Tulack wrote:
It's very easy. It's a combination of red, orange and yellow tonality, color temperature, contrast, highlights, and camera calibration for volume.
Did this one with one click.

Clearly not the same look as what the OP is referring to.

@OP - I think you want to initially do it in makeup and then you can enhance/perfect the look in post.

J O H N  A L L A N wrote:
Clearly not the same look as what the OP is referring to.
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Who said it's the same look? It's a base. I said it took me "one click"

J O H N  A L L A N wrote:
@OP - I think you want to initially do it in makeup and then you can enhance/perfect the look in post.

Dima did it with body paint.

gudpix wrote:
...makeup magic...

Not really... very straightforward... first airbrush a gold base (TEMPTU S/B Gold Shimmer (051)) and allow to set.  Next mask out lips with non stick surgical tape in order to obtain a clean demarcation line... Now airbrush the entire face with black (TEMPTU S/B Color Adjustor (Black, 029) obviously avoiding the eye area below the brow line and in the tear-duct zone... but make a light transition between the gold base...   

During application around the sensitive eye area you must reduce the psi to the lowest practical to achieve coverage... every airbrush is different... with my iwata HP plus C I'm typically down to approximately 12 psi (continuous flow) with it's 0.30mm needle.  Would not recommend the TEMPTU SP-35 airbrush for this fine work... it's simply too coarse for this level of detail... It's needle diameter is a tad too large for close in work (less than 4")... but great for general coverage...

Please Note: The Black Color Adjustor will need to be thinned with TEMPTU mixing media in order to obtain a touch of translucency here... you'll likely have to run some patch tests before you find an ideal blend...

Hope this helps...

gudpix wrote:
I tried Black and White adjustment layer and brought down Red and it took me there somewhat. But not quite there yet.

Thanks in advance!

I'm much more used to doing things in LR these days, but I'm sure a similar process exists in PS.

Did you also try reducing the luminance and saturation of the orange and yellow channels (and possibly even the green? You can always mask out the lips, or go back in and replace the saturation and light there.

Good luck!

Thomas Van Dyke wrote:

Not really... very straightforward... first airbrush a gold base (TEMPTU S/B Gold Shimmer (051)) and allow to set.  Next mask out lips with non stick surgical tape in order to obtain a clean demarcation line... Now airbrush the entire face with black (TEMPTU S/B Color Adjustor (Black, 029) obviously avoiding the eye area below the brow line and in the tear-duct zone... but make a light transition between the gold base...   

During application around the sensitive eye area you must reduce the psi to the lowest practical to achieve coverage... every airbrush is different... with my iwata HP plus C I'm typically down to approximately 12 psi (continuous flow) with it's 0.30mm needle.  Would not recommend the TEMPTU SP-35 airbrush for this fine work... it's simply too coarse for this level of detail... It's needle diameter is a tad too large for close in work (less than 4")... but great for general coverage...

Please Note: The Black Color Adjustor will need to be thinned with TEMPTU mixing media in order to obtain a touch of translucency here... you'll likely have to run some patch tests before you find an ideal blend...

Hope this helps...

Thank you for the detailed explanation. Will have to show this notes to MUA.

Guss W wrote:
See if Natalia Taffarel's technique can push things in that direction.
https://vimeo.com/13331197

Quick summary:

Duplicate layer and set to Multiply blend mode.
Desaturate the new layer. 
Note there is some loss of shadow detail.  To correct, Image>Adjustments>Shadows/Highlights and boost shadows and tonal width.
Mask the effect from lips.
For stronger effect, duplicate the layer.

I saw Natalia's video. That is the only video that came up with my search terms. Even though it is pretty close, not quite giving the finished look I am looking for.

365 Digitals Exposed wrote:
OPen image/ duplicate
black/white adjusment layer
change default to high contrast blue filter  (Mode- NORMAL)
open another Black and White Adjusment layer
Change default to High Contrast Blue Filter   (Mode- Multiply)----- lower the Opacity to your taste.  enjoy.

forgot to mention , use mask to Errase ,

Middle image is made your way. Doesn't really work.

Tulack wrote:

Middle image is made your way. Doesn't really work.

Memenber this is not a action but two simple steps, with the right Image you can get the results, the OP is looking  for,
your image needs to have more contrats and high lights, most of this images work better on dark skins,  also some images need some dodging and burning  to step it up or get better results,

365 Digitals Exposed wrote:
this is not a action but two simple steps

My image is not an action also. Just one click.

365 Digitals Exposed wrote:
with the right Image you can get the results

If something right, it should work for every image. Not just for the right one.

365 Digitals Exposed wrote:
for,
your image needs to have more contrats and high lights

As I said it was one click. It's not hard to move contrast and highlights sliders after.

365 Digitals Exposed wrote:
most of this images work better on dark skins

Works on bright skin as fine.

Tulack wrote:

365 Digitals Exposed wrote:
this is not a action but two simple steps

My image is not an action also. Just one click.

365 Digitals Exposed wrote:
with the right Image you can get the results

If something right, it should work for every image. Not just for the right one.

365 Digitals Exposed wrote:
for,
your image needs to have more contrats and high lights

As I said it was one click. It's not hard to move contrast and highlights sliders after.

Works on bright skin as fine.

if you post those images in critic forum, I can tell you what is going on, on those images and why you are not getting good results, I hope the OP gets some help out of  this technique, since I'm only donating my two cents and not trying to create drama , like few knows it all like to do.