Really nice work here...GL author!

thanks ,cmyk46

SBS would be nice to see how you did the hair.

Ichappell, the hair is all hand drawn and painted.

wonderful work!

Really well done, author. One thing that would really make him look younger is smaller glasses. As for what you've done...it's great!

cool work author...gl

great job on the hair I find that can be the hardest

Nice work, very convincing.

Her left eye is slanted at a strange angle, and the forehead coloring looks like she has a large lump near the center of her forehead, but a good effort!

I would put some texture/pores into her skin.

Yes I agree! And for some reason I would like someone to change clothes and/or generation look of the picture, but this one is right on theme!

Edit: I would love to see a: 70's, 80's, and then like 2011 look? Maybe even a photoAlbum theme!?

I agree it would be better with some skin pores. SO many effects help you learn how to smooth skin texture, but I've yet to find a decent one to add back pores (without using another source, which is verboten for this contest...). The Healing Brush tool allows you to retain some skin texture, but it totally trashes the skin tones, leaving a horrid, mottled effect.

I like the idea of a "progressive" effect through the decades. Maybe that will be a future contest!

Its a very good effort, however there would be more shaping shadows in the face as well as the texture of the skin.
Shadows to define the mouth - for instance:- the curve below the bottom lip and dimples under the nose that shape the top lip. As one ages the muscles soften and drop the fine edges of a structure and if there are false teeth they push the top lip out and straighten it. The Older face actually has higher cheek bones than you have given credit for and there would be deeper hollows over and a slight shadow under the eyes . Cartilage grows all of ones life so the nose may well have been shorter and slightly turned up at the end.

Good work. I will come back and vote later.

what about trying to take a small portion of one of the less wrinkled parts of her face (maybe nose) and use that as a pattern for some texture in her face? Or just painstakingly put millions of tiny dots on her face for pores. lol

U did good work author but she looks more like wax figure...try to add some skin texture here to achieve more natural look...best of luck

You did a great job... just need to make it a lil more realistic,,and since we could not use other skin it was hard

She looks like a porcelain doll - you just went too far with it, author, tho you have the right idea. The trick is to leave some pores there, and soften her skin overall. Nice lip shape, tho.

Super work author!! GL

Beautiful!

thank you guys

Excellent work...would love to see SBS also.

right on target!

The first entry usually isn't the best [generally because it's too quick], but this may be the exception that proves the rule. A high standard has clearly been established.

The 'before' model's fashion choice was perhaps not exactly age-appropriate (if one were judgmental), but the 'after' model rocks it!

looks a little too fake for me..great job though most people dont have those skills!

Looks nice, but I agree with CrystleClear that it's slightly too fake. I always do my healing / clone stamping on it's own layer, then lower the opacity to 80-90%. That way the original skin details and lighting shine through.

guys first of all thanks, yes I agree with blazer and crystel is a little overdone but in this case (very much amount of wrinkles) the face had a very small intact texture so I had to do again the skin, the mistake is the pores and the ligtining on face , I have one week to improve this, thank you very much for yours feedback!

well done!!!

look at hi res,....really great..!
SBS, please..?

D*mn great job mate !!
Good luck

She's fit before the makeover

Great retouching..Good luck author

Fantastic work authos, very well executed, gl

If I took my grandmother to glamour shots.... this would be the result, well this is probably, like 200X better, great job author! Maybe get a part-time job re-doing people's grandmas...... wait does that sound right? Anyway, Super Job author!

Edit: Add SBS and this is a Fav.... for sure!

this is great! Yes, I would add some pores to her skin though to make it REALLY great because it does look a bit fake.

Pores are needed badly, looks a bit like plastic this way.

Thank you all for your feedback I made a change needed on the pores and I provide on description the process.

WOW Great one!

Now you got it , could be a winner.

Top entry author...One of the best in the competition for sure...High marks from me...best of luck

great work author, gl

thank you all for your comments

I may have an entry in here ..and I have to give u top marks ,,lovely work

Fabulous, the lady looks like a super model on the manipulated picture

wow, pretty nice

Great work, very true to life.

Congrats for your first place, Nanaris!

Congratulations

Congrats, beautifully done

thank you all so much!

Congrats!!

Congrats on first Place Win

Congrats, great job!

Amazing! Great work

very good
perfect idea!!

mind blowing idea

Very interesting image ... I find it a little dark around the women. I can't decide if it works better that way or not but it is a very clever and fascinating image..

Really nice composition here. I almost hate to suggest this but perhaps if you throw the city skyline out of focus a bit...it'll give some depth. It just seems a bit unnatural to have everything be crystal clear focus. Give it a try. I like it the way it is too...but I think my suggestion will really help.

very very good image...gl author

Nice effect & light contrasts...perfect for this contest GL