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Freckles how to make them pop?
Hey friends, need a suggestions from you guys. Have a head shot, the girl has a really nice freckles. But i want the, really pop up. Any ideas how to do that? Here's the image i'm talking about. No sharpening atm. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/740 … na.jpg.zip I've tried with High pass.... but not really the result i'm looking for. Dennis Aug 22 14 09:55 am Link  Topaz Detail (middle scale slider) gives this. You could use that as a start and protect hair and features and skin from over sharpening. ---- Might look into this as well: https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=929431 Aug 22 14 10:06 am Link  I tried Fixel Detailizer 2, and while it can do a nice job of enhancing visibile freckles it doesn't reveal seemingly whole new ones as much. So it's more subtle. The topaz can be used to reveal things you didn't realize were there. Which may be excessive for freckles. Or not. Aug 22 14 11:02 am Link Thanks i'll try. Did even tried Topaz plugins:) Aug 22 14 10:31 pm Link I think Topaz Detail looks crude and unnatural when used in any more than subtle amounts. It gives an artificial clumpy look. Aug 23 14 01:07 am Link Manually with D&B might be the most controlled and "organic" approach. I made a tutorial about it a while back. It's a bit long but you can navigate by using chapters in the description bellow the video if you are interested in taking a look.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT8ZBSo … kPPwoC7T-w Aug 23 14 03:05 am Link WOW!!! Krunoslav, thank you very much. Excellent tutorial. Aug 23 14 03:55 am Link AKMac wrote: What is your suggestion? Aug 23 14 06:48 pm Link It looks to me like some of your choices are: 1) Topaz - reveal freckles she didn't even know she had. Big increase in density. 2) Fixel Detailizer - reveal some new freckles, darken existing ones - sharpen 3) Dodge & Burn - darken the ones you see There is also 4) Invent new freckles from imagination and add them Aug 23 14 06:55 pm Link Thanks everyone. You guys amazing Aug 23 14 10:08 pm Link NothingIsRealButTheGirl wrote: I would tend towards Kruno's approach and build it up manually. Aug 24 14 02:18 am Link This is as far as I dare go with freckles. I used Color Efex tone and structure, Topaz Detail with masking. Multiply painting in. There were some texture issues on her right cheek; maybe some blemishes were taken out; different color under her right eye from left; the light under chin maybe from a reflector; I fixed her roots a little; The right eye had more white in the corner than the left. I think that was it. Defined the hair a little.  Aug 24 14 03:29 am Link yikes Aug 24 14 04:25 pm Link Retouch07 wrote: +1 Aug 24 14 11:33 pm Link Not so sure this last edit looks good. The face now seems a generally different colour and texture to the neck area, making it look even more false. Needs drastically toning down in my opinion. There again, some people may like it. Aug 27 14 03:44 pm Link Мой вариант  Sep 03 14 11:13 am Link |
