My first retouching

[GFD]

Hi there

Im completely new to retouching. This is my first try. I used two layers one for burning second for dodge. Hope to get some hints to improove my knowledge.

[TommyO]

Hermann,
Welcome to RP and glad you posted.
The look you were trying to achieve is a bit different than a traditional glamour retouch, which is fine. But, it will generate many different comments.

Regarding the basic d&b, I think you may have gone too far on her skin. I say this because there is not much detail left for us to "feel" her skin tone, smoothness, quality, etc. Look back at her "before" shot. You quickly sense she has good skin, less a few blemishes. In the "after" shot, you just cannot tell. So, as a viewer, we lose interest and our eyes wander to other parts of the image quickly.

[0lBaldy]

Originally Posted by GFD

<clip> Hope to get some hints to improove my knowledge.

Hint = RetouchPro Tutorials @ http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/

Hermann, Welcome to RetouchPRO Have a look around and enjoy your stay. Looking forward to seeing some more of your work

[GFD]

@TommyO
thanks for your comments. I will redo the work soon and post.

@OlBaldy
well I read them and understand there is a long way to go. Thanks for your posting.