05-05-2021, 04:35 PM
In brief:
Add white layer in "multiply" - mode (33% opacity) above picture.
Set FG color to d69c8a
Paint white layer over the desired areas
Smudge tool on the hardest edges.
Add grains (noises to recover the skin texture a little).
The fun was finding the value for FG color.
I'm not sure if my approach has any mathematical support or if it was pure coincidence that I got some reasonable result, but I based it on a technique taught by Ofnuts in removing shadow on a face.
I took an average value of the colors in both ears:
Light - 252 254 248 (FcFeF8)
Dark - 211 155 134 (d39b86)
Ratios:
211 * 255/252 = 213.51
155 * 255/254 = 155.61
134 * 255/248 = 137.8
Voilà d69C8a
Add white layer in "multiply" - mode (33% opacity) above picture.
Set FG color to d69c8a
Paint white layer over the desired areas
Smudge tool on the hardest edges.
Add grains (noises to recover the skin texture a little).
The fun was finding the value for FG color.
I'm not sure if my approach has any mathematical support or if it was pure coincidence that I got some reasonable result, but I based it on a technique taught by Ofnuts in removing shadow on a face.
I took an average value of the colors in both ears:
Light - 252 254 248 (FcFeF8)
Dark - 211 155 134 (d39b86)
Ratios:
211 * 255/252 = 213.51
155 * 255/254 = 155.61
134 * 255/248 = 137.8
Voilà d69C8a