MEK Photography wrote:
Looks pretty good!  There are a few spots that you missed though, particularly around her jawline, to the left of her lips, and towards the rear of her cheek near her hair. 

When I'm working on an image, one thing that I'll do is take a little break now and then (just a couple minutes), then come back to the image.  As soon as I sit back down, I scan it with my eyes, and whatever they focus on, I fix.  Try that out, and you may be surprised to see what you can find that you may have missed.

Ok, granted. But for her first attempt? I think she did great!

Natalia_Taffarel wrote:
When you're D&B it's good to have two adj on top, one for darkening/contrast and another to desaturate. This will help your eyes see imperfections better.

One more thing. Always zoom out to make sure you're not only fixing small things, but also you're carving to get the skin tight.

+1  Really good for your first attempt!  As you get better you'll see more things that need fixing too.

MEK Photography wrote:
Looks pretty good!  There are a few spots that you missed though, particularly around her jawline, to the left of her lips, and towards the rear of her cheek near her hair. 

When I'm working on an image, one thing that I'll do is take a little break now and then (just a couple minutes), then come back to the image.  As soon as I sit back down, I scan it with my eyes, and whatever they focus on, I fix.  Try that out, and you may be surprised to see what you can find that you may have missed.

Thanks!  Good tips, makes a lot of sense.  Coming back to it now a few days later, I see lots of little things here and there. XD

Natalia_Taffarel wrote:
hey! Stop it! You'll put us out of work

Keep it up, you have the eye because of the make up thing. Remember hair is ALSO a part of the image.

xx

PS:

When you're D&B it's good to have two adj on top, one for darkening/contrast and another to desaturate. This will help your eyes see imperfections better.

One more thing. Always zoom out to make sure you're not only fixing small things, but also you're carving to get the skin tight.

Keep it up!

x

Wow!  It means a lot to get feed back from you!  Your edits are amazing!!!

Bret McMichael wrote:
great work.  you're getting compliments from VERY strong company.

Another suggestion is to always step away from the image after a long d&b session.  Sometimes you end up getting burnt out (haha, no pun intended) and get lazy in the other parts of the image.  Also, use d&b for larger areas of adding contour to the face.  study how light hits different planes of the face.  and use large, soft strokes to add depth.  I'll use like a 2% opacity large brush to dodge and burn different planes of the face.  SLOWLY, build it up on a seperate d&b group.  A little goes a long way.  very well done!

Totally.  Makes sense, and really the same rule of "stepping back" and coming back with a fresh eye applies to pretty much all art and visual media.  Haha, yet it's just so tempting to work hours on end without breaks.  You just kinda, get in the zone. XD