> went all out here
> raised eyebrows
> put on eyeliner and subtle blue eyeshadow, with some white just
> below the brows
> shrunk nose and chin a bit (dont tell her)
> put a gradient of light across her face
> moved catchlights to conform to this
> smoothed lips and put a sheen on the lips
> put a slight glow on the bottom of the iris of the eyes
> some other stuff
>
> http://www.pbase.com/image/20732270/original.jpg
>
> feivel

thanks chuck, i dint even notice the shadow, but removing it makes a huge improvement
also darkened the eyelashes
http://www.pbase.com/image/20734622/original.jpg

shrinking, expanding, moving things is done with the liquify filter, just play with it

skin smoothing is often done with cloning techniques, but i usually use the following simple technique

duplicate layer
blur layer maybe 5-10 pixels
create layer mask
fill mask with black
use soft, white, round brush at maybe 15-25% to paint in the blur over the skin, build up slowly, stay away from facial details, especially the eyes
adjust layer opacity to go from realistic to magazine cover

feivel