Rich Pics wrote:
I also believe that there are different kinds of "wet" look depending on whether a model is to look wet from water (where you might see water droplets etc) or wet from being sweaty or even the "wet" look created from mositurised/oiled skin.  I am interested in creating the former.

Show us.
We are not inside your head.

Natalia_Taffarel wrote:

Show us.
We are not inside your head.

See this link.  Be aware it contains nudity.
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/phot … 66e773.jpg

I realise this is a render but this is what I mean when I sight different examples of how skin can appear different under water, oil or sweat.  I think I tend to agree that there is a bit of a difference.

if there isn't a "quick fix", how would any of you go about achieving this result?

Finally, come someone explain what you mean about setting the camera?  I'm not sure I understand!

Thanks!

Rich Pics wrote:
Finally, come someone explain what you mean about setting the camera?  I'm not sure I understand!

Thanks!

It's a tip that may or may not apply to your case.  If you are the photographer and retoucher then they mean wet the skin in real life and shoot it with proper light.. that way you don't have to "create" it in photoshop.

That advice is useless to you of course if you are a hired retoucher working with what you are given by another photographer after the fact.

It's hard to recreate this in photoshop unless your skill level is very very high....

Rich Pics wrote:
PS.  Let me add that I do not like the idea of cutting and inserting individual water droplets which I have seen done.  Actually I have found drawing water droplets using a new layer set to screen and then using the eraser to part erase areas of each droplet and water lines to create quite realistic droplet and streaky water effects.

Thanks!

Or a stock image with drops on black.



That's how I'd do it.

Why DONT you like that idea?

It looks realistic

Natalia_Taffarel wrote:
Or a stock image with drops on black.



That's how I'd do it.

Why DONT you like that idea?

It looks realistic

Did I say I didn't like that idea?  I haven't checked to see if I did - sorry in any case!

Yes that does work well given your example.  Did you take that from the black and white image the previous poster used?

I have tried a stock image before now.  Maybe it is my inexperience but when I have tried to place them on the model, they don't look realistic.  They even begin to look less like water droplets that the ones I attempt to drop from scratch!  Now that I think about it, it could be do with the fact that the stock image was using droplets on a flat face and the key to making them realistic is to have them "run" and rest to the shape of the models body.  that would be a trickier art I imagine.

Any yes, regarding the camera, I didn't pick up on the obvious-ness of what folks were saying.  Anyhow, the answer is yes, I am only the retoucher and not the photographer.

Thanks for feedback so far.

K E E L I N G wrote:
It's hard to recreate this in photoshop unless your skill level is very very high....

Did you create this image to look wet?  it's incredibly good.  What were the steps you took, if it is not too long for you to explain!