“I’ll just have a quick look if I can improve this…”
[Many iterations later]
I think this is an improvement. Maybe? I can’t tell anymore. I was trying to get rid of the pink area at the back of the neck, get the front of the neck closer to the original, and remove the harsh shadows from the top of his face. This is especially tricky because of the cap, but it will have to do. Also, the pink lines at the very left and bottom of his neck come from the HDR and I just didn’t find a way of removing them. So, here is the comparison of what’s been changed.
