About the Photo Restoration
This picture was sent to me by my older sister. It is from around 1940 and has a terrible scratch with two big gouges.
Software and Techniques Used
I used Photoshop CS4 and used only the clone tool. I worked on a very magnified level, almost doing this pixel by pixel. The eye was very challenging and required a lot of work and redoing. I did the blue part first and then the white. This was especially hard because the pictures is hand-tinted and so the colors were blending into each other. I would do a little tiny bit and then check it against the results I wanted, redoing each little section of the eye as needed.
Advice
- Patience and constantly checking the results.
- Save frequently and in a form that can be reloaded.
- Walk away for a little while and go back with a new perspective.
What graphics software do you use on a regular basis?
Photoshop CS4, Photoshop Elements 8, and Paint Shop Pro.
How long have you been working with graphics software?
About 10 years.
How is graphics software used in your daily activities?
Being retired, I do a lot of photography and edit these. I also am the family custodian of pictures so do restoration and digital scrapbooking.
Tell us about yourself (experience, web site, etc.)
Purely amateur and I don't have a website.
