Dodge and Burn iz da Schnizzle!

[SchlinkyMalinky]

Had another quick go, tried to keep it more natural looking, lost the blur and the magenta!

http://img31.imagevenue.com/img.php?...122_1159lo.jpg

[Cassidy]

Hope you don't mind, but I think this picture is not very flattering as a shiny shimmery one and I am not too fussed about the colour. I had a play and felt a warmer tone and less de-wrinkling was more flattering, mind you this is not dodge and burn either

[happusa]

This is a 2min. retouch with "PortraitPro"

[pixeltek]

Here's what I did with your pic (I re-worked it from your revised pic).

[EternalTomorrow]

Originally Posted by happusa

This is a 2min. retouch with "PortraitPro"

this looks extremely fake.
this looks like something that took 2 minutes. Something from a store in the local mall.

But at least we have an example of what NOT to do

Rocksteady,
Danno~

[SchlinkyMalinky]

All this posting what you've done is all well and good but to my eye they aren't necessarily an improvement. I'm a learner looking for advice on the techniques I've used and whether any seasoned pros can point me in the direction of where I'm falling short.
Even an 'Ant bashing' would be appreciated!

[SchlinkyMalinky]

What I'm now doing is healing major flaws and curve correcting colour issues. Flatten. Then using DnB to even out skin tone. Flatten. Applying a very subtle 'degrunge' based effect. Flatten. Enhancing contrast and colour, tweaking things like whites of eyes. Using a dupe layer (overlay, 50% grey) for overall shadow enhancement and finally sharpening.

[aaRonology101]

its all about the dodge and burn ..

[pinki]

Originally Posted by SchlinkyMalinky

Had another quick go, tried to keep it more natural looking, lost the blur and the magenta!

http://img31.imagevenue.com/img.php?...122_1159lo.jpg

that looks nice