Restored version of Harold in color.
Restored version of Harold in B&W.
This design work was an assignment for my Raster and Vector class.
In this assignment, I was tasked with restoring two damaged versions of the same picture of Harold the dog. One is in color and the other is in black and white. Both images had coffee and other stains, significant tears, scratches, and dust marks. I restored the image by using the “lasso tool” (L) to select the torn ear section, allowing me to move it independently. I then clicked cut and immediately clicked paste, which pasted the ear portion onto a separate layer. After that, I moved the ear into place using the “move tool” (V). Then, I used the shortcut control + T to rotate the earpiece so it lined up correctly with the rest of the image. Once everything was in place, I continued the restoration process using the “spot healing brush” (J) to eliminate the photo's tears, scratches, and other imperfections. Once completed, I used the “clone stamp tool” (S) to remove the fingerprints, coffee stains, and other difficult imperfections. I had to adjust the size and hardness levels with both the spot healing brush and the clone stamp tool to reduce blurriness and achieve the look I was going for. Once all the imperfections were eliminated, I cropped the image (C) and adjusted the curves, brightness, and contrast levels to balance the lighting and shadows.
In this assignment, I was tasked with restoring two damaged versions of the same picture of Harold the dog. One is in color and the other is in black and white. Both images had coffee and other stains, significant tears, scratches, and dust marks. I restored the image by using the “lasso tool” (L) to select the torn ear section, allowing me to move it independently. I then clicked cut and immediately clicked paste, which pasted the ear portion onto a separate layer. After that, I moved the ear into place using the “move tool” (V). Then, I used the shortcut control + T to rotate the earpiece so it lined up correctly with the rest of the image. Once everything was in place, I continued the restoration process using the “spot healing brush” (J) to eliminate the photo's tears, scratches, and other imperfections. Once completed, I used the “clone stamp tool” (S) to remove the fingerprints, coffee stains, and other difficult imperfections. I had to adjust the size and hardness levels with both the spot healing brush and the clone stamp tool to reduce blurriness and achieve the look I was going for. Once all the imperfections were eliminated, I cropped the image (C) and adjusted the curves, brightness, and contrast levels to balance the lighting and shadows.
The black-and-white image followed nearly the same process. I found the black-and-white image more straightforward to work on because it was easier to see certain parts that needed to be restored.
This has been the most challenging project I have completed using Photoshop, and I know I still have much to learn and room to grow. It motivated me to keep practicing and improving my skills.
