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Decapitated vampire head shot...... Enough said.
Thanks to Grant's generosity, I got to kill my night retouching one of the raw images he has provided through the following post. https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=486899 I won't be able to share every single detail, but I want briefly talk about it. Before and After  Whenever I retouch for beauty head shots, I find flipping picture upside down helps focus on the composition.  This is the beginning stage. I ran the raw through Capture One Pro. I cooled down the color temperature and increased the high light dynamic. Then I maximized the Sharpen, threshold and clarity. I also increased some saturation and vignette. 1. I used the healing tool to clean up the skin. I zoomed in 200% and cleaned out for about one and half hours. 2. I played with color balance to give accent to her eyes and lips. 3. I used many different layering techniques for her skin and her hair. 4. I used the clone stamp tool to duplicate hair. 5. I used a sample texture image I found for her inner skin. 6. I used liquify tool to reshape everything. I think the best thing to do when it comes to hyper realistic retouching is to take time and don't over think too much. Also, I think, seeing the final work visually in your head prior to the start is important. I would like to hear what you think worked and what didn't work in this image. Thanks P.S check out my other post that might interest you. https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=484955 Aug 14 09 01:26 am Link . Aug 14 09 01:28 am Link . Aug 14 09 01:29 am Link nice! beautiful eyes. kinda prefer in original position. it's hard to look @. i mean really awkward having to turn my head everytime. Aug 14 09 02:02 am Link Awesome, Paul! One thing. You might want to link that second image instead of displaying it. Otherwise, this thread might get locked. Blood/violence is considered Mature subject matter. Aug 14 09 02:49 am Link d00dle wrote: well, I personally have never seen a dead body, but when you see one, wouldn't you see in from a side rather than standing with her body in between your legs? Aug 14 09 09:31 am Link Paul Byun wrote: Well, the only thing that jumps out to me, other than the awkward positioning of the cut as someone else mentioned (and hey, who is going to land a perfect decapitation slice on every fight with the undead?) is that beneath the skin there's just red meat. Aug 16 09 08:59 am Link |
