Retouches, Katherine Heigl and Jamie Lee Curtis Options

[whoahitznikki]

So, I tried my first retouch after being inspired by gigiopolis with his retouch of Katherine Heigl. This is my retouch of the exact image:

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Anddd... since that retouch I decided to try something a little harder. I found this picture of Jamie Lee Curtis. I did not want to take away every single line and wrinkle because, well, she's old lol. I just tried to lessen the deepness of them (I guess thats a good way to put it). BTW: don't mind her right earring... it somehow became discolored but i'm way too lazy to fix it :P

//EDIT March 28:
okay, so i tried to make the teeth more... un blurred? and for the smudge.. i did not change much in that area but i couldn't take take out the smudge... also i tried adding the tan back, but i'm having trouble putting back the color without making it look cakey. any tips?

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PLEASE i need all the criticism i can get! I really wanna become better at retouching :)

[datass]

wow
i looked at katherine and i thought the before pic was the after pic. i was going to say how you made her look so much uglier. lol.

good job