Today4u notmypic fixmypic photoshopped

    Final version of Today4u's photo which was black and white and 'hand painted' in photoshop using the pen tool to make selections then adding a colour to the layer and setting a low opacity (20-30%) and adding some surface blur for the body and gaussian blur for the background. In this version I set the layers to overlay mode so that the colours blended with the black and white textures better.

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    1. Vanessa Pike-Russell (60 months ago | reply)

      Original:

      "checking in" by Today4u [?]
      checking in

      Fix:
      "Today4u notmypic fixmypic photoshopped" by vanessapr [?]
      Today4u notmypic fixmypic photoshopped

      and earlier:
      "Today4u's black and white converted to purple duotone" by vanessapr [?]
      Today4u's black and white converted to purple duotone"Today4u notmypic fixmypic photoshopped" by vanessapr [?]
      Today4u notmypic fixmypic photoshopped

      With a tutorial step-by-step (to be added)

      "Today4u notmypic fixmypic photoshopped" by vanessapr [?]
      Today4u notmypic fixmypic photoshopped"Today4u notmypic fixmypic photoshopped" by vanessapr [?]
      Today4u notmypic fixmypic photoshopped

    2. tcherana (60 months ago | reply)

      Nice work, I like it :)

    3. Vanessa Pike-Russell (60 months ago | reply)

      thanks tcherana - I had fun with this!
      The fix 'brief' was "i know it seems silly to ask to have this one fixed if its in black and white, but i thought maybe someone could come up with a killer idea??) "

      So I decided re-colouring it would be a killer idea :)

    4. tcherana (60 months ago | reply)

      You're wellcome, www.flickr.com/photos/lilcrabbygal/ :)
      Your idea is not a killer one. I know some people make money 'painting' old photoes in colors LOL
      The fixed portrait looks like a pinhole photo to me, nice:)

    5. Today4u (60 months ago | reply)

      you did an amazing job!! thank you very much!

    6. Vanessa Pike-Russell (60 months ago | reply)

      Thanks Today4u ! I really enjoyed working with your image. It was the first time I had 'hand painted' a black and white photo in photoshop and it was a wonderful image to learn on!

      I have a baby photo that was hand painted - with a real paint brush - and it is among my prize posessions because I know how much work went into it. Normally I would have created a duotone or high key version but I felt like doing somethng different - at least for me :)

    7. tcherana (60 months ago | reply)

      You're betcha, vanessapr :)
      Any hand made job is prize winning, even the one I'm studying now - welding. You're the most paid if you ca do 'nonstandart'.
      How do put icons in the posts?

    8. Today4u (60 months ago | reply)

      it really is fabulous, i've never been "painted" before.

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      super tigger added this photo to his favorites. (60 months ago)

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