This retouching project included cleaning up the background, and eliminating the erroneous light colour reflections in the wood grain. I also added texture back in as well as shadow to ensure the furniture piece did not look like it was floating in dead space.
In this image, I removed the world outside of the window and added in a view of the Eiffel tower. I warmed the foreground to match the background, and brightened the shadows to match the time of day. I also used basic skin smoothing and cleaned up stray hairs.
This image required me to remove and replace the background, match the foreground to the background's lighting and temperature, as well as add an overlay to increase the snowy texture. I also cleaned up small wardrobe issues and increased the transparency within the tulle skirt to add an ethereal feel.
From recreating skin textures, to creating 3D extrusions to mimic realistic shadows, to perspective and lighting changes, editing and retouching includes a lot more than changing up colours.