ALL DESIGN TOOLS
07. Blemish Removal
• Remove facial blemishes, spots, discolorations
• Match grain to cleaned area of face
• Match grain to cleaned area of face
Posted on Apr 24, 2006
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115 Comments
Cheyenne
9 years ago
You should have used an image of someone who actually had blemishes. This woman has beautiful skin as is.. I really do not see what you changed about it.
Tim
11 years ago
Taking the above tutorial further... here's how I quickly removed acne and spots from a face using Adobe After Effects CC and Premiere Pro CC (this won't remove whiteheads - but you could adapt this procedure to do that too)
1. Export the clip from Premiere Pro
2. Open After Effects and import the clip
3. Duplicate the layer and rename it skinfix
4. fast blur skinfix about 15 or 20, add grain to taste
5. select skinfix layer and then menu > animation > track in mocha
6. draw on splines over the offending areas - keep them all on one layer
7. set min % pixels used to around 90%, then track to create the mask
8. click export shape data button and copy to clipboard
9. go back to After Effects, select the first frame of skinfix, and with the layer selected, simply paste (CTRL +V)
10. in the effects window, drag the new mocha data effect (it will probably rename itself to 'layer1'
above the blur and
grain effects. It won't look perfect - probably a bit creepily smooth. DON'T WORRY - there's a lovely fix for this in Premier
Pro.
11. export the revised clip as skinRevised
12. Open Premiere Pro and drag skinRevised on top of the old one.
13. Now the clever bit. Set skinRevised opacity to 'lighten' and voila, all the red and darker spots disappear.
1. Export the clip from Premiere Pro
2. Open After Effects and import the clip
3. Duplicate the layer and rename it skinfix
4. fast blur skinfix about 15 or 20, add grain to taste
5. select skinfix layer and then menu > animation > track in mocha
6. draw on splines over the offending areas - keep them all on one layer
7. set min % pixels used to around 90%, then track to create the mask
8. click export shape data button and copy to clipboard
9. go back to After Effects, select the first frame of skinfix, and with the layer selected, simply paste (CTRL +V)
10. in the effects window, drag the new mocha data effect (it will probably rename itself to 'layer1'
above the blur and grain effects. It won't look perfect - probably a bit creepily smooth. DON'T WORRY - there's a lovely fix for this in Premier
Pro.
11. export the revised clip as skinRevised
12. Open Premiere Pro and drag skinRevised on top of the old one.
13. Now the clever bit. Set skinRevised opacity to 'lighten' and voila, all the red and darker spots disappear.
Sheila
11 years ago
She doesn't even have what I would call blemishes. I'd like to see a real tutorial on how to cover up actual blemishes in a video. Thanks
Victor Jee
11 years ago
Who can tell me how to heal the spots on the skin just like use "spot healing brush tool" in PS.
I see some big spots still on the skin in this movie.
I see some big spots still on the skin in this movie.
King
12 years ago
Man you don't know how much you are appreciated for what you do along with so many others. I have learned most of what I know from excellent tutorials. Your gulf story was hilarious especially when you said your shirt was a little tight. lol. Yea sure that was the problem.
Jibu
12 years ago
Of all the online tutors in the world, Andrew Kramer stands among one of the top! This tutorial just proves that.
switest
12 years ago
this is great,. learnt this in 30 minutes,. am teaching myself AE,. this beats a lot of tutorials,.
Paul
13 years ago
Ok, so this video is about 5 years old, and now I have a question. Why red? Why not blow the skin out to blue or green instead? Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I hope someone who knows will reply to this. I'd really like to know.
Julian Williams
13 years ago
I'd have to disagree with Svenno. I watch these tutorials many at a time, and tutorials are BORING as balls without your jokes.
Svenno G. Koemans
13 years ago
Hey Andrew,
just wanted to say that the tutorials are great.
One piece of advice: don't start talking about other subjects during your tutorials. I mean, I am taking my valuable time to figure out how AE works and I am not interested how your golfing skills are. It is already complicated enough.
Just imagine you watching a golf tutorial and the guy suddenly starts talking about knitting sweaters ...
just wanted to say that the tutorials are great.
One piece of advice: don't start talking about other subjects during your tutorials. I mean, I am taking my valuable time to figure out how AE works and I am not interested how your golfing skills are. It is already complicated enough.
Just imagine you watching a golf tutorial and the guy suddenly starts talking about knitting sweaters ...
OsiHansen
14 years ago
Andrew, I have no words to thank you for doing this, God will make it up to you in this life and surely also the next one!!! Really, man, THANK YOU!!! I will be purchasing all of your products just as soon as I get a chance.
Eva Karimi
14 years ago
Thenx Andrew
thats really good work. i've learnt alot from ur tutorials. may God bless you.
Thenx again
thats really good work. i've learnt alot from ur tutorials. may God bless you.
Thenx again
Hunter
14 years ago
Golf story was a nice warm up but the God I'm lonely at the end made my day!
P.s you sounded like Mr. kool-aid "Oh yeah!"
P.s you sounded like Mr. kool-aid "Oh yeah!"
wudangzhenren
14 years ago
thank you!maybe I should learn english,i can't catch your words very clearly.
