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C to BW
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:12 am
by kibito87
First attempt at adding color to a black and white image. This is of my girlfriend.
*NEW*
*OLD*

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:08 am
by Kirk
Well, the floor is the wrong color. She obviously is very pale; there aren't like... any reds in her.
How did you do it?
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:14 am
by GruntLeet
I see the lightmap from the shoulder...but dont know how he did the skin but know how he did the clothes o well 8/10

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:14 am
by kibito87
She actually isn't too pale... maybe she was when she got the photo taken. *Her friend likes to use lots of lighting*. The floor... Ya i noticed after I did the floor it just didn't look right but when i tried to fix/edit it. Nothing was working. I'm not sure what you mean by "reds being in her"? Also, I tried to give her a good skin color

Oh well, i'm working at it.
P.S. I used photoshop. Just a bunch of different colored layers. Colors applied on different layers in different spots.
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:01 am
by ScottyGEE
The only thing is that you know what eacho colour would have been in the first place, ie the green carpet the red...outfit and the yellow flower...
Add colour to a different image that I find and you'd be godlike

eg:
http://www.nicisoft.com/black-and-white-photos.htm
Thats if you actually did do it
As for your lying comment...I couldn't help but laughing pretty hard. What do you mean you can't understand why people would lie on teh internets? Its because they can. A lot of wierd people do it, most of it however seems to go on in chat rooms (Alleged Pedo mb? Not me though, all Excal)
Ha! I forgot to actually talk about whats on offer...I notice that in photoshop they are both different when you desaturate the colour one, so I can assume that you didn't just desaturate and lie (Or did you)...but regardless. Good job I think.
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:19 am
by kibito87
I'm not sure what you are trying to say scotty but mmk. If you guys would like to see me and her in the same photo she's got plenty of them on A. Her myspace...stupid website. B. Her computer. But i don't see why i'd need to defend myself. And also, i'll do one of those pictures and show you.
Lmao I didn't desaturate anything at all. If nobody believes I did this on my own... go look for the same photo. You ain't going to find it anywhere but on her myspace. Also, I thank you for the compliment. I'll see what I can do with your black n white photo's you've displayed.
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:26 am
by ScottyGEE
Sorry, my post was made in pieces...I did it one bit at a time coz I'm trying to watch the halo3 video out now on xbl...
What I was trying to say was that, it does look good, its just that you knew what the colours originally were before you started didn't you?
As for the desaturation, I contradicted myself, it isn't as if you desaturated because when I desaturated the image myself, it was different (If only slightly).
Get me now? Or have I missed something
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:36 am
by kibito87
Ok i see more of what you are saying. Hope this clears things up:
And yes, you are indeed right about the colors I chose. I make no excuse for those. I didn't realize how bad the green looked till after I was done. So, I am in agreement with all who say this.
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 4:41 am
by -Legendary-
kibito87 wrote: You ain't going to find it anywhere but on her myspace.
And mabye on a few othersites
Looks cool. Add color to historic pictures, that really were black and white.

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:06 am
by surrounded001
Looks amazing. Great job and keep up the great work.
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:14 am
by kibito87
-Legendary- wrote:Add color to historic pictures, that really were black and white.

I'll see what I can do.
surrounded001 wrote:Looks amazing. Great job and keep up the great work.
Thank you and I shall.
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:16 am
by saddamsdevil
Pretty girl, Pretty pic.
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:58 am
by SHOUTrvb
I really like the fact that you're taking on photo-manipulation. Considering it's one of my favourite styles of art, I'm glad to stop by and make my posts a little longer. I looked over the image, and I think you did a really good job coloring her. I was actually rather suprised considering I don't much like your cracked image. My only recommendations here would have to be move on to bigger, more advanced photos, and then adding some custom art to it and textures to add to the manipulation effect.
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:28 am
by kibito87
Thank you Shout. I'm also glad you could stop by and let me know what you think of my work. Like i've said, i'm working at it and hopefully it's getting a bit better. I appreciate your critism and I am keeping it in mind from now on. To the person saying pretty girl. Thank you and I'm sure Agata will be glad to here it/see it.