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How do I even her skin tone?
edit: YO PEOPLE! I TOOK THIS PICTURE WITH ONE LIGHT AGAINST MY APARTMENT WALL FOR FUN WITH A FRIEND WHO STAYED OVER. DON'T GET YOUR PANTIES OUTTA WHACK ABOUT MY LIGHTING SETUP, I DIDN'T EVEN ASK FOR HELP WITH THAT BECAUSE I KNOW IT WASN'T SET UP THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. STOP WITH YOUR UNSOLICITED CRITIQUES USED TO ONLY MAKE YOURSELVES LOOK LIKE YOU MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING BY BOASTING ABOUT YOUR [POOR] LIGHTING SKILLS.  I did this for fun last night. See the various patches of different skin tone degrees (light orange to a darker red) There's even some greyish/blue left in the crease of her eye near her nose. How do I even that out to be purely one nice color? Channels, Hue/Sat, Replace Color, Curves, Levels? May 20 09 06:45 am Link My first thought would be overlay with empty layers and use a low opacity brush to paint in the tones you want. I'm guessing here, but I'd think a soft light blend mode might work for you. A trick I use when doing things like this is to use the smudge tool around the edges so they blend in a bit better....not so sharp. But whatever works for you. I can't think of how else I'd do it. Hopefully someone with more experience can tell you. May 20 09 07:24 am Link TarilynQuinn wrote: Yes. May 20 09 07:49 am Link Open the image with several different exposures & WB then mask to blend. May 20 09 08:06 am Link airbrush, dodge/burn, color layer, rubber stamp, clone stamp, blur (if you wanted to go here). A bunch of different ways. May 20 09 08:10 am Link A Solid Color adjustment layer set to hue / sat / color of your preferred skin tone is another option not yet mentioned. Start with it masked away and bring it back where you feel it needs it. Editing (healing, cloning, patching, blurring) of the H&S layers in HSB mode is another option for directly evening the colors. For that matter, you could select color for the skin tones, surface blur the bejeesus out of it, and set it to hue / sat / color blend mode. FWIW, in all cases you're also going to want to level the lightness / brightness / luminosity to keep it looking 'right'. Beautiful image, btw. May 20 09 08:16 am Link nwprophoto wrote: sweet May 20 09 08:22 am Link ooohh this makes me want to manip now. wish I had some models 'on call' May 20 09 08:26 am Link Sean Baker wrote: I haven't done this in a while, but couldn't a person go into LAB and dodge/burn the L channel (or set a luminocity layer and work on that), then above it use a color layer to get the hue all the same? May 20 09 08:26 am Link Hue/Saturation adjustment layer... Use the eye dropper tool to chose the color, the +/- eye droppers, plus the brackets to isolate the color and adjust to your liking... If you're going to work on reds there's a good chance you're going to end up with multiple adjustments (reds2, reds2, etc...) A good way to really see what color and hue you are affecting is to temporarily push the hue slider all the way to the left and adjust the brackets to isolate the patches... Sounds confusing, but once you get the hang of it you can fix blotchy skin very quickly... Although you may end up masking lips and other parts you don't want to change... May 20 09 08:29 am Link Andrew Thomas Designs wrote: You should be able to, at least as well as I understand it. I'm terrible with the 'true' D&B tools, so I won't say it's absolutely the case May 20 09 08:39 am Link TarilynQuinn wrote: Every one is talking about photoshop.. May 20 09 11:48 am Link Philipe wrote: well as stated before, i shot this for fun on my apartment wall. i wasnt asking about the hotspot, i was asking about the red/orange/grey. May 20 09 01:21 pm Link Thought the name was familiar... didn't know you were on MM... we don't know each other personally, but I've always admired your work. I used to live across the bridge from ya in Newark.... glad to see you still hard at work. May 21 09 08:19 pm Link this need to be done in the beginning change the mode to from rgb to lab then with the selection tool select the area that you wanna blend (remember just the area) then in the channel blur the A and B Channel that should get you started off. May 26 09 11:06 am Link Philipe wrote: I actually like the hot spot. Flat