Photoshop Makes the Real Magainze Models

 

I found this link that details the steps a Photoshop artist would typically go through to retouch a model photo so it looks good enough to go on a magazine cover. The difference is staggering and it's all the more impressive so if you're a Photoshop artist.

To see the before and after follow this link and then click on the image (which launches a Flash movie).

It's a fairly high-level description but it's interesting all the same.