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Posted on 30/04/06 00:18:06 AM |
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jwhite
Collage Critter Posts: 274 Reply  |
Caucasian to Black (white to black)
I'm having a difficult time making the skin tone of Eggbox look like that of a black person. It seems as if the best I can do using curves is a burnt white guy, not very convincing to say the least. Any suggestions or pointers would be greatly appreciated.  |
Posted on 30/04/06 11:17:41 AM |
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Bob
Expert Expressionist Posts: 130 Reply  |
Re: Caucasian to Black (white to black)
I don't know why you would want Eggbox to have dark skin, but you would do it with curves. Just like you would match colors when compositing parts from two separate images. The trick, if you can call it that, is that black skin is not black. It is yellow from melanin pigment. Use a mask to limit the changes to the skin and adjust the blue curve to strongly increase the yellow and darken it. Then, individually adjust the other channels to balance and then adjust the RGB composite. Tweak the saturation with a hue/saturation adjustment if you need to do so. Adjust the features with liquify if you want it to appear more non-white (whatever that means). Here's an example. This is Eggbox from an alternate universe where everyone is dark skinned and permanently stuck in the 70s.  |
Posted on 30/04/06 1:01:56 PM |
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jwhite
Collage Critter Posts: 274 Reply |
Re: Caucasian to Black (white to black)
Thank you for the information and suggestions. |
Posted on 30/04/06 10:08:43 PM |
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Pierre
Constructional Confabulator Posts: 637 Reply  |
Re: Caucasian to Black (white to black)
 This is outrageous! _________________ |
Posted on 01/05/06 8:11:42 PM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6938 Reply  |
Re: Caucasian to Black (white to black)
This is something I have to do a lot: taking images of sportsmen's bodies (footballers, boxers etc) and then making them either black or white to match the new heads. I use Curves to do this: when turning people black, a fair amount of green is needed. I expect this equates to Bob's melanin pigment. |
Posted on 16/05/06 00:57:54 AM |
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pauline
Centenary Challenger Posts: 213 Reply  |
Re: Caucasian to Black (white to black)
Oh my. What a laugh. Good info to know though. _________________ Pauline |
Posted on 23/05/06 01:28:53 AM |
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uk2usadaz
Designer Dynamo Posts: 70 Reply  |
Re: Caucasian to Black (white to black)
_________________ Look upwards and share the wonders that I see. |
Posted on 26/08/06 5:57:46 PM |
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redrum
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Re: Caucasian to Black (white to black)
Hi I'm finding it hard to turn my cousin (in this case) black, could I have some details instructions (possibly with screendumps) Thanks |
Posted on 21/09/06 1:42:51 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3883 Reply  |
Re: Caucasian to Black (white to black)
Just a thought. How would I go about turning a black guy white? I have tried various methods including Lab colour space but I cannot get a good "white" skin. I'm sure the problem is quite easy to solve but I just can't think of the solution. Gordon |
Posted on 21/09/06 4:22:47 PM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6938 Reply |
Re: Caucasian to Black (white to black)
Turning black to white is relatively easy: just use Curves to brighten the skin, if necessary adding a little blue to the mix. Try it, it works. Be sure to watch out for glaring white fingernails, though! |
Posted on 21/09/06 5:31:47 PM |
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David Asch
Tech Support Posts: 1913 Reply  |
Re: Caucasian to Black (white to black)
Change your name to Michael Jackson? _________________ A happy-go-lucky chap, always dressed in black |
Posted on 04/10/06 06:09:19 AM |
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eyal fitoussi
Ace Animator Posts: 45 Reply |
Re: Caucasian to Black (white to black)
hi Bob, i love the way you change the skin color with eggbox. i was trying doing it, playing with curve a bit but i couldnt get to the color. may be you should post a toturial about that color change..  |
Posted on 25/10/06 3:34:28 PM |
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tinycanoe
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Re: Caucasian to Black (white to black)
I can't get this one to go black, could someone please help me make Curtis look black? I'm having alot of trouble with this pic. <a href="http://tinypic.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i13.tinypic.com/29xc4z7.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> |
Posted on 25/10/06 3:35:25 PM |
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tinycanoe
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Re: Caucasian to Black (white to black)
I can't get this one to go black, could someone please help me make Curtis look black? I'm having alot of trouble with this pic. <a href="http://tinypic.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i13.tinypic.com/29xc4z7.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a>  |