skin is ugly and boring. May 26 09 11:34 am Link Philipe wrote: KevinMichaelReed wrote: x2 May 29 09 02:49 pm Link Vega Retouching wrote: thank you! Jun 02 09 04:00 am Link Philipe wrote: Everytime I see an unsolicited attack, I go check out the portfolio of the head case that did the attacking. Almost all of the time, I come up with the same question; Have you looked at your own work before making such a stupid comment? Would you like me to point to all the boys and girls where you didn't heed your own advice? Of course you wouldn't, you didn't ask for a critique, and neither did the OP. Jun 02 09 04:52 am Link Lightroom 2 has a soft skin brush, very useful, in fact it's an amazing piece of software Jun 02 09 04:56 am Link Philipe wrote: Some people like whites and blacks sometimes in their images. And some people even like highlights and shadows, too! Jun 02 09 04:56 am Link SAADIQ PHOTOGRAPHY wrote: Philipe wrote: x2 Your formula works for one very narrow application, yours. Take your stupid X2 and hide it where your thought came from, then try to answer the op's question. Jun 02 09 04:59 am Link TarilynQuinn wrote: by lighting the subject corectly in the first place is a great place to start Jun 02 09 05:04 am Link its all about the lighting, im pretty sure thats the best way to even the skin out, light it corectly in the first place Jun 02 09 05:06 am Link It's easier to row with the current than against it. Start with a good model/MUA/skin tones/lighting ect. Make life so much easier. Then you can concentrate on the effects. Jun 02 09 05:11 am Link Robert Randall wrote: thats a decent formula that works for a very broad aplication, mine! feel me, dog. Jun 02 09 05:14 am Link LeDeux Art wrote: When last I saw you, you lit everything you did with an on camera flash using an automatic setting. Is that what you are referring to as correct lighting? Jun 02 09 05:14 am Link Robert Randall wrote: mr pop up flash, having shot 3 months and being very honest about it, remembeber bob, it was you that wanted to meet me, not the other way around Jun 02 09 05:16 am Link Robert Randall wrote:
Jun 02 09 05:17 am Link Robert Randall wrote: there were no automatic settings, by the way, ive always used manual settings, so you got that part wrong, you taught me somthing and it wasnt about lighting Jun 02 09 05:18 am Link Jerry Nemeth wrote: whats your trip, you got somthing to say , do i even know you Jun 02 09 05:19 am Link LeDeux Art wrote: The op asked how to do something in photoshop, he did not ask what a bunch of unqualified weekend warriors thought about his lighting. If you actually knew how to use that formula, someone besides an MM glam shooter might pay more attention to you. Jun 02 09 05:21 am Link Robert Randall wrote: and my opinion was, it starts with the lighting, not the make up, not the skin, but with the lighting. my answer is the correct answer, whats your trip anyways Jun 02 09 05:22 am Link People, quit with the critiques and either answer the guys question or stay away. Jun 02 09 05:24 am Link Robert Randall wrote: Then could you put up an example of a before and after image to answer the op's question. Jun 02 09 05:38 am Link c_h_r_i_s wrote: If you read above you will note I asked for a file and permission to work it. When done, I will upload a layered file everyone can download, including ledeux, if he can figure out how to click the link. Jun 02 09 05:52 am Link a demonstration lighting set up no. 1  lighting set up no. 2  same model, same skin, same make up but by switching places with the subject, you can see how it is lighting that changed this image. Jun 02 09 05:53 am Link LeDeux Art wrote: My trip, as you seem fond of asking, is that this is a digital forum and the op asked for a digital solution. My return trip is that you, of all people to suggest lighting is the answer, gives me pause. Jun 02 09 05:56 am Link Robert Randall wrote: I need to keep in touch with this forum as I almost totally rely on lighting...Call me old fashioned. Jun 02 09 05:58 am Link LeDeux Art wrote: I am speechless, and I think everyone will agree I need say no more. Jun 02 09 05:58 am Link |
. I would expect the only difficultly to be in making sure the saturation works with the resulting lum, though another Solid Color layer (sat) or a sat mask could probably solve that.
