Photoshop Video Tutorial: Old Photo Restoration

Gain a comprehensive understanding of photo restoration techniques, including removing marks and scratches, adjusting contrast and color, and working non-destructively with layers. This seminar is ideal for those looking to enhance their digital restoration skills for personal projects or professional careers.

Key Insights

The seminar covers the use of the patch tool for retouching damaged or old photos.
Participants will learn how to use Healing Brush for effective photo retouching.
The Dust and Scratch filter is highlighted as a key tool in the photo restoration process.
Adjustment layers function as a crucial technique, allowing for conversion to black and white images.
The seminar also teaches how to use adjustment layers to add color back into images, such as implementing a sepia tone.
Participants will learn about sharpening the final image using the Smart Sharpen tool, ensuring a high-quality end product.

Learn how to restore an old photo. In this video you’ll learn how to remove marks and scratches, how to adjust contrast and color, use layers to work non-destructively and much more.

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In this seminar we’ll demonstrate how to restore an old photo. You’ll learn how to remove marks and scratches, how to adjust contrast and color, use layers to work non-destructively and much more. In this seminar we will cover:

Patch tool for retouching
Healing Brush for retouching
Dust and Scratch filter
Using adjustment layers to convert to black and white
Using adjustment layers to add color back in (sepia tone)
Layer groups
Sharpening the final image using Smart Sharpen

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