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1902 Grandad with Uniform

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ajcutler Member Registered: August 2003 Location: Potomac, Maryland Posts: 77 users gallery	First I applied a curves layer to open up the tonal range before doing any repairs. To fix the damage on the right side of the chin, I selected the bad area, copied it to a new layer, applied a lighten filter, and nudged this layer until it removed the most amount of damage. For some areas of the face with stains (ex. being darker than surrounding areas) I selected the area, copied it to a new layer with a feather of 5-8, and applied a brigtness adjustment to match the area with others. Next was significant cloning throughout the picture. No matter how hard I tried to repair the hair it did not turn out realistic, so I added hair from a picture I had of a person I with a crew cut. For the left ear, I repaired what I could and drew the rest. For the face I created a feathering layer to repair the uneveness and blotching in the face. Finally applied a gaussian blur, added a layer mask and painted in smoothness in the face. Alan
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DJ Dubovsky

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Registered: August 2001
Location: Upper Penninsula of Michigan
Posts: 1,659

2/16/2004 8:59pm

Great job on the hairline. It really looks natural. Nice clean up as well. This was a very hard challenge but you did fantastic with it.
DJ

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ajcutler

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Registered: August 2003
Location: Potomac, Maryland
Posts: 77

2/16/2004 10:35pm

DJ:

Thank you very much! I really tried to make this restoration look natural, so your comment about looking natural is really appreciated.

Alan

ACTUAL iMAGE

Junior Member

Registered: September 2003
Location: Gurnee, IL
Posts: 4

3/19/2004 3:27pm

Well I think it looks natural too! ;o)

Additionally, the skin luminosity looks excellent. I'm in awe of your job with this one!

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ajcutler

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Registered: August 2003
Location: Potomac, Maryland
Posts: 77

3/19/2004 4:12pm

Thank you Actual, I really appreciate the feedback.

It's been a while since I did it, but I remember it took quite a while and a fair amount of patience to get the skin to begin to look natural.

I still see Curley of the three stooges every time I see this photo.

Alan

crystaleyesd
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Registered: March 2006
Posts: 8

4/11/2007 2:16am

Fantastic job! Inspiring.

Could you elaborate on this:?
"For the face I created a feathering layer to repair the uneveness and blotching in the face. Finally applied a gaussian blur, added a layer mask and painted in smoothness in the face."

What do you mean by a feathering layer? I see this uneveness problem alot with the images I work on.

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