restoring an old photographs

  • You can use the Dropper tool and the Brush tool to make detailed corrections to your image. You use the Dropper tool to select a color.

Steps
  1. Click the Dropper tool.
  2. Click the image in the area that has the color with which you want to paint.

After you have selected a color, you use the brush tool to paint the photograph.

  1. Zoom in on the area you want to paint.
  2. Select the Brush tool.
  3. Right-click.
  4. Set your brush diameter and hardness. Here are my suggestions for very detailed work:
    1. Master Diameter: 1
    2. Hardness: 100
  5. Very carefully paint in the missing areas. Change the color of your brush as needed.

If you cropped the border of your photograph or if your photograph did not have a border, you may wish to add a border after you have made all the corrections. To add a border:

  1. Choose Image > Canvas Size from the menu.
  2. Change the Width and Height measurements to pixels.
  3. Add 20 pixels to the Width.
  4. Add 20 pixels to the Height.
  5. Set your canvas extension color to white.Click OK.
  6. You have added a border to your photograph.
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