Dodge and Burn Technique

[videosean]

Dodge and Burn, a visual reference/walkthrough of the basic idea using Photoshop 7 and above. [details]

[Doug Nelson]

The mouseover thing is a great touch. I didn't even know it was possible with our tutorial system. How'd you do it?

[videosean]

Originally Posted by Doug Nelson

The mouseover thing is a great touch. I didn't even know it was possible with our tutorial system. How'd you do it?

It's just a few lines of javascript. Just replace the http://site.com/image.jpg parts with the URL for the images you want to use. I didn't make up the script, I probably found it via Google

<script language="JavaScript">
img1 = new Image();
img1.src = "http://site.com/image1.jpg";
img2 = new Image();
img2.src = "http://site.com/image2.jpg";
function domSwap(){
theImg=document.getElementById("myImage");
theImg.setAttribute("src","http://site.com/image2.jpg");
}
function domSwapBack(){
theImg=document.getElementById("myImage");
theImg.setAttribute("src","http://site.com/image1.jpg");
}
</script>
<a href="#" onmouseover="domSwap()" onmouseout="domSwapBack()"><img src="http://site.com/image1.jpg" id="myImage" border="0"></a>

[jaroslav]

Hello

I tryed retouch photo with this tutorial

http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/?m=show&id=272

but I'cant understand it how it's posible to get soft skin or that kind of effect http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs30/f/20...hingsMagic.png with curves and masks. Anyone could show psd file ? ( I'd be grateful for this )

[jaroslav]

I found some method for this skin, is it correct ?

1 Clone stamp tool / healing brush - removing imperfection of skin ( crease, pimples...)

2 Improving clours

3 duplicate layer and use smudge tool for smoothing

4 reduce opaticy

5 Sharp one of the channels

[jaroslav]

I DO NOT understand Dodge and Burn anyone can show me psd file ?

[ruud92]

Originally Posted by jaroslav

Hello

I tryed retouch photo with this tutorial

http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/?m=show&id=272

but I'cant understand it how it's posible to get soft skin or that kind of effect http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs30/f/20...hingsMagic.png with curves and masks. Anyone could show psd file ? ( I'd be grateful for this )

First of all, that picture isn't done with dodge and burn but with the median filter or with blur i guess.. but definitely no dodge and burn (i know that for sure because i have spoken with the retoucher of it, Laura)

second: it is possible, and it will look way much better than what you get with blur/median, it also will look like it is real, only: it is allot of practising, and the tutorial of video sean is a great one, if you want more information about the dodge an burn technique just type in 'dodge and burn technique skin' in google and you will find allot information, also in this site there are plenty of treats about dodge an burn!

[chillin]

What did Laura say "median filter" or "with blur"?

[ruud92]

Originally Posted by chillin

What did Laura say "median filter" or "with blur"?

I know she doesn't use the dodge and burn technique, she did know it was a technique but she hasn't used it before, and must learn it to. ( i had that talk with her after she had post that picture) and since she has on her deviant art a tutorial doing skin were she says she use median, it must be median because in a threat here she says she don't use blur! and that pic doesn't look like there was used dodge and burn

[chillin]

Thanks ruud92

[skauskas]

I have a question about this tutorial.. when we doing picture lighter or darker with help of curves is there any different how dark or how light you need to do it? does it depends on the photo?

[ruud92]

Originally Posted by skauskas

I have a question about this tutorial.. when we doing picture lighter or darker with help of curves is there any different how dark or how light you need to do it? does it depends on the photo?

well, you have to find out that by yourself, when you notice that you got make a dark spot TOO light the ''light curve' is then to 'aggressive'

do you get what im trying to say?

[jaroslav]

Originally Posted by ruud92

I know she doesn't use the dodge and burn technique, she did know it was a technique but she hasn't used it before, and must learn it to. ( i had that talk with her after she had post that picture) and since she has on her deviant art a tutorial doing skin were she says she use median, it must be median because in a threat here she says she don't use blur! and that pic doesn't look like there was used dodge and burn

Have U got link to her account on da ?

[ruud92]

http://everythingsmagic.deviantart.c...orial-82726756

[jaroslav]

nice but too artificial this is good http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs30/f/20...hingsMagic.png - but IMO it's impossible to get so soft skin with dodge and burn , must be some other way to do this. And I think that it was made without blur or median.