Turning Portraits into Digital Sketches, Oils, Watercolors - - Help to turn MIL's 70th birthday pix to portrait

gks · #1 07-22-2008, 09:13 AM

Mother-in-law's 70th birthday bay; camera battery was running low, and caused poor focussing and shaky shots. What a time to happen! Can someone help to transform the pix to a printable portrait?

This pix is my mother-in-law with her older siblings; I have submitted original image at

http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/ima...0864bdeb97.jpg

*Sigh* If it was not such an important event, I would probably drop the effort. Seriously, I am not expecting to achieve 100% improvemen; just enough for the pictures to be of keepsake value. Hopefully, I can get some tips on how to do the restoration.

Thank you. I notice that there are plenty of wonderful folks with wonderful tips hanging around Retouch Pro.

DannyRaphael · #2 07-22-2008, 10:14 PM

Are you looking for an "arty" interpretation or "repair" of the photo?

gks · #3 07-23-2008, 02:20 AM

Either repair/restoration or "arty" rendition will be welcomed.

Gilbert · #4 07-23-2008, 03:34 AM

unfortuneately I can't access original from your link

gks · #5 07-23-2008, 08:28 AM

Not sure why image on other site is missing after 24hours, try this link, else e mail (gbegks@msn.com)/PM your email address and I will post to you electronically:

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...7_edited-1.jpg

DannyRaphael · #6 07-23-2008, 01:23 PM

See this thread for "repair" attemps:

http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/pho...thday-pic.html