the update and those Pearl gradually building and taking away again and again

[jsun2407]

I corrected almost  all the rips and deterioration in the photo but face has this blotches from being wet.
What would be a safe and effect away.  That is not involve serious blurring.  BLUR Bad most times. Only good when used wisely.



By the way Kenny thanks on the tipp of the vinigerette technique.

[Ausimax]

jsun, I don.t know if the photo is supposed to be sepia or is just discoloured, I converted it to B/W using Channel Mixer then pushed up the contrast a bit.

For the damage, I cloned out the dark area under her chin on the left side, with the prevailing lighting there should be almost no shadow there. On the face and neck I used the smudge tool at about 18% to even out the blotchiness, I find it can work well on B/W images, sometimes better than clone or healing brush.

I don't know what size your photo is, it is hard to make reasoned judgements on such a small image, hope this is helpful to you.



Keep up the good work :)


Max