Timmy G Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Hey guys, I'm not completely new to Paint.net but I got a simple question: Is there a possibility to make the skin of a person appear darker? Thanks and greets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncfan51 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 There are many ways. The easiest is to use this tutorial to select the skin and use Curves (Adjustments>Curves) to darken it. Tell me if you want screenshots. Quote +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+ I am a disco dancer. +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy G Posted December 26, 2007 Author Share Posted December 26, 2007 Hey, thanks for your post. I know how to cut out Images and I selected one part in order to test if it works. When selected, I chose Brightness/Contrast (hope that it's the right translation) and put Brightness -100. But this setting had no effect on the picture. Could you tell me what curves I have to change? RGB? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 If it had no effect on the picture, you probably had the wrong layer selected. Make sure you choose the layer with the skin you want to darken on it. Hope this helps. :-) Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy G Posted December 26, 2007 Author Share Posted December 26, 2007 Hey, now I found out how it works. You were right David, thanks. But the problem is, that I don't want to cut out the skin - I just want to make it apppear darker. When I just select the Skin it doesn't change its color, but when I cut it out I have to put it into the picure again later. Is there a possibility to change the skin color without cutting it out? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Sure. Just use the Curves adjustment. You'll want to change it to RGB mode, and then uncheck Blue and Green; drag the curve for Red up, then uncheck Red and check Green; drag it slightly below Red, then uncheck Green and check Blue; drag it slightly down. The exact points will change depending on the existing skin color, the lighting in the photo, how dark you want the skin, etc. You should know, though: this will effect the entire image. If you want to just affect the face, you'll need to cut it out or take a look at the "Condititional Hue/Saturation" plugin. Hope this helps. :-) Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy G Posted December 26, 2007 Author Share Posted December 26, 2007 Allright, thanks for the answers I'll try it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncfan51 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 You have to cut it out and paste it on a new layer, basically. Then use Curves. Quote +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+ I am a disco dancer. +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy G Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 All right guys, it worked. Thanks for your answers! greets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Good to hear, glad to help. :-) Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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