color match help

[wilson44512]

does any one know of a tutorial for for matching skin color? what i mean by that is when i replace a head on some one else's body the skin tone or color on both dont match. is there a way to match them?

[joshbond]

do you use the levels and hue/saturation tools? Thats what I always use, its a pain in the ass to get it right but with a little practice it can be done.

I'd be interested in a good tutorial on this too though. Matching skin tone can be one of the hardest things to do when doing a chop.

[daFink]

The way i learnt to do this was to convert the image to CMYK colour mode, (Goto image/mode/CMYK colour, select 'don't flatten')
then create an adjustment layer on your image (alt click on your image,hold alt in and click on the adjustment layer icon) and select curves.
(check the 'use previous layer as clipping mask' box) It lets you play with Cyan, Magenta and Yellow which works out really well for matching skin tones...

[Pengo]

^^interesting, but that sounds like a lot of extra work. especially since you can do that with hue/saturation adjusting. also use the brightness/contrast, that helps with matching the pic up as well.

[FunkDaddy]

Originally Posted by daFink

The way i learnt to do this was to convert the image to CMYK colour mode, (Goto image/mode/CMYK colour, select 'don't flatten')
then create an adjustment layer on your image (alt click on your image,hold alt in and click on the adjustment layer icon) and select curves.
(check the 'use previous layer as clipping mask' box) It lets you play with Cyan, Magenta and Yellow which works out really well for matching skin tones...

You're making simple things a lot more difficult. Simple Hue/Saturation and Levels adjustment (both can be done on layers if you're scared, pointless for a quick chop imo)

Also, go over the lines where the chopped head meets the original body with a very light eraser or layer mask to smooth the transition (takes a bit of finessing, but works wonders and has gotten me a lot of "omgz your blending is magical" comments on other boards)

[tribalone]

Originally Posted by wilson44512

does any one know of a tutorial for for matching skin color? what i mean by that is when i replace a head on some one else's body the skin tone or color on both dont match. is there a way to match them?

Change to cmyk... then Add Magenta / yellow

[ndg]

I use adjustment layers. It just looks more realistic than hue/saturation imo.

[daFink]

[quote=FunkDaddy;385274]You're making simple things a lot more difficult. Simple Hue/Saturation and Levels adjustment (both can be done on layers if you're scared, pointless for a quick chop imo)


It sounds a bit more complex but is quite easy when put into practice, the results are pretty realistic and you dont have to mess about that much to achieve good results. Whether quick chopz or really good blends i find this way easier (just thought i'd put out there for some peps who might wanna try something different)As with photoshop there is usually a few ways to come up with the same results...

[Pengo]

Originally Posted by ndagym

I use adjustment layers. It just looks more realistic than hue/saturation imo.

i had never used adjustment layers. you're right about it, thanks for the tip,

[JannaR]

Originally Posted by Pengo

^^interesting, but that sounds like a lot of extra work. especially since you can do that with hue/saturation adjusting. also use the brightness/contrast, that helps with matching the pic up as well.

I use those methods as well as Gamma Adjustment. Then I also use the soft eraser brush on the edges.

[Keb]

I create a new layer & set to color. then I pick the color I want to match as the foreground color and, using a soft brush, paint the areas I want to match.