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My Playground

Posts: 355

Missoula, Montana, US

Also, did I do well in my editing? What would you do differently? What would you change? What should I re-edit?

I tried to keep it as natural as possible.

https://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab6/delfin9866/AMY1edit.jpg?t=1263495154

Jan 14 10 10:53 am Link

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Photons 2 Pixels Images

Posts: 17011

Berwick, Pennsylvania, US

Can you show the before also? It would help in determining what you did.

Jan 14 10 12:26 pm Link

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Eithne Ni Anluain

Posts: 1424

Dundalk, Louth, Ireland

My Playground wrote:
Also, did I do well in my editing? What would you do differently? What would you change? What should I re-edit?

I double checked off the original I have, and yet to start at some stage, but I cant get past the top of her head. :-( the hair....it just, to me it distracts from the whole image....yeah ok so you need to look at masking hair and how to use what ya have (I'm no expert and still learning and all i've done this week is hair retouches to get practice)  Theres several threads on it here already. Take sections, mask back in using smart objects so you dont lose any details in sizing the "pieces". Your basically wig making only digitally.

Jan 14 10 12:39 pm Link

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Bloom_reflection

Posts: 350

Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

I have the same pic in my port check it for some ideas if you like it

Jan 14 10 02:33 pm Link

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MisterC

Posts: 15162

Portland, Oregon, US

I'm pretty sure I mucked it up too much. But I really like your clean retouch.

The white background seems so white to me, but I'm not sure what can be done.

https://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o135/CWS_album/AMY1edit2.jpg

Jan 14 10 02:44 pm Link

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Peano

Posts: 4106

Lynchburg, Virginia, US

I also found the top of the head a bit distracting. It appears to have been masked too cleanly. One easy fix for that: On a blank layer, use the clone* tool to pull a few flyaway hairs out of the hard edge. With her hairstyle, flyaways are fine. Here's an illustration, but you might choose to make it more or less "messy."

*CORRECTION: use the smudge tool 

animated gif ...

https://img192.imageshack.us/img192/2159/hairfix.gif

Here's a link to a small set of smudge brushes. I used the hair brush in this case ... sized very small, 90% or more strength, normal mode.

Jan 15 10 02:38 pm Link

Retoucher

My Playground

Posts: 355

Missoula, Montana, US

Peano wrote:
I also found the top of the head a bit distracting. It appears to have been masked too cleanly. One easy fix for that: On a blank layer, use the clone tool to pull a few flyaway hairs out of the hard edge. With her hairstyle, flyaways are fine. Here's an illustration, but you might choose to make it more or less "messy."

animated gif ...

https://img192.imageshack.us/img192/2159/hairfix.gif

Here's a link to a small set of smudge brushes. I used the hair brush in this case ... sized very small, 90% or more strength, normal mode.

Thank you. This helped alot big_smile

Jan 15 10 07:14 pm Link

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Christopher Hall

Posts: 1169

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US

the only thing i have any issue with is that it still needs to be "cleaned up" under the left eye and the contour on the right side of the nose

Jan 15 10 07:20 pm Link

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KKP Retouching

Posts: 1489

Anaheim, California, US

Peano wrote:
I also found the top of the head a bit distracting. It appears to have been masked too cleanly. One easy fix for that: On a blank layer, use the clone* tool to pull a few flyaway hairs out of the hard edge. With her hairstyle, flyaways are fine. Here's an illustration, but you might choose to make it more or less "messy."

*CORRECTION: use the smudge tool 

animated gif ...

https://img192.imageshack.us/img192/2159/hairfix.gif

Here's a link to a small set of smudge brushes. I used the hair brush in this case ... sized very small, 90% or more strength, normal mode.

This.

Feb 15 10 02:29 pm Link