caligula
06-23-2008, 06:25 PM
OK, I am trying out a retouching technique I have never used before for making a person look younger. I create two curves adjustment layers over the layer with the subject on it. One curves adjustment layer lightens the subject and one curves adjustment layer darkens the image. Both adjustment layers are clipped by the layer. I then fill the adjustment layers masks with black and paint selectively on the two masks with white to either darken or lighten individual pores of the skin so that they are less pronounced and the skin is not mottled like an older person's.The only problem I am having is that this technique is changing the saturation of the areas I work on so it does not always match the coloration of the over-all skin tone. I am using this technique to try to avoid the mushy blurring that seems to result when I use the healing or spot healing brush.
Should I compensate for the saturation change in the retouched pores by creating a new layer when I am finished that copies and merges all the layers (Command, shift, alt E) and set its blend mode to color and selectively paint with the sponge tool or alternatively make a new hue saturation adjustment layer?
I am just wondering what the professionals think of this technique and how to compensate for the color shift in the pores? Thanks.
Should I compensate for the saturation change in the retouched pores by creating a new layer when I am finished that copies and merges all the layers (Command, shift, alt E) and set its blend mode to color and selectively paint with the sponge tool or alternatively make a new hue saturation adjustment layer?
I am just wondering what the professionals think of this technique and how to compensate for the color shift in the pores? Thanks.