How to get skin looking 'creamy'

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I've seen many portraits where the skin appears to have been 'smoothed out' and appears, almost, waxy.

I hope that makes sense.

How is it done please (I use GIMP) and can it be done to this image?

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[/url] Ollie by Boynielaad, on Flickr[/IMG]

Thanks

Andy
 
Yes you can. Make a duplicate layer, then erase all the detail parts (eyes background mouth etc) you should end up with a sort of skin mask, now just add some blur to this and ajust the opacity to suit. Don't go mad or it can look plastic and terrible.
Theres software around to do it for you, portrait professional, perfect 365, and portraiture come to mind, but some are quite expensive.
 
sure thing... very straight forward tutorial here from Tom (tiler65) on that very same thing. i've used it a few times and it's very easy to follow. I would imagine that the process used in the tutorial (using photoshop) can be done in GIMP as well.

Have a bash! :thumbs:
 
It can be done but please don't do it on children. They have a hard enough time conforming to idealistic images on the media without us suggesting their skin needs photoshoping
 
I don't use gimp but have just done a search for "gimp skin smoothing" and there are an assortment of video's and tutorials - not a lot of help I know

I think if you use skin smoothing on this young lad you will make him look very artificial, I would start by increasing the cyan, lowering the magenta and possibly the yellow a little if y0u can to get a less red skin tone which might help, then clone or heal if available away the mark (scratch?) above his lip.

Have you already done something around his head
 
Another, time consuming, method is to re-draw his hair, get a tiny 1 or 2 pixel, brush with jaggedy edges, in PS I would use the scatter option but do not know if you have this in gimp and select the colour of the hair and draw them in, varying the colours as necessary

I have tried to show what I mean here - the picture is a little small even for a 1 pxl brush so did a little bit of the hair and then blurred it. I have shown the shape of the brush at 4 and 35 pixels which may or may not help

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Thanks everyone for all your help.

Dean, don't worry. I take your point. I'm not looking to go over the top, just to subtly alter the complexion of a few portraits I've taken where I've managed to make the skin look a little blotchy.

Lots to look at and absorb.
 
Boynielaad said:
Thanks everyone for all your help.

Dean, don't worry. I take your point. I'm not looking to go over the top, just to subtly alter the complexion of a few portraits I've taken where I've managed to make the skin look a little blotchy.

Lots to look at and absorb.
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Fair enough. :)
 
Skin on people as blond as that can always be something of a problem. It is almost transparent, and the slightest flush through effort or even a passing thought, can easily be seen.
Though I am not sure you need to do much about it at that age, as it blanches them even further.
 
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