Babine

Thanks for the play Grant.

Nicely done. This not an easy one in my opinion. I firstly made selections, saved them to alpha channels of her skin, lace, eyes and lips, her dress and bonnet so that each could be adjusted ...

Nice work Ray. With no painting skills, I went to Topaz for help.

I gave the tutorial that you posted a try and I like the approach, especially the use of 'blend if'. It makes for an easier addition of colour (targeted) instead of layers in colour mode and ...

One of the better ones for the use of 'blend if'. Thanks Patsy.

See what you started Patsy?  ...... thanks.   :^)

The General. I think there could have been more time spent on a more appropriate BG. Thanks again Patsy.

Wow !  .... but you're starting to make me nervous Sam.

Very well done Patsy. Like yur subtle/soft approach. Very realistic. I thought of something different for Ike. Thanks for the post.

Always fun ... thanks again Ray.

A great overall performer! Thanks for the play Ray.

I find it easier to make any repairs before adding colour. This way, you are not concerned with mismatching colour shades, saturation, etc. It's just easier. Once you have experience with the ...

I sharpened two duplicates and blended each (with hide-all masks) to the original in Lighten and Darken modes.

For me, I make whatever corrections I see necessary to a duplicate of the original in Adobe Camera Raw before tackling the colour addition on individual layers. With this method, your original ...

Thanks Grant.  There's so many ways yu can go with a shot like this. Appreciated.

Here's a try with Photoshop painting on numerous layers in Colour Mode . Once you have the image coloured, you can now make individual changes to each colour ( for example, add a duplicate over ...

Thanks again Patsy.