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FROM AN UGLY DUCKLING TO A SWAN


hehe.. ok.. i have nothign to do.. here goes.
this is a tutorial ... for those who r interested in photoshop n painter.hehe


original pic..





now.. who can get a guy with this photo???


STEP 1
for once.. the background has to go.. n in photoshop.. i auto adjust levels.to give the dark parts darker shades..n bright parts brighter shades... n i auto colorEd it too..so that i won't look like a dead corpse..






STEP 2
but still..ugh..no no.. can'tdo with those blue pimples on my face... so wat do i do??of cos.. i switch to painter 8 n use the water tool..equivalent to the smudge tool in photoshop..only that smudge is more distorting n seemed to drag paint all over the place.. while the water tool ..well..adds water.






STEP 3
now who can get a guy with eyes like that.. lifeless with no sparkle..
n then the Lord says... let there be light... this is done in painter 8.. painting with brush tool... adding color n sparkle.. n of cos... dramatic eyelashes..






STEP 4
of cos..me n my flat nose has to be gone... i highlighted the bridge of my nose.. deepened the shadows.. make it look less flat...still at painter 8






STEP 5
now after applying oil of olay.. n fair n lovely... i m quite n make up artist..eh?.. using the brightness n contrast tool... over n over again..then colorizing it again...in photoshop... all done in photoshop..






STEP 6
now who wanna kiss my lips.. when its purpish n blue.. .. ??.
switching back to painter 8.. i add on another layer.. n painteD the areas of my mouth with light bubble gum pink... then changing the opacity of the layer to 21%.. n the properties from default to colorizer..






STEP 7
time for a highlight job... can't go anywhere with this mass of black hair ..can i??
add some highlights with painter 8... with the brush n pencil tool... now thats better






STEP 8
of cos... i m in reds n yellows... putting a blue background..contrast color.. will make me prettier..common sense eh?.. dark blue especially.. now where to get that??... right. space.
aloha!! the finished product!!








again.. the BEFORE


N AFTER pic..