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07-30-2009, 10:09 AM
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| Is it too far gone? Hello everyone. Name here is Ed and as you might guess I'm new to the site/forum and also new to PS. PS is truly an amazing program and a little daunting for a new user. However I am having a ball trying to learn to use it. I purchased the book "photoshop Restoration & Retouching" and am slowly learning a little. I have gone through all my personal pictures and scanned some of the worst for practice. I fixed some of the better ones fairly easy but some are a real challenge! I have this picture of my Wife's Great-grandmother that is the only one in existence. It is in such bad shape from the ravages of time and improper storage, I don't know if it can be fixed. I have worked on it for about a week, throwing it away and starting over many times. Problem is, I don't know if I am trying something impossible. There is just so much information missing from the picture. Could someone look at it and tell me if I am setting my goals too high by trying to rebuild this picture? Sarah McRae1 attached Thanks, Ed  |
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07-30-2009, 12:06 PM
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 Re: Is it too far gone? Quote:
You've put your photo in the best forum, the guys here are very professional they'll advice you on what to do with your photo nothing is impossible I haven't visited for a while because of other comittment but I found keeping away from here I have gone very rusty with my photo restorations, I shall try and visit more often. hope this helps |
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07-30-2009, 01:14 PM
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| Re: Is it too far gone? No, it is worth saving and restoring to a quality where you can display on your wall. I did a quick restore start to right side of face. Just like pick-up-sticks when using scratch removal. Also fade reduce is helpful. |
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#4
07-30-2009, 01:21 PM
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| Re: Is it too far gone? Ed, Welcome to RetouchPro ! This image is certainly salvageable. And, I believe you can eventually get it very close to the original. Don't expect it to look like a modern day photograph though. Images of that era just don't look clean and crisp; they have more of a paper texture. I would plan on replacing the background and the jacket/shawl. So, focus your attention on the head, neck, collar and blouse. These can easily be repaired with the adjacent "good" pixels. Also, just an FYI, it may not be a photograph at all. I have some of our GGGrandparents that were done completely in pencil. They look very similar to yours. They look incredible for pencil, but lack some detail. |
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07-30-2009, 01:29 PM
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| Re: Is it too far gone? Quote:
I had tried healing brush, clone, paint and everything else with not very good results. I will try to learn the scratch removal and fade reduce techniques. Thanks so much. Ed |
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07-30-2009, 01:31 PM
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| Re: Is it too far gone? Quote:
Yes I think it must be a pencil. it looks almost like a pastel. Ed |
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07-30-2009, 02:47 PM
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| Re: Is it too far gone? Pencil or Photo, it is a very important part of your family history that deserves to be preserved for future generations. A graphic like this looks great on the wall too, while it's waiting to be passed down to the next generation! Good luck with your project!!! |
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07-30-2009, 04:54 PM
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| Re: Is it too far gone? I have been playing with it a little more but not doing well. I ordered 2 more books to try and learn a little more. Do you know where I can find information on the scratch removal and fade reduce that you used? Ed |
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08-01-2009, 03:43 PM
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| Re: Is it too far gone? Quote:
I have the face looking pretty good but having trouble with the shawl/coat or whatever it is she is wearing. I tried replacing it but everything I do looks like a paper doll cutout. Maybe when my books get here I will be able to finish it. Thanks again for your help. Ed |
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#13
08-01-2009, 05:12 PM
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| Re: Is it too far gone? I started out using both and wound up focusing on Paint Shop Pro because it felt more natural and easy when working with the basic functions. There are times I switch over to do something extravagant but not often. Lots of books for Photo Shop but with Paint Shop, I never felt the need. |
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#14
08-03-2009, 08:22 PM
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| Re: Is it too far gone? nice job, aartist  i also use paint shop pro for most all of my work. i have photoshop cs3, but dont even have it installed currently. i've also used the gimp and gimpshop. neither were as intuitive and as easy to work with as psp. but, i'm not a graphic artist, either and dont really need the advanced functions of photoshop that much... most of the time and btw, jspitter, ed, welcome to RP |
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#15
08-03-2009, 08:59 PM
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| Re: Is it too far gone? Thanks, Kraellin. Always glad to know someone else feels the same way I do about a certain piece of software. Very thankful to have found this website recently. Never would have thought a site like this existed. I've enjoyed looking at the different photo challenges and results that everyone has uploaded. It certainly tells you, no one way is the right way. |
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08-11-2009, 06:06 PM
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| Re: Is it too far gone? Hello All lets say i wanted to give it a try with photoshop since its an old photo, i decided to go with the "painting style". it took me a lot of patching, healing, and cloning here is what I got alshaiji |
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