526736
14 years ago
i didnt think that even in video...you can remove blemishes...i thought you can only remove blemishes in photo...
awesome
awesome
LukasVideosify
14 years ago
God I'm lonely... xD
That's at least as brilliant as all your talking about the golf ball! xD
That's at least as brilliant as all your talking about the golf ball! xD
Shiki`
15 years ago
Luckily,I know here.I'm from China and I'm green.
Ur videos help me a lot
Besides,it's also a way to learn English
Ur videos help me a lot
Besides,it's also a way to learn English
michael
15 years ago
hi andrew thanks for the tutorial that helps
but is there a way to fix a blurry video?
for video like if you shoot it but then it had the auto focus
thanks
cheers
but is there a way to fix a blurry video?
for video like if you shoot it but then it had the auto focus
thanks
cheers
Craine
15 years ago
Andrew you can not believe how much you helped me out with this tutorial today. I got a lady in a music video and she's like "my make up looks totally shitty!" "but you did it yourself!" "I want all my close ups cut out of the video!!!" as this is not really an option i was thinking of this quite old tutorial of yours and it just made my day! again i want to thank you so much for this and i hope your golf skills improved a little over the years and you're not that lonely anymore
Regards from Germany
Craine
Regards from Germany
Craine
Pyrox
15 years ago
Hey!
I just have to ask even though I'm pretty sure, but was this footage an interlaced clip? Cus' I deinterlaced it and it looked alot better...
By the way, Thanks for all your awesome tutorials... I'm starting to connect things from each tutorial now
I just have to ask even though I'm pretty sure, but was this footage an interlaced clip? Cus' I deinterlaced it and it looked alot better...
By the way, Thanks for all your awesome tutorials... I'm starting to connect things from each tutorial now
Leonid
15 years ago
Remarkable lessons!!!
Only by means of your videos I could understand with this program and do somethink cool
I apologise for bad English.
from Russia
Only by means of your videos I could understand with this program and do somethink cool
I apologise for bad English.
from Russia
Troy
15 years ago
Great tutorial.
I just started to get into AE and I can tell your not only a great AE wizard but your actually kinda funny lol
I just started to get into AE and I can tell your not only a great AE wizard but your actually kinda funny lol
Lenz
15 years ago
Dude,
This has got to be the most entertaining tutorial i've ever seen.
Come join the node-based club,
There's not much humor in nuke tutorials could greatly use it.
ps: I'd love to see some complex 3D camera techniques from you.
Ciao
This has got to be the most entertaining tutorial i've ever seen.
Come join the node-based club,
There's not much humor in nuke tutorials could greatly use it.
ps: I'd love to see some complex 3D camera techniques from you.
Ciao
ibrahim ASLAN
15 years ago
çok te?ekkür ederim çok sa?olun valla çok makbule geçti.
thank you very much
thank you very much
Lucy Jones
15 years ago
Its unbelievable how generous u are with your information! You have made the daunting task of tackling aftereffects so much easier and fun for me, thanks a million times. you rock! x
Suzanne
15 years ago
What if the person has bloodshot eyes? is there anything that I can do for that? I mean really - the model looked like they were hung-over and the footage is good except the eyes! Unless of course the client wants a zombie look... sigh.
Bomba
16 years ago
Great tutorial man!!!...used it to enhance other parts of the video as well...things make u cudnt do..nice work!
Mahesh.K.Shindhe
16 years ago
I love Andrew!!!He is nice and great!!!
Can Andrew give us some tutorials focusing on color grading?
Thousand thanks
Can Andrew give us some tutorials focusing on color grading?
Thousand thanks
ike
16 years ago
you ve really touched lives, we have baptized some of our colleagues Andrew cus they adopt your style of work. Keep on keeping on
Chiko Chikanda
16 years ago
Andrew your tutolials are very helpful, am new in After Effects and I needed to go to school but I can't go anymore, am putting my money back in my pocket. Thanks, my brain is open I do understand thes things quite easily
RacheL HooD
16 years ago
I LOVE THESE TUTORIALS!!!
Andrew, your so funny and the videos are extremely informative.
I just discovered the website today and I dont know how I have gone this long without it.
Thank you soooo very much for sharing your techniques...
Best Wishes
Rachel Hood
Andrew, your so funny and the videos are extremely informative.
I just discovered the website today and I dont know how I have gone this long without it.
Thank you soooo very much for sharing your techniques...
Best Wishes
Rachel Hood
Yan
16 years ago
love your attitude and your jokes, thanks to you, i'm now a 3d supervisor at MIME studios! (motion imagery media effects).
Thanks a heap andrew, i had no idea how easy it would be to do great effects.
Thanks again.
Thanks a heap andrew, i had no idea how easy it would be to do great effects.
Thanks again.
Jacob Behunin
16 years ago
Great Technique!
Just used it for noise reduction on an actors suit we just filmed. But kept the detail in his face and hands.
Thanks!!!
Just used it for noise reduction on an actors suit we just filmed. But kept the detail in his face and hands.
Thanks!!!
