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 Mar 9 2008, 12:42 AM
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 in a matter of time  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357  |
Retouches, that is. There's something about making somebody look better...
Anyway, Katherine Heigl at the Academy Awards. Am I the only one who thought she looked WAY too made up? Her MA went crazy with the bronzer. I hated how her lipstick matched her dress, too. Before:  After: EDIT// Took Mark's advice and took lips from another image (random Scarlett Johansson) in an attempt for more dimension to her lips. (Previous version)  Toned down the makeup on the lips and cheeks - I think she looks much more natural this way. What do you think? Eyelash brush from: http://redheadstock.deviantart.com/art/Eye...rushes-60583855 |
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Mar 9 2008, 12:43 AM
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 ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,309 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,593 |
Omg Gigi, I love it.
 You did an excellent job.  It looks more natural than most retouches. |
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Mar 9 2008, 12:45 AM
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 Hablamos Español. Group: Official Member Posts: 1,283 Joined: Jul 2007 Member No: 549,364 |
wow, you did wonders for her, she really looked like shit before the retouch. good job!
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Mar 9 2008, 12:45 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 631 Joined: Feb 2008 Member No: 619,081 |
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Agreed. You did a great job  I hate how some people wear way too much make up. Bleh. You did a fantastic job of making her look very natural.
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Mar 9 2008, 12:46 AM
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 sugar and spice Group: Member Posts: 769 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 596,477 |
Retouches are EXTREMELY addicting.
You did an amazing job! I love the eyelashes and the lips. Nice work! |
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Mar 9 2008, 12:57 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,815 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 423,396 |
Nice job! She does look a lot more natural without all that makeup, which is good. Although the skin looks a little too smooth and perfect, it doesn't bother me too much.
But I have to say the eyelashes are kinda my favorite part. How you do dah? |
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Mar 9 2008, 01:08 AM
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 <joke> inside </joke> Group: Official Member Posts: 2,283 Joined: Oct 2006 Member No: 470,590 |
I LOVE!
i just wish the lips werent so..one shade. |
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Mar 9 2008, 01:37 AM
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in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
^ I know! It's so hard to create a different kind of lip when the original is so matte to begin with. Anyone have tips?
QUOTE(Markster @ Mar 8 2008, 09:57 PM)  But I have to say the eyelashes are kinda my favorite part. How you do dah? You could do it the hard way (pen tool, gah. Kill me now). But I just Googled "eyelash brushes" and found a brush set made by someone on deviantArt (oh, I should credit them, shouldn't I? Oops.) Then I use the Warp Tool to adjust them so they fit her eye. If you want it to look more natural, I suggest making the eyelashes a light brown colour, and set that new layer to "Multiply". http://redheadstock.deviantart.com/art/Eye...rushes-60583855 Thanks, everyone. :) |
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Mar 9 2008, 01:45 AM
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 vivacity Group: Official Member Posts: 3,183 Joined: Jan 2007 Member No: 495,247 |
dang this looks great! in the first one her face looks way to shiny and bright and the retouched one definitely matches way more.
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Mar 9 2008, 03:40 AM
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GD. <3 Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,222 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 198,566 |
Flawless retouch. Props.
WTF@THEBEFORETHOUGH. Ew. |
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Mar 9 2008, 03:49 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 214 Joined: Mar 2008 Member No: 626,536 |
Ohhh WOW thats EXCELLENT!!!!!
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Mar 9 2008, 04:04 AM
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 hello : ) Group: Official Member Posts: 4,227 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 13,139 |
Wow, beautiful! IMO she looks indefinitely better after your retouch.
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Mar 9 2008, 04:36 AM
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Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,815 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 423,396 |
QUOTE(gigiopolis @ Mar 8 2008, 10:37 PM) ^ I know! It's so hard to create a different kind of lip when the original is so matte to begin with. Anyone have tips? You could do it the hard way (pen tool, gah. Kill me now). But I just Googled "eyelash brushes" and found a brush set made by someone on deviantArt (oh, I should credit them, shouldn't I? Oops.) Then I use the Warp Tool to adjust them so they fit her eye. If you want it to look more natural, I suggest making the eyelashes a light brown colour, and set that new layer to "Multiply". http://redheadstock.deviantart.com/art/Eye...rushes-60583855 Thanks, everyone. :) Ooh, thanks! I'll download them soon. I also wanted to ask what method you used to make the lips more pink and natural. I have my ways of trying to do it, but for some reason I always feel like I'm doing it wrong. But as for adding more natural texture to the lips (less matte), my best guess would be to implant someone else's lip texture, though it kinda has to be the perfect picture. :P |
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Mar 9 2008, 10:45 AM
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 Tick tock, Bill Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948 |
I agree that she looked too made up and the red lipstick was too drastic for her face.
