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FrannyMae Member Registered: July 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 92 users gallery	I started by doing basic fixes: copy left cheek to right side for better definition, cloned out tear and large cracks. Then the fun began: -Median blur 3 pix 50% -Median blur 3 pix 100% with additional blurring/smudging on uneven skin tones I erased around the eyes and mouth to show the underlying unblurred layer. I decided to apply a bit of color by switching to CMYK and using different curves adjustment layers for each area: skin, mouth, eyes, uniform, brass buttons. I applied a curves AL with gradient mask to correct the overblown right side. I created a new background with a slight gradient, add 2% noise, gaussian blur 2pix. I hope this does justice to the service this man so proudly provided as a member of the police!
	· Date: 8/2/2004 · Views: 4206 · Filesize: 285.0kb, 192.3kb · Dimensions: 864 x 1080 ·
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	Keywords: police, dad, wwii
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Phillip Whitt
Junior Member

Registered: February 2003
Location: Columbus,GA
Posts: 2

8/2/2004 11:30am

Nice job! The vignette is a really nice touch.

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steve glomski

Junior Member

Registered: June 2004
Location: Chester UK

8/2/2004 3:03pm

Hi,I like the finsh idea,very nice

FrannyMae

Member

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

8/2/2004 9:12pm

Thanks for the kind comments. I really enjoyed working on this one. I am still playing with the color and may resubmit if I am ever happy with it...which isn't likely! Thanks again

ckc108

Junior Member

Registered: August 2003
Location: Singapore
Posts: 1

8/2/2004 10:48pm

Great restoration job here.

After looking at everyone elses' work. I find that I am really weak in restoration

But with the steps from you ppl. Hope that 1 day I'll be as good...

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Forget the past. Cherish the present.

Neve

Senior Member

Registered: July 2004
Location: Australia
Posts: 836

8/3/2004 2:38am

Well done, this is a great result. I honestly felt with mines, it was too "plastic" but this isn't at all.

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Cheers
Pauline

Chris and Nic

Junior Member

Registered: July 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 2

8/3/2004 3:34am

Lovely job. I see what you mean about the cheeks

Chris

Timbo

Junior Member

Registered: July 2004
Location: Sheffield UK

8/3/2004 4:39am

You obviously have an artistic flair, and you know your way round photoshop. He looks real fine here...........lovely work.

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It's better to burn out than fade away!

dslinger

Junior Member

Registered: February 2004
Posts: 25

8/3/2004 8:37am

This one has such a soft, nostalgic tone. I like the effect very much.

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Cheers,
Donna
art intimidates life

pjb

Member

Registered: August 2002
Location: Casselberry, Florida
Posts: 74

8/3/2004 3:37pm

Wonderful job.

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I try to take one day at a time but sometimes several days attack me at once.

FrannyMae

Member

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

8/3/2004 7:49pm

Thanks for taking the time to comment. This one was fun to work on, and I am actually fairly pleased with the results! Your input means a lot to me.

I resubmitted after I noticed the right eye didn't have any eyelashes! So I copied/flipped the other side. Much better now! LOL!

Tom Trevelyan
Junior Member

Registered: May 2002
Location: North Wales, UK.

8/8/2004 4:05am

I think one of rhe most difficult things is the obliterated mouth - especialy as in those days it was fashionable to smile with one side of the mouth, like a stroke victim You're probably too young to remember that! it would be great to know huw other people reconstruct mouths. You're job is really good but I notice all over the site that people let themselves down here. Perhaps they think the eyes are more important or something. But I am learning rapidly that the Devil really is in the detail and it is little touches that nobody notices that make all the difference. What I am doing is keeping the original as a reference Background Layer and alt - clicking on the Layers icon eyeball at high frequency to oscillate between the background layer and all layer view to get a feel for what I am doing.

FrannyMae

Member

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

8/8/2004 10:16am

Tom, thanks for the kind words. I have started to duplicate the image before I do a thing to it so I'll have a "reference copy" to keep an eye on. It helps me to stay as true to the original as possible. I'm not always successful, but I'm learning so much here!

Doug Colwell
Senior Member

Registered: October 2003
Location: Alberta
Posts: 157

8/8/2004 1:40pm

FrannyMae, this really is a first rate restoration and your detail work is 'devilishly' good. Also like the very subtle coloring.

soulsymphony

Junior Member

Registered: May 2004
Location: Thorold, ON

8/10/2004 12:53am

I love the subtle colouring! You did a great job smoothing it out too. His ear - which was by far the hardest part for me - looks awesome. =D

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