Mateteco
16 years ago
I am new in AE this just found VideoCopilot recently. Everything I have being seeing is just too much. I kept wondering what AE have giving to the world and how you guys tried to figure them out. I love your tutorials. May God bless you.
Thanks,
Matt
Thanks,
Matt
Armstrong Affum
16 years ago
wow thats great but i am using AE cs4 so its a bit different so i lost during the process in some part. but anyway great thx and keep on
Lee
16 years ago
Hi Andrew
I have a close up shot of a bride with acne and was stressing because it's a good shot and the bride hated it because of the pimple city. This is just what I needed to know, I can't thank you enough!!!!
Your tutorials have been a hundred times more informative and helpful than the 6 months of in class room study I just completed on After Effects.
THANK YOU just doesn't cut it. The knowledge you share so freely is invaluable.
You’re a legend in my book!
Best wishes
Lee
I have a close up shot of a bride with acne and was stressing because it's a good shot and the bride hated it because of the pimple city. This is just what I needed to know, I can't thank you enough!!!!
Your tutorials have been a hundred times more informative and helpful than the 6 months of in class room study I just completed on After Effects.
THANK YOU just doesn't cut it. The knowledge you share so freely is invaluable.
You’re a legend in my book!
Best wishes
Lee
vidguy
17 years ago
Andrew, what if the area you need to correct is with in the "black" area of the white and black matte? Then what? Since it only adjusts the parts in white? Sorry if this is a dumb question.. new to AE.. thnx
ThePHD
17 years ago
Bro' this techinque has just given me about 150 grands, can you believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANKS SO MUCH
PD: If you want a reward for helping me on getting rich, just reply me bro!!
Again From Colombia!!!
anything you ask!!!!
Sir Andrew Kramer!!
THANKS SO MUCH
PD: If you want a reward for helping me on getting rich, just reply me bro!!
Again From Colombia!!!
anything you ask!!!!
Sir Andrew Kramer!!
mcbander
17 years ago
man , i wis am there beside you watching and learning
man you r a master ,
thanx alot.
man you r a master ,
thanx alot.
James Deal
17 years ago
As always, Andrew Kramer is awesome for doing this for free. And their products are incredible for everyone. Even if you're professionally editing. The only problem I have, is this video doesn't play past like 4 minutes. Ever... What gives?
Vince Ferraro
17 years ago
Dear Andrew
I am so impressed by the way your techniques enhance the Image Quality. "PLEASE" consider offering a full video on Enhancing&Beautifying Image Quality. Than put me on your mailing list.
Thanks again, Vince Ferraro
I am so impressed by the way your techniques enhance the Image Quality. "PLEASE" consider offering a full video on Enhancing&Beautifying Image Quality. Than put me on your mailing list.
Thanks again, Vince Ferraro
pratheesh
17 years ago
hi andrew do you know Nuke ....i expectnig some tutorials abut nukr from you....
Debojit Das
17 years ago
Hello Andrew,
I m new to com positing, and following ur tutorials are helping me tremendosly, thank you very miuch. though i use Combustion4, but the techniques are irrelevant for any software rite. its challenging to do the same stuff on Combustion, but wht the heck.
I m new to com positing, and following ur tutorials are helping me tremendosly, thank you very miuch. though i use Combustion4, but the techniques are irrelevant for any software rite. its challenging to do the same stuff on Combustion, but wht the heck.
Charles
18 years ago
dude ur the man of the hour! this tutorial as well as the others has helped me a lot! I doing a 10 min documentary and I have an excellently lit interview with a female subject but she has blemishes she wishes to conceal. She is gunna luv the results of this technique I used (from u of course!).
Keep it up!
Keep it up!
Bryan D
18 years ago
good god im lonellyy... haha
Andrew, You dont make the tutorials like you used to...
since you blew up
Andrew, You dont make the tutorials like you used to...
since you blew up
Stan
18 years ago
My HP 8200 has twin dual core Xeons, but GPU rendering is turned off because of the Matrox on-board processor. I don't know if After Effects works with that, though. I might need to switch it back on for AE rendering.
Alexei Godfried
18 years ago
to stan, well, my computer weas once running on pentium 4, 3 ghz, 1 gig o ram, and the speed, as you said, is really frustrating. Took me an eternity(obviously) in rendering the frames. but now, im running on amd core duo (or something) processor, 3 gigs of ram, and it works great. The speed improved..(yey!!)
Stan Arthur
18 years ago
I'm trying this tutorial for the first time on a HDV clip, 720p 24p, about 18 seconds in length. The effect is absolutely awesome, but the ram preview is taking something like 4 seconds to render a single frame. Is there something I should be doing in the memory & cache settings to speed this up? I'm running an HP 8200, 4 gigs o' ram and a Matrox RT.X2 installed.
Stan Arthur
18 years ago
I'm trying this tutorial for the first time on a HDV clip, 720p 24p, about 18 seconds in length. The effect is absolutely awesome, but the ram preview is taking something like 4 seconds to render a single frame. Is there something I should be doing in the memory & cache settings to speed this up? I'm running an HP 8200, 4 gigs o' ram and a Matrox RT.X2 installed.
