Got ma picture made II

[Material Culture]

It sounded like a challenge so here is an attempt to duplicate a tintype using Photoshop. Attached is the color digital, and photoshop attempt and the original.







What do you think

Sam Hayle
Photoshop Mess

[Parault]

Re: Got ma picture made II

Sam,
You did a good job. Looks really close.

[GreencoatCross]

Re: Got ma picture made II

Sam,

Not bad at all! I used to do the same thing at my old graphic design job, as well as coloring original images from the Library of Congress....when the boss wasn't looking of course.

[Dale Beasley]

Re: Got ma picture made II

Miss Sam,

That is a fine looking picture, but it can't help but be, from such a pretty young lady. There are people on this Web Site who are of lesser quality, pay them no mind. And there are many of quality that will help you. I may be an "Old Soldier", but I know wine and beauty, I am,

Your Servant,

[Dennis W. Duerbeck]

Re: Got ma picture made II

Miss Sam, such a fine job! Dennis W. Duerbeck

[BobbyHughes]

Re: Got ma picture made II

Well done!! I may have to give that a try myself!!!

[garyjd]

Re: Got ma picture made II

Nice job. Now where is the tutorial? Try these. ~Gary

http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/tutorials/index.cfm?featureID=1508

http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/tutorials/index.cfm?featureID=1509&page=1&pagepos=0

http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/tutorials/index.cfm?featureID=1510&page=1&pagepos=-1

http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/tutorials/index.cfm?featureid=1511&page=1&pagepos=2

[nastt]

Re: Got ma picture made II

Sam,
Good job looks pretty close. I dabble in Photoshop too and colorized a tintype image of Alfred Waud see at the top of my page:

http://www.bohemianbrigade.com/alfred20.html

[Pennvolunteer]

Re: Got ma picture made II

Sam,
I think that is a great picture. I would like to see the process/procedure you used to make it. I might try it myself.

[sepoy1857]

Re: Got ma picture made II

Excellent! It's really convincing.

[Canebrake Rifle Guards]

Re: Got ma picture made II

Nice job!

Greg Starbuck

[chesnutmor]

Re: Got ma picture made II

Very impressive.. Great work aging the photo.

[Danny]

Re: Got ma picture made II

Very impressive.. Great work aging the photo.

I agree, good job.

But I'm wondering if the photos (tintypes or ambrotype reproductions) we show on the field should not look too "aged" as that would be a reenactorism. Should they should look a little fresher? That would mean not nearly as much of that sepia or off-shade tint, and the paper still a brighter eggshell white, rather than oxidized to a darker stained shade.

Still, poor-quality dirty-spotted-looking tintypes were made by fly-by-night photographers at the time so that might show on a fresh photo then, and water spots might also show, particularly after a spell in a soldier's kit through the spring rains.

Dan Wykes

[jdanner723]

Re: Got ma picture made II

I'm really impressed. I might have to take a look at those tutorials. Great job!