Hi, Im new to this website and fairly knew to retouching.. i started out doing photos just as a hobby but lately been getting alot of work.. i have this lady that i take pics of her daughter for pageants and she wants me to do the whole fake look.. i have no clue really where to start except with adding eyelashes.. can anyone guide me in the right direction bc i want to please her in her pics but i just have no clue.. thanks
ive attached the pic she wants me to work with

Welcome to RetouchPRO. Unfortunately your attachment is too small to assess. The good news is there's a boatload of info on this topic... here at RetouchPRO and on the net.

1. Try the site Search tool (above) using keywords like: glamour, glamor, skin softening, etc.

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2. Google is a great resource for this type of subject matter. Try search arguments such as:

photoshop tutorial glamour retouching

photoshop tutorial pageant retouching

photoshop tutorial beauty retouching

and you will probably find plenty to get you started.

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HTH...

~Danny~

Here's a current thread that may be of interest...

http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/photo-retouching/17146-skin-texture.html

I have done a few pageant pictures. I really don't like doing them because I don't care for the porcelain skin look. When I was doing them they wanted the skin to be very fake looking with no pores showing.Do a search for pageant photos and you will see the look .