TUTORIAL: Editing pictures (Patreon)

Hello!

This is going to be a quick tutorial about how i edit my pics, have on mind, i edit my pics all the times different, and i will not able to provide the resourcers if they are not free.

This is basically the process of my pictures:

 Big view of this picture here: https://i.imgur.com/BWGG6iX.jpeg

STEP 1: Things you need.

Reshade: I have my own reshade that is basically just colors edit, turn the game a bit more orange than green, i use some resourcers that are not free so i cant share but i will link here.

• iMMERSE reshade by Marty's Mods.

• MLUT (free).

Other mods im using for light:

• Nova LUT 2 - Pure

• IGCS by Otis.

STEP 2: Lights in game.

Lets say you have your V all posed and with your reshade all done, for lights i use the lights of CyberLit for each picture i use different lights and different possition, this is all on you, move and try until you get what you want, for this picture i only use 4.

There i just enabled shadows and intensity until i like, i have to say i mostly take all my pictures on the night, my game when i take pictures never is day, so i dont use sun light.

If you want to see an example of where the lights are placed, you can have a look at this picture (found on pinterest).

STEP 3: Taking the pic.

Now we are going to do 2 things, using the Depth of field and hotsampling.

Hotsampling on IGCS as you want, for me i have a 3060 graphic card so i just do x2 (3:4 option) If you have a 40 graphic card series you can go more.

Depth of field of igcs (if im not wrong) this one:

Here you will edit as you like, i use always the Classic one and i only touch the first options to focus on V and the first one i put more or less if is a fullbody or portrait picture.

STEP 4: Editing the picture.

When your picture is done, i usually fix some clips (if i have them) on Photoshop, and then is time to use the AI for the hair. I use an AI that i pay for it, yes, i do, because free online AIs only you can use like 1/2 per day and i need more lol. The AI i use is only for enhance the pic or even for upscale sometimes. For this pic, a free AI will be this one, for each picture you can use any of the options there, for this one you can play with this option, AI effects are very nice for cyberpunk pictures. I think you can even use the AI from photoshop, i never tried because looks like is expensive too lol.

Lets say you have the picture you already like on the AI, then is time to blend both pictures (game picture non edited + the AI picture) on photoshop, i just lower the opacity of the AI picture and i erase some details that are awful because sometimes are very weird.

After you blended the pictures on photoshop, is time to go to Lightroom, and this is the last step. Here i just have made my presets so i choose one, i try all of them and i choose the one i like, i will share my presets with you guys, you have to place them on this folder:

• C:\Users\YOURNAME\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CameraRaw\Settings

The presets will be attached on this post, and after you choose the one you like, you are done.

Sometimes i also add some details i hand painted by my own with a tablet, like some hair strands and light on the eyes. I recommend to edit the pictures on your own way and your own style because i personally dont like if i see others pictures look exactly same as mine so i omitted some details here just because of that.

Hope this can help some of you guys, thank you and have a good day! ♥