Someone asked me a favor (Page 2): Missed that... :sm24:...

Rongnongno Loc: FL

Longshadow wrote:

Here: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/tpr?p=14476709&t=800669

Missed that...

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

alemorkam wrote:

Can this photo be saved without the lines?

There is very little to work with and what there is of it is in quite poor condition. This leaves little else but one's imagination and boy, do I have a vivid imagination. A bit of this, a bit of that with a few dashes of Voodoo, and this is what came of it.

This is what happens when one has nothing to do and they have all day to do it.

(Download)

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

sippyjug104 wrote:

There is very little to work with and what there is of it is in quite poor condition. This leaves little else but one's imagination and boy, do I have a vivid imagination. A bit of this, a bit of that with a few dashes of Voodoo, and this is what came of it.

This is what happens when one has nothing to do and they have all day to do it.

Now we have something that impresses me! Did you do that with Firefly?

alemorkam Loc: Central Florida

Thank you for trying.

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

bsprague wrote:

Now we have something that impresses me! Did you do that with Firefly?

No sir, this is all Photoshop and layer upon layer of patchwork and overlays. I enjoy creating composite surreal images and I viewed this as a challenge. The final touches are to bring the colors together as though they came from the same pallet for harmony. I used a gradient map with opacity to do that. I also learned that a tiny amount of grain helps add uniformity to the work.

There's also some "Dr. Frankenstein" surgery and light touches of liquifying filter. I felt the ball of her nose was a bit too large so I gave it a bit of a pucker and gave her more definition to her cheeks.

The background was a disaster so I wiped it out, filled it with white, and gave it a soft vignette. I did work on the hair which was not much more than a smudge in places.

There are quite a few hours in the piece, but there is nothing else to do so it was enjoyable to do.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

sippyjug104 wrote:

There is very little to work with and what there is of it is in quite poor condition. This leaves little else but one's imagination and boy, do I have a vivid imagination. A bit of this, a bit of that with a few dashes of Voodoo, and this is what came of it.

This is what happens when one has nothing to do and they have all day to do it.

Do tell how this is even remotely akin to the original?

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

Rongnongno wrote:

Do tell how this is even remotely akin to the original?

Nope, not at all. One cannot make "chicken soup" out of "chicken poop". AI may come close; however, it is not artwork of man's hands. It's akin to letting the computer pick the lottery numbers for you when you buy a ticket at the local "Stop-N-Rob". By the way, when a woman (or a man these days) puts on makeup, do they look original or are they artificially enhanced?

hj Loc: Florida

Rongnongno wrote:

Do tell how this is even remotely akin to the original?

I agree.... nothing like the original. Totally different DNA :-)

delder Loc: Maryland

Haenzel wrote:

This is what AI can do. If the result is close to reality perhaps somebody with Photo Shop skills can get rid of the remaining lines...

Edit...comparing both images I don't think the result is any good..

These "After" Shots DO show some hope for this project.
Possibly cut the face from the background to reduce the area requiring work.

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

alemorkam wrote:

Can this photo be saved without the lines?

Okay....Not as much Voodoo nor imagination over the edge on this one, however, this is as close to resembling the source image as I could get.

(Download)

jdubu Loc: San Jose, CA

It could also be done using the clone stamp tool with the mode set to lighten color. Resample often and the only affected pixels will be anything darker than your target sample, anything lighter or the same value won't be changed.

tshift Loc: Overland Park, KS.

sippyjug104 wrote:

There is very little to work with and what there is of it is in quite poor condition. This leaves little else but one's imagination and boy, do I have a vivid imagination. A bit of this, a bit of that with a few dashes of Voodoo, and this is what came of it.

This is what happens when one has nothing to do and they have all day to do it.

Maybe you sipped a little TOO much. I don't think this is even close to what she looks like. Pretty sure she won't like it at all. Sorry!! Thanks BE SAFE!!

Tom

tshift Loc: Overland Park, KS.

Rongnongno wrote:

Do tell how this is even remotely akin to the original?

AMEN!

coolhanduke Loc: Redondo Beach, CA

There are services you can send it to and they can fix it to look like new.

Bill_de Loc: US

Retired CPO wrote:

Why would she want an out of focus portrait? Just take another one! Easy peasy!

Maybe this photo is 30 years old.

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