Greetings !
I am trying to restore a very old photo ( around 40 years old ). Its a graduation picture. I have restored most of the photo except for the nose area.
Facing the photo, only the right side of the nose exists, the left side of the nose had been damaged ( just a white area ).
Please give me suggestions on how to do the restoration of the nose area.
Thank you.
2007-12-11 13:51:31 · 8 answers · asked by Great Days 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Are you ready for a little known secret of photoshop.
I know how to make the clone stamp go into "mirror mode"
This right here is the stuff of taboo. Even some of the designers have no Idea about this trick.
Go to window>brushes. (default hot key is F5)
The second tab is clone source. select it.
In the "offset" pane, there are "W:" "H:" dimension markers. Set at 100, 100.
If you want to flip is horizontally, set the "W:" field to: -100
Thats negative 100.
Your clone stamp is now a mirror clone!!!!!!!!!
Again, this crazy stuff that probably 1% of photoshop users know. I'm hoping you appreciate how amazing this is.
Another way to do it would be to get a nice selection of the half of the nose, a few px feather. Layer>New layer via copy.
Then edit>transform>flip horizontal
Then edit>transform>warp. to make it fit.
2007-12-11 14:19:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
You've already gotten some good suggestions. It takes experience and practice, but I'm sure you can get it done.
Now you know why those of us who do restorations professionally charge a lot. Every image presents a new and different challenge.
My best suggestion: as you're doing this particular part of the restoration, be sure to do it on a separate layer. And try different techniques on separate layers.
Experiment ... then close the file and go back to it several hours later, or the next day.
That way you'll see the job with fresh eyes. Flaws you might have missed during the tedious process of doing the work will literally jump out at you ... and you'll know exactly what to do to make them right.
In the final analysis, pay particular attention to angles of light, shadows, and texture. Correcting those kinds of flaws make the difference between a great restoration and one that's not so great.
2007-12-12 02:28:53 · answer #2 · answered by Jim M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would restore the half of the nose that is intact, select it, copy it, create a new layer out of it and flip it horizontal. You might have to rotate and scale it a bit to make it look natural. Also if the light source is on one side of the face or the other you will obviously need to adjust the layer (new nostril) to match the lighting on that side of the face. Good luck :0)
2007-12-11 14:18:58 · answer #3 · answered by ☆ Spharoe 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Mere Mortal is completely correct, as are the people after him who said similar about using the side of the nose you already have and flipping it. Anything I had to add would be superfluous.
2007-12-11 14:37:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could you copy the right side of the nose, do a horizontal flip, and paste the resulting clip where the left part of the nose should be?
2007-12-11 13:57:22 · answer #5 · answered by Mere Mortal 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I'd say the best way to fix the nose is to very carefully use the Clone Stamp tool on a soft edge brush and be really accurate so the nose looks real. then to fix it up a little after that use the blur tool around the part where you cloned it so it doesnt look so applied.
2007-12-11 13:58:20 · answer #6 · answered by megan t 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Visit alienskin.com and check their IMAGE DOCTOR 2 and see if it might help.
2007-12-11 22:46:36 · answer #7 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
very well said Eric
2007-12-12 07:05:59 · answer #8 · answered by `♥•Debbie here`♥• 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