Now to Really test your skills!

[ray12]

Haven't been on the forum in quite a while...Thought id test out just the complexion part.

Very Pretty Girl...But yes...a challenge. Attached is a quick before and after. I Tried to get that magazine look for the edit. Reducing the original down to 100k takes away some detail, but zooming it helps a bit.

Ray

[Peer K]

Originally Posted by nevie

Peer K, did you add noise to the skin to get back the texture of it?, It looks like it is doing some weird stuff in the shadow area of her elbow. Other than that I think you did a lovely job.

I have a black and white layer with a bit of grain mixed in. That's what's adding the noise (which I think fits the image). I did notice that shadowarea.. I was not careful enough coming back from fixing the curves in lab-mode and saving in a small jpeg only made it worse :-) Well spotted, by the way! I would of course be more careful "in the real world" :-)

[Iconogenic]

Also a quicky, half a hour. Mostly healing brush and copy-paste. Didn't touch makeup, only lips lighter.

[giedlius]

Originally Posted by Iconogenic

Also a quicky, half a hour. Mostly healing brush and copy-paste. Didn't touch makeup, only lips lighter.

My first attempt.

[Ziaphra]

This is the first time I've made a concerted effort to start off an image by dodging & burning and I'm very pleased with the result.

[StormFX]

Very nice image. Perfect for different approaches.

Regards,

Storm

[jam1212]

Here's my take. Pure D&B. MAN that takes a while!

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/h...ectioncopy.jpg

[yelhsaneerg]

Here's my version. She really is a pretty girl once you see "her". I'm not sure this is up to ya'lls standards but i'm open to suggestions on how to make it better.

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...lretouched.jpg

[Kasko]

For a quick retouch (like web use) I love high pass / vivid to bring in texture. This will do some funky stuff if you have shadow issues...

[Kasko]

Wow - just got done going through all of your work and you guys/girls kicked some serious ass with this one... So you need something with a little more challenge!!! Let me see what I can find!

[shootphoto]

www.lancea.net/complexion.jpg

this is my take on it

[Cassidy]

I personally liked this image a bit warmer, quite a challenge, did have to pull out the healing brush in spots

[MatthewMarshall]

FLASH BACK TO THE 60's

Ok so i gave my self one hour, but ended up spending 70 mins on it. So its not completely finished nor is it perfect. think of it as a ruff draft for a magazine layout, before you finalize the image. the look is totally classic 60's meets modern style. lovely eyes and dark rich ruby lips.

i went for a soft brushed look. Just like in the old days before computers. When they would "airbrush" out flaws. I also changed the position of her to look like she is laying down. I think it has more of a dramatic feel to it. I wish i had a hole day to work on it and do things "less sloppy" but i have to work on some magazine adds. But this was fun!

Also people in the past think i reshape the faces to make them look better. On this image all i did was makeup, no "plastic surgery" lol. It is very possible for a real makeup artist to match what i have done.

[MatthewMarshall]

just one more thing, the dress i colored that way on purpose to look like it was tinted with ink after it was printed, and one thing i wish, and i will probably will work more, is her eyebrow. thats what i was working on before my own personal time goal was up. I was going for that painted eyebrow look, but i need to refine it to look more like painted eyeliner, with a hint of real hairs in it. But the photos close to done

[StormFX]

Matthew, very nice idea and realization ! If you have more time to finish this, it will be great.

Regards,

Storm