Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy (Post 17080802)

That looks like total shit. :2 cents:

It reminds me of when someone first figures out HTML and finds a free resource for cheesy animated gifs. Or all those stupid "Thanks for the ad" images on MySpace. Oh snap, you mean I can blur skin with photoshop? Look out!

If you need to clean up an image, the idea is not to make it look like it's fake. This plastic shit is over the top and kills my wood. Your surfers will not care much for this either as it defeats the entire purpose of the word "amateur." However, this also explains why there are so many threads about people's sales sucking. No clue about the market they are selling in.

Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy (Post 17080802)

That looks like total shit. :2 cents:

It reminds me of when someone first figures out HTML and finds a free resource for cheesy animated gifs. Or all those stupid "Thanks for the ad" images on MySpace. Oh snap, you mean I can blur skin with photoshop? Look out!

If you need to clean up an image, the idea is not to make it look like it's fake. This plastic shit is over the top and kills my wood. Your surfers will not care much for this either as it defeats the entire purpose of the word "amateur." However, this also explains why there are so many threads about people's sales sucking. No clue about the market they are selling in.

Originally Posted by Amputate Your Head (Post 17077552)

Duplicate the content layer
Smart blur the duplicate
Lower opacity of the blurred duplicate to somewhere around 40%
Add an adjustment layer and tweak the curves on both with clipping masks.

Should take all of 4 seconds to accomplish. :2 cents: