Skin Smoothing ...

[Rooeey]

www.infoblog.us/2006/07/fashion-magazine-skin-in-minutes.html

I have seen some of this guys results and they are very good ...

I am having a problem with the layer Mask bit and filling the Mask with black..
I have Grabts Tools but i must be doing something fundamentally wrong...

Would anyone else like to try this and let me know if they can do it in Elements...:confused:

[kevq]

Rooeey,
when you apply a mask it is automatically filled with white.
Make sure that you click inside the mask to select it, then click X to make black your foeground colour, then Alt - Backspace will fill your mask with black.
HTH,
Kev.

[Rooeey]

Thanks Kev i will give that a whirl when i get home...

[des_enzano]

Hi Rooeey,

I tried it and it worked fine with elements. I've had problems in the past with masks but it all fell into place this time.

George

[Rooeey]

Thanks George....
What did you think of the results ?

[des_enzano]

Thanks George....
What did you think of the results ?

I was pleased with the results when I used the model on the web site. Less so when I used an image of my own. However, I have to say that I should have spent more time on the first phase ( getting rid of blemishes etc.) I didn't, so the skin came out kind of blotchy. I did find to my surprise, I was able to to a bit of doctoring afterwards to improve the skin tone. Having said that, I think the lesson to be learned is take time to do a proper job at the beginning. :D

George