Suggestions, Please

[Rose Meyer]

This is a scan of my daughters butterfly project. It was ruined with waterstains. I was able to remove the waterstains by using a combination of layers and blend modes. I used a layer of yellow in Overlay mode and another layer of Yellow in Saturation mode.

(Im much to lazy to use the magic wand to erase the parts I dont want. *grin* )

However, the red and green paint lost its original colors and Id like to bring them back. Might you have a suggestion? This is my first post here and hopefully, Ive got both pictures attached correctly. Here are the URL's of the original and my work so far.

http://home.comcast.net/~rosemeyer/ruined.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~rosemeyer/step1.jpg

Thank you in advance for any help.

[winwintoo]

Hi Rose, welcome to RTP! Your daughter shows real talent

I took your fixed version and using the magic wand at tolerance of 100, no antialias, no contiguous and no use all layers, I selected the red bits. Then I added a hue/saturation adjustment layer and moved the saturation slider to the right to brighten up the red.

You could also fiddle with the other sliders until you get a red you like.

Then do the same with the green.

Margaret

[winwintoo]

Sorry, my previous post ended rather abruptly and I didn't attach my effort - the timer on the stove was going off and I was in a hurry

Here's my effort.....hope this helps

Margaret

[Rose Meyer]

Good idea!

I guess I have to use the magic wand for this, dont I?!



I think I shall play with it a big more.

Thank you for the suggestion and for playing with it.

I know how it is with the stove buzzer going off, I think I had pumpkin bread in the oven when I was working on this. I always set the time a little short in case I get to involved with things to get to the stove right away.

[Trimoon]

Try select> Color Range
Copy and paste each color to a new layer
Adjust each color using Hue/Saturation

http://www.trimoon.com/ruined%203.jpg