Coloring problems with childs skin tone

[soleah]

Here's a sullen looking picture of my mother when she was a child. The color of the clothes is pretty much what she remembers.

I am not too happy with the color of her skin though. I tried applying varying shades of color, still I couldn't get the color that looks "real".

Any help/suggestion on color and everything else would be appreciated.

[Caitlin]

What a marvelous photo!

I'm not going to be any help in your question though - The skin colour looks ok to me - though I suppose it partly depends on what you think the skin colour should be.

[Duv]

I have to agree with Caitlin. Also, I think "whities" don't have a terrific grasp for doing skin tones for asians. I liked your correction but offer up a slight darkening of Ctl- Alt ~ and some sharpening.

Cheers
Dave

[Vikki]

It looks like you've color the skin all one color, which no one's is. Take a look at some photographs of similar skin tones, and notice the subtle changes of color in the skin. Then apply those to yours.

[Gary Richardson]

Like the others, don't have too much to add on colour choice, but on my monitor it looked a touch too saturated, so I de-saturated the skin area by about -10.

[Vikki]

I like soleah's, best. (Sorry, I used the wrong image for this) Here's a quick redo for the skin.

[soleah]

Thank you, Caitlin, Duv, Gary, Vikki.

Vikki, that's the skin coloring that I'm aiming for.