Hand-coloring portraits

[Christopher]

I have a 35 year old wedding portrait that has faded badly and I would
like to have it restored. The local camera shop tried to scan the
photo and restore it digitally - with little success.

When I was in high school, our senior pictures were taken in black and
white, then colored, I assume by hand, using some type of pastel.

Does any one know if this technique is still used, and if so, by whom?

Thanks,
Christopher

[dadiOH]

I imagine it is still used but not much. The medium was transparent
oil colors, not pastels, and the photos are best sepia toned prior to
coloring. There were/are various manufacturers but the most notable
was Marshall's.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=marshall%27s+oil

Here are some "how to" references...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=how+to+hand+color+photographs
+with+oil&btnG=Search

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[Cliff Smith]

"Christopher" <ccmc...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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It's a lot easier to do it using Photoshop CS. The colour replacer feature
can take a palette of colours from one photo and place it into another,
including adding colour to monochrome shots. It's actually fairly easy.
Simply select the area of the photo you want to take the colour from, using
the lasso or magic wand tool, then select the area of the recipient photo
that you want to add colour to. Select colour replacer from the adjustments
menu, and select the source. Click OK and voila - instant colour. Feel free
to email me if you need any more help with this.

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[Ken Hart]

"Cliff Smith" <cliff(nospam)sm...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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The "old fashioned*" way is using Marshall Photo Oil paints. These oil-based
paints come in small tubes. They are transparent, so the density of the
photo contributes to the overall effect. The photo to be colored should be a
matte finish, whether on matte paper, or sprayed with a matte spray. Have
available several copies of the print; you will probably mess up the first
print(s). If your original is in color and simply faded, this process may
work well.
(* Prior to (or instead of) oil paints, color chalks or dry pigments were
used and rubbed onto the surface of the print.)

Oil painting photos can be fun and creative. Or it can be messy and a real
nuisance!.Personnally, I find it the former.

Ken Hart