AndrewRaZ
07-02-2007, 06:45 AM
does anyone have any miraculous techniques that help to remove specular highlights from photographic texture source material? right now, i'm working on a face, and the model's skin is a bit greasy, and the lights are positioned such that it seems like there are always highlights on the middle of the front facing parts of her face. she is also african, so the highlights are much more apparent, and there is a fairly noticable color shift as well. obviously, this causes problems.
i'm trying to avoid using the clone and heal brushes, since they tend to create patterns. i've also grafted skin from other areas, but it doesn't always fit correctly (such as under the eye, or on the lips). i've also tried adjustments based on certain values in the image, which tends to have less than desirable results so far, and i've tried burning the highlights down channel by channel, which is pretty painstaking.
so right now, i can paint out the highlights, but i'm just wondering if anyone else has a better way of doing it. help is always appreciated.
i'm trying to avoid using the clone and heal brushes, since they tend to create patterns. i've also grafted skin from other areas, but it doesn't always fit correctly (such as under the eye, or on the lips). i've also tried adjustments based on certain values in the image, which tends to have less than desirable results so far, and i've tried burning the highlights down channel by channel, which is pretty painstaking.
so right now, i can paint out the highlights, but i'm just wondering if anyone else has a better way of doing it. help is always appreciated.