[Arditi]

Evening Gents,
I was playing with a photo editor the last couple of days and colorized an original photo from my collection. He needs more work, but I'm proud of him. Breaths new life into these photos.
In Friendly Scholarship, Arditi

 

[pzjgr]

Nice photo, and nice job....a real Frontkampfer...EKII, Winterschlacht, EKI, Infantry Assault, Black Wound Badge, and a Close Combat Clasp....But is it Bronze, Silver, or Gold??? Can you tell in a B&W photo?

 

[Herr Mario]

.....in my opinion,an excellent job in colorizing..which photo editor are you using...???

 

[Arditi]

Hey, thanks guys. The Close Combat Clasp looked a bit darker, in the original, so I guessed at Bronze. I think it is a safe bet.
I downloaded the Adode Elements 7, off the internet. Trial version. I wanted to make sure I liked it before I received the full edition for Christmas. I'm proud of my first attempt, but next time I think I will delineate the tress and medals a bit more....and maybe the insignia as well. I appreciate the kind words.
Regards, Arditi

 

[Hambone]

Holy cow Arditi, that's scary good!

 

[Arditi]

Thanks Hambone!

 

[76white02]

i have been wanting to try this for awhile now. How difficult is it?

It looks really awesome!

 

[Red Nine]

Great Job!

 

[Arditi]

Thanks gents! It's not hard...just time consuming. I think it helps if one has an interest in uniforms, if that is what one wants to colorize. Otherwise just time