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<blockquote data-quote="Robert Mitchell" data-source="post: 103008" data-attributes="member: 11282">Hi Rick,Yes indeed, the best way to actually smooth skin and create that perfect or porcelain look is to dodge and burn at pixel level with soft brushes at low opacities. It's a process and you have to go slowly. If you use high opacities or try to make it happen quickly it usually doesn't work.You also have to pay attention to the lighting and the contrast in the image. A very common thing that people do is to dodge and burn to get the skin looking great and in the end they reduce contrast so much that they've altered the lighting and really changed things in a negative way.None of the one click solutions are great on their own, but when used on a separate layer with a lower opacity, they can really enhance an image and do a lot of the work for you.None of what I'm doing is a big secret. I've just taken the tools available and applied them to my own liking and for what works for me and my style.I have no problem giving away those 'secrets'. I just don't publish them, but if asked, I'll gladly answer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Robert Mitchell, post: 103008, member: 11282"] Hi Rick, Yes indeed, the best way to actually smooth skin and create that perfect or porcelain look is to dodge and burn at pixel level with soft brushes at low opacities. It's a process and you have to go slowly. If you use high opacities or try to make it happen quickly it usually doesn't work. You also have to pay attention to the lighting and the contrast in the image. A very common thing that people do is to dodge and burn to get the skin looking great and in the end they reduce contrast so much that they've altered the lighting and really changed things in a negative way. None of the one click solutions are great on their own, but when used on a separate layer with a lower opacity, they can really enhance an image and do a lot of the work for you. None of what I'm doing is a big secret. I've just taken the tools available and applied them to my own liking and for what works for me and my style. I have no problem giving away those 'secrets'. I just don't publish them, but if asked, I'll gladly answer. [/QUOTE]

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