Ottakee Posted March 9, 2016 Posted March 9, 2016 I know it seems weird but we recently found a 1/2 bio sister of my girls. I really think that she looks a lot like one of mine. The issue is one of the girls has white skin and medium brown hair. The other has very dark brown skin and black hair. I would love to change the skin tones and hair color to match to see just how much they do look alike. Quote
Rachel Posted March 9, 2016 Posted March 9, 2016 I'm pretty sure it can be done in photoshop if you have access to it. I have my sister do photoshop work for me, I took pictures of my kids for Christmas and couldn't get a nice smile on all three at the same time. She swapped smiles on the youngest kid for me. Quote
zoobie Posted March 9, 2016 Posted March 9, 2016 Might be easier to make the photos black and white then adjust contrast-y things. 5 Quote
Spy Car Posted March 9, 2016 Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) My first thought was: Yes My second thought was: Is it a good idea? My third thought was: Despite being a very experienced Photoshop user (and now using a serious competitor called Affinity Photo) I'd never tried it. So I took a photo of Zoe Saldana, who is a controversy over wearing black make-up to portray Nina Simone. Results changing skin color and hair were quite successful. But is it a good idea? Just looking at my creation...feels wrong. Bill Edited March 9, 2016 by Spy Car 4 Quote
Tsuga Posted March 9, 2016 Posted March 9, 2016 I actually tried this to see whether I really looked more like my mom or my paternal aunt! Don't do it. It is not helpful. Everything ends up looking so weird. Zoobie is right: do black and white and change the contrast or do a "negative". 2 Quote
Spy Car Posted March 9, 2016 Posted March 9, 2016 I actually tried this to see whether I really looked more like my mom or my paternal aunt! Don't do it. It is not helpful. Everything ends up looking so weird. Zoobie is right: do black and white and change the contrast or do a "negative". My color results (especially at full resolution) actually look quite good in color. It took advanced level skills, but I worked quickly and got very passable (no pun intended) results. My question isn't if one can get good results? They answer is yes (if you have someone with advanced image skills). It just feels like a strange thing to do to a person's identity. Bill 1 Quote
Tsuga Posted March 9, 2016 Posted March 9, 2016 It just feels like a strange thing to do to a person's identity. Identity? It's just trying to see bone structure through color. 1 Quote
Mergath Posted March 9, 2016 Posted March 9, 2016 Identity? It's just trying to see bone structure through color. I probably wouldn't ever tell the person in question, though. "Hey, I took a picture of you and made you white to see if you look like my kid!" (Or vice versa.) That would be odd. 1 Quote
Ottakee Posted March 10, 2016 Author Posted March 10, 2016 I don't want to change what wither of them.looks.like....it is more the bone structure thing to see how much they look alike. 1 Quote
Rachel Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 I don't want to change what wither of them.looks.like....it is more the bone structure thing to see how much they look alike. I know what you mean. It would be weird if I changed my skin color and hair color to see what I would like like as a different race. I think that you trying to see how much your child and biological sibling look alike is a completely different. Quote
Spy Car Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Spy car....yes, like that. It can be done :D Bill Quote
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