Repaired and recolored - how did I do?

[khakigirl]

I'm just looking for some feedback on an image I repaired for one of my Graphic Design classes. How did I do? Is the quality up to par with what a pro would do?

torn.jpgrepaired and colored.jpg

I have also added links to larger versions of these images:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b8...rn_lgafter.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b8...h6_torn_lg.jpg

[MariusX]

Very nice job i think. If i had any objections it would be too much emphasis on the lower portion of the image as oppose to the face. I'd probably decrease contrast there while giving more dimension and saturation to the face. But overall, very good job.

[khakigirl]

Thank you for the feedback. I hadn't really thought of that. I was mostly just guessing at what color things probably were. I didn't want to go too dark on her face because young kids typically have fairly pale skin. Maybe I should make it a bit darker and brighter. In some areas, it does still look gray.

[Kraellin]

a little more color to the face and other exposed skin areas (ankle, hands, etc) and the hair looks a little matted on top and sides. that needs some contrasting.

but, good job overall. i'm glad you didnt go with a yellow sweater there. that would have been a mistake the horse looks good. the background looks good and the saddle looks good, though i might have desaturated that just a bit more.

nicely done

[TommyO]

I agree with the others on all points... also that you did a good job with it.

One question. The hard line along the horses mane appears to have been a crinkle in the image, but you left it in as if it were part of the contrast between mane and neck. Am I correct, or was it really part of the original contrast between the two ?

Also, the color of her hair and the color of the horses hair look a bit yellow to me... especially the horses hair.

Otherwise, great work, especially with the tear.

[aartist]

Nice job.

If I nit-pick:
There is a loss of detail in the saddle area which I would have kept.
Her hair is not natural as in original photo. No Wisps.
A bit over saturated.
I don't like the brick background color compared to original.

[Jack The Ripper]

is her forehead missing a little bit? i would use the liquify filter and just nudge it out a littlebit to the right, it seems like it has been pushed just a tiny bit too far back. also, she had a part in her hair in the middle in the first one, you might want top bring that back in, i think it looks like it was cleaned up just a little bit much. Remember, with a restoration you are trying to get the origional picture back, i would leave the little wisps of hair and such.

Pretty good work though! Keep it up!

[sternyik]

did you tilt her head? it seems as though the angle of her head is different. it could just be the hair not being as fluffy as it needs to be tho. as a first time project, i think it's fantastic!!

[khakigirl]

Originally Posted by TommyO

I agree with the others on all points... also that you did a good job with it.

One question. The hard line along the horses mane appears to have been a crinkle in the image, but you left it in as if it were part of the contrast between mane and neck. Am I correct, or was it really part of the original contrast between the two ?

Also, the color of her hair and the color of the horses hair look a bit yellow to me... especially the horses hair.

Otherwise, great work, especially with the tear.

Thank you for pointing that out. I did all of the line retouching zoomed in at around 400% but I didn't notice that the hard edge shouldn't be there.

What color would you recommend for the horse? I didn't want to leave it white. I did old-school hand painting (turpentine and those colored pencils things) for a photography class before and my teacher said that nothing should really be left white. He was kinda weird, though.

Originally Posted by aartist

Nice job.

If I nit-pick:
There is a loss of detail in the saddle area which I would have kept.
Her hair is not natural as in original photo. No Wisps.
A bit over saturated.
I don't like the brick background color compared to original.

I will have to redo the hair. I got a little overboard because I was worried about getting the hair color on the background. I'm a worrier about stuff like that.

I didn't change the background color. I left is was when I changed everything to black and white. I couldn't decide on a color I wanted to use.

Originally Posted by Jack The Ripper

is her forehead missing a little bit? i would use the liquify filter and just nudge it out a littlebit to the right, it seems like it has been pushed just a tiny bit too far back. also, she had a part in her hair in the middle in the first one, you might want top bring that back in, i think it looks like it was cleaned up just a little bit much. Remember, with a restoration you are trying to get the origional picture back, i would leave the little wisps of hair and such.

Pretty good work though! Keep it up!

I think a tiny bit of the forehead may be missing. I'm not quite sure though. I don't see a part in her hair but maybe my eyeballs are just tired of looking at this image. I do agree I went overboard with the hair retouching, her just looked kinda off when I repaired the part with the tear. I guess I'll have to backtrack a little and repair that.

