

Excellent video, thanks for the link

[Quantum3Studio]

Originally Posted by FelixTheCat

works for macintosh also by the way.. MKV can be read with Quicktime pro.
Felix

Any clue about codecs or something? Quick Time plays it, but quite bad, same with VLC. No problems with the DIVx Player. I would like to unistall some apps

[zakum]

I use K-Lite codecs with media player classic which comes with it.
Just google it

[Quantum3Studio]

Originally Posted by zakum

I use K-Lite codecs with media player classic which comes with it.
Just google it

Mmhhh, I thought you were playing it in the Quick Time which comes with Mac. Any clue for Mac?

Thanks anyway for your time answering my question

[pixelzombie]

i will use mplayer or vlc for mkv files but it doesn't always play smoothly, i usually end up converting them to a different format using VisualHub (which is no longer available)

[pixelz]

Wow, thank you for the link.

[snook305]

I can see them as well with Quictime on a Macintosh Might be a HD Blue Ray Plug in I think I have..
I can watch them on VLC player to.
Sorry not sure but I do see them no problem also..

Snook

[Meaty0]

After downloading the files, then the programs to decompress the files, then the program to read the decompressed files...it was a damn good tutorial. Phew!

[FotoGenX]

that video was great.. thanks for the link

[Meaty0]

Ooooo...now that I've used VLC Player, I reckon it's the best there is.

[mike9]

...(Kind of misplace my post at the old thread, so may as well put it here)

...Can't thank you enough, Nienna, though I couldn't download you VDO as yet since the net at my end is pretty bad at the moment. I did learn a great lot from your first one and kind of know what I can learn from this soon to get one.

...Again, thanks and my appreciation on your greate retouching skills.

[FotoGenX]

me to, great video

[Pat Mateos]

thanks a lot for the link! I´m downloading it, can´t wait to see it

[itsindakiss]

I've been searching everywhere for a thread like this.

[Quantum3]

Originally Posted by GlamGuru

I hope this is not a duplicate post. Many of you might already know this wonderful young female retoucher, her name is Natalie and goes by Nienna on the Deviant Art website. She has a great retouching video that she did a while back show the use of dodge and burning. Well now her second video is out. I haven't downloaded it yet but the before and after are very nice.

Doug Nelson, if you are listening, I would contact her to see if she'll do a Live session, her work is definitely up there. Here's the link to the video:

http://nienna1990.deviantart.com/?offset=20#comments

Is this a new video or the same she did few months ago, because I cannot find the link (or she just used the same Journal for a different video)...

[Nienna]

Originally Posted by Quantum3

Is this a new video or the same she did few months ago, because I cannot find the link (or she just used the same Journal for a different video)...

Second journal entry, second video.

http://nienna1990.deviantart.com/journal/25587589/

[Quantum3]

Originally Posted by Nienna

Second journal entry, second video.

http://nienna1990.deviantart.com/journal/25587589/

Hi Nienna. I downloaded 1 of your videos today. One that starts with a close up of a woman face looking at the camera adn she has some feathers near the jaw, is that one?

[sammayell]

This video looks very promising
Has anyone who has already watched the video got comments?

I was unable to watch the first due to the MAC!

Sam

[pixelzombie]

i am on a mac and this plays fine with VLC, i don't like mkv files but i can always convert it to something else...

[Nienna]

Originally Posted by Quantum3

Hi Nienna. I downloaded 1 of your videos today. One that starts with a close up of a woman face looking at the camera adn she has some feathers near the jaw, is that one?

Thats the one.

[Quantum3]

Originally Posted by Nienna

Thats the one.

Good.

I saw your video yesterday, it's very interesting. You work quite fast (3,5 hours) I would be no less than 6 or so for that editing.

Well, thanks a lot for uploading such amount of MB's and for the video.

PS: When doing D&B I set the curves layers to luminosity, that way you keep the original color saturation.

Mart

[Nienna]

Originally Posted by Quantum3

Good.

I saw your video yesterday, it's very interesting. You work quite fast (3,5 hours) I would be no less than 6 or so for that editing.

Well, thanks a lot for uploading such amount of MB's and for the video.

PS: When doing D&B I set the curves layers to luminosity, that way you keep the original color saturation.

Mart

Interesting...

thanks for the tip

[gamedonechanged]

This is an old video right?

[Nienna]

Originally Posted by Quantum3

Good.

PS: When doing D&B I set the curves layers to luminosity, that way you keep the original color saturation.

Mart

I actually tried it, and for some pictures it works and for others it comes out bad.

:/

[Quantum3]

Originally Posted by Nienna

I actually tried it, and for some pictures it works and for others it comes out bad.

:/

Strange... Could you describe what's the bad thing?

[Nienna]

Originally Posted by Quantum3

Strange... Could you describe what's the bad thing?

Just not the way (color) i want it to be.

It depends on a picture really.

[Quantum3]

Originally Posted by Nienna

Just not the way (color) i want it to be.

It depends on a picture really.

What I can say is that dark areas tends to loose saturation when enlightening shadows, but for half tones works really nice.