In summation, for $29.95, you get a very affordable plugin that is good at softening skin along with providing an artistic modification ranging from a smooth overall result to a much more abstract image as I’ve shown above. I will go deeper into the settings in a later post as I further tweak my end results, but if it is something you’re into, check back in, or subscribe at the top right of the page with your email address to get the article delivered to you once I finish it up. Yes, you do not automatically regain the original pixel measurements, but you do get a much cleaner upsizing than if you were to merely stretch the pixels in the original prior to converting it to a smart object. With a decreased image size, a quick way to “resize” it back to near original dimensions is to save the file as is and reopen it in photoshop as a smart object.
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The way I’ve found this styling to be most effective is to export your full sized file to an output size of roughly 1000 pixels on the long side (I think this was a 1024 pixel long file) which means that my image is squished down into smaller dimensions ultimately enlarging each effective pixel which allows this type of effect to take hold giving it this whimsical style. The catch here, is that because Clean 3 is basing all of its adjustments on pixel based measurements, the larger the overall file, the less intense this effect (because the pixels are relatively smaller).
While I wouldn’t want every picture I take to end up looking like this, I am drawn to it in certain situations as I’m always looking for fun and creative ways to play with my imagery.
Not one that will garner praises from photojournos or purists, but luckily, I’m neither.
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Largely due to the fact that the main software plugin that accomplishes this is a PC only plugin, so being on a mac immediately eliminates my potential patronage, until now… There is a catch which I’ll explain below, but I’ve also figured out a decent workaround for said catch.Ĭertainly an abstract application. This is an effect I’ve seen but, until now, not been able to replicate. Let’s move to the other trick that Clean 3 has up it’s sleeve. While I wouldn’t say it is geared to provide the results or fine tuning that other, more expensive plugins are built for, the price is great for what it provides. Software plugins are available to aid and assist a program like Photoshop to do the lion’s share, and until using Topaz Clean 3, I’ve not found one that can be employed as effectively at such a low cost. Skin retouching is an art in and of itself, and there are many tactics that professional retouchers use to make images look “magazine ready” so to speak. This is also done without any cloning done before hand, which of course you’d want to do to take care of the major blemishes. I wanted to show the default here without any manipulation other than masking out the eyes and lips, but I think I’d probably use a soft brush at about 15% opacity to just slightly bring back a little more in those areas as opposed to dropping the overall opacity of the layer which would bring back more of the texture in her near cheek, which I think looks good, relatively natural and much better than it did before. I think overall though, for a quick couple of clicks, it does pretty damn well.
While the default setting looks good, I think with a little light masking, you could bring back some more natural texture in the chin and far cheek. Using the Skin Even preset in Topaz Clean 3
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