A Work in Progress: Makeover

This guide was made for entry:
Makeover
In Contest:
beauty pageant

step 1 of 6

First, straightened head.
Second, smoothed skin with a layer with Surface Blur applied.
Third, used Warp to reshape nose & eyes, and underarms.

step 2 of 6

4. Added eyelashes with eyelash brush.
5. Enhanced irises with Hue/Saturation adjustment mask layer.
6. Enhanced whites of the eyes with soft paint brush.

step 3 of 6

7. Eyeshadow: duplicated face layer, added Noise; Hue adjustment mask set to colorize.
8. Painted masks to reveal "glittery" eyeshadow.
9. Selected lips with Pen Tool, made new layer; adjusted color with Hue / Sat mask

step 4 of 6

10. Painted highlights on lips; added dark lines to regain texture.
11. Selected hair from two other images (to avoid cloned look). Trimmed hair layers with soft eraser to blend.
12. Added Drop Shadow from hair onto face.

step 5 of 6

13. Masked necklace; applied blur to blend. Drop shadow underneath.
14. Applied hue/sat mask and color balance to blend hair pieces. Dodge and burn to add depth.

Finishing touches: hue/sat layer to make blouse color coordinate better with lip color. After flattening all layers, applied photo shadow/highlight filter.

step 6 of 6

Final result

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