[Charlene5]

Originally Posted by Kraellin

lcramer, much better, especially the background

charlene, i like the work but you've got quite a bit of spotting in there yet. try a little clone at a medium to low opacity.

Which one are you looking at? The one just above here is something I posted for Oh Heck to see where the background came from. My submission is up about 6 posts. I don't see any spotting in it?

MJ

[Kraellin]

charlene, well, both do, but you're right about the 2nd one. that has more. in the 1st one, it's mostly in the background and certainly less important for that, but nonetheless a bit distracting. also check his left wrist, hair and mustache. the coat looks good.

i also like how you lightened the face up and cleaned up the forehead and some of the facial blotchiness.

did you do an add noise on the coat? (not a criticism, just a question).

[Charlene5]

Originally Posted by Kraellin

charlene, well, both do, but you're right about the 2nd one. that has more. in the 1st one, it's mostly in the background and certainly less important for that, but nonetheless a bit distracting. also check his left wrist, hair and mustache. the coat looks good.

i also like how you lightened the face up and cleaned up the forehead and some of the facial blotchiness.

did you do an add noise on the coat? (not a criticism, just a question).

It's not noise it's a pattern. When I started on the picture I thought his jacket was velvet but when I zoomed in on the top left shoulder I found traces of a twill weave. The jacket was probably wool.

I tidied a couple of spots in his beard and mustache, did a little more dodging in his beard where I thought it was still too dark, and cleaned up the blotchiness in left wrist. Thank you for pointing that out, I missed it completely. As for the background I like it the way it is.

I've uploaded the revised picture at my original post.

Cheers,
MJ

[Kraellin]

charlene,

yes, i think it's wool also. how did you treat the coat then?

the touch-ups look great, charlene

ok, now there's one thing i just noticed in everyone's renditions, something that's been missed in all of them. take a look at the lower left portion of the image, on his body, below his right hand and i think you'll see it. and it's not that i know what this is. it has me a bit perplexed.

[Charlene5]

Originally Posted by Kraellin

charlene,

yes, i think it's wool also. how did you treat the coat then?

the touch-ups look great, charlene

ok, now there's one thing i just noticed in everyone's renditions, something that's been missed in all of them. take a look at the lower left portion of the image, on his body, below his right hand and i think you'll see it. and it's not that i know what this is. it has me a bit perplexed.

I just went back and looked at the original and did a shadow/highlight so I could see the contrast better. I think it's the bottom of his coat hanging open and a bit of trouser showing. I'll have a go at it in the morning.

This is the pattern I used on the coat. I used to make stuff for the Sims 2 and I have loads of patterns stashed away. I chose this one because I wouldn't have to line up the grain with his jacket. This one is a kind of herringbone and it works on any direction as is. I did a general tidy of the jacket being careful not to lose the ridges, folds and shadows. I selected out the jacket, did a pattern fill at 100% and played with the layer. I think I settled on multiply at 75%. I didn't want it to be too obtrusive. I erased the buttons out of the pattern and voila, instant wool

MJ

[Charlene5]

OK I think I've cracked the lower left mystery. Walt is wearing what we'd call a barn jacket. If you're not familiar with them I've done a fabulous <cough> line drawing for your edification. It has an underarm gusset to accommodate the inset pockets in the front. Think pea coat minus the double-breasted closure.

He's got the first two buttons done up and his hands jammed in loose fists in the pockets. What you see is his fists pushing the inside facing of the closure forward making a nice rumpled mess and if he keeps that up regularly the buttons will pop I've corrected my restore for the third and final time <g> and uploaded it at my original post.

Cheers,
MJ

[jstar]

This is my first time ever when I try to do photo restoration. Took about 1,5 hours, now need to sleep

I also tried to leave some original to the image, like the coat: its worn-out.

URL for the picture:
http://bayimg.com/maGeGaaBE

EDIT, after viewing your submissions - you guys are great! I'm ashamed now :P

[Kraellin]

I think it's the bottom of his coat hanging open and a bit of trouser showing.

i think you're right on this part.

i'll give you my take on it. the hands have little to do with it. remember, he's sitting down. if you notice that curl of fabric on his right, at the bottom of his coat, you may wonder why is it curling. it's from his leg. and, if i'm reading through all that dirt and smearing and fading down there, you can make out the top of his leg and possibly a knee. and that's what's pushing the coat up and causing that rolling of the fabric. best guess, anyway. i'll show what i'm talking about when i get it done.

[Kraellin]

oh, and welcome to RetouchPRO, jstar

no need to be ashamed. it's like anything else when you're first starting out, study, study, study, practice, practice, practice. probably one of the biggest things to learn in restorations is, what i now call the restorer's motto, 'Do no damage' that's the hard part the rest is gravy.

[Kraellin]

He's got the first two buttons done up and his hands jammed in loose fists in the pockets. What you see is his fists pushing the inside facing of the closure forward making a nice rumpled mess and if he keeps that up regularly the buttons will pop

yup, looks right to me. the only difference in that that i see is the leg/knee part i mentioned. and that could be wrong.

ok, here's my go at it.