On the top image, some hand painting on the upper left bodice area with a regular brush tool to add more detail and remove some of the really dark shadows.
Some parts of the image are hs lost detail and there is not a lot that can be done. The initial image had to be adjusted to get a nice size to work on. Part of the problem with this image is that it is not of a very high resolution. The skin and background took a little longer. By just changing out the Solid Color Fill Adjustment Layers, the dress and hair color could easily be changed out. I felt like the one above is the more traditional look and is probably closer to what the dress color was and possibly the skin tone. The image below was completed before the one above. With the course information I was able to create a fairly simple Photoshop Action to set up the different colored adjustments layers for a quicker set up. This can be very beneficial if trying to hand-tint personal scanned images. By being able to apply localized color to the face and parts of the skin, it gives a more accurate effect to the overall colorization. Phil also supplied color charts to use for different skin tones if the one he suggested does not match up correctly. He showed you how to layer several different fill colors on top of each other to achieve natural looking skin, mainly to the face and a few other skin skin areas.
This course was pretty basic, but he had one thing that really caught my attention. Previously I had posted a How to Colorize an Old Photo blog which uses a similar technique as this class – using Solid Color Fill Adjustment Layers to add localized color to each of the different components in your image. This course was called Photoshop Design: Colorize Historical Photos in Photoshop by Phil Ebiner.
Udemy has many classes and runs specials often where the whole course is offered for $10 or $15 (note – you do not get to download the videos but will always have access to them if purchased). I have always enjoyed tinting old images so when I found a class on this on Udemy, I decided to check it out. Winship (this links to the original image if you would like to try out the technique yourself) from 1909 who was a 22-year old living in Philadelphia. Still taking it easy and enjoying just learning a few new techniques and passing them along as I go. GIVING A VINTAGE YOUNG LADY A NEW APPEARANCE
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