Cheeky :razz: ****er, I did not say I would post a tutorial.
Any way I am WRITING IT NOW please be patient.
No but you didnt answer folks with a simple "surface blur and layers" answer either and dragged it on for over a week.
Good on ye and all that for doing a screen capture guide but still could have answered folks earlier and that was my point.
Unfortunately we're not all pros so it wouldn't be that practical to pay a Make up Artist every time we wanted to have a go at portraiture. And in any case, don't tell me that pros don't use computer techniques to achieve these affects.
.... I was just trying to help.
so let me get this right. this new quick fancy technique is just bluring the skin to make it look plastic.
MUA's don't cost much they even do it TFP too
pros do use comptuers and I generally hate the smooth plastic looking result. you can remove and adjust so much in PS that when you see amodels photograph and then see her in the flesh there is normally quite a difference.
read the posts, where did it say I would do a tutorial or even tell how I achieved the outcome,apart from my last couple of posts, that was my decision.
Some folks need to realise that NOT everybody is a world champion at PS skills and photography. I was just trying to help.
You should have gone to specsavers mate. The difference he has made using this technique, to the original photo, is nothing short of incredible. It does in no way, "look plastic".
Gary.
I did get my glasses from spec savers and her skin does look plastic, its unnaturally smooth and I'm not disputing the fact there is a difference
I have found a new way (to me anyway) to enhance the skin without using a plugin. I think it is OK what do you think?
And you did, my post - and now Im repeating myself to you - was about the length of time inbetween messages asking simple "how did you do this" to a final reply. Your first reply to me of "no" with no further info was you being the cheeky ****er.
Good to see different ways of doing things, as I noted I have a method I use thats very simple and returns good results. Duplicate layer, neatimage the whole thing and erase everything but skin then set layer opacity to between 30 and 50% depending on the look Im going for.
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I did get my glasses from spec savers and her skin does look plastic, its unnaturally smooth and I'm not disputing the fact there is a difference
The bold type in quotes are where your and my offering differ Rikki, like I say, try and read the original post before dissing folk.
All very close but mine was 'free, as I did not use a plug-in,
thanks all for the kind remarks and the general interest this post has produced.
This post started because I wanted to show that you can get good skin reproduction without 'buying' a plug-in. Admittedly the ones you pay for do more but if you are on a budget or need to enhance you PS skills, I believe that this is a good way to go about it. After all we are here to share, admire and give praise or criticism where it is due.
Happy snapping.
The Portrait Pro one is particularly shoddy.
Yours is also excellent, Rikki, what technique do you use, if you don't mind sharing?
The Portrait Pro one is particularly shoddy.
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This post started because I wanted to show that you can get good skin reproduction without 'buying' a plug-in. Admittedly the ones you pay for do more but if you are on a budget or need to enhance you PS skills, I believe that this is a good way to go about it. After all we are here to share, admire and give praise or criticism where it is due.
Happy snapping.