dieseldave Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 These 2 women both have bad , fleshy necks. I cannot figure out how to fix them. I have tied to use the tools to lighten the reds on the first one's neck and chin, but it doesn't seem to phase those areas. The second has a couple of rather large tendons diagonally down her neck, green tinge to the right but darker brown. Any experts out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Callum Posted September 22, 2019 Staff Share Posted September 22, 2019 Hi dieseldave, I have been able to clean up one of the pictures using the auto balance features and the inPainting tools to remove the tendon. I have highlighted the auto balance adjustments in the below screenshot. I think you should be able to fix both images using these tools. Thanks C Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosven Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 I would only diminish the highlights and shadows of the tendon and the wrinkles in the neck, not erase anything. The focus would stay on the faces. Using inpainting, clone tool, and some adjustements (white balance for warmer tones). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Best option is to use the Frequency Separation Filter. Open the image and make sure the image layer is selected Click on Filters > Frequency Separation Adjust the Radius slider to blur the image, try setting it to about 5-6px, ignore the other slider. You should now have two layers, a high frequency and a low frequency. Quickest fix is to select the high frequency layer Select the Inpainting tool and wash over the "fleshy" area's with a soft brush, you can play with the brush settings to get something you like but as a starting point try Soft brush from the Basic set Width 16 - 24px Opacity: 100% Flow: 35% Hardness 20-30% Now go be a digital artist lol! Note: if you tinker with the low frequency layer by blurring area's to smooth them out it can make the skin look flat and unrealistic, doing it the way mentioned above retains the skins tonal qualities. but either way read up and watch videos on the Frequency Separation Filter it's a great tool to use. jmwellborn 1 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosven Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 @firstdefence The second one is too much. There's no more volume on the neck. And if there are huge modifications, people will see it or wondering why the portrait is wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 There is always room for variation but the method is sound and can be applied as little or as much as is required to get a satisfactory result, I just gave a demo of how much can be done in a very short time but one can of course err on the side of digital restraint You can apply very subtle effects using a softer brush, less flow lower opacity etc. I'm sure the OP will consider using it to get the effect they want. jmwellborn, IanSG and Wosven 3 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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