Photo retouching. Rate?

[Origami]

I retouched an image of my best friend for her. :) Rate?

Modified:
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/relyh/Keriretouch.png

Original:
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/relyh/l_f7a05d4686e24639a6d3bfd203eadccc.jpg

[AllThatIsLeft]

what did you do exactly.. it looks a lot better!

did you just define the colours a bit more.. or??

[vector]

DId you add bloom effect and enhance the eyes' color?

[spanky]

she is really pretty, and you have skills

[Origami]

what did you do exactly.. it looks a lot better!

did you just define the colours a bit more.. or??
By defining do you mean editing levels, curves, and such? I did a little of that yes, but not much. I had on levels layer to lighten it, and one curves layer to brighten the eyes more than needed.
Eyes: I duplicated the inner iris, outer iris, and pupil and then individually repainted each of them.
Skin: I started by slightly removing blemishes (A few freckles and the pimple on her chin.) I then came in with a median layer and edited that layer with airbrush tools and opacity settings to soften her skin.

DId you add bloom effect and enhance the eyes' color?
Bloom effect? Explain?
And enhance the eyes? Yes, read above to the reply on the previous quote.

[Viral Death]

You did a great job 10/10

[Origami]

New retouch:
Eye revisit, blemish removal, skin smoothing. Color altering.

Before:
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/relyh/Randomnicedya004.jpg

After:
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/relyh/Randomnicedya004-1.png

[Burnthecity]

Wow very good job, your good at what you do
And your friend is very pretty :P

[Origami]

Wow very good job, your good at what you do
And your friend is very pretty :P

Not so much really, moderate to say.
And yes, they both are very much so. I should retouch one of Eryka soon.
(:

[Aneklusmos]

Dude! Those are amazing! Please give me a link to some good tutorials. I probably won't follow through but i would like *some* skill in photoshop.

[Dreaming Cannibal]

i like the originals better

[Origami]

Dude! Those are amazing! Please give me a link to some good tutorials. I probably won't follow through but i would like *some* skill in photoshop.
I'll dig them up and PM them to you Caleb.

i like the originals better
Aww, really? What's wrong with the new ones?

[Aneklusmos]

I'll dig them up and PM them to you Caleb.


Aww, really? What's wrong with the new ones?

Thanks! Maybe I will follow through. I'd like to do that for once

[Origami]

I know I said I'd pm this, but I forgot it was on a website and others may find this link useful as well.
70 Beauty-Retouching Photoshop Tutorials (http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/07/15/70-beauty-retouching-photoshop-tutorials/)

[Aneklusmos]

thankya!

[Origami]

thankya!

Mhm, please post or pm outcomes, I'd love to see.

[just-another-guy]

that's amazing good job you have some real skill lol

[Dreaming Cannibal]

They look too intense. its more relaxing and beautiful with the flat colours, plus it changes the eye colour, and i like their eyes

[Aneklusmos]

Mhm, please post or pm outcomes, I'd love to see.

will do

Ok heres one. I didn't do a lot with color enhancement because so much touchup was needed.
Before:
http://i42.tinypic.com/o6zdqs.jpg
After:
http://i39.tinypic.com/34pxj6a.jpg

[Origami]

that's amazing good job you have some real skill lol
Thank you.
They look too intense. its more relaxing and beautiful with the flat colours, plus it changes the eye colour, and i like their eyes
Relaxing is a debatable thing, because to some the new colors are easier on the eyes, ESPECIALLY if viewed on a black background, it's also more exciting to some.
As for the eye, I know I'm no good at it yet, I'm working on a way of fixing that, I did one the other day and the eyes look much more real, still too bright though.


@Caleb - Very good blemish removal damn son. I'd love to see what you could do with the colors and depth though if you ever try again. :) Very good. Did you fix the issue from last night?

[Aneklusmos]

Thanks josh! I'm planning on doing some more tonight. I'll post results. And yes, the issue was resolved quite easily

[Origami]

I don't have the original, but here's one I did last night.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/relyh/Keri.png

[Music Lover]

Wow O.o

You're like really good!

By the way, you should try to aslo dilate her pupils, it will make her look prettierer:P
It's true!

[Origami]

Wow O.o

You're like really good!

By the way, you should try to aslo dilate her pupils, it will make her look prettierer:P
It's true!

I was going to repaint the pupils, but I was in a lazy mood last night so I just slapped some green overlay on it. Lol.

