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Here is my shot. You could warm or cool from here depending on your preference. I usually prefer on the warm side and your original was very cool IMO.
For me, the pink skin is less problematic than the blotchiness. The pink skin is part of who he is and if you try to make him an orangish tan, it won't look natural.
For the red blotchiness, the best tool is often the hue/saturation adjustment layer. Select "Reds" in the H/S panel and then use the color selection sliders to hone in on the red splotches. You can temporarily crank the Hue control to one side or another so you can clearly see the differentiation between blotchy and non-blotchy areas. Once you have homed in on the blotches, you can use a combination of hue, saturation, and lightness to practically make them disappear (often much easier than using the healing brush all over the place). The hue adjustment can make a big difference by itself. Remember, cyan neutralizes red and green neutralizes magenta.
Beyond that, I did some dodging and burning along with some global HIRALOAM sharpening to bring back facial structure and pop. Also, a little contrast boost to the eyes and some color balancing to different areas if I thought they needed it. I did a minor amount of healing to handle the few remaining blotches. I finished up with a vignette.
I hope that maybe gives you some ideas.
P.S. - I was trying to remember where I first learned the Hue/Sat technique and it finally came to me. It was Lee Varis's "Skin" book, which I would highly recommend for your post-processing library. Here is a link to a video he did of the technique:
http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12145446/baseball.jpg
Edited on May 04, 2014 at 08:25 AM · View previous versions
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