Your touchup is a complete improvement on her overall look. |
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Mar 9 2008, 03:44 PM
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in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
QUOTE(Markster @ Mar 9 2008, 02:36 AM) Ooh, thanks! I'll download them soon. I also wanted to ask what method you used to make the lips more pink and natural. I have my ways of trying to do it, but for some reason I always feel like I'm doing it wrong. But as for adding more natural texture to the lips (less matte), my best guess would be to implant someone else's lip texture, though it kinda has to be the perfect picture. :P I'll try that, thanks! What I did for the lips was use the pen tool to go around the lips, make a selection (2 px feathering, the image was quite large), and filled it with a medium pink colour (on a new layer, of course). What colour you choose to begin with doesn't matter. I set the layer to "Soft Light" and zoom out to look at it. I adjust Hue/Saturation and toggle the settings (including the lightness one) to find a perfect shade. It's quite simple really. |
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Mar 9 2008, 03:49 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Head Staff Posts: 18,173 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 108,478 |
Haha, your retouch is what she should have looked like at that awards show. x_x Nice!
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Mar 9 2008, 07:17 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 1,388 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 4,129 |
WOWOWOWOWOWOWW, this is really well done.
I hated her lips too. The red was way too bright. I love what you did to it, but I think her lips look a little too perfect.. or like too solid? Other than that, she looks gorgeous! |
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Mar 9 2008, 07:41 PM
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woah, away with the eyebags too.
awesome. |
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Mar 9 2008, 07:46 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 1,020 Joined: Feb 2007 Member No: 505,785 |
Dangggggggggggg.
She looks like her form of barbie. |
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Mar 9 2008, 08:59 PM
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 Sex, Blood, & RocknRoll Group: People Staff Posts: 5,305 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 596,480 |
the eyelashes are amazing
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Mar 11 2008, 10:38 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 66 Joined: Jan 2008 Member No: 614,870 |
your right she does lookmore natural when you retouched her picture.
your really good yo  what program do you use? |
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Mar 12 2008, 12:53 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 207 Joined: Aug 2007 Member No: 559,093 |
i LOVE this!! everything just looked so overdone with her cheeks and lips.
i've been trying to retouch her skin the way you did, but i can't quite figure out how you got everything to be one smooth color tone? i was using the healing brush but that's usually for spots.. i'm sure there's an easier way to fix her skin besides clicking the mouse 936579382 times! |
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Mar 12 2008, 04:35 PM
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 crushed. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,432 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,026 |
gigi
 she looks so much better after the retouch! |
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Mar 12 2008, 10:27 PM
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 Padfoot Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,084 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 50,413 |
You go, girl. I love love love the eyes!
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Mar 12 2008, 11:05 PM
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in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
QUOTE(Kellz @ Mar 11 2008, 08:38 PM) your right she does lookmore natural when you retouched her picture. your really good yo what program do you use? Haha thanks. I use Photoshop CS3. QUOTE(whoahitznikki @ Mar 11 2008, 10:53 PM) i LOVE this!! everything just looked so overdone with her cheeks and lips. i've been trying to retouch her skin the way you did, but i can't quite figure out how you got everything to be one smooth color tone? i was using the healing brush but that's usually for spots.. i'm sure there's an easier way to fix her skin besides clicking the mouse 936579382 times! Yeah, I basically used the healing brush. There's really no quick fix for it (not that I know of). I did help lessen the amount of healing I had to do though, with a few things: 1) Lightened the darkness in her cheeks; used lasso tool set at around 20 px feathering around dark spots, and adjusted Curves to make a bit lighter. 2) Selecting a larger area of her cheeks, again set to 20 px feathering, I applied Gaussian blur...I think around 2-3 px. This just helps for healing to be easier; her pores in the original make it a bit hard to smooth out, so a slight blur helps. Apart from that, it's healing brush all the way! Occasionally I used the clone stamp because the healing brush does some weird things around edges (gets super dark). Thanks all. :) |
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