Learning Skin Retouching by eveuncovered

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· @eveuncovered ·
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Learning Skin Retouching
![done.jpg](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/eveuncovered/jboQmCfG-done.jpg)

I've been sitting by my laptop with the Wacom tablet for maybe 7 hours straight, teaching myself better ways to retouch skin. I don't think I've ever shown you a before and after images this brutal, so here goes nothing. 

It's no secret (okay maybe it's a bit of a secret as almost every photo of me is photoshopped) that I've struggled with acne for years and it's a bane of my fucking existence, especially as I love to create self portraits. I'm doing everything humanly possible to fix my skin but there is no way in hell I can go without using Photoshop, not with the type of photography I do which is mostly very harsh light. I love the artistic effect of hard light, which this photo btw is not, but it's an absolute nightmare to my skin. 

I have had basically the same skin retouch process for years and years; healing tool mainly, and dodge and burn to accentuate shadows and highlights, and while it has worked to a certain extent, it's never been great and the process has been painstakingly slow. I have discarded hundreds of pictures, or not even take them at all, just because there was no way that I could retouch my skin enough with my skills.  

This evening I was in the right mindset and started to research better ways to retouch skin, and thank god for Youtube, it's full of amazing tutorials. I had heard about **frequency separation**, and dodge and burn with curve layers, so those were what I started to search for. Even before the first frequency separation tutorial was done and I was trying it out on this very same image, I was basically crying happy tears. I realised it would make a world of difference to how I would edit my photos from now on, and I could finally get results I would be happy with. My only regret is that I didn't learn these things earlier. 

### I can finally create the kind of art I want, without having to sacrifice just for the sake of my skin. 
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And here is the brutal *before*, so you can see the huge difference:

![pre.jpg](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/eveuncovered/K6VwpViG-pre.jpg)

<sub>PS. Those who say bad skin and fat are normal and every human is beautiful, you can go fuck yourself. </sub>
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@galenkp ·
Skin touching is good provided the people doing the touching are both on board with it.


Oh, sorry, you said *retouching!* 

Lol.
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@eveuncovered ·
Hahaha that was real funny and I very much agree! 😁 If the touching goes good, retouching is usually wanted.
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@galenkp ·
Bahaha! Yep, now *that* got a smile out of me! 😁
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@chekohler ·
Nice, could you do this with my bank account too? 
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@eveuncovered ·
I’m pretty sure there is a tutorial for that too. Just search for Bitcoin.
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@jokinmenipieleen · (edited)
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Olen aina tykĂ€nnyt (steem elĂ€mĂ€n aikana) siitĂ€ miten jĂ€tĂ€t retusoinnin jĂ€lkeenkin ihosi kuitenkin luonnollisen nĂ€köiseksi. Nyt kun vertaa tĂ€mĂ€n postauksen kuvia, olet jĂ€ttĂ€nyt niitĂ€ ns. virheitĂ€ kasvoihisi, pieniĂ€ hĂ€ivĂ€hdyksiĂ€, mutta mun mielestĂ€ juuri se tekee kuvan mahvaksi ja hyvĂ€ksi. NĂ€ytĂ€t ihmiseltĂ€ etkĂ€ nukelta. Luonnetta, ei kiiltokuvaa. Et muuta ihoasi posliinimaisen kuulaan valkeaksi ja jokaista pikseliĂ€ myöden tĂ€ydelliseksi. Niin pitkĂ€lle photoshopatut kuvat eivĂ€t ole mun mieleen. Samoin oletan ettĂ€ jĂ€tĂ€t ihonvĂ€risi sellaiseksi kuin se on. VĂ€rikuvissa. Olisikin Ă€lytöntĂ€ ensin hankkia rusketus ja sitten photoshopata se pois. Mutta olen nĂ€hnyt sellaisiakin kuvia. Ja mallelta kiitosta kuvaajalle siitĂ€ miten heidĂ€n ruskettunut ja ruskealla puuterilla korostettu ihonsa on muutettu lĂ€hes valkoiseksi. ÄlytöntĂ€.

