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Friday, January 27, 2012

THE JOYS OF DIGITAL RESTORATION......


Before


After

TILLY & HER DOGS......

One of the great joys for me has been learning how to use Photoshop and acquiring a new skill.

Truly amazing!

When I first started it was with very simple things such as repairing a tear or a dirty mark.  Since then I have learned a lot through mostly experimention and mistakes.  Many, many mistakes, you do not see the ones that do not meet the mark.

I have included for you to see a before and after postcard that I own.  Although the postcard was not in great shape and the colors were awful I did not let that deter me from buying it and bringing this wonderful image back to life.

Depending on the original state of the postcards it can take from 30 minutes to literally hours to complete.  This was an hours image, I think you can tell!!!

Sometimes I nearly give up......

One thing I learned early on was to save, save, and save my work as I went along.  I have lost images that were nearly finished if there as a glitch on my computer.  It took a few hard earned lessons before I really began to make it a habit.

Enjoy having a peek at what can be done and don't be aftraid of learning something different, you might find a new love, I did!!

This sweet image is now available from my etsy store YOUR CRAFT POSTCARDS and you can find it HERE.

3 comments:

  1. Hi Maureen,
    Oh WOW, this is fantastic! And I agree with you so much about saving along the way because it's impossible to back-track!!! I hope you're having a wonderful weekend, my friend.
    XO
    Cindy

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  2. Hi! Love your blog and your work. Thanks for stopping by. Pat

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  3. Hi Maureen,
    So happy to have found your blog, lots of great inspiration here. I am following you now, too!
    enJOY a lovely Sunday,
    Kimberly

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