Hi to everybody:

I have been asking, reading, posting retoucher pics waiting for your opinions, and I think that I have to give somethin, not only get.

Here is a link to a hig-res picture (photographer Mayte Villares). Feel free to apply your skills on it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24792572@N03/2360866278/sizes/l/

Please, don´t misunderstood me. I don´t want retouch for free. You can retouch it but I am not waiting for the final high-res result. Just post your trys here in the forum.

I hope you enjoy it.

Thank you Javier, am at work now, but will try later :-)

thanks, also at work. looking forward to giving it a shot later

The image is not high res but i was bored tonight and had a play anyway.
I don't consider it 'finished' and wouldn't bother to be honest.
I still see stuff i would work at but you gotta draw the line somewhere
with images this small.

Thanks for the file though Javier.

My Retouch. (http://www.dudleystudios.co.nz/clients/retouch/javier.jpg)

Enjoy.

The image is not high res but i was bored tonight and had a play anyway.
I don't consider it 'finished' and wouldn't bother to be honest.
I still see stuff i would work at but you gotta draw the line somewhere
with images this small.

Thanks for the file though Javier.

My Retouch. (http://www.dudleystudios.co.nz/clients/retouch/javier.jpg)

Enjoy.


Wow man, this is amazing. How did you got that skin color?

Here is my version.

here's my try. felt like i could do something more to the picture but i got lazy and gave up ;D

oh well (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/beto911/retouch1.jpg)

(:

Wow man, this is amazing. How did you got that skin color?

Thanks, although i looked at it again just now and thought it was quite
average. Ha.

For the skin color i used some selective color, gradient map, curves in
color mode, and a gradient map with blue to desaturate slightly. (it's at 4%)

Got some time, so gave it a try:

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh304/aceto81/2360866278_94f352046a_b2.jpg

Bart

Thanks, although i looked at it again just now and thought it was quite
average. Ha.

For the skin color i used some selective color, gradient map, curves in
color mode, and a gradient map with blue to desaturate slightly. (it's at 4%)

Thanks. I really appreciate it.

Thanks, although i looked at it again just now and thought it was quite
average. Ha.

For the skin color i used some selective color, gradient map, curves in
color mode, and a gradient map with blue to desaturate slightly. (it's at 4%)

I noticed the desaturating and tried some selective color but for the life of me couldn't get it to match yours. There was definitely some major tweaking on the red channel. Great work. Do you remember the selective color settings?

here is my try

http://www.lancea.net/retouchgreen.jpg

Do you remember the selective color settings?

Something like reds(c+4, m-10, y-15), yellows(m-8,y-16)
but there was more to it than just that move.

Something like reds(c+4, m-10, y-15), yellows(m-8,y-16)
but there was more to it than just that move.

Obviously. Again, great work. Color manipulation is not my strongest point. Skin, no problem, body manipulation, sure thing. Color correcting.... HELP!

Here is my quick try... and my first post. :)

thank U for sharing this Javier

my try:

my retouch is here

Here's the low res of my quick retouch!

I'm tired of skin so I blew most of it out.

My effort:


http://edgework.tripod.com/samples/washedout.jpg

here it is:
http://www.integritas.hr/projects/ret.jpg

and another one:
http://www.integritas.hr/projects/ret1.jpg

here is my try..

Ok, here is mine. I´ve been looking amazing results.

ok, here is my try and my very first post yay! , not very good at it, but hoepfully you will like it :)

http://www.pvbeat.com/retouch/retouch.jpg

Shanti

here is my try

http://www.lancea.net/retouchgreen.jpg

Love the soft light effect. It is very pretty! What did you do to get these results?

Also, love your creativity with the face art.

I'm tired of skin so I blew most of it out.

My effort:


http://edgework.tripod.com/samples/washedout.jpg

lol
I feel your pain...really.

Here's another quick attempt. I wanted to do some more on the eyes, but I have to go.

My try. Thank you for the image.

Storm

http://i.pbase.com/o6/30/771430/1/94780095.9M4pfe4T.2360866278_94f352046a_b_before_after.jpg

Love the soft light effect. It is very pretty! What did you do to get these results?

Also, love your creativity with the face art.

http://www.lancea.net/retouchgreen.jpg

thanks jennifer....i did dodge and burn on the skin...then used a diffused lens glare effect to soften the whole photo.....

Hi. Newbie here! Thought I'd give it a shot.

Here is my try.

Thanks for the picture JavierT.

Here is my version & first post in RetouchPro.

Thanks for the original.

Fun Project ... thank you =)

Nice retouch Drakkar_59, the eyes are exceptional!

If I did it right, here's my first uploaded retouched image. I got a little tired and frustrated with the additional eyeshadow and slightly modified lip shape, they just weren't working out like I was envisioning.

Thanks for contributing an image to practice on nonetheless, it was fun!

here is my try!!

here is my try....it is one of my first retouch...:D57081

Here's my lil try. I'm still learning, so please don't shout ^^

here´s my try. hope you like it

here is my try at it. levels, curves, clone, healing, photo filters

Here's my take. Just a simple retouch, cleaned up the skin, corrected the color, enhanced the eyes, fixed the makeup, added a bit of shaping via D&B. Just wanted her natural beauty to shine through.

before:
http://aycu38.webshots.com/image/48557/2003769106532934119_rs.jpg

after:
http://aycu31.webshots.com/image/50990/2004042387559665668_rs.jpg

i tried once more

another try

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24792572@N03/2393690170/sizes/l/

Thanks for the image Javier. Here's my try. Let me know what you think.

Devon

my try....thx

Thanks for the image Javier. Here's my try. Let me know what you think.

