Abraham Lincoln COLORIZATION

[zkogut]

Hi Everybody,

So after I saw the guy who taught me how to colorize do an amazing job with Lincoln I figured I'd give it a whirl. This took me over an hour to do. I think it came out pretty well. What do you guys think?

-Zak

[wilgk]

Once again, you've done an amazing job.
I usually prefer Black & White portraits over colour, but in the examples of this technique that you've shared with us, the colour feels to me that it brings them to life.
Once again, Im glad I dropped in on a day when you've posted, glad I didn't miss this one!

[Shadowman]

Nicely done.

[zkogut]

Once again, you've done an amazing job.
I usually prefer Black & White portraits over colour, but in the examples of this technique that you've shared with us, the colour feels to me that it brings them to life.
Once again, Im glad I dropped in on a day when you've posted, glad I didn't miss this one!

That's very nice of you to say. Thanks for looking!

[zkogut]

Nicely done.

Thanks

[AlwaysOnAuto]

Very nice.
I see you've left the 'speckles' on his face and throughout the picture. Did you make a 'layer' of those and then put them back so to speak once you were done?
I'd like to see the photo all cleaned up.

[zkogut]

Very nice.
I see you've left the 'speckles' on his face and throughout the picture. Did you make a 'layer' of those and then put them back so to speak once you were done?
I'd like to see the photo all cleaned up.

All of my colors are just built up layers with masks. I don't retouch historic pictures typically.

[Wavelength]

Great; i can do this only if i have a magic wand

[zkogut]

https://youtu.be/yVf60pGsi9Q

Great; i can do this only if i have a magic wand

Haha give yourself more credit. The guy who taught me put together a tutorial if you or anyone else is interested?
The link is at the top of this reply.

[Wavelength]

Zak, thank you very much; this is going to help many, i suppose

[zkogut]

Zak, thank you very much; this is going to help many, i suppose

He helped me out a ton when I was first starting out. You should see how well his Lincoln photo came out. It's amazing.

[kdoc856]

That is a superb effort. I recently tried this on my own with no tutorial or teaching, and it was not good. Thanks for the link- planning to check it out tomorrow

[Bobjohns311]

This is really quite amazing. I keep going back and forth between the two photos. For me both photos are quite compelling but the colored shot adds an element of realism. It gives you a greater sense of what it might be like to physically sit with him. Very, very nice.

[zkogut]

That is a superb effort. I recently tried this on my own with no tutorial or teaching, and it was not good. Thanks for the link- planning to check it out tomorrow

Thanks for looking and for the compliment. I think that you'll really enjoy coloring old photos once you get the hang of it. I don't use all the colors that he does in the tutorial but sometimes you don't need them all to get your achieved look.

This is really quite amazing. I keep going back and forth between the two photos. For me both photos are quite compelling but the colored shot adds an element of realism. It gives you a greater sense of what it might be like to physically sit with him. Very, very nice.

I agree that it gives a better sense of realism. Thank you for the compliment and thank you for looking!

[zkogut]

If anybody has old portraits of Grandparents etc that you'd like colorized, please shoot me a message. I'm always looking for ways to keep busy in the evenings.