colorization tutorial .

This was based of the tutorial from Worth 1000
http://effects.Worth1000.com/tutorials/161018/161018-yet-another-colorization-tutorial

Basically the goal is to convert a black and white photo into color.

In my example I used Lucille Ball . =)

Unlike the tutorial I did not mess with the levels of the initial photo. I thought the picture was fine just the way it was. The highlights are bright and there is a reasonable amount of contrast.
After this I converted the mode of the picture to CYMK color.

First, I selected all the areas I wanted to color the base color that was a light brown which would be her skin. I excluded her eyes and her lips. After selecting the area I went to Image>>Adjustments>>Curves to change the color channels one by one. In this case I mixed the amounts of yellow and red to make the skin tone.

After I got the color of the skin that I wanted, I decided that I didnt want the background or her hair to be the same color. Using the eraser tool, I just erased the brown layer. 

So instead, I chose to make her hair orange like her hair in real life. And after that I used the Curves option to color the background . 

I then used a paintbrush and the Color & Softlight blending mode to add color with makeup. 

At this point we could be finished. She has her true hair color, makeup, clothes with clothing and a bright background. But then I decided that I wanted to change the color scheme a little bit. So I want to Image>>Adjustments>>Selective Color to get a different feel for the picture. I decided to go really bright because I felt like it and not necessarily  because I wanted to be realistic and true to the time period. 

In the end after a couple of tweeks I eneded up with this final image :

It was fun! Vitameatavegamin!

--Imari

Featured Artist: Jeannette Woitzik

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~this wayyyyy

~ storybook

Jeannette Woitzik

The digital art of Jeannette Woitzik is one of fantasy and imagination. Her works are whimsical 

seem to come out of a fairytale. The three pieces above are some of Ms. Woitzik works.

The first piece .barred is one that is a picture that takes place in a field of grass. The grass is a rich

shade of green. Above the field there is a sky with a multitude of clouds. The sky is relatively dark 

with a pocket of sunshine. Its rays seem to be poking though the clouds. However, in front of the

viewer there is barbed wire blocking out the sunshine. The barb wire is blocking the viewer from

entering the the field which can be seen as a pleasurable experience. Woitzik uses point of view to her

advantage in this piece with creating a sense of encasement for the viewer to feel .

The second piece ~ this wayyyyy tackles the universal theme of love. In the piece there is a road-sign in the

middle of a field of white daises. Next to the sign there is a path that cuts through the field of daisies.

The path is a basically straight one and it leads to a park bench. Sitting on the bench rests a lone, red heart.

Once again Woitzik uses point of view to her advantage. The road sign is urging the viewer to follow down to 
the path where their love is sitting on the park bench. Even the title tells the viewer that it is the right
direction to go. The red heart is sitting to the right leaving an open space for the viewer to taker his/her space.

Lastly, the piece ~ storybook is one that captures the feeling of childhood innocence. The piece

depicts a boy flying his red kite on a storybook. The book is open and inside there is a field of grass

that seems to be coming out from the pages itself. Around the book there is a bright, happy sky.

All of these images give the sense of vivid imagination. The one that comes when one gets lost in

the story of a storybook; an emotion people have felt as children. The image of boy flying his kite is also

nostalgic. The imagination that comes from a child is one that isn't experienced by an adult. Woitzik

adresses this sense of brightness and joy in this work .

- Imari

Sources :

http://www.artistsofphotoshop.com

http://schnettepics.de/