Extreme Makeover

This is an extreme makeover of the photo found here: [link]

For a video of the stages you can see them here: [link]

It was done using Photoshop CS5. I set myself the task of using only what was in the original photo to make a 'generic attractive' person out of someone considered unattractive. No painting was done, only morphing, smudging and tonal changes.

I'm just getting back into Photo Manipulation and this is my first project in some time, aside from a recent painting of a skull (without references) I will upload soon. I've found I have to set myself challenges to keep my focus.