[Aneklusmos]

The eyes definitely look a lot more realistic, though it was kinda pretty having the eyes jump out at you. the eyes are still pretty on the newest one, just not as flashy.

[Origami]

The eyes definitely look a lot more realistic, though it was kinda pretty having the eyes jump out at you. the eyes are still pretty on the newest one, just not as flashy.

It always depends on what your aiming for.
Soon I'm going to attempt a fantasy retouch, flashy eyes, odd make-up, etc. (: I'll end up sploofing a new background in as well, maybe wings? Idk. xD

But on realistic ones, especially for magazines and such, you wan't to make the eyes as realistic as possible.

[Aneklusmos]

It always depends on what your aiming for.
Soon I'm going to attempt a fantasy retouch, flashy eyes, odd make-up, etc. (: I'll end up sploofing a new background in as well, maybe wings? Idk. xD

But on realistic ones, especially for magazines and such, you wan't to make the eyes as realistic as possible.

I can't wait to see the fantasy retouch! that will be awesome.

yeah anything thats going to be published needs to look realistic. unless its one of those ads that look definitely photo shopped, but still awesome

[Origami]

I can't wait to see the fantasy retouch! that will be awesome.

yeah anything thats going to be published needs to look realistic. unless its one of those ads that look definitely photo shopped, but still awesome

Lol, you don't want ANYTHING to look photoshopped, believe me, I've seen some that you can tell it was, and quite frankly, it's unappealing. Especially if the artist doesn't know what they're doing (Hence our yearbook fail this year.)

Anyway, wanna help me find some cool make-up examples? Maybe a wing tutorial? pen tool tutorial? All would be helpful. (: I'm looking for make-up tutorials now, studying different techniques.

[Aneklusmos]

Ok heres the one i just finished.
Before:
http://i40.tinypic.com/dr5af5.jpg
After:
http://i42.tinypic.com/wgx6yx.jpg
All i did was touch up blemishes, recolored the eyes a little, whitened the teeth, put a violet and orange gmap with soft light and about 30% opacity.

[Origami]

She looks synthetic? o.O Yea, what ever you tried with the layer mask didn't go to well bro.

[Aneklusmos]

Yeah it's the hair that really messed it up. I'll get up a couple different versions and post em.

[Origami]

Yeah it's the hair that really messed it up. I'll get up a couple different versions and post em.

Not really, the skin looks synthetic also, her hair is just worse. Maybe you shouldn't have removed the adjustments? Or maybe you over did the softening/forgot to remove parts? o.O It has potential though.

I'm working on the fantasy piece, I'm just trying to get it to go how I want, I don't think I'll get it to work :/


EDIT:

I started on the fantasy piece, it's not yet finished but take a look?
I was trying to make my own form of this make up: http://makeupconnection.com/images/1-getTheLook/purpleFantasy/face_purpleFantasy01_LRG.jpg
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/relyh/KERIfant.png

[Aneklusmos]

I like it so far. Can't wait for finished product

[Origami]

I like it so far. Can't wait for finished product

It was my first attempt at makeup xD I kinda like it.

[Aneklusmos]

yeah i dont even want to start thinking about anything like makeup. just too complicated for the guy thats been doing photoshop for 2 days

[Origami]

yeah i dont even want to start thinking about anything like makeup. just too complicated for the guy thats been doing photoshop for 2 days

I thought it was, but I found it was pretty simple. And I wanna see you start making some sigs, or compositions, I think you'd be very good.

[Aneklusmos]

alright ill find a sig tutorial at some point. but first here are some different versions of my newest one.
v.1
http://i39.tinypic.com/1412ww0.jpg
with the gmap over everything.
v.2
http://i40.tinypic.com/hsuzog.jpg
with no gmap
its a pretty bad picture of my gf(dont tell her i said that) but its the best photo i had where i could work on the eyes

[Origami]

All in all it's a very good job; Your gmap may have been to high, try lowering the opacity next time.

[Aneklusmos]

Ok. How goes the fantasy retouch?

[Origami]

Ok. How goes the fantasy retouch?

I haven't done anymore work on it, doing a little studying before I move on.

EDIT:

I did a little work, I was going for an elven/fairy thing but changed my concept half way through, still needs a lot of work though.

PREVIOUS:
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/relyh/KERIfant.png


UPDATED:
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/relyh/KeriFANT2.png

FINAL I NEED PRACTICE:
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/relyh/KeriFANT3.png

[YourFriend]

10/10