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Title: WWI Soldier
Post by: Candice on January 17, 2019, 07:00:35 PM
Hi gang, Thought I'd share one of OPRs finest, a young WWI soldier, before sending him home.
(https://i.postimg.cc/kVpLzYWh/Turner-H-20-12-12x18.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/kVpLzYWh)

(https://i.postimg.cc/Xp2bRBrr/Turner-H-20-12-12x18adj.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Xp2bRBrr)
Title: Re: WWI Soldier
Post by: Marydh on January 18, 2019, 12:12:32 PM
Nicely done Candice.  The family should be very pleased.
Title: Re: WWI Soldier
Post by: Lynnya on January 18, 2019, 12:43:52 PM
Very nice Candy, just one little thing I noticed.. do his lips look a little pink and feminine compared to the original? I think too his eyes are a tad too black.. 
Title: Re: WWI Soldier
Post by: Candice on January 18, 2019, 01:18:08 PM
Lynna, I'm looking over some last adjustments.  In the original there was a great deal of yuck across the lips.  I spent about 3 hours just working on the right shape.  As for the eyes, perhaps you see them as black because I removed the jaundice (yellow/orange) from the whites. 

Thank you Mary.
Title: Re: WWI Soldier
Post by: Jo Ann Snover on January 18, 2019, 04:29:54 PM
I think there are a few things that don't match the original in key elements of the face. I did a quick adjustment of your WIP and cropped to just the face to show what I mean

(https://i.postimg.cc/vxWQy3s9/Turner-H-20-12-12x18-explain.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vxWQy3s9)

-The whites of the eyes are blue-ish
- the pupil on the left has cornea underneath it where in the original, the lower lid cuts off the pupil
- the mouth shape is quite a bit different. If you draw some outlines over the original you can see how.
- the jaw line is pointier than the original
- some of the shadows were lost (but you may already have restored those

Title: Re: WWI Soldier
Post by: Candice on January 18, 2019, 08:20:44 PM
Taking in all the suggestions, here is where he stands.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Fd4KJsnv/Turner-H-20-12-12x18adj1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Fd4KJsnv)
Title: Re: WWI Soldier
Post by: Hannie on January 19, 2019, 03:14:27 AM
Beautiful adjustments Candy!
Title: Re: WWI Soldier
Post by: Lynnya on January 19, 2019, 08:58:32 AM
Oh yeah.. you nailed it girl!  :up: :up:
Title: Re: WWI Soldier
Post by: Shadow on January 19, 2019, 10:55:06 AM
Beautiful Candy!  :up:
Title: Re: WWI Soldier
Post by: Candice on January 19, 2019, 12:18:46 PM
Thank you all for your suggestions.  As always I run a last lookover to catch the small things not seen at 100%.  He's now gone home. 
(https://i.postimg.cc/5QYGrf00/Turner-H-20-12-12x18adj1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5QYGrf00)
Title: Re: WWI Soldier
Post by: Mhayes on January 20, 2019, 08:52:10 PM
He looks beautiful Candy. Love these old photos on card stock.
Title: Re: WWI Soldier
Post by: Candice on January 20, 2019, 11:41:40 PM
Thank you, Margie.  I've always loved the old photos, too.