03-03-2020, 01:19 AM
(03-02-2020, 09:54 PM)akovia Wrote: This is my quick and dirty heavy-handed approach. I'm not sure that any approach would be able to preserve the finer details, but keeping that to a minimum while smoothing out the hard specks is certainly the dream.
G'MIC:
smooth [diffusion]
smooth [bilateral]
smooth[guided]
sharpen [inverse diffusion]
Any input is most welcome!
You made magic with that image!
I repeated your process exactly, creating layer 02.
Then, again using the original layer - Duplicate original layer and place this copy on top (Layer 03).
In this layer 03, apply:
• G'MIC - Repair - Recursive Median [Median Radius 3 / Repeats 3]
• Sharpen [inverse diffusion]
• Change the layer mode to Soft Light.
Layer 03, with soft light mode, gives a little more color and detail to the image in layer 02.