How do I achieve this Skin Texture?

[Donne]

Hi,

Need help identifying what is the name of the technique or techniques that achieves this skin texture: See Image

This is the current image(State of skin) I'm working on: See Image

Respectfully, thank you for your time.

Donne Ashlock
Fashion Photographer

https://www.donneashlock.com

[adtechniques]

Re: How do I achieve this Skin Texture?

Where i can see full series of your reference image? It's look like grain when prints. But you can get it by D&B.

[Donne]

Re: How do I achieve this Skin Texture?

Hi Adtechniques,

Don't have access to full resolution images, but here is the full editorial story: http://visualoptimism.blogspot.com/2...ymych-for.html

Thank you for your time.

Donne

[DevKevin]

Re: How do I achieve this Skin Texture?

It's indeed grain and blur, it's a quick and not always the most attractive technique, My advice would be to get good at dodging and burning, blurring really should be a last resort technique and you will never see it done in magazines. Period.

[Donne]

Re: How do I achieve this Skin Texture?

Hi DevKevin,

Any technique basic/complex can be used in a good or bad way.

And I've frequently seen it done in Magazine Editorials and Ad Campaigns, usually in combination with dodge/burn and other techniques. As a replacement for Dodge/Burn'ing I can see it turning out poorly.

Thanks for the Grain/blur info...

=)

Donne

[Donne]

Re: How do I achieve this Skin Texture?

Sample image is from a BEAUTY EDITORIAL //

Red: Roosmarijn By Hannah Khymych For Playing Fashion #12 December 2013

http://playingfashion.com/

=)

[chillin]

Re: How do I achieve this Skin Texture?

I think is a probably quick one like the one below (D,I,VL,HP16,GB8,PonM).

[roklah]

Re: How do I achieve this Skin Texture?

Hi! It's many ways to achieve that kind of look, just play with ps a little!

[skoobey]

Re: How do I achieve this Skin Texture?

It's cloning, dodge and burn. So, nothing special. Just don't dnb at an overly high opacity, you don't remove anything, only reduce it.

Now, it also has grain applied to it, so it might give you that "sandy" look you're after.

[RobertGarcia]

Re: How do I achieve this Skin Texture?

It just depends on the image from the beginning.