Some Critique Please :)

[Ankh1]

Hey Everyone!
Its my first post here, this website seems great! Its good to see so many people interested about retouching as i am! I am into Special Effects makeup, photography and retouching....Here are some photos were i tried to implement all of them.

Please let me know what you think of the retouching? Ive never been critiqued on it, and im 100% self taught, so it would be good to know what i could be doing wrong. Thanks guys

With the first attachment (the albino) Its showing the first retouch, followed by the second one, and my final outcome

[mellyrose]

I'm not exactly sure what you're going for in the first sequence, but it looks pretty cool.

In the second one, it looks good at first glance but there is room for improvement. If you want some constructive crit, here goes:

-Clean up hairs on her shoulder and back...it was the first thing I saw when the photo loaded.

-Shape up her eyebrows...they could be more perfect

-Be careful with dodge and saturation in the eyes. You want to maintain a human look

-Finalize the touch ups on her forehead...you can still see a couple blemishes. Also, on her cheek, it's a bit blotchy so try to even out the color.

All in all, you're on the right track!