Grandads Wedding Photo

[kizmiaz]

I thought I'd have a go at this picture using my trusty, rusty tried-and-tested "colourised layer technique" (tm).

Its a bit time consuming, but I think the results are more often than not worth the effort. I use PSP7 to repair any damage first, and then copy the picture to lots of different layers,  colourising each for a different part of the picture and then cutting out the bits I don't need. It means I have finer control over the colour balance in the end picture, and can go back and recolour a particular layer if it doesn't look right.

This picture used 11 seperate layers, including one for the skin tones, one for the jacket, another for the trousers, and yet more for the flowers, dress, background etc.

Hope its okay