Ziaphra's Restorations - Updated 17th July

havril · July 06, 2006, 05:41:09 AM

Great job!! How much work time did it take you?

Harvey

Ziaphra · July 06, 2006, 06:24:42 AM

Thanx Jim. :) About a week in total havril...but a lot of that time was spent searching for bits and pieces that would work in the picture. :) What I did initially was restore the background to 'see' it a little better and then built it up from there...lots and lots of layers!

Ziaphra · July 06, 2006, 03:18:02 PM

Here is another I picked up this morning...had to tweak it a bit again after uploading it! Ignore any jaggies as they are from resizing for the forum. :)

Ziaphra · July 06, 2006, 05:40:33 PM

I am in 2 minds about this image now...what do you think about it in a sepia tone?

John · July 06, 2006, 06:35:40 PM

I think both are fantastic, however, the sepia toned one is more reflective of the photo that the owner is probably most familiar with. Tough call, I know!

capriccio · July 07, 2006, 12:34:50 AM

Quote from: Ziaphra on July 06, 2006, 03:18:02 PM
Here is another I picked up this morning...had to tweak it a bit again after uploading it! Ignore any jaggies as they are from resizing for the forum. :)

Beautiful! I love the hair - seamless!

Ziaphra · July 07, 2006, 07:44:29 AM

Thanx JCM...I personally prefer the sepia toned one but I think I'll leave this call to Becky. :)

Thanx cap...that was the easy bit! :D The sleeve and arm was a nightmare to look realistic...

Ziaphra · July 07, 2006, 01:17:52 PM

Just done and am happy with everything but the hair...:( Any advice?

Dave · July 07, 2006, 01:24:50 PM

Great work on the face!

As far as the hair goes, I think you need to get back some of its natural texture. It seems to smooth. Just don't ask me how to do it.

Ziaphra · July 07, 2006, 01:26:27 PM

LOL! I know what you mean...am working on it now. :)

capriccio · July 07, 2006, 01:47:26 PM

The smudge tool set at 1 or 2 pixels, 80% or higher (you'll have to play with the strength) will help - pull out individual strands over and over in the direction of the curls. It is good to set a snapshot or duplicate the layer first so you can go back to an original state later if you have to.

It might help, depending on the size of the image, to use a spatter brush first to smugde out groups of hairs, then fine-tune it with a smaller pixel brush. This is how I usually do hair edges.

Hope it helps - and I hope someone posts an easier way to get that wispy look on the edges of hair! :D

Ziaphra · July 07, 2006, 02:15:32 PM

Thanx cap...I managed to do it...what do you think?

capriccio · July 07, 2006, 02:38:19 PM

Quote from: Ziaphra on July 07, 2006, 02:15:32 PM
Thanx cap...I managed to do it...what do you think?

Looks very natural. Great job!

Ziaphra · July 08, 2006, 01:06:28 PM

Here's another...quite pleased with the way this turned out...I love restoring photos of children as having lost some of my kids photos with moving, I know what it's like to lose such a precious memory!

pcraft · July 08, 2006, 03:15:48 PM

Lovely restoration Ziaphra... You definitely have great skill with, I presume Photoshop...

Keep up the great work!!! :up: