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Flora Moderator Registered: March 2002 Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 2,323 users gallery	Hi everybody! ....back to work, to my computer and to RP... This time I decided to try Retouching Challenge #20...and here is how I tackled it: 1) I duplicated the image and converted it to Black and White using the Channel Mixer, (I checked the Monochrome box and adjusted the Red and Green Sliders each to 50%). 2) I made a selection of every single part of the picture: skin, eyes, hair + eyebrows...etc. 3) I run a stronger Filter->Noise->Dust&Scratches on the background then a 'softer' one on the soldier, to clean up the image a little. 4) I used the Clone and Blur Tools, both set to either lighten or darken and adjusting Opacity and Strenght according to necessity, to remove the last scratches and spots. 5) At this point I started colorizing each part of the image following Katrin Eismann method of creating a new Layer for each selected part, filling it with the colour of choice, setting the Blending to Color, adjusting the Opacity and, if necessary, correcting the colour with the Curves until satisfied with the result. 6) I used the Levels, Color Dodge and Color Burn to enhance the image and Flattened it. 7) I Cropped the picture to straighten it and added a little Noise before converting to .JPG. Having read only now the part concerning the "educated guesses about what the colors should be", I'm not sure I got the correct colours... Thanks to John for the nice challenge and to you all. Ciao....Flora.
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Sharon

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Registered: August 2001
Location: Everett, WA

8/28/2002 10:56pm

Excellent repair and colorizing. I wasn't sure about the colors either. Maybe someone will tell us.

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pstewart

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Registered: July 2002
Location: Chicago suburb
Posts: 790

8/29/2002 12:14am

Very nice. The hair and brows look very natural, and the eyes are soft enough to blend yet still stand out. Skin looks good too. Could have been a bit of green in the uniform, but who really cares what he wears, eh? Overall, great job!

Phyllis

mama alligator

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Registered: August 2002
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Posts: 30

8/29/2002 3:01am

All-round nice. Beautiful eyes.
Maybe the uniform colour depends on what army/service/country he's from...?

Mike Needham

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Registered: April 2002
Posts: 489

8/29/2002 12:15pm

You seem to always turn up trumps Flora - the thumbnail immeadiatley attracted my attention and I wasnt dissapointed

The skin is fabulous and the uniform is also a great colour, I really think you did a great job

Flora

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Registered: March 2002
Location: Milan, Italy
Posts: 2,323

8/30/2002 5:48pm

Wow!!

Thank you very much to you all for your kind comments

...What a nice 'welcome back!....'

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KenB

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Registered: July 2002
Location: Michigan
Posts: 186

8/30/2002 7:13pm

Excellent job

DJ Dubovsky

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

8/31/2002 6:59pm

Flora,
Excellent job. I can only echo everyones praise here. You handled this one extremely well.

Flora

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Location: Milan, Italy
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8/31/2002 8:55pm

KenB, DJ,

thank you very, very much for your great comments....

Ciao..ciao

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CJ Swartz

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Registered: September 2001
Location: Metro Phoenix area, Arizona
Posts: 3,342

9/1/2002 2:53pm

Flora -- you're back-- yippee!! AND you're back to submitting wonderful work! I, too, was attracted by the thumbnail, even before I noticed it was done by you, and the larger image shows what a great job you've done. The skin coloring is wonderful, and the camoflage was handled excellently. Your selections are crisp and accurate, and the image looks beautiful -- any mother or father would love this image of their son!

His forehead does have a too-bright area, but it's just a little too hot.

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CJ (using CS5 on Win 7 )

Flora

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Location: Milan, Italy
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9/1/2002 6:05pm

CJ..Thank you so much for your kindness which I appreciate enormously and for your great comment!!!

As for the "too-bright area on his forehead" , you are absolutely right!
I'll just blame it on my mediterranean nature tending to put the sun everywhere!!!!!!

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imagix
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Registered: August 2002
Location: Newcastle, Australia

9/10/2002 9:21am

Wow, Excellent retouch!

Flora

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Location: Milan, Italy
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9/10/2002 5:39pm

Hi imagix!

Thank you very much for your great comment!!!

Ciao, ciao....

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mama alligator

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Registered: August 2002
Location: Ottawa, Canada
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9/17/2002 12:41pm

Taking another look here...it's still gorgeous, subtle and "all there". Beautiful.

efheng

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Registered: April 2003
Location: Malaysia. kuala terengganu

5/8/2003 2:22pm

Very nice,Excellent repair and eye,hair,and many more.very natural
oh,wow.wow.wow, great job.

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efh

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