Photo Colouring..

marcotk · 03-30-2009, 10:32 AM

Hello everyone!

I saw some people doing a lot of this with TR photos..so I decided to give it a try for some general of our side of the barricade.

So here is my first attempt! I thought he was Marshal Bogdanov but no, unfortunately I do not know who he is! Towards the end of the medal bar I got a little confused

komandir5gvtankarm-bogdanovsmall.jpg general.jpg

EricFG · 03-30-2009, 04:43 PM

Not bad at all for a first try. There are some obvious problems but still much better than I could do. A little practise and you'll be a champ!

Esteban_cool · 03-30-2009, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by EricFG

Not bad at all for a first try. There are some obvious problems but still much better than I could do. A little practise and you'll be a champ!

I think he has quite some good coloring skill. I´ve seen worse in military history books.

BTW what do you use for coloring?

marcotk · 03-30-2009, 05:23 PM

Thank you guys!

I have used photoshop.

EricFG · 03-30-2009, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban_cool

BTW what do you use for coloring?

I like crayons!

Esteban_cool · 03-30-2009, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by EricFG

I like crayons!

Me too! I still have my Crayola box of 50 colors I used when I was in elementary school. Guess that it´d become a memorabilia piece some years later?

Returning to the topic, I wonder if our photo artist friend Marco will paint the face too.

marcotk · 03-30-2009, 05:46 PM

I do like crayons too! But the good thing about the "new age crayon" is that I can keep modifying it! For instance......... a bird just told me his collar shouldn't be black!!

I started doing this as if he was Marshal Bogdanov and by the end I realized it was not him!

I modified a little the face..not sure it is visible!

general.jpg

ECD3 · 03-30-2009, 07:05 PM

pretty nice job. what kind of layering did you use in photoshop, if you don't mind me asking?

never thought of trying to restore fotos like these. i have done quite a bit of graphics and stuff for private sites and such, but i am curious if you used an adjustment layer with coloring and such by using the pen tool or if you did something else.

very extensive work though.

marcotk · 03-30-2009, 07:16 PM

Hello ECD3. Actually, it was a pretty boring and repetitive job! I have just selected every "area" with the lazo tool, created a layer, filled it with color and adjusted its transparency. Lastly, I did some refining with a "cloudy" pen tool, always with a huge transparency.

ECD3 · 03-30-2009, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by marcotk

Hello ECD3. Actually, it was a pretty boring and repetitive job! I have just selected every "area" with the lazo tool, created a layer, filled it with color and adjusted its transparency. Lastly, I did some refining with a "cloudy" pen tool, always with a huge transparency.

yeah, I can see how it would be. those little areas on the medals and such...wow. I might just have to try this...ADVENTURE!

nice job though!

03-30-2009, 10:32 AM	#1
marcotk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Italy, US Posts: 130	Photo Colouring.. Hello everyone! I saw some people doing a lot of this with TR photos..so I decided to give it a try for some general of our side of the barricade. So here is my first attempt! I thought he was Marshal Bogdanov but no, unfortunately I do not know who he is! Towards the end of the medal bar I got a little confused komandir5gvtankarm-bogdanovsmall.jpg general.jpg __________________ Best, Marco Last edited by marcotk; 03-30-2009 at 11:45 AM.

03-30-2009, 04:43 PM	#2
EricFG Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Naples, Florida, USA Age: 59 Posts: 1,496	Re: Photo Coloring.. Not bad at all for a first try. There are some obvious problems but still much better than I could do. A little practise and you'll be a champ! __________________ "patina imparts character" - PJS A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'

03-30-2009, 05:23 PM	#4
marcotk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Italy, US Posts: 130	Re: Photo Coloring.. Thank you guys! I have used photoshop. __________________ Best, Marco

03-30-2009, 05:46 PM	#7
marcotk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Italy, US Posts: 130	Re: Photo Coloring.. I do like crayons too! But the good thing about the "new age crayon" is that I can keep modifying it! For instance......... a bird just told me his collar shouldn't be black!! I started doing this as if he was Marshal Bogdanov and by the end I realized it was not him! I modified a little the face..not sure it is visible! general.jpg __________________ Best, Marco Last edited by marcotk; 03-30-2009 at 06:04 PM.

03-30-2009, 07:05 PM	#8
ECD3 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: RI, USA Age: 36 Posts: 30	Re: Photo Coloring.. pretty nice job. what kind of layering did you use in photoshop, if you don't mind me asking? never thought of trying to restore fotos like these. i have done quite a bit of graphics and stuff for private sites and such, but i am curious if you used an adjustment layer with coloring and such by using the pen tool or if you did something else. very extensive work though.

03-30-2009, 07:16 PM	#9
marcotk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Italy, US Posts: 130	Re: Photo Coloring.. Hello ECD3. Actually, it was a pretty boring and repetitive job! I have just selected every "area" with the lazo tool, created a layer, filled it with color and adjusted its transparency. Lastly, I did some refining with a "cloudy" pen tool, always with a huge transparency. __________________ Best, Marco

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