Photo Retouching - - Face, eyes, lashes retouch

MissOdessa · #1 07-26-2007, 06:20 AM

So I found some HQ's of Alicia Keys on alicia-keys.org she's a really good person to practice retouching on because she has a lot of pictures that aren't altered and she has some what bad skin. Shes still stunning tho.
Tell me what you think...

BEFORE
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/7131/akatjn6.jpg

AFTER
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/4537/akb4rq4.jpg

DannyRaphael · #2 07-26-2007, 09:33 AM

Amazing work. Eyelashes esp. well done.

Unfortunately for legal copyright reasons, site owner/admin's policy is "no celeb" pics. Since you linked and did not upload, you're probably OK on this one.

pixelzombie · #3 07-26-2007, 11:45 AM

looks good, but it probably could use a bit more texture in the face...what were some of the techniques you used?

Gary Richardson · #4 07-26-2007, 12:40 PM

Too polished for my tastes, any character her face may have had has been removed, leaving a lifeless plastic doll.

If this is what you were aiming for you've succeeded.

superkoax · #5 07-26-2007, 02:27 PM

what did you do for the ye lashes? mabe give me some pointers here? I'm lost when it comes to eye lashes

nioce picture indeed...the skin needs more texture, but eyes well done

GErry

MissOdessa · #6 07-26-2007, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superkoax

what did you do for the ye lashes? mabe give me some pointers here? I'm lost when it comes to eye lashes

nioce picture indeed...the skin needs more texture, but eyes well done

GErry

Well I googled sites that sold false eyelashes & had images of the lashes against white backgrounds. I just turned them into brushes & then used the brush to put them over her eyes. Its really simple.

superkoax · #7 07-26-2007, 05:08 PM

ooohkey....so how do you make a brush from something then?

cheers for replying to my question!

Gerry

Tom K · #8 07-26-2007, 06:47 PM

Hi;
I think you did a super retouch.

Your idea of grabing eye lashes from a catalog is creative to say the least..

Tom

MissOdessa · #9 07-26-2007, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superkoax

ooohkey....so how do you make a brush from something then?

cheers for replying to my question!

Gerry

Well if you take any image and gray scale it (make it black and white)
In photoshop you can turn it into a brush by going to EDIT/Save Brush

This is the site i got lashes from

http://www.mydivascloset.com/fakeeyelashes.html

banzai runner · #10 07-27-2007, 10:05 AM

you did great to alicia but you might just trim those lashes a little bit

Conan138 · #11 07-27-2007, 11:15 AM

You just blurred her face and you gave her a pair of eyelashes. Nothing special. Beside that, on web format even my grandma can retouch a picture. It's all about details.

bella · #12 07-27-2007, 12:25 PM

a little too overdone! Unless someone specifically asked me to remove all texture from the skin, I wouldn't do it. I like to clean up the skin, but at the same time, try to keep the texture so it looks natural...like a real person.

ashleybreeanne · #13 07-27-2007, 07:15 PM

Here is my version: http://i11.tinypic.com/4tseuzm.jpg

Nikolas · #14 07-27-2007, 08:40 PM

Miss Odessa, good work! However, the eye lashes seem a little too good to be true for me. I looked at your retouched photograph first, and I could immediately tell that they were 'photoshopped' in. Ashley's however seem a little more realistic, and less obvious. I also really enjoyed the slight brown upgrade to the hair that you did Ashley. Nice work to you both!

markury · #15 08-24-2007, 02:31 AM

I agreed with some opinions that your retouch is a little overdone. Look at the ashleybreeanne's retouch to see the difference. Yes, your retouch is more attractive, but I think that ashleybreeanne's one is more natural, not so plastic (better).

You should use less blurring and a bit more healing brush.

Ofcourse the style of retouches depends from what photographer/retoucher want to achieve.