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Well this should keep me out of trouble for a bit.. :cool:  I did an auto curves from "good selection" of image avoiding the damage.. I liked the result so I left it at that.. I've cropped it (with permission) and now comes the work... comments on the color welcome...Oh and I upped the blacks and toned down the blown white flowers..

Looking good so far Lynn. Will be a fun one to watch.  ^-^

Thanks Lyn... it's the hair thats gonna be the difficult part methinks... :crazy:

Im thinking this white spot in her left eye (right on screen) in not a catchlight but damage.. I was thinking I'd get rid of most of it and leave a tiny catch... what say you...

(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-9rJ4G5P/0/6e046ecc/X3/i-9rJ4G5P-X3.jpg)

agree. face is coming along beautifully!

Agree about the damage/catchlight. I would do the best possible repair on her bangs, using the repaired areas to cover the white areas there. Then I would select that hair and paste it into a new layer and use Puppet Warp for the hair on top. I think the lower undamaged hair is a little too straight to use on the top, but you might be able to make that work.

I watch with curiosity and amazement.

Thanks Lyn and Bambi.. I think this kind of work is my favorite...trying to give back to her a precious moment.. I feel very passionate about my work ...it's a great hobby and meditation for me as I'm sure it is for many of us... :loveit:

Lynn, this is really coming along beautifully. I agree that the white in her eye is not a catchlight. Look forward to your progress.

Margie

Lovely, Lynn!

Hi Gang... Here is where I'm at... lost in the forest again.. please let me know what you see needs doing..

Amazing job on her hair. How did you do it?

Oh jeez...mostly cheated a whole lot.. Filled in with hair from good parts of her hair and then there was just not enough.. so I borrowed some  ^-^   filled it in best I could.. several different layers and blend modes.. I had her original right next to her to try to copy exactly the colors and style.. i'ts not perfect by any means but it's the best I could do.. nothing in the channels.. Some of it I layered over her hair in soft light just for the texture..

There was no way I could make her look lovely with cloning or patching her hair.. hence the cheat.. ::)  she wouldn't want to look yucky...

Ah, she uses the "a little from here" to make "a little for there" method.  (A line from Hiram's Red Shirt) :)

On this little screen it looks gorgeous!  :up:

Lynnya, she looks beautiful.

Margie