Face retouche with a big pores

[Matroskin]

Hi guys
I'm retouching portrait and got a question
So I've already did D&B getting rid of a small defects and making pores less visible. If I go on with D&B I will have "plastic skin".
The question is - How to make skin look more attractive and natural in the same time?

[chillin]

Re: Face retouche with a big pores

I would work on the low frequency layer to get rid of skin flares & balance the color.

[creativeretouch]

Re: Face retouche with a big pores

Hi, and I would try to color correct this image as well.
Regards, Filip

Edit:
Oh - sorry, Chillin adviced you to do so too.

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[skoobey]

Re: Face retouche with a big pores

DNB is about enhancing contrast. Key to not looking plastic, is to preserve sharp transitins where they naturally exist, like around the nose bones, eye bags, chin, lips...

[klev]

Re: Face retouche with a big pores

To me the pores aren't too large or too rough. You probably just want better uniformity, but it's very easy to overdo it. I would probably start with the greatest outliers when smoothing. You should try to maintain a steady hand, and you should pay attention to which ones you adjust. At a broader level than this, you'll also notice certain boney structures and facial muscles. While doing this work, you also have to watch out for those things.

[Matroskin]

Re: Face retouche with a big pores

Thank you guys
By color correction and removing flares and leaving this pores as is I can achieve more natural results

[skoobey]

Re: Face retouche with a big pores

Natural is not the word. Pleasing could be, appealing also. The whole point of retouching is to go from natural to art.