Tutorial:Â how do I give depth to the skinÂ
(AKA contour/shadows&highlights/WHATEVER)
You need photoshop or any similar program.
1: Prepare your screenshot in case you want to remove the background or liquify.
2:Â Duplicate the layer and remove the hair the clothes, makeup, anyting (we just need the skin).
3: Also remove mouth, nostrils and eyes (with these last make sure that the edge is soft with a low opacity eraser).
4:Â Now select a color similar to the skin but dark and saturated.
5: Duplicate the skin layer and hide one, now selecting the skin layer go to Layer/Layer Style/Inner Glow.
6: Modify the options at your convenience but make sure you change screen for multiply and the yellow color for the color that we had chosen.
7:Â Make the effect a single layer and delete the skin we used to make it.
8: Load the selection of the skin duplicate that was occult and invert it so we can remove the rests of the effect layer.
9: Hide all the layers and unhide the skin layer, now open Select/Color Range and select the lightest parts of the skin.
10: Over the effect layer make a Brightness/Contrast layer and increase the brightness till you are happy. And that's it!
Optional: you can blur an remove the excess of these two layers for a softenn result.
I hope this was useful and clear, in case you have doubts send me a question.
