Foto Tip Friday actually on a Friday....what is the world coming to!
So just a quick one this week but essentially its about improving skin in your photograph. I only tend to really work on skin for fashion or beauty images but you can go overboard and that clone stamp can create a lot of softness. This is purely what I do to improve texture, remove blemishes and so forth so take what you will out of it.
- One you have messed with exposure and colour balance etc I would then start any skin work.
- Keep editing bits and then look at what you have as a whole, its seriously easy to get carried away and not realize the difference being made.
- Take regular snap shots to see your progress
- I use quite a high opacity brush for skin cloning (between 11 - 22) and do all the work on a separate layer, i then lower the opacity of that layer if needed.
- Use a bigger brush on the forehead, cheeks and chin and then get smaller around the mouth and the eyes.
- The eyes are particularly important hence the image. Using too much cloning can really make them soft and you lose the impact. It is also important to not go overboard on removing dark circles or wrinkles as these all add expression.
- Work slowly, adding more as you go.
- I use a harder clone brush around the eyes so things aren't quite as soft and in areas where feasible i use the spot healing brush. Again on around 11-22 and the larger the better.
- Use your history brush on 'Multiply' to accentuate the lashes and the eyebrows. I also use it like an eyeliner to create some definition if needed.
- Use a high pass sharpen action if you want more sharpness but remember this will bring out pores and lines Don't remove all the pores in the skin, this is not realistic. Fade some and even ger rid of some but dont remove entirley otherwise the model will look like a doll.
Got your own tips? Know a great way to improve pics...get in touch and show people what you've got!
