Front Cover Process

First of all i changed the levels of the image so that my model didn't look to discolored from the lights in the location of the image. this also added more tones to her. Next i used the select tool and selected the pupils. By doing this i was able to increase the colour of the models eyes. Just like the tutorial in my research. Then i enhanced the white sections of the eyes so that this empathized the blue in her eyes. After that, i used the heal tool to get rid of any spots and marks on her face so that her face looked soft and flawless.

Next i looked at my models nails. I wanted to change the colour of them to suit my models personality, as they where a dark red before and i thought that if i changed the colour to a pinky colour, this would portray her as being sweet and delicate. To do this i added a solid colour over the top of the image, a colour that i thought was most appropriate. i then changed the layer to overlay so that it was a faint colour over the top of my image. This then allowed me to remove the colour on the areas i didn't want to be pink, with the brush tool. When i had the colour of the pink just on the nails, i zoomed in closer to make sure it was more accurately on the nail bed. Lastly i changed the opacity so that the colour wasn't so dark and harsh.
I then repeated these steps but adjusted the models t-shirt, hair, cheeks and lips.
To the t-shirt i made the shirt more blue so that it matched the models eyes and didn't look so dull. To the models hair, as i like the models original hair colour i thought only to enhance it a little bit so that it looked lush and fresh. I wanted to add colour to my models cheeks so that she looked healthy and had a nice glow, so i choose a light brown colour so that it could create this affect. Adjusting the opacity so that it didn't look too much. Lastly for the lips, i chose a solid red colour to make her lips stand out more. I chose quite a dark red as i wanted her to look more country then if i chose a light red, as she would then look more pop, then country western theme.

 After looking at the previous adjustments, i then decided to make my models eye lashes more prominent. To do this I used the brush tool and changed the thickness to 1, I zoomed very closely in, and hand drew the lashes so that there where long and curved around the eye. I then zoomed out and so that the lashes didn't look to harsh at the ends, I used the brush tool to soften the edges so that they looked more realistic. I then repeated this process with the other eye. I also used the brush tool to make the eyeliner she was wearing, neater and more noticeable.
Because the guitar in my opinion looked dark, and didn't really stand out in the image, I decided to change the levels to make it brighter, and so that the textures would stand out more. To this I used the select tool and selected the main body of the guitar (that I wanted brightening), I then went to curves and adjusted it so that it looked bright but not over the top. at this amount, you can still see the texture and light marks on the guitar, making it still realistic.
For the floor, I did the same process with the guitar but instead I selected the floor and brightened it so that the models shoes would show up more and not blend into the background.