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How to achieve hyper realistic effect?
Hi everyone, I am wondering if anyone knows how to achieve an effect when real-world character (specifically a human recorded against the green screen) looks like hyper realistic character? I guess it will have something to do with sharpening mask but other tips and tricks? Thanks a lot in advance
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6 Replies
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Do you mean that they should look like a realistic synthetic character like that 3D render?
Kalleheikki Kannisto
Senior Graphic Designer -
Hi Kalleheikki,
Yes! That kind of effect I am interested in. Thanks for reply!
best,
Filip -
Here’s an attempt in that direction in Photoshop. The render looked suspiciously like Anna Faris, so I found an (unretouched) photo of her and used some bad photo retouching methods to get some of the human realism out of her, so that she would look more synthetic. Overdo the noise reduction in the skin, unsharp mask to bring out unrealistic amount of edge clarity elsewhere, use shadows and highlights to add some HDR-style lighting, make the colors a bit unnaturalistic and then overdo the white in her hair to take it outside the believable range. All filter-based, no manual retouching involved. So that’s one possible approach. Before and after for comparison.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
Senior Graphic Designer -
I call it bad photo retouching. But is does give a nice and synthetic rubber-face effect if that’s what you’re after.
There’s another (photographic) look that could be considered “hyperrealistic” which is bringing out extreme detail that you don’t usually see. You see that in photos — usually of men — where every single pore on their face is showing extremely clearly. Though I haven’t actually heard the term being used in relation to photography or video, rather to describe paintings that have level of detail (apparently) exceeding a photograph.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
Senior Graphic Designer -
The latter would be more like this. Various contrast sharpening enhancements applied.
Should really start with RAW image in either case to amount to anything decent, so these are more conceptual examples than actual results.
Kalleheikki Kannisto
Senior Graphic Designer -
Thanks a lot for all the replies! I will try those effects or perhaps combination of both!
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