Tough job solved

[Florin]

Hi everybody. It`s been a long time since I haven't upload some works I`ve been doing.
This weekend I had a special on demand job: client wanted a 8x10 inch portraiture from a small, old and damaged picture. Also wanted re-designed clothes or template because they were in a very bad state. I choosed the first option and I applied a floral textue usind the filter Distort /Displace h40/v40. Everything was painted with the clone brush, dodge and burn.
http://i52.tinypic.com/11m945w.jpg
Regards
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Edited today, 15.09.2010
I'm working just now in a baby picture retouch, some big 30x40 cm size. The glass was broken, water filtered and damaged the image, well, a whole mess.
I`m using now the clone brush painting technique and I captured with Camtasia Studio some 2 minutes of the workflow. I must say this it's just some 30% of the work, a lot is still missing. If you are interested about the painting technique just see this:

original picture details:
http://i52.tinypic.com/5ml0ra.jpg

picture state now:
http://i52.tinypic.com/j9ucr8.jpg

video sample:
http://es.tinypic.com/r/1zz2l8m/7

Cheers

[chillin]

Very nice. Did you use FFT filter?

[Florin]

Yes, first of all. It's a good choice but sometimes it blures too much the image. It depends of the texture's tipe.

[mistermonday]

Florin, excellent restoration!!
Regards, Murray

[Florin]

Thank you my friends. I'm so glad you like this.

[LloydM]

Very nice job, Florin.. I would be proud to hang that restoration on my wall ......

[Tony W]

First class Florin

[Florin]

Thank you so much for your comments, my friends

[spotter]

That's very nicely done.

[Kraellin]

love the woman restore!

not sure about adding the floral thing on the baby's head. was that there before or did the client ask for that?

and very glad you're posting some videos on how to do what you do. cloning is something everyone shld become very familiar with.

[Florin]

Hi Craig, I'm glad you like it. The baby's floral stuff is as it comes:
http://i56.tinypic.com/2m4ccht.jpg
It's a photo studio shot.
I`m only retouching, no adds.

Video download, 600x480 / 3.75Mb from here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?4iy1i4r8ga0d0mj

Regards

[Kraellin]

ah, ok. now i see

[kevinashworth]

Florin i'm amazed. That woman portrait - It's the best restoration job i've ever seen. Wow. I'm astonished. And Jealous.

[Florin]

Thank you, Kevin for your nice appreciation. It's a good job, yes. The fact is that I (amost) never knew the pictures' owners, there are some 4-5 photo stores who are sending me the jobs. This people never say me "thanks", or "very good work" etc. I'm working almost anonymously...
At least, I have friends here to say something, good or bad, but saying.
Regards

[Boneappetit]

Wow, both woman and baby, are amazing jobs. You are good.

[rbrum]

Hi I'm new here... the restoration is amazing!

Can you tell me how much time you spended on it?

Cheers

[Florin]

Hi rbrum,
This needs some 6 - 7 hours, it's not quite commercial stuff. People won't pay $150 for this work ($25 / work hour) but sometimes it sells for some $80-90.
I do not like involving frequently with this task, just time to time.
Regards