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Morleyuwm Junior Member Registered: January 2004 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 8 users gallery	This photo looked like a good challenge, so I gave it a try. After 4 or 5 hours of sweat later this is the result. Like others before me, I decided to use the blue channel because the ink did not show. As a consequence the end result is a bit grainer. Started with a curves adjustment layer to adjust brightness and contrast. Added a levels layer using multiply blend mode at 30 percent opacity to improve the density Cut the kids out and placed them in a layer group using normal blend mode and added a color dodge layer. Used dust and scratches filter on the kids set to Radius 2 Threshold 3 to clean up small scratches and reduce the graininess. Used the stamp and healing brushes ALOT on the kids and dog, and used the dodge layer to remove the stains. Copied a piece of the wall into a new layer, cleaned it up and cloned it several times, then merged the parts to create a wall panel that I put behind the kids group. Added a shadows layer, using multiply blending mode, between the kids and the walls. I used a soft brush at 12 percent to add some shadows to the walls.
	· Date: 2/4/2004 · Views: 5693 · Filesize: 46.6kb, 218.5kb · Dimensions: 800 x 530 ·
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Andrew
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Registered: February 2004
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 3

2/12/2004 10:35am

Very nice! I almost always attempt to give the whites of the eyes a bit of a boost. Then I darked the pupils, the nostrils, the lips lines, and the sadows in the ears just to the degree that no one knows I've done it. Then a dusting on the skin and shoes with the blur tool. UnSharp Mask goes on nearly every photo as the final touch.

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Morleyuwm

Junior Member

Registered: January 2004
Location: Greenville SC
Posts: 8

2/13/2004 12:19am

Excellent suggestions! I really appreciate the time and effort you put into making your comments. I'm going to dig this one up again, and try them out.

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FrannyMae

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Registered: July 2004
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Posts: 92

8/28/2004 9:54am

Nice work. The background looks great, if a bit bright? And the upper right corner is torn. Good work retaining details and getting rid of the nose.

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