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01/19/2006 10:01:18 PM · #1 |
Greetings...
I made a forum post recently about painting on photographs and never really found what I was looking for. I decided to go down to AC Moore tonight to look around and see what I could find. I couldn't find any paint material that I thought was suitable for photos and none of the people there had any information about it either.
I did find some tinting pens that I decided to buy and try out. I guess if I like the results of this, I will puruse the other later...
ZIG Photo Twin
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01/19/2006 10:13:51 PM · #2 |
Gee, I'd have guessed you meant using a tablet/stylus and "painting" transparent tints in Photoshop ... : )
Either way, it'll be interesting to see the result -- I think I have only one photo I've done this to, and it's about ten years old. |
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01/19/2006 10:39:54 PM · #3 |
My grandmother used to paint/tint photographs of the family all the time. But you are talking... 40-50 years ago.
Growing up I always wondered why my mom didn't have the 'glow' that she always had in the photos at my grandparents house. :D
I'll ask my grandfather and mom, see if they remember what she used. It's a longshot, but hey... they might remember. |
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01/19/2006 10:46:54 PM · #4 |
There is a good book on the subject... I mostly use it for ideas on things to do in Photoshop, but it is excellent as to how to REALLY paint photos.
Handcoloring Photographs by James A McKinnis ISBN 0-8174-3972-2
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01/19/2006 10:55:20 PM · #5 |
I have seen paints for photos at my local Pearl Paint store.
Off hand I cant think of the name of them and I searched on pearls website and couldnt find a thing.
There are several books out there on the subject and they list different types of paints, pastels, pencils, etc..
Try some book stores... again my local PP had some books on it, but pretty sure B&N also does. |
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01/19/2006 11:31:17 PM · #6 |
These pens don't work on b/w photos that I have printed on matte paper. This may be an application that actually needs glossy paper to work well.
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01/20/2006 01:11:34 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
These pens don't work on b/w photos that I have printed on matte paper. This may be an application that actually needs glossy paper to work well. |
I think they work well on Luster paper too?
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01/20/2006 02:52:57 AM · #8 |
I've always been intrigued by the idea of hand coloring photos, but I've never gotten around to doing it. Here's a link that has some information. Can't vouch for it though.
//www.creativescrapbooking.com/topics/hand%20tinting.htm
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01/24/2006 10:56:42 PM · #9 |
I am new to this forum and digital photography but I have had experence with SLR's and darkroom photography. Maybe we could exchange information. I have done hand colouring on B/W prints. I used artists oil paints. You can purchase a set with a selection of colours reasonably cheaply from an artist supply shop. By smearing it on with cotton wool you can control the depth of colour (showing the detail of the print underneath). Because they are oils any mishaps can be cleaned up with cooton wool or cotton wool buds. Also oils don't dry quickly so they take a fair time to set. The result is worth the fiddling around - it certaining gives an old world effect. I have also had a go doing hand colouring through Photoshop - a similar effect but done digitally.
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01/24/2006 11:02:09 PM · #10 |
get marshalls oils, dont get the pencils. the pencils dent the picture paper.....the oils you can put on in layers or very thick if you want!
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