№ 80 · RESTORATION

Restore and colorize an old photo in one careful pass

№ 80

№ The prompt

Restore and colorize this old photo in a single pass. First repair the visible fading, scratches, and dust; then add restrained, period-plausible color with natural skin tones and muted, era-appropriate clothing and surroundings. Keep every face and the original composition faithful — do not redraw features or beautify anyone. Do not over-saturate or invent detail. The colors are an interpretation; the result should feel like a careful color print from the era.

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№ How to use it

  • Input

    A scanned black-and-white or sepia photo at the highest resolution you can get.

  • Preserve

    Faces, family identity, the original composition, and era-appropriate tones.

  • Avoid

    Beautifying or redrawing faces, over-saturating, or inventing detail while colorizing.

More prompts to try

№ 03

Repair scratches and creases, recover faded detail, add period-accurate color while keeping the original grain.

Restore and colorize a damaged old family photo

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Repair scratches and creases, recover faded detail, add period-accurate color while keeping the original grain.

№ 07

Recover edge detail from a blurred capture, sharpen the face that is already there, suppress noise without plastic skin.

Sharpen and deblur a motion-blurred snapshot

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Recover edge detail from a blurred capture, sharpen the face that is already there, suppress noise without plastic skin.

№ 12

Neutralize the aged yellow cast, rebalance contrast, recover shadow detail, keep the photo's original character.

Remove yellow tint and fading from a scanned print

RESTORATION

Neutralize the aged yellow cast, rebalance contrast, recover shadow detail, keep the photo's original character.