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In this tutorial you will learn how to repair cracks, scratches, and spots so this photo of the Swedish Nightingale, Jenny Lind, looks just like new. We will purposely avoid using some of the quick fix tools such as the healing brush so that you can gain an understanding of the basics of photo restoration. Lets get started!
Tutorial Details
Program: Photoshop Version: 7 and up Difficulty: Intermediate Estimated Completion Time: About 4 to 5 hours
Double click the new layer and rename it Restoration. Either lock or hide the background layer so that you can reference it later. Save often.
This step is more art than science. Those of you with a Wacom Tablet will have a definite advantage. Option + Click on an area right next to the void to pick up the adjascent tonal values. If you are using a
tablet you can vary the pen pressure to build up values gradually. Using a mouse, set the opacity of the brush to about 50%. Work over the complete image, filling in all of the white voids with adjascent values trying to maintain natural contours.
Increase and decrease the brush size as needed. You can use the blur tool with the blending mode set to darken to touch up small specks and blemishes. When you are finished the photo should look something like this.
Set the brush tool to the lighten overlay mode, and to clean up dark specks, set the Blur Tool to lighten. Rework the shadows and highlights again to catch flaws missed the first time. When you are finished the photo should look something like this.
Use a relatively large brush of about 400 px to 500 px, with the blending mode set to normal, and a 50% to 80% opacity, begin to even out the background tones.
If you make a mistake, just use the eraser tool with the same settings to correct. Take your time and rework until you are satisfied with the results. Your results may look something like this.
Since Jenny Lind was a famous performer, there will be an abundance of reference photos to assist in filling in some of the detail. In this case we are lucky to have another photo of Jenny available from the Library of Congress. This photo is almost identical in pose, expression, and lighting; so we will paste a copy of Jennys face from the reference photo onto the restoration.
Align the photo directly over the face. You will need to scale the picture up and rotate a little to get the correct alignment. Using the layers mask tool delete most of the reference photo except for the eyes, nose, and mouth. Here is how that might appear.
Now I will merge this layer down to the restoration layer, and finish the final details. Heres the result.
Select Filter > Texture > Grain and apply these settings. You can rename this layer Grain if you like.
Play with the opacity and blend modes on this until you get a nice grain texture throughout the photo. This step masks the smoothness of the restoration and blends it seamlessly into the original photo.
Conclusion
Youre finished! Bask in the warm glow of the praise you will receive for your new found photo restoration skills!