Todella iso muutos tosiaan. Ja vaikka sillÀ ei vÀlttÀmÀttÀ olisikaan merkitystÀ, sanon silti ettÀ aknesta huolimatta olet kyllÀ sekÀ luonnonkaunis ettÀ meikattuna kaunis. Julma totuus tietysti on ettÀ eniten ÀÀniÀ julkaistuissa kuvissa missÀ tahansa saavat ne tÀydelliset poseerauskuvat. Senhetkisen vartalomuodin huomioon ottaen.

Todella hyvin photoshopattu! Ja tÀmÀ kokemushan on sulle vain pelkkÀÀ plussaa. Etu kuvankÀsittelyn suhteen jos/kun urasi jossain vaiheessa kÀÀntyy myös vaikka muiden ihmisten studiokuvauksen puoleen.

Mutta on tÀÀ kuva muutenkin mahtava. Eityisesti pidÀn siitÀ ettÀ silmiesi ja kasvojesi ollessa tarkat, myös viinilasi on tarkka. Lasin linja ja katseen suunta. SekÀ pehmeÀt vÀrit.

Onpa hyvÀ ettÀ voin kirjoittaa suomeksi. Ilmaista itseÀni suomeksi. Vaikka sekÀÀn ei ole tÀydellistÀ koska en aina löydÀ oikeita sanoja ja ajatukset hyppii mikÀ vÀlittyy tekstiin, ei tÀstÀ analyysistÀ olisi tullut lÀhestulkoon mitÀÀn englanniksi. Tai sen kirjoittamiseen olisi mennyt 5 tuntia.
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@eveuncovered ·
Heheh, ei oo paljoa ollu vaihtoehtoja siitÀ ettÀ jÀttÀÀkö ihoon nÀkyviin virheitÀ ja tekstuuria vai ei kun ei oo osannu silotella tÀydellisyyteen. Mutta joo kyllÀ se on aina mun tavote ettÀ iho nÀyttÀis kuitenkin iholta, uskottavalta. SiinÀ kohtaa kun ihosta poistetaan kaikki huokoset, pisamat ja joka ikinen hiuksenhieno juova, menee multa maku. Pyrin aina siihen etten tee mitÀÀn ns. rakenteellisia muutoksia tai muutoksia mihinkÀÀn pysyvÀÀn esim luomiin, ainoastaan semmosia mitkÀ ois jollain tavalla periaatteessa oikeassa elÀmÀssÀ myös mahdollista.

VÀrikuvat on yks prkl kun niissÀ erityisesti ihon sÀvyt on todella todella vaikeita, ei anna anteeksi tippaakaan. TÀstÀkin kuvasta on olemassa vielÀ RAW-versio missÀ sen todellakin nÀkee miten epÀmÀÀrÀisiÀ vÀrejÀ ja laikkuja sitÀ ihossa onkaan. TÀmÀ *before* on siis sen jÀlkeen kun olen jo rukkaillut camera raw:ssa kuvan yleiset sÀvyt, kontrastit, yms kohilleen. 

Mukavaa ettÀ kommentoit suomeksi vÀlillÀ, pÀÀsee itekkin harjoittamaan ÀidinkieltÀÀn. On kyllÀ lÀhes ala-arvoista tÀmÀ oman kielen kÀyttö, ihan varmasti kielioppini on parempaa englanniksi koska sitÀ tulee kÀytettyÀ niiiiin paljon enemmÀn kirjallisen tekstin tuottamiseen.
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@islanderman · (edited)
I was just starting to write you a comment when I read the PS. part. I'll take a different approach! XD Just kidding! It's nice to learn new things in editing (and there is always more to learn) especially if it makes the work more "smooth" ;) Nice picture AND photoshoping!
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