How to get leathery-face look?

No need for special tricks.

  • convert to BW and put weight on green (and maybe blue) channel > skin tone will be darker and pores more visible
  • add contrast to taste
  • pull down midtones, if skin tone is too pale
  • add local contrast
  • oversharpen, especially use too high radius, but watch for jagged lines especially in hair - masking can help in this task

Usually red channel is favored in portrait BW-conversions because it usually yields pleasant low contrast look. Green channel will give darker skin tones and more contrasty skin, usually doesn’t look good if it has lots of weight.

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