Kasper-V Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 I've done some mono to colour in the past, but I've only recently begun to try it in AP. I scanned some old family photos a few years ago, and these two are of my grandfather and father (he's the younger one!) taken about 1949 or 1950, when Dad got his call-up. Granddad was a Special Police Constable, and they must have been showing off their uniforms. I'm pretty sure they were taken on Dad's camera. Anyway, to business -- I've reduced the images after recolouring, which cuts down the noise somewhat. The left-hand photo didn't look natural enough, so I tried Filters>Colors>Auto... (all four) and got the result on the right, which looks a bit more natural. Didn't work on Granddad though! I used a separate pixel layer for each colour, trying different combinations of blend mode and transparency till I was satisfied. Dad's eyes are a little stark, and there are some hard edges which need softening up ... but I'm still on the learning curve, and any constructive criticism will be welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper-V Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 I spent a long time getting rid of noise and blemishes with the inpainting brush and a little bit of cloning. There were a lot of scanning artefacts too, so I shall have to re-scan them and have another go (I now have the original photos, though no negs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Nice. I prefer the first pair. The colour of the houses looks spot-on to me but I think his face still looks a bit grey. Good stuff though. Kasper-V 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper-V Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 26 minutes ago, GarryP said: I think his face still looks a bit grey. It does, Garry. Getting skin colours right is a bit hot and miss, I find: you either get a lobster or The Simpsons! I'll go back to it after I've had time to experiment a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 This might come in useful: http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/html.php?file=bbcolorcharts.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper-V Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 I think it will come in useful -- thanks! I learned the ropes with Paint Shop Pro, and that has a good recolouring process, with colours in categories. I copied some of the hair & skin colours, but these charts look a bit more comprehensive. Let's see how I get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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