http://abduzeedo.com/taxonomy/term/161/all en http://abduzeedo.com/perfect-lie-photoshop <h3>Everyday we see images of celebrities and models showing us the image of perfect. However this image seems to be nothing more than a "lie". "A Perfect Lie" - is an experiment by a young photographer, Cameron Rad, to show the truth behind the images we see everyday. In the video he uses various techniques in Photoshop to achieve this image of "perfection". </h3> <p>But before the view we have this short interview with Cameron where he shared with us a bit of his motivations and what he has been doing lately.</p> <h3>Please explain some of the techniques used in this video</h3> <p>Cameron: Well basically I start off by examining the image and seeing what parts need work. Then I proceed by using the heal tool (not spot heal) to get rid of blemishes and "imperfections". I then also noticed she had quite a bit of facial hair, so to get rid of that I used the clone stamp with the mode on darken and lighten to blend in the hair with the skin tone. I also did quite a bit of dodging and burning and a very small amount of liquifying</p> <h3>I understand you are part of an Artist Collaboration program in Los Angeles, can you give a run down on what that is about? </h3> <p>Cameron: Ya. I am with a group known as <a href="http://boxeight.com/boxeight/">BOXeight</a> in Los Angeles. It is basically an artist collective. We all work to make BOXeight better and bigger and in return we get this badass studio to work with, place to live (if we need it), showcase our work, and communicate with other artists daily. I'm very fortunate to have found BOXeight and be part of it. If anyone is in the Southern California area, I recommend checking it out. We also have art shows and other events regularly. </p> <h3>Is their anything else you'd like to mention before we finish? </h3> <p>Cameron: Ya I'd really like to thank Abduzeedo, <a href="http://boxeight.com/boxeight/">BOXeight</a>, and all the people that have supported me. Also for anyone that has a Myspace please add me. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/project8cam" title="http://www.myspace.com/project8cam">http://www.myspace.com/project8cam</a><br /> Thanks everyone! :) </p> <h3>Video</h3> <p class="imgC"> <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/flhx6kdIxGs&hl=en&fs=1&" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/flhx6kdIxGs&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></p> <div class="nodeauthor-info"><h2 class="title">About the author</h2><div class="content"><div class="desc"><p>Abduzeedo is a blog about design. There are all sorts of articles for those who want to look for inspiration. Also you will find very useful tutorials for the most used applications out there, with a special selection of Photoshop Tutorials and Illustrator Tutorials. You can get in follow us via Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/abduzeedo">@abduzeedo</a> </p> </div><div class="clear"></div></div><h4>Sponsored Links:</h4><div class='author_banner'><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-7764262396280460"; /* Author 336x280 */ google_ad_slot = "0020356584"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></div><!--b1229df49e254d558b48cf6a7d7b099a--> <a href="http://book.abduzeedo.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/misc/abdz-book-banner.jpg" alt="Abduzeedo Inspiration Guide for Designers at Amazon" border="0" /></a><br/> http://abduzeedo.com/perfect-lie-photoshop#comments makeover photo manipulation photoshop video Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:13:46 +0000 abduzeedo 10626 at http://abduzeedo.com http://abduzeedo.com/perfect-lie-photoshop <h3>Hi my name is Cameron Rad. I am 17 years old and am an aspiring graphic designer from Los Angeles, California. I have been using photoshop for almost 2 years now and thought i should take it upon myself to try something new. I have always been fascinated by how models and actresses appear to have that glowing, flawless look. So over a period of 3 months I worked night and day to take this photo:</h3> <p>And turn it into something amazing. I went through about 40 different makeover techniques, until i found what i thought was the best balance for this photo. By combining 2 very common techniques, i think i have found a good "flawless" skin method.</p> <p>So without further adieu: </p> <h3>Video:</h3> <p class="imgC"> <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tBt6GQU6_-A&hl=en" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tBt6GQU6_-A&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></p> <div class="nodeauthor-info"><h2 class="title">About the author</h2><div class="content"><div class="desc"><p>Cameron Rad<br /> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/cameronrad" title="http://www.twitter.com/cameronrad">http://www.twitter.com/cameronrad</a><br /> <a href="http://www.cameronrad.com/" title="http://www.cameronrad.com/">http://www.cameronrad.com/</a> </p> </div><div class="clear"></div></div><h4>Sponsored Links:</h4><div class='author_banner'><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0135788040030212"; /* 468x60, created 6/23/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0172298532"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></div><!--b1229df49e254d558b48cf6a7d7b099a--> <a href="http://book.abduzeedo.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/misc/abdz-book-banner.jpg" alt="Abduzeedo Inspiration Guide for Designers at Amazon" border="0" /></a><br/> http://abduzeedo.com/perfect-lie-photoshop#comments makeover photoshop retouch Sat, 17 May 2008 02:27:02 +0000 Cameron 353 at http://abduzeedo.com