High-End Skin Retouching & Sculpting in Photoshop
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Date: 2022-07-19
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Rudraksh
For those who want to review the stages in a short time, I wrote the steps below
1-) Remove Blemishes
Create new layer, fix blemishes with regular healing brush,
( Pro Tip: Adjustment lair Black/White with lowered reds can help you spot the blemishes )
2-) Make 2 copies of it, Ctrl/cmd + J
one for color, one for texture.
3-) Add Gausian Blur to Color Layer
4-) Select texture layer, go to image and apply image. Substract Color layer with scale: 2 and offset: 128, Change blend mode from normal to lineer light
5-)Put texture and color layers into a group with cntr/cmd +G
6-) Paint on a new layer between color and texture layers with a soft brush, take samples from the models face. Turning texture layer invisible and looking without zoom may help you decide.
(Make different layers for different parts. You can play with oppacity afterwards)
7-)Apply Dodge and Burn with creating a colors adjustment level and painting with white after masking it all black
Extra 8-) Liquify: create a merged layer by pressing shift +ctrl/cmd + alt/opt + e. convert it into smart filter. Apply filter liquify
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For those who want to review the stages in a short time, I wrote the steps below
1-) Remove Blemishes
Create new layer, fix blemishes with regular healing brush,
( Pro Tip: Adjustment lair Black/White with lowered reds can help you spot the blemishes )
2-) Make 2 copies of it, Ctrl/cmd + J
one for color, one for texture.
3-) Add Gausian Blur to Color Layer
4-) Select texture layer, go to image and apply image. Substract Color layer with scale: 2 and offset: 128, Change blend mode from normal to lineer light
5-)Put texture and color layers into a group with cntr/cmd +G
6-) Paint on a new layer between color and texture layers with a soft brush, take samples from the models face. Turning texture layer invisible and looking without zoom may help you decide.
(Make different layers for different parts. You can play with oppacity afterwards)
7-)Apply Dodge and Burn with creating a colors adjustment level and painting with white after masking it all black
Extra 8-) Liquify: create a merged layer by pressing shift +ctrl/cmd + alt/opt + e. convert it into smart filter. Apply filter liquify
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Claudian
Sorry, but you are not retouching the skin, you modify the physiognomy of the face and it looks horrible. I call this hard editing. It doesn't look like a real person anymore. The whole face looks flat and lifeless.
In the end the face looks so fake, it gives the impression it was composed on a different body and it doesn't belong to this photo. You cannot sculpt photos unless you are a very good painter and even in that case it would not look 100% real. But you are not.
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Sorry, but you are not retouching the skin, you modify the physiognomy of the face and it looks horrible. I call this hard editing. It doesn't look like a real person anymore. The whole face looks flat and lifeless.
In the end the face looks so fake, it gives the impression it was composed on a different body and it doesn't belong to this photo. You cannot sculpt photos unless you are a very good painter and even in that case it would not look 100% real. But you are not.
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Reyna
WOW. I haven't even finish to see this video, and I can tell you are a great teacher! It is the one of the few videos that takes the time to explain the whys and hows. Using an easy language, in a good speed for beginners (and I am sure it is useful for those not so beginners as well. Fantastic video, fantastic teacher. Many thanks.
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WOW. I haven't even finish to see this video, and I can tell you are a great teacher! It is the one of the few videos that takes the time to explain the whys and hows. Using an easy language, in a good speed for beginners (and I am sure it is useful for those not so beginners as well. Fantastic video, fantastic teacher. Many thanks.
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Dakota
Are there advantages or disadvantages to using the paint brush on a new layer over the mixer brush on the color layer when working with frequency separation to adjust tones? I'm guessing the brush and new layer allows for more flexibility in editing specific areas.
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Are there advantages or disadvantages to using the paint brush on a new layer over the mixer brush on the color layer when working with frequency separation to adjust tones? I'm guessing the brush and new layer allows for more flexibility in editing specific areas.
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Roy
Thank you for amazing tutorials. However, you are always using light skin models. Can you please do a few tutorials on processing/adjusting dark skin. Things either look different or don't work the same. Thank you.
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Thank you for amazing tutorials. However, you are always using light skin models. Can you please do a few tutorials on processing/adjusting dark skin. Things either look different or don't work the same. Thank you.
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Mateja
The skin is so over-edited and tacky looking, especially in a basic looking setting like this. But hey, it's a photographer's job to give people what they like, and sadly most people are into this kind of thing
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The skin is so over-edited and tacky looking, especially in a basic looking setting like this. But hey, it's a photographer's job to give people what they like, and sadly most people are into this kind of thing
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Ivan
You can use patch tool on blurred (color) layer to make softer transition between highlights and shadows on skin without damaging details because it only effects colors.
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You can use patch tool on blurred (color) layer to make softer transition between highlights and shadows on skin without damaging details because it only effects colors.
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ashraful
Thanks for nicely explained. Do you prefer AI tools like Autoretouch to automate skin retouching process? I need your opinion on whether I should use it or not.
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Thanks for nicely explained. Do you prefer AI tools like Autoretouch to automate skin retouching process? I need your opinion on whether I should use it or not.
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Jason
Ive been seeing so many people do FS with the lasso tool but when I try it, my images lose all sharpness. I truly love this method better. Cant wait to try it.
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Ive been seeing so many people do FS with the lasso tool but when I try it, my images lose all sharpness. I truly love this method better. Cant wait to try it.
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thepoliskey
It doesn't work for me: ( When I create a layer between texture and color, the brush doesn't take sample from color layer - what am I doing wrong?
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It doesn't work for me: ( When I create a layer between texture and color, the brush doesn't take sample from color layer - what am I doing wrong?
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Piumie
I have a problem whenever i pick a color(alt) to pain the skin it doesn't pick the right colour. The picked one and the one in skin is different
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I have a problem whenever i pick a color(alt) to pain the skin it doesn't pick the right colour. The picked one and the one in skin is different
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Cemil
I wrote that the videos are long. I deleted the comment because I thought I was unfair to you. Thank you very much for your sharing.
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I wrote that the videos are long. I deleted the comment because I thought I was unfair to you. Thank you very much for your sharing.
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imam
hi, piximoerfect, which will be best for graphic design desktop or laptop? if I buy a laptop in which configure I should buy
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hi, piximoerfect, which will be best for graphic design desktop or laptop? if I buy a laptop in which configure I should buy
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muhammad
you are the best instructor in the world. you have no idea how much i have improved my editing by watching your videos.
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you are the best instructor in the world. you have no idea how much i have improved my editing by watching your videos.
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ADxGE
on the nose part how to remove the blemishes. the spot healing brush doesn't work well. I am a beginner. tell me, please.
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on the nose part how to remove the blemishes. the spot healing brush doesn't work well. I am a beginner. tell me, please.
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Abu
I really like the way to explain your tutorials. I have learnt from you a lot. From Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
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I really like the way to explain your tutorials. I have learnt from you a lot. From Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
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Crow
I couldn't hold the brush and draw, i have to keep clicking it. Any idea how to make it work by just click and hold?
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I couldn't hold the brush and draw, i have to keep clicking it. Any idea how to make it work by just click and hold?
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MR
you are awwesome. you explained every single steps. i tried other tutorials but did'nt understend anything. thanks
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you are awwesome. you explained every single steps. i tried other tutorials but did'nt understend anything. thanks
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Mikey
Wonderful tutorial! You have a lovely clear voice and work at a helpful pace. Youre so good at this. Brilliant!
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Wonderful tutorial! You have a lovely clear voice and work at a helpful pace. Youre so good at this. Brilliant!
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