Just got PS CS loaded again after having to buy a new laptop due to a robbery. Been wanting to try my hand at this one. Thought I'd go with a "Queen for the Day" approach!
Steps:
After finding an appropriate royal image.....
- cropped out the face using the polygonal lasso tool
- pasted as a new layer onto royal background
- flipped horizontal to match background light source a little better
- lightened the face up a bit
- used the selective color tool to match skin tone
(Reds: cyan -7 Magenta -46 Yellow +9)
- used the clone tool at 42% opacity / 50% flow on forehead / neck to blend skin tones
- used the blur tool at 50% strength on a few edges as needed