http://farm1.static.flickr.com/148/355373569_a96c02b1ed.jpg

from raw converted to jpg without retouch.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/153/355375025_92fc1a70df.jpg

adjust levels, remove blemishes, dodge and burn then sharpen.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/135/355376517_71575f7f7c.jpg

smoothed skin using surface blur.

would you say i can move now to prep or still have to go back to nursery school?
i see myself now in kinder in photoshop retouching.

your comment will be appreciated.

You can move on to prep.

Tough to make a full assessment from the web but my comments:
1) skin looks magenta, look at color balance
2) facial features look flat. Might want to put some contrast in there.
3) skin is too smooth. Lower the opacity of your surface blur layer or don't even use it. The second image looks pretty smooth as it is already.

3) skin is too smooth. Lower the opacity of your surface blur layer or don't even use it. The second image looks pretty smooth as it is already.
I second! I think the second's skin texture is prefectly fine. It looks more natural that way.

Yup. Definitely a level up Rudy. Keep on experimenting...

Like you, I'm obsessed with photoshop myself, and the female beauty. Here's my version of your image, just so you have a comparison.

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o73/p_jaena/DPP%20retouch/355373569_a96c02b1ed.jpg

Tip: Too much smoothing will look unatural. Keep the fine details, para natural looking pa rin. Specially in this outdoor shot, wherein dapat natural ang look. Color balanced to remove magenta cast. I added a bit of yellow daylight para mukhang lively ang colors. Hope you find this helpful. :)

i also agree on less smoothening of the skin. it keeps the image looks natural. i like what peter did on adjusting the white balance. it looks warmer. tfs, all. :)

i guess i started desaturating it too much starting from raw.

thanks for your comments.

Here's my humble opinion, I think the second picture already rocks :) The third one is an overkill and it looks unnatural. And as others have said in this thread the skin tone is on the magenta side. A warming filter would help in this one. My 2 cents. :)

The second looks good na, what Peter did gives a more depth a 3d image look.
Very nice ,Peter .

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/133/355702572_c9f4db5733.jpg


i hope i made some improvement here, or did i make it worst?

again thanks to your comments.