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  Plastic Faces

  Posted by Davy Mcguire on February 3, 2011 at 1:01 am

  Hi there,

  I want to comp somebody’s face onto a plastic action man-esque figure. How can I get the face to look plasticky and blend in?

  Any ideas?

  Davy

  Tudor “ted” jelescu replied 15 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Jason Mettler

  February 3, 2011 at 4:26 am

  For starters, I would try making a displacement map with the original face. Then I’d add a light and mess with the material options of the layer.
  Seems to me there will be several ways to acheive what you want to do.
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  Tudor “ted” jelescu

  February 3, 2011 at 7:47 am

  Is it shiny plastic or matte finish? If you can re-shoot the face (or if you did not shoot it yet) then try to apply some heavy makeup – to make the skin tones uniform and give the face an un-natural look. If it’s shiny plastic you’re after, use some sun tanning lotion (a pretty oily one) to give it highlights. The light is also very important- try to match the same feeling that the plastic action figure has.
  In AE- you can apply the Remove Grain filter to smooth out the skin.

  Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
  Senior VFX Artist

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