№ 79 · RESTORATION

Colorize a heritage portrait with honest restraint

№ 79

№ The prompt

Add restrained color to this black-and-white photo using period-plausible tones, and keep the tonal contrast and composition fully intact. Treat the colors as an informed interpretation, not recovered fact: keep skin, clothing, and surroundings in believable, muted hues rather than vivid guesses. Do not over-saturate or shift the contrast. If you are unsure of a color, prefer a neutral, conservative choice over a confident wrong one.

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№ How to use it

  • Input

    A clean black-and-white scan with good tonal contrast.

  • Preserve

    Tonal contrast, composition, and grain; colors are interpretive throughout.

  • Avoid

    Over-saturation, anachronistic colors, contrast shifts, or presenting guesses as fact.

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№ 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

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