Critiques - - Beauty retouch - Page 2

paisajca · #16 06-29-2008, 04:42 PM

I really love the skin texture on yours, I think its just a little too dark and the skin tone a little pink, I think if you reduce the redness will be perfect my idea:
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/7...touchinai5.png

JD Spears · #17 06-29-2008, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by paisajca

I really love the skin texture on yours, I think its just a little too dark and the skin tone a little pink, I think if you reduce the redness will be perfect my idea:
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/7...touchinai5.png

I'm thinking some of the difference in taste might actually be at least partially due to a difference in monitor calibration.

bazza64 · #18 06-29-2008, 09:14 PM

Hello Laura,
Basically you did a very good job, it all comes down to personal choice. As others have said and I agree, when is a photo finished? it can drive you crazy.
I feel you had to much blur on her face making it look to "pasty", I prefer to have the skin looking as natural as possible, here is my effort.

Lightened the photo.
Removed as many blemishes as possible with the clone and healing tools.
Softened her jaw line.
Removed wispy hairs around hair line.
Lightened her eyes (eyeballs and pupils).
Readjusted her makeup (lips, eyelids, cheeks).
Applied "surface "blur (radius 10,threshold 12) and adjusted opacity to suit, created white layer mask to sharpen eyes, mouth, nose, hair & background etc.
Lastly, I applied an unsharp filter (20,60,0).

That's about it, I hope this helps, I could have spent more time on it but as I said before, when is enough, enough?
I agree with other peoples comments, it should have been copped of centre and slightly to the right.
Barry.

Laura_ · #19 06-30-2008, 04:59 AM

Never blur a retouch... it's always horible to blur.

Laura_ · #20 06-30-2008, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by paisajca

I really love the skin texture on yours, I think its just a little too dark and the skin tone a little pink, I think if you reduce the redness will be perfect my idea:
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/7...touchinai5.png

Looks great

Thank you.

JD Spears · #21 06-30-2008, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Laura_

Never blur a retouch... it's always horible to blur.

Who blurred?

flice · #22 06-30-2008, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Laura_

Yes, I don't know what the photographer was thinking either. Wich photographer takes this model for a beauty shoot and gave her no make-up? Can you explain "fade some veins in the eyes"?

A photographer that cares about the models look and skin texture rather than making it easy for the retoucher...
You did a fine job and I bet that was what he was counting on. So everything is good.

Laura_ · #23 07-02-2008, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JD Spears

Who blurred?

bazza64 blurred it..

secretagents · #24 07-18-2008, 12:16 PM

I downloaded this pic the other day and I ended up working quite a lot on it. It's waaay of topic as it is "artifications" I finally did but I thought I'd show one of them anyway as I find it is rather good overall. Starting from the original of course. And thanks for sharing decent quality starting material.

Laura_ · #25 07-18-2008, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by secretagents

I downloaded this pic the other day and I ended up working quite a lot on it. It's waaay of topic as it is "artifications" I finally did but I thought I'd show one of them anyway as I find it is rather good overall. Starting from the original of course. And thanks for sharing decent quality starting material.

The skin is okay, but this is a beauty image.. I think the background would better come out in a fashion shoot. I also think that the skin tone is a bit wheird. But maybe that's just because of the low quality (and as you might know, I haaateeee low quality)
But good try.

x Laura.

juliansea · #26 07-18-2008, 02:12 PM

Laura,

You did a great job. Would you or someone reading this please tell me how to do a touchup job like this. I am fine using the healing tool but I still don't understand what else you all are doing to the skin. Please untie some of these knots for me.

Thanks.

p.s. Be gentle. I'm a newbie!

Laura_ · #27 07-19-2008, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by juliansea

Laura,

You did a great job. Would you or someone reading this please tell me how to do a touchup job like this. I am fine using the healing tool but I still don't understand what else you all are doing to the skin. Please untie some of these knots for me.

Thanks.

p.s. Be gentle. I'm a newbie!

Well, actually only healing brush tool and some sharping on the skin.

Insensitive. · #28 07-29-2008, 09:56 AM

I think the photo was crappy to begin with. And laura while you dont like the artsy-ness of Secret's photo, you should ask him how he got his much more even skin tone, alot of people including you werent able to take care of that pasty nasty skintone she had going on at the left side of her mouth. If you could somehow merge that into your work while keeping skin texture, it would be great. But as i said, the photo was a bit poopy to begin with, so you did a great job, just the uneven skintone and darkness are what stand out to me.

Dutch Rich · #29 07-29-2008, 09:41 PM

Nice job, three things:
1. Bring back the highlight on her nose at somewhere between 80% and 95%.
2. Darken baby hairs above ear.
3. Stuur je CV op als je 18 bent.

gr8pics · #30 11-11-2008, 05:31 PM

Laura, none of the others in this thread have posted any version better than yours, theyve just ruined it completely, IMO

I find it a bit annoying that some amateurs express them selves in a way like they are experts, which they clearly arent. Modesty is the key here ;-)

I have never seen such nice work from a young person like you before, you got the eye for details and definitely a great talent you should work more on for the future.

Cheers Chris
www.christerdahl.com