Devon

Hi Devon:

Overall I think is a very good job. Maybe you lost a little bit texture, but is only one opinion.

I glad you like the pic to try.

Hi to everybody:

I have been asking, reading, posting retoucher pics waiting for your opinions, and I think that I have to give somethin, not only get.
Just post your trys here in the forum.

Thanks for prompting us, Javier. I'm late to this party, but here's my version (http://www.kerrykugelman.com/retouch_after_ksk.jpg).

My first attempt some pages back was somewhat of a Geisha themed modification. This time I went for more of an Ethiopian princess style =)

A big fat thank you for originally posting this image to practice with, it's been a fun experiment.


http://www.downen.org/images/darker-skinned.jpg

Well ill show some of my work too then:

http://profabrika.pl/images/brunetka/brunetka.htm

OK, my take: increased brightness of the eye-whites, increased saturation of the irises, dodged catchlights, touched up eye shadow, USM.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i319/RokcetScientist/23608-B4nAfter.jpg

Here's my try.

Great photo. Here's my play.

Ny best attempt.

Stosh

My try.

dc

This picture was a lot of fun to work on!

I enjoyed it!

another go

forgot the picture

my try. thanks for the pic it was fun. im still learning so feel free to comment.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y245/Mak15/beforeaftergirlretouch.jpg

Nice picture!

My attempt...I'm new here and pretty new to retouching (less than a year).

http://img171.imagevenue.com/loc1144/th_01999_Mayte_Villares_copy_122_1144lo.jpg (http://img171.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=01999_Mayte_Villares_copy_122_1144lo.jpg)

Here's my attempt. It would have been a bit better, but I'm so tired and about to go to bed.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c289/Bmoner/PCB%20Album/RetouchPractice.jpg

i tried once more
wow very nice :) romantic version :P

Here's my attempt.

my simple retouch with make up ;) - but guys im not good with this "makeup things" :D this only for fun

Hey Experts,

Here's Mine and I wanna your Evaluation & Comments

Fashion look...

and my another super bomb cool practice :-)
thank for a image - is nice shot and model

Here's my version

here you can see my version: http://www.bildhoster.de/uploads/16.05.2008_21:46:38_retusche2.jpg

wow thats beautiful! great job!

Here is already a new one :)
http://www.bildhoster.de/uploads/16.05.2008_22:59:54_retusche3.jpg

Hi,

this is my one - I'm a B&W Freak ;)

CLICK ME (http://ablage.farblounge.de/retouchpro_sw.jpg)

Hope you like it!

Tino

heres my retouch..
what do you think?

http://i28.tinypic.com/2uzqemc.jpg

;-)
Another one by me
[img=http://www.abload.de/thumb/2360866278_94f352046i07.jpg] (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=2360866278_94f352046i07.jpg)

Hi Cusar:

You have done a good job (IMO better the second).

I am not a profesional (no yet), but I have learned a lot from people from this forum, and you have to consider that retouch is not only skin. If you have a look to your picture, you can see many things to repair, like eyelashes, blowing hairs, etc. It helps to final result.

Don´t misunderstand me. Is not a bad critique. I have to work a lot in my skills too. Continous learning. But I am absolutely sure that our better skill is to take the necesary time to look at the picture and decide what to retouch to improve the pic and what not.

Hope it helps....and I insist: good job, really.

Thanks for your comment :)

Im just Beginner in Beauty Retouch and this was like my first real work.
I have to learn many many things, and work on the details, as you said.

Sure, Beauty Retouch is not just the skin, but i think i retouched more than just the skin - maybe its hard to see, e.g Dodge&Burn, a little the nose and some hair too :)

If you want, you can write a PM and tell me exactly what you mean what i could change in the last version. Im still working on it, and looking forward for every help and critic =)

Bye.

This thread's gotten a lot of hits. Thought I'd revisit it myself, since my first shot was really an anti-retouch. Lots of layers, but no curves or other adjustment layers.

http://edgework.tripod.com/samples/retouch3.jpg

Thought Id give this a try...

Quick 2nd attempt:

Thanks JavierT.
I still prefer your version. it s look really pro and that what i ve been searching and tryign to do for ages. Hopefully you can guide me to do it sometimes soon.

Thanks alot.

This s my attempt :P Save 4 web : 58%

Hi @ all

this is my first posting here! :) hope you like my try

greetings

Irene

Quite a variety of images posted. Thought I'd try this using just Nik filters and a few CS3 filters for blems. Thanks for posting the image and the photographer (Mayte Villares) for his contribution.

Hi Javier! Can I use your picture in a video tutorial from a blog? I assume your credits for the picture.

Tanks!

Here's my attempt. It pratically done with Dodge/Burn and Clone Stamp tool.

This is my try....

thanks for the picture...

Thanks Javier!

My try.

(I could NOT get rid of the loose hairs without blurring the image. Need more practice!)

I give it a shot! Comments or suggestions welcome.

Thanks Javier!

My try.

(I could NOT get rid of the loose hairs without blurring the image. Need more practice!)
Looks Great! Color! tone! The reconstruction make a big improvement in her look. Not sure what you mean about loose hairs. You can't do that kind of work and not be able to clone out flyaway hairs.

another try

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24792572@N03/2393690170/sizes/l/

Javier... nice one...
several questions though... how did you do the eye lashes?
and nice skin texture... how?

thank you..

Looks Great! Color! tone! The reconstruction make a big improvement in her look. Not sure what you mean about loose hairs. You can't do that kind of work and not be able to clone out flyaway hairs.


Thanks JD! Glad that you liked it.
I just thought that the loose hair coupled with the 'messy' eyelashes do not give it a finished look. Just being fussy! :-)

This is my first retouch. hope its ok