gregs digital retouching photo portfolio (must see)

[egghead]

Thought you guys might like this.

look at the ones of the girls. OMG they are so photoshopped afterwords.
unbelievable

quote:
Each link above leads to sample image galleries that showcase work I have done for design studios, advertising agencies and digital pre-press houses. Inside each gallery, you will find thumbnail links. When clicked upon, these thumbnail links will zoom into different areas of each image. Rolling the mouse over these images will display the original scan before it was retouched. All of the original scans in these galleries were supplied.


http://homepage.mac.com/gapodaca/digital/digital.html

egghead

[Big Booger]

WOW... so now I know why magazine ladies look fake... they are faked. :D

[egghead]

i need to find tutorials to enhance skin etc....

I see big dollars in this type of skills

unfortunatly

my skills arew limited to sticking heads on others

i want to smooth skin and change features

keep a lookout for these skillls pease

[Big Booger]

http://graphicssoft.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=graphicssoft&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.humansoftware.com%2Fpages1200%2FAutoSmooth%2FHSasmoo0.html

I suggest first getting the tools of the trade. Photoshop works nicely :D

Then using the plugin I linked above will let you remove skin blemishes.

Then check out the following for an indepth on fixing all the other stuff:

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/digitalphotography/a/facialtouchup.htm

This is more like art... so you'll have to use your artistic talents to make it look natural and balanced. Happy practicing. If I find any more articles I'll try to post them.

[egghead]

thanks!

can you post your picture so i can make you younger?

:p

[rik]

I'm the one that needs to look younger...Just look at my pic in the avatar!!