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RE: Adobe Photoshop Portrait Fun - Before And Afters - Send Me Your Pic

I think you have to be careful not to remove features like freckles and wrinkles too much as it starts to look very weird and un-natural. That said some celebrities (I won't name any names) seem to get plastic surgery to achieve that same look and it looks really weird.

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lol very true, Im still trying to find the perfect balance

It takes practice. One rule that helps is to try and collapse all the retouching to a single layer (or make a group) and then reduce the opacity to 50% or less. It is tough deciding on the balance. I cringe when I look at some of the early retouching work I did because the skin looks like plastic!

Thank you for the advice I will definitely try it :)