Andrew Fildes wrote:
> I sometimes wonder with all this just how much our ideas are
> conditioned by watching TV - NTSC seems harsher than PAL for instance
> and does that alter the perception of 'appropriate colour' between
> Europeans and Americans. Certainly, a lot of the US photography I see
> is too garish for my taste.
> Given that, I like to knock down highlights on noses, cheeks, teeth,
> etc - I like to use the clone tool set to 50% or less with maximum
> soft edge (feather) to fill them lightly. That preserves the
> highlight but softens it.
> Just ordered a book off Amazon - 'Skin' - can't remember the author
> but it purports to discuss all the possible techniques for dealing
> with, well, skin.
That's Lee Varis' book. I bought a copy recently -- have enjoyed what
little of it I've read so far, and his insights are also useful in the
world of 3D model building, when you're trying to make realistic-looking
skins as texture maps for a human figure (my other time-consuming hobby).
Garth
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