Glossy look

Firebrand_NI · 01-24-2003, 01:35 AM

Excellent job!!

Doll_75 · 01-24-2003, 10:32 AM

Hello gurus!

I'm back and like I promise you, here is my first question. I shot this footlong using my digicam. I did a little bit of color enhancing and the works.

So my question is HOW DO I ADD SHINE to the footlong. You know make it more ALIVE... REAL... Well prior to shooting I did dab oil all over the bun and the sausage. Now I feel I should have put on more oil, do you think ADOBE is capable of adding shine? If yes, what type of brush should I use. By the way I am using ADOBE ELEMENTS.

Thanks a heap. MUAH!!

kiwi · 01-24-2003, 11:06 AM

Thanks Joy and Firebrand

Howdy and welcome Doll 75 [righton].

To something like a foot long which is meant to be wet or moist you can use your airbrush and on a new layer at a low opacity make a stroke right where the dogs curvature is at its widest,which is also the place from the angle and position of your shot your new high light would be,oh ya use your airbrush and pure white,then reduce the opacity of your white stroke until it blends with the dog but also looks a bit lighter,now make another new layer and select a smaller brush and paint along the inside of your previous paint stroke and so until you get a nice specular stroke if you know what I mean

Stu.

kiwi · 01-24-2003, 11:16 AM

Hows this I quickly added some high lights to the sauce and air brushed a bit more shadow and high light into the bun.

Stu.

dv8_fx · 01-24-2003, 04:43 PM

That's a digi dog good enough to eat, stu.

Doll_75, meet stu. Our PS Artis y Comida Extraordinarus. Hehehe.

vee

wbiss · 01-24-2003, 04:53 PM

Hi Ya Vee! Nice to see you back!

Good job Stu! [righton]

Doll_75, I found your digi-dog to be somewhat bright to begin with. So, here's what I did:

a) lowered the brightness
b) rendered a subtle spotlight on the dog
c) put a 50% grey fill layer, blend mode "overlay" on top
d) painted some highlights/shadows with a very subtle and soft (20% opacity brush) on the overlay layer
e) merged the layers and then brightened it back up, just a tad

dv8_fx · 01-24-2003, 05:15 PM

And wendy - the Head PSG Buddete.

Hiya wendy. Yup its good to be home after a week on the road and an laptop [confused] .

vee

01-24-2003, 06:35 PM