Is there an easy way to match skin tone and other colors?

[Dark Thoughts]

I'm still pretty new to PDN but I have found much enjoyment in taking photos of my friends and placing their faces on other images. I sometimes have trouble matching up skin tone using hue & saturation though, and I was wondering if there was an easier way to match up the colors.

[BoltBait]

I'm strictly an amature, but I like to use the Color Balance plugin which I find easier to use than...

Pro's would use Curves+

[Dark Thoughts]

I've tried using Curves and Curves+ but those always fall into the "trial and error" category. I would be willing to keep practicing with it though if that were my only option.

[HuntersCreed]

I'm having this same problem. I followed the directions and I'm getting no where w/ installing these plugins. Why do I suck?

[oma]

sometimes I isolate the portion to be changed (copy and paste to new image) then copy and paste an area I like colors of and make another new image and save as "skin tones"

then just use color match by pyrochild on the portion needing changed.

doesn't work every time, takes a lot of practice to get correct portion to color match from.

paste back in on a new layer and smooth.

ciao

OMA