Originally Posted by sternyik

did you tilt her head? it seems as though the angle of her head is different. it could just be the hair not being as fluffy as it needs to be tho. as a first time project, i think it's fantastic!!

No, I didn't tilt her head. I cropped and rotated the entire picture.

[aartist]

I try to keep it close to the original.
The hair and skin aren't as easy as it looks.
May not be contrasted enough, but thought it suited the occasion.

[TommyO]

Originally Posted by khakigirl

What color would you recommend for the horse? I didn't want to leave it white.

You may want to do a little research. Where was the image taken, what the the most likely type of horse, what color are they. Based on the luminosity of the horses hair, it was likely a light tan to a dull white. Since you said this was done for a class, it may not be possible to tell. So, then you're left with either leaving it white (aartist's interpretation looks good) or a light tan.

[Kraellin]

looking at this photo again, this might be a good one to take to a black and white and then do a complete colorization. just a thought.

[khakigirl]

Originally Posted by TommyO

You may want to do a little research. Where was the image taken, what the the most likely type of horse, what color are they. Based on the luminosity of the horses hair, it was likely a light tan to a dull white. Since you said this was done for a class, it may not be possible to tell. So, then you're left with either leaving it white (aartist's interpretation looks good) or a light tan.

Yep, this was done in class.

Originally Posted by Kraellin

looking at this photo again, this might be a good one to take to a black and white and then do a complete colorization. just a thought.

I took it down to a very light sepia and then recolored, as per my professor's instructions.

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I tried again after reading some of the advice here. Did I do any better?

ch6_torn_lg.jpg

[Kraellin]

hi khaki,

i took your last image and worked on it a bit. i first added a bit more skin color to the exposed areas, hands, face, ankle. i did this with airbrush on a blank layer, gaussian blur at 16, erased overflow and set layer to color blend.

on a new blank layer above that, i did some more airbrushing, this time to the hair. it's too solid, so i added some shadows/streaks to give it a more natural look. i did a little smudge on that and then erased heavy areas with a very light eraser.

on the portion to the right of the saddle, on the horse, i painted that area on a blank layer, too, this time to take the very bright white down just a bit. gaussian, erase, color blend mode.

copy merge and paste as new layer.

duplicate that layer.

masked the sweater so it wouldnt be affected and then ran paint shop pro's digital camera noise removal tool on the rest.

blank layer and clean up dots and specks with 'push' brush.

copy merge and paste as new layer.

on that layer, i made a selection of just her hair and used a hue/sat adjustment to alter the color.

and that was pretty much it.

[sergio2263]

I've had a quick go, the skin seems pale and very light magnolia, i've worked on the face and done light work on the hand and legs.


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2560/...3775056f_o.jpg

[sergio2263]

Originally Posted by Kraellin

hi khaki,

i took your last image and worked on it a bit. i first added a bit more skin color to the exposed areas, hands, face, ankle. i did this with airbrush on a blank layer, gaussian blur at 16, erased overflow and set layer to color blend.

on a new blank layer above that, i did some more airbrushing, this time to the hair. it's too solid, so i added some shadows/streaks to give it a more natural look. i did a little smudge on that and then erased heavy areas with a very light eraser.

on the portion to the right of the saddle, on the horse, i painted that area on a blank layer, too, this time to take the very bright white down just a bit. gaussian, erase, color blend mode.

copy merge and paste as new layer.

duplicate that layer.

masked the sweater so it wouldnt be affected and then ran paint shop pro's digital camera noise removal tool on the rest.

blank layer and clean up dots and specks with 'push' brush.

copy merge and paste as new layer.

on that layer, i made a selection of just her hair and used a hue/sat adjustment to alter the color.

and that was pretty much it.

I like what you've done to the child's hair it looks good.

[Kraellin]

thanks, sergio

[v111]

Originally Posted by khakigirl

I'm just looking for some feedback on an image I repaired for one of my Graphic Design classes. How did I do? Is the quality up to par with what a pro would do?

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I have also added links to larger versions of these images:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b8...rn_lgafter.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b8...h6_torn_lg.jpg

i think u done it perfect good job

[v111]

Originally Posted by sergio2263

I've had a quick go, the skin seems pale and very light magnolia, i've worked on the face and done light work on the hand and legs.


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2560/...3775056f_o.jpg

Lol uve made her look like a pink telly tubby u done this as a joke right????