Very nice ... I like it ....
Good Luck Author

I think she is just a touch too dark

thanks kellie! i lightened her up a bit

& thank you bitmap for the fav!

Good job, I like what you did with the lips

The new her looks very South Asian. [Needs to be viewed in hi-res to evaluate properly, IMO.] Her face seems darker than her body, however—and her left-shoulder highlight seems a tad too strong. Also, I don't get why her pearls and shadow also changed along the way (and what is that rain-drop-shaped blotch in the upper left corner?). I wish the SBS explained what was done at each step

The whites of the eyes are too bright. The rest looks good.
(Pearls could be restored to the originals too...).

very nice author
you got realistic and beautiful result

nice author...

nice work, i would try to do the background same as original too..there is still time..gl

nice work

the problem with conversion is that certain facial features are unique for certain ethnicity.. change the skin-tone technique is great... but if you can up that by changing the features to look like a black lady... it would be fantastic

anyways.. this is a great chop

aheman, i was not trying to make her black. im not going to change the face by modifying it..it will look too fake. thanks for your suggestion though.

Author, if you are "not trying to make her black," then what ARE you attempting in this contest? The theme is "ethnicity," not just "heavy tan color."

Ethnicity goes beyond making the skin dark and the white of the eyes too bright...

The contest description clearly states:
"A beautiful way of exploring different facial features."

What features are you exploring with this entry???

I love what you did author, a little dark thought but it looks beautiful and well done! Best of luck!

with only her skin darkened, she could be Indian. IF in fact the author wanted her to look black/african-american, the nose would probably have to be widened a touch and the lips larger. The way it is though, she looks Indian/Persian or something like that. She is beautiful and the shading is wonderful.

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KatanazStock, assuming that you're the same person as the one from DA, you'd know that on the front page of your profile you allow people to use the stock outside DA. I cant say anything about the 1st point, but the 2nd one shouldnt be an issue here.
Author, good luck!

EDIT: KS, feel free to define "commerical and/or profitable use", s'il vous plaît

I believe it would be considered profitable use since this contest pays "1st place: $5
2nd place: $3
3rd place: $2" to the winners