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Gil Elvgren style pin ups
I have a friend that has asked me to do some photos to give to a friend. She want me to change a JPEG to an pastel illustration. I said I have some people that can do retouching on a site I work off, but she is a little modest about herself and does not want others to look at her like this. These are a gift so money is a little tight. I have both Photoshop and Illustrator CS6. Do either one of these two programs make this art work? Thanks Taylor Sep 30 17 07:35 pm Link Sep 30 17 08:52 pm Link Yeah, in Photoshop CS6 there are filters that mimic drawings/paintings. You can also create a blank layer and brush on the skin and then create another blank layer and set it to color to brush on the makeup and it should give an illustration vibe to it (I would do this on low flow brush that way it would transition better). I don't have illustrator so can't help you on that end, unfortunately. Other than that I'm not really sure how you get that effect. Hope my suggestions helped. Sep 30 17 11:26 pm Link Motordrive Photography wrote: I should add that Corey Barker's technique there works best when the original is lit as you see it - relatively soft contrast which later gets a contrast boost in Photoshop. Sep 30 17 11:40 pm Link Photoshop is great, but not super easy to handle to get what one want  I love Elvgrens work and wanted to do something that would look a little drawn/painted but a little strange and used mainly surface blur to get rid of real skin features as you can remain contrasty edges. And then one can add som highlights and stuff. It was a long time ago I did them so I don't remember completely. https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/43143402 https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/14167946 Oct 01 17 09:54 am Link Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I will be looking into it more here when I have some free time. Taylor Oct 01 17 10:15 am Link If you work in photoshop, use the technique of changing color tones by selecting shadows, lights and halftones and filling the mask with theme colors with pinup images. Works on soft light levels. The screenshot that I show you is an image of the exceptional Aaron Nice video. This is my test to show you, but I only needed it for the model already dressed up by Pinup. The technique is not explained in the video and I do not know if in the paid Aaron video, he used my own technique. Photoshop is a really good way for your work. Bye  Oct 01 17 11:20 am Link If you like this PM me and I can give you the contact information for the retoucher I worked with (she's no longer on MM). She was quite reasonable. BTW bought the tutorial from Phlearn that the coca cola pinup screeshot is taken from. It may have been good but my Photoshop-foo was to weak to be able to follow it. I found it confusing.  Nov 03 17 12:42 pm Link Firstly trying to repeat colors and light for pin up. Second use mb mixing brush if u have photo and wanted painting effect. Photo retouched by me long time ago for ATDowning  Nov 04 17 02:02 pm Link Lexa-retouch wrote: ^^^ Nice Nov 04 17 08:21 pm Link Okay everyone, I would like you to see some things I did using your suggestions with Photoshop to try to create the look I was trying to work toward. I was trying to work on a style similar to the Elvgren or Vargas 1950's pinups. I watched this video several times and have some issues with several of the shortcuts being used only because I do not know all the shortcuts or do not understand what the author was saying in regards to how each line was handled. If you have the time to watch the video and are experienced to the point you would like to give me a line by line run down on the shortcuts so I could practice more, that would be much appreciated. I understand if you do not. Motordrive Photography wrote: I know this may not be the right forum for critiquing, but I have some of the shots I was playing with to practice with to obtain the style of pinup look for the 1950's. I borrowed some images from MM that I thought would work for me to practice with. I do not remember the photographers I borrowed them from as some were in a file of my documents of posing styles from several years ago. Nov 19 17 07:40 pm Link If you want critique you I suggest you post here. https://www.modelmayhem.com/forums/thread/77 Nov 30 17 05:10 am Link This was one I did a while ago . . .  . . . it was meant to mimic a 50's Florida postcard . . . did it all in PS, the client liked it, so I guess we got pretty close . . . SOS Nov 30 17 11:09 am Link 1873 Images wrote: I understand that this is the wrong place to ask to have a critique but I was hoping for some retouchers would see this and give more advise. Not to many hang out in the critique forums. Dec 06 17 01:04 pm Link Thank you everyone for your advise in this matter. I would still like to know more about this subject mater. So I still am looking for input from digital artist to help me further this project. Dec 06 17 04:20 pm Link Please note:The Images I linked to are no longer available to view. There was some poor judgement on my part and do to this I have removed them from my profile and members only viewing. Please know I would like to know more about the editing of the Vargas and Elvgren 1950's pinups and how to go about refining my skills. Taylor Jan 19 18 08:00 pm Link |
