[Skin Pores Highlight Effect In Photoshop?]

8 hours ago, AdminGirl said:

Do you have the before shot that we can see?

It really does look like it's from the lighting and materials inworld.

 

See, it was not done inworld, I can tell alot of skin painting def.. totally different look. https://prnt.sc/umczjf

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46 minutes ago, RowanMinx said:

I don't see that as looking natural at all unless she's been running a marathon or just got out of the shower.  Personally, I don't care for overly shiny faces or bodies unless there's a reason for it.  It still looks like a layer of some kind to me.  

I completely agree with you! It does look sweaty or wet. I guess more soo its a skill i would like  to know how to do in photoshop when i need too/want too. I have not been editing photos that long ( almost two years maybe..) and i am collecting skills i suppose.  I know that it was achieved in photoshop as the before picture looked nothing like that, it had no shine at all too it. I think it would be cool to do that effect if i was getting out of the pool in a photo or the beach etc. Ofc i know the heads and bodies can do shines, i just wanted to be able  to do it manually in photoshop as a skill.  So i wanted a general idea of how maybe it was achieved. By Natural i meant it fits, but it is not smudged soo much that you cant make out the details of it.  Thanks for your help and ideas 😃

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2 hours ago, Lillith Hapmouche said:

Plot twist: it's just poor JPEG compression artifacts from ripped textures 
Nah, kidding... partly.

But yeah, extra layers or the head's material effects probably come into play here.

Or did you try plain, old sharpening tools?

In other words: for my liking, the reference pic doesn't look good at all.

 

Well that is what people tell me who have offered help, they said its the materials on the head, but when i look at the before/afters of the pictures the artists doo its not, because the before pic does not have that at all.. here is a  more clearer image maybe of reference above, i can tell that was clearly done in Photoshop, just not really sure how it was achieved too look that realistic/natural.  

Here is a bigger reference picture, showing more of the face. https://prnt.sc/ukoe1j

[Skin Pores Highlight Effect In Photoshop?]

Hiya! Soo I have seen many people (bloggers, photo editors etc) use a technique to give the skin some realism in photoshop. I am talking about specifically the skin effect that is white and it defines the “pores”. They usually put it on the cheeks, nose bridge, nose tip etc. It really gives it a sorta “sweaty or wet look” but I think it really adds realism too the idea of how human skin behaves. I have tried many brushes and using different ways,( overlay, screen, color dodge, linear dodge) Anybody who uses this in  photos can offer me some advice on brushes and technique? I have reached out to several people who use it on Flickr but none of them have ever responded or they do and politely say it’s a secret. Any ideas or help is very much appreciated. I will not link a direct Flickr example due to not having permission but I did capture the effect on a portrait and screenshot it for reference of what I am referring too. ( I can tell the RGB is split on this example, i don’t think that really matters though?) Thankies! 

Reference: https://prnt.sc/ukfffc