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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Digital Image Processing => Topic started by: iaent on February 09, 2015, 10:47:07 am

Title: How to achieve that blackish skin tone?
Post by: iaent on February 09, 2015, 10:47:07 am

Guys,
Any idea what this blackish skin tone method called?
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Title: Re: How to achieve that blackish skin tone?
Post by: Bart_van_der_Wolf on February 09, 2015, 11:42:01 am

Quote from: iaent on February 09, 2015, 10:47:07 am

Guys,
Any idea what this blackish skin tone method called?

Hi,

I'm not a make-up artist and do not use make-up myself, but I believe that when it is actually applied to eyes it's referred to as Smokey eyes. If you want to achieve it in postprocessing, I suppose a combination of burning and desaturation might do the trick, or an HSL adjustment layer with reduced skin tone luminosity and (another with) reduced saturation.

Cheers,
Bart

Title: Re: How to achieve that blackish skin tone?
Post by: iaent on February 16, 2015, 07:51:52 am

Anyone knows pls. reply. Thx

Title: Re: How to achieve that blackish skin tone?
Post by: sailronin on February 16, 2015, 11:34:42 am

Make up!

Title: Re: How to achieve that blackish skin tone?
Post by: SZRitter on February 16, 2015, 12:30:57 pm

My thoughts:

1. Shoot with a gold reflector.
2. Google bronzing skin and look for tutorials. Not sure any of them would get you there 100%, but I bet you might be able to get a good idea.

Title: Re: How to achieve that blackish skin tone?
Post by: Wayne Fox on February 17, 2015, 01:39:35 am

Google Dave Hill effect. (http://www.google.com/search?q=Dave+Hill+effect)

Some variation of that may be what you are looking for.

Title: Re: How to achieve that blackish skin tone?
Post by: TonyW on February 17, 2015, 05:34:33 am

It is quite possible that a Gradient Map layer has been used
http://www.slrlounge.com/quick-way-correct-skin-colour/