Old photo restoration

[SYNYSTAGLI]

A guy on another site posted up an old picture he restored. It was pretty darned good and he got paid some money for it. Well I decided to give it a go, and in no way I thought I could do this...but I might have found a new niche... I really enjoy doing this and I'm not quite done but heres the results so far. I have asked for permission to post these for anyone who is wondering ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/SYNYSTAGLX/Processed/Rework%20Help/RuinedOriginal.jpg
Heres the original

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/SYNYSTAGLX/Processed/Rework%20Help/Almost1.jpg
Heres after a little over an hours work...

Heres where I'm at now and should be done after another hour or so...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/SYNYSTAGLX/Processed/Rework%20Help/Almost2.jpg


What do you all think so far? Also i am not done with his face yet, I still need to shade off under his chin and around his right side of his jawline.

[SYNYSTAGLI]

I finally finished...and I made a copy so I could ask the original person who did the rework what styles would he like.....I was planning on making 3 different versions and save the copy with the colors on the original. Well prior the first version I saved a copy. During the second version....I saved but FORGOT to save prior to making that version....OMG

It's ok I guess, I just wanted to see If I could even pull it off....argggg

Version 1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/SYNYSTAGLX/Processed/Rework%20Help/OldCouple1.jpg

Version 2
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/SYNYSTAGLX/Processed/Rework%20Help/OldCouple2.jpg

[veedubber7]

good work, i like version 1 better

[idrivea2002golf]

i like version 1 better as well. i would look a little more at his jaw line on his left hand side. it seems a little dark or perhaps none exsistant.

[NaKoRuRu]

I would check out the woman. eye's all cocked like a pistol. and her lip seems off center. makes her look like a different person.

[Tom (aka Godzilla)]

Pretty good Manny.

[SYNYSTAGLI]

Thanks Tom ;) and everyone else for the comments...

As far as any parts of the face, nothing was moved, just the damaged areas messed with....Thats pretty much what happens to you back in them days drinking all that coca cola....

[chris]

Damn bro...excellent job! What style is that first one to make it all grainy...looks awesome! :tup2:

[SYNYSTAGLI]

Damn bro...excellent job! What style is that first one to make it all grainy...looks awesome! :tup2:
Thanks bro, That would be texture Chris, the second one is grain:D

[chris]

Thanks bro, That would be texture Chris, the second one is grain:D

Ahhhh...gotcha OLD wise one ;)

[SYNYSTAGLI]

lol...why ya gotta drop the age factor here....I think I am due for some restoration too though....

[MikekiM]

Sweet, nice job.

[FunkTron]

watch his forehead.......the coloring looks like he has a "splotch" of some sort....

[FunkTron]

but yeah.....looks great!!!

[GTi_01]

awesome job! getting good at it eh..