Final Project for Photoshop

I decided to do the extra credit project and make the following photo into the younger looking version shown above. I started off by using the clone stamp tool as well as the patch tool to even out her skin tones and reduce wrinkles. I then used the brush as an overlay and brightened the colors of her hair and skin. After, I used the magnetic lasso tool to create sharper lines around the woman and pull the image onto a new canvas. I then used the liquefy filter to try and smooth out the image. I then used the smart blur filter to add a finished touch to her face. I used the Smudge tool for the smoother hair. To finish I used an overall blur to smooth outthe entire peice and added the color to the background.