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How to make your skin acceptable
These are several skin examples which violate the rules, and some tips how to fix it, so it become acceptable in this site. Notice that all of these fixes needs only 3 minutes to be done, so don't be such a lazy bum just to fix your own skin, or else your skin might get deleted.
Poorly recolored skin
Here's the example of poorly recolored skin. Why? Because the color doesn't look as if it's the color was that color to begin with. Some colors which close to black or close to white will often give a bad looking color if it is recolored using Hue/Saturation.
How to fix it
Instead of using Hue/Saturation, use channel mixer first. Select any channel (let says 'Red') then select one of source channel which is not red (since I choose 'Red' channel at the first place), let says 'Blue'. Now reduce the selected source channel up to -150% or any number until the color doesn't close to white or black. After that you can use Hue/Saturation to find appropriate color.
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Skin without proper shading
Sometimes, skins are looked bad because of its bad shading. Most of cases were caused by darken and highlight which are placed on wrong place and looks scramble. Here's an example of it.
How to fix it
Use smudge tool! This is the previous skin with some smudge on it. Use medium strength and soft-edged brush to make it more smooth. Sometimes you'll find your skin too blurry if you oversmudge it. To fix it, use sharpen tool and smudge it again. Do it repeatedly until you think it's a proper shading and not blurry. Here's the minimum quality that are accepted.
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Bad paint attemps
Bad paint attempts are including bad freehand attempt and bad filter attempt.
Bad freehand attempt
Here's an example of bad freehand attempt skin. It's obvious that it was made by just several plain brush without any smudge.
How to fix it
After I smudge them in proper direction and add some darken and highlight in right spots, it will look like this.
Bad filter attempt
Here's an example of bad filter attempt skin. It's obvious that it was made by just apply one filter on a whole body which looks bad.
How to fix it
Select several parts that you want the filter is applied on. Here I select just her clothes an apply filter on it. Choose a good looking filter and don't forget to adjust some values if needed, so it looks better.
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Copy and Paste that looks bad and is easily noticed
This example obviosly just a plain CnP from abomination skin. The common mistake is it was done plainly, so it looks like several patches which put together.
How to fix it
Use smudge tool to get rid borders beetwen one CnP patch and another one. Use darken tool to disguisse the borders. Several darken and highlight might be needed so it will have a shape and not looks like just plain picture.
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These are several skin examples which violate the rules, and some tips how to fix it, so it become acceptable in this site. Notice that all of these fixes needs only 3 minutes to be done, so don't be such a lazy bum just to fix your own skin, or else your skin might get deleted.
Poorly recolored skin
Here's the example of poorly recolored skin. Why? Because the color doesn't look as if it's the color was that color to begin with. Some colors which close to black or close to white will often give a bad looking color if it is recolored using Hue/Saturation.
How to fix it
Instead of using Hue/Saturation, use channel mixer first. Select any channel (let says 'Red') then select one of source channel which is not red (since I choose 'Red' channel at the first place), let says 'Blue'. Now reduce the selected source channel up to -150% or any number until the color doesn't close to white or black. After that you can use Hue/Saturation to find appropriate color.
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Skin without proper shading
Sometimes, skins are looked bad because of its bad shading. Most of cases were caused by darken and highlight which are placed on wrong place and looks scramble. Here's an example of it.
How to fix it
Use smudge tool! This is the previous skin with some smudge on it. Use medium strength and soft-edged brush to make it more smooth. Sometimes you'll find your skin too blurry if you oversmudge it. To fix it, use sharpen tool and smudge it again. Do it repeatedly until you think it's a proper shading and not blurry. Here's the minimum quality that are accepted.
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Bad paint attemps
Bad paint attempts are including bad freehand attempt and bad filter attempt.
Bad freehand attempt
Here's an example of bad freehand attempt skin. It's obvious that it was made by just several plain brush without any smudge.
How to fix it
After I smudge them in proper direction and add some darken and highlight in right spots, it will look like this.
Bad filter attempt
Here's an example of bad filter attempt skin. It's obvious that it was made by just apply one filter on a whole body which looks bad.
How to fix it
Select several parts that you want the filter is applied on. Here I select just her clothes an apply filter on it. Choose a good looking filter and don't forget to adjust some values if needed, so it looks better.
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Copy and Paste that looks bad and is easily noticed
This example obviosly just a plain CnP from abomination skin. The common mistake is it was done plainly, so it looks like several patches which put together.
How to fix it
Use smudge tool to get rid borders beetwen one CnP patch and another one. Use darken tool to disguisse the borders. Several darken and highlight might be needed so it will have a shape and not looks like just plain picture.
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