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First off, I mean no disrespect to the retoucher nor am I trying to copy their style. There are certain things I'd like to add to my own skillset though. That being said, how do you think this person achieves that "soft look." It's hard to describe what I mean, but I see a softness with sharpness in the right areas. Particularly in the first two photos. The actual retouching itself is a no-brainer but the softness to the image is what's a mystery to me. https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/35169649 https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/37808719 https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/35554136 https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/37814770 Mar 15 15 03:37 am Link I'd assume a light hand with the smudge tool... Mar 15 15 09:35 am Link Photography by Sean wrote: That woman is scary good. And, not meant in a snarky way, but have you tried speaking to her directly? She might be able and willing to provide you with a few tutorials or literature that can help you achieve that look or something like it. Mar 15 15 12:04 pm Link Burn The Ashes wrote: I tried and came up empty. I got the whole "I don't speak good English" routine but ironically, this person spoke pretty well when I attempted to hire them. Mar 15 15 02:26 pm Link It comes down to dodge and burn(essentially painting) and color adjustments. But really, most of the look is based on luminosity(painting with light). Mar 15 15 03:06 pm Link you can achive that soft look by making a blurred copy, setting to overlay and readjusting the dark and light values and masking out the areas that needs to remain sharp. overlay is just a start you can try other blend modes too. the image will become very contrast(y) when you first change the blend mode. thats why you'll need to readjust to open up shadows and tone down the lights. or you can adjust the original in a way so that when the overlay is applied the overall contrast will look pleasing. here is another aprroach I found with a quick search: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2FlZBWaO2k Mar 15 15 04:07 pm Link That totally rocks. Mar 15 15 06:19 pm Link Koray wrote: My God. Don't do that to any image. Ever. Mar 15 15 06:46 pm Link CLICK retouch wrote: ok people...the authority has spoken...dont do it...follow his lead and his lead only and dodge and burn aka paint with light only Mar 16 15 02:08 am Link Koray wrote: Actually he or she uses OIL paint effect and you can see it clearly. Your link shows a totally different thing. Mar 16 15 03:31 am Link Christian Bela wrote: you mean this: Mar 16 15 04:17 am Link Christian Bela wrote: by the way...you actually have at least if not more images in your portfolio that if explained could help the OP to achieve the results he is after. but instead of trying to help him you try to point out that I'm wrong. Mar 16 15 04:27 am Link Koray wrote: Yeah the links are correct and can give a good start. The hair is definitely drawn.. Mar 16 15 04:30 am Link I've worked with her and can confirm that a) She (Sofia) speaks some english, but not a lot, and b) she's great to work with; very professional. Mar 16 15 08:56 am Link cwwmbm wrote: The person may be very professional but there's no way I'd agree to her terms. Mar 16 15 01:21 pm Link Koray wrote: I watched that first one and that's a great technique but here's the problem I'm having: Oil paint in CC is gone and I'm not sure how to get the Camera RAW feature in 6. I've been using the Grey plug-in for Oil Paint in CC, however it's not as user friendly as Oil Paint was. Suggestions? Mar 16 15 03:43 pm Link Burn The Ashes wrote: Adobe don't remove anything. Mar 16 15 06:00 pm Link Tulack wrote: Mar 17 15 12:05 am Link Also wanted to post the forum telling you how to get plug-in I was talking about, in case anyone wanted it. It's comparable, but takes some practice: https://www.modelmayhem.com/forums/post/926714 Mar 17 15 12:10 am Link Burn The Ashes wrote: I see. I don't have 2014, but CC still has oil paint filter. Mar 17 15 01:03 am Link Is scary that some people want to copy those styles in retouching, more scary is that this digital painting is encourage . But ....de gustibus non est disputandum . Mar 17 15 02:32 am Link Ana-Maria Nedelea wrote: If you could read and understand English, you would see that I stated CLEARLY that my intentions isn't to copy this person's style. I was interested only in a certain effect. Therefore, shut the fuck up and speak only when you know what you're talking about. Mar 17 15 02:50 am Link Photography by Sean wrote: Are you crazy? Need some pills , lol...find some medical institution something for frustration and anger management. You made my day Mar 17 15 06:59 am Link Ana-Maria Nedelea wrote: The retouching forum is my favorite as photographers can ask how effects are done in photoshop and learn something from people like you if you want to help. The photographer really wants to know how the effect was achieved. Expressing disdain for the technique doesn't help him. You're very talented. Elle, etc. So you have high standards. If the technique doesn't interest you it would be interesting if you wrote about another technique. Obviously you don't want to give away trade secrets but I have learnt things in this forum thanks to the contributions of retouchers for which I am grateful. Mar 17 15 07:35 am Link First, I respect the talent it takes to redraw images, but it just isn't the style I personally like. Mar 17 15 10:55 am Link Tulack wrote: You're awesome, Tulack. I noticed I lost Variations with 2014 so I just ended up switching back. Mar 17 15 12:08 pm Link Photography by Sean wrote: What's wrong with her terms? Mar 17 15 01:32 pm Link Looking at her work I would guess its a lot of pains taking work with multiple FS passes after the initial basic retouching has been done. Working with the luminosity masks in the high freq layers and using masked blurring over the the low frequency layers, combined with a lot of skilful D&B. Mar 17 15 03:28 pm Link Ana-Maria Nedelea wrote: Am I supposed to be upset because you insulted my work? Let's see....who's opinion do I value more? The opinion of an unknown retoucher or those who pay me for what I do? Mar 18 15 04:44 am Link cwwmbm wrote: She told me to send her a wire transfer before any work was even done. That doesn't sit well with me. I'd agree to those terms if we were using PayPal because I can refute the charge if I don't receive my product, but there's no way to do that with a wire transfer. Mar 18 15 04:45 am Link Thanks to those who actually read what I was asking and gave constructive feedback. Mar 18 15 04:51 am Link Photography by Sean wrote: lollllllllllll there are people that pay you also? Mar 18 15 06:17 am Link Ana-Maria Nedelea wrote: Let me explain something to you and I'm done entertaining you. Mar 18 15 09:54 am Link  Moderator Warning!Personal attacks and unsolicited critiques are not permitted. Please be civil. Mar 18 15 11:28 am Link A lot of retouching is moving away from the examples the op has give as it's starting to look like cgi... a more natural look is coming in. Mar 18 15 11:55 am Link I normally use the separation technique (color & texture), with a couple layers of Gaussian blur and surface blur...both masked. I edit for maximum sharpness and for areas I want softer, I just paint those area with a reduced opacity to take away the sharpness a bit. Mar 18 15 06:43 pm Link Photography by Sean wrote: You might wanna check what she meant by that; I never sent her a wire transfer. Albeit, admittedly, we were using some kind of messed up payment system, however that was before Russia was included in the Paypal friends community. As far as I know now people in russia should have no problems receiving paypal, and I think she was looking into it last time we spoke (which was ~18 months ago). Mar 18 15 10:27 pm Link try Inverted High Pass technique. Mar 22 15 03:08 pm Link Andy Shrestha wrote: Please DON'T! Mar 22 15 09:03 pm Link I'd agree with very well done dodging and burning, with the oil paint filter on the hair. Mar 23 15 03:38 pm Link |
