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Offline madammagician

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Please help my grandad!
« on: Thursday 08 February 07 15:17 GMT (UK) »
Please could some kind rootschatter make my grandad look better.This is the only picture i have of him and it is a copy of a copy.Many thanks in advance  :)
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Re: Please help my grandad!
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 08 February 07 15:47 GMT (UK) »
Here's one

Sharon
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Re: Please help my grandad!
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 08 February 07 16:49 GMT (UK) »
very similar to the other one , plus a frame
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Re: Please help my grandad!
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 08 February 07 20:37 GMT (UK) »
thank you both sooo much.It means a great deal to me to see him like this!I never met him as he died when my dad was 14 and as i mentioned it is the ONLY picture i have of him, Thank you ,Thank you!
Feasey,London
Wisker,london
Peverall,London
Hall,London
Saunders,London
White,Dumfries and Galloway,Edinburgh
Bilton,Dumfries and Galloway
Glover,Dumfries and Galloway
Broadfoot,Dumfries and Galloway and Glasgow
Beresford,Manchester and Alstonfied
Kerry,Manchester and suffolk


Offline Pete.i

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Re: Please help my grandad!
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 08 February 07 21:27 GMT (UK) »
Hi

Here's my version ;)


Pete
Hi Everyone

PLEASE SCAN ALL PICS AT 300 - 600 DPI FOR RESTORATION PURPOSES.  THANK YOU!

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Re: Please help my grandad!
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 08 February 07 23:20 GMT (UK) »
Hi MadamMagician and welcome to Rootschat

As you only had the one photo, I thought I'd try to create another for you.

Here is a version where I've tried to take maybe ten years off his age, remove his hat, and put him in a suit. Same face, but slightly "tweaked"

Hope you like it

Glen

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Re: Please help my grandad!
« Reply #6 on: Friday 09 February 07 02:38 GMT (UK) »
Another version

Di

Great Pic Glen - well done
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Re: Please help my grandad!
« Reply #7 on: Friday 09 February 07 06:05 GMT (UK) »
Here it is with detail restored and a hasty colouring.

Caz
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Re: Please help my grandad!
« Reply #8 on: Friday 09 February 07 11:29 GMT (UK) »
oh wow!I am lost for words.thank you so much you wonderful wonderful ;D people! ;D
Feasey,London
Wisker,london
Peverall,London
Hall,London
Saunders,London
White,Dumfries and Galloway,Edinburgh
Bilton,Dumfries and Galloway
Glover,Dumfries and Galloway
Broadfoot,Dumfries and Galloway and Glasgow
Beresford,Manchester and Alstonfied
Kerry,Manchester and suffolk