Hi -
Anyone know either of the following? -
1. How to colorize a B&W photo in Corel Photo-Paint, Version 7.0?
2. How to colorize a B&W photo in any decent, free or very inexpensive colorizing software program that's simple to use, such that it may even do it automatically for the user with very few, simple steps or processes?
For now, I want to colorize just 1 particular B&W photo, the following 1981 headshot of actress Christine Lahti from the Richard Dreyfuss drama movie "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" -
Is it even possible to somehow get a kind someone to colorize just this 1 particular photo for me, either for free or just a very small fee? So far I've already tried several "highly-recommended" free software programs on the 'Net, but have been frustrated so far because it seems that all of them are either too complicated to use (for advanced users rather than beginners) or all they seem to do is tint the photo slightly in a hue that's almost the same as either her facial skin or her hair color. I don't know what color her lipstick/lips are supposed to be, but at least I know that her eyes are supposed to be either hazel or brown.
Any help whatsoever would be very much appreciated - THANKS!
Create a new layer/object for each colour or area you want to paint on, then paint with a flat colour on that layer then change the Merge Mode for each layer from Normal to either Soft Light or Color Dodge (and maybe play around with transparency as well).
This took less than 10 minutes. I'm sure you can do better if you take a bit more time and care.
Nice job, Roy
I looked her up afterwards - she has brown eyes!
Oh well, you're a kite flyer, an image editor and photographer, not God.
Good to hear from you, I hope you and your family are well.
I took your advice and upgraded my camera a few years back, now I'm hooked, ordering a Nikon Z9 for my old age. My life is ruined!
I'm doing OK David. I hope you and yours are well too. Have fun with the Z9. I've stuck with my D500.
I was given an old DSLR and I didn't like it much but enjoyed dabbling in photography. I picked up a D3400 on sale which was an improvement but still an entry level ASP-C.
My granddaughter enjoys photography and I'm figuring that it can pass on when I do. I looked at used but here in the States the used market is awful. My 3 lens D3400 rig that I have cost $450 a couple years ago is closer to $1,300 used now. I looked at several used Nikons and a nice D850 was only $400 less than a new Z9. Of course the Z requires lenses, it's just ugly in this economy.
Have fun, post some 9f you photography you're the best photographer ever had on this forum.