I thought about not posting any more colorings and I haven't signed in lately . I know there are many members that a B&W should stay B&W . Myself , I don't like B&W photos . I was given the ability to see things in color , and for me that is what makes the things I see look great .... To each our own thing ...

So , will this be my last showing , maybe . If it is , then thank you all for allowing me to show something I really love doing .

This photo I found which caught my eye for her beauty and the special touch the dog adds is why I picked it .

I first used Topaz Al Gigapixel to enlarge it in file size because like most of them the file size is small and I would see jagged edges when i zoom in a lot to be able to color the different items in the photo and not get over spray onto other parts and to get a cleaner edge like you would see in a big file size photo . Even before I started to add color to the lady and her dog , I knew I didn't like the backgrd the photographer picked . The dark bar across the middle stands out like a sore thumb . So , after cleaning up some white specks and adding some coloring . I decided to look on line for another backgrd I thought would work better without over powering her and the dog. I then placed her and the dog onto the new backgrd . Then finished making the color , contrast , etc to my liking . Then I sent the final to some of my customers to get their opinion . They reported back that they liked the backgrd and the colors I choose . So , I decided to post what might be my last showing on here . I know it won't be liked by all , no photo ever is .

Once again , thanks to all who took the time to look at this coloring and any other ones you looked at that I posted before . Tommy

Thank you , glad you like my work . So I decided to answer your question

The average time to do one like this without changing the back ground 2 to 4 hrs . Some photos I have colored that aren't people have taken 6 to 7 hrs . I have one I colored that took over 40 hrs , plus 4 hrs of research to make sure I got all the colors correct . Doing the skin tone takes the longest because I use different skin tones and more than one color in the skin tone of each photo . No two people have the same skin tones . The lighting effects the skin tone , etc. Another hour more maybe when switching backgrd to blend the two photos . I have typed in the web search bar many times , Lady Models Photos to get a variety of skin tones to choose from . You will see everything from pale skin tone to strong colored skin tone . I have just done five different photos all with different skin tones before this one . That I haven't posted here . So no one skin tone is correct for all men or women or children . You can check out my other colorings to see a variety of subjects I have colored if you wish to

I thought about not posting any more colorings and I haven't signed in lately . I know there are many members that a B&W should stay B&W . Myself , I don't like B&W photos . I was given the ability to see things in color , and for me that is what makes the things I see look great .... To each our own thing ...

So , will this be my last showing , maybe . If it is , then thank you all for allowing me to show something I really love doing .

This photo I found which caught my eye for her beauty and the special touch the dog adds is why I picked it .

I first used Topaz Al Gigapixel to enlarge it in file size because like most of them the file size is small and I would see jagged edges when i zoom in a lot to be able to color the different items in the photo and not get over spray onto other parts and to get a cleaner edge like you would see in a big file size photo . Even before I started to add color to the lady and her dog , I knew I didn't like the backgrd the photographer picked . The dark bar across the middle stands out like a sore thumb . So , after cleaning up some white specks and adding some coloring . I decided to look on line for another backgrd I thought would work better without over powering her and the dog. I then placed her and the dog onto the new backgrd . Then finished making the color , contrast , etc to my liking . Then I sent the final to some of my customers to get their opinion . They reported back that they liked the backgrd and the colors I choose . So , I decided to post what might be my last showing on here . I know it won't be liked by all , no photo ever is .

Once again , thanks to all who took the time to look at this coloring and any other ones you looked at that I posted before . Tommy