airbrushing and reflection tools?

[kenmck15]

hey guys

i am editing a photo at the mo and i was wondering if there is a really good air brushing tool or filter i could use to soften and even out skin tones similar to the look of magazine covers???



also does anyone know a good filter for making reflections. i want to make the ground reflective to add more effect



cheers

KEN
Aucks, NZ

[hgernhardtjr]

Not exactly sure what you mean ... hardware or software?

Software-wise I use PhotoShop CS2 and it works wll.

Hardware wise, I use a Wacom Intuos 3 (http://www.wacom.com/productinfo/intuos.cfm) withthe accessory "airbrush" pen which works similarily to an ink or paint airbrush.

Seethe airbrush's instruction manualhere http://www.wacom.com/productinfo/Int...brush_tips.pdf. The brush works wonderfully with all CS2 tools.Hope this helps!

[kenmck15]

i mean software based like is ther a filter i can download and load into ps to get this effect?



same ques in reference to adding in reflections?



cheers

KEN
Aucks, NZ

[VTphotog]

Softening skin tones is usually not too hard. Check the extreme makeover forum for some good tips on doing it with PS.

I don't use PS - have PSE3, but don't use it much. In Photoimpact, to make reflections, I would select the part I wanted reflected, flip and resize as necessary, then adjust transparency and mode to get the effect I wanted, and merge. In PS, you can do the same thing by mucking about with layers, but I couldn't tell you how to go about it. Again, if you post an example in Extreme Makeover, I'm sure you will get all the info you need.

brian

[kenmck15]

cheer brian

i also have photo impact which came with my cam, i will give it a go



thanks



ken
Aucks, NZ

[kenmck15]

cheer brian

i also have photo impact which came with my cam, i will give it a go



thanks



ken
Aucks, NZ

[paul321]

Have you tried http://www.portraitprofessional.com ? It's a really easy to use piece of software that's specifically deisgned for airbrushing.