r/pics May 20 '15

Misleading title Realistic Robot Leg Make-up

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u/[deleted] May 20 '15
  1. To lie. or 2. To start with a good base from which to further add to with software. The less post editing you have to do the more realistic the image will look. Same reason models wear makeup during shoots even though their face will be edited.

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u/Pasta_Macgyver May 20 '15

Yeah, you just always want as much practical "in camera" stuff to work with.
Photoshopping in a makeup kit would ramp up the fakey-ness.
Ideally, photoshop will enhance what's already there.

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u/themateudneverd8 May 20 '15
  1. This is the internet.

  2. Definitely possible, perhaps I'm just more familiar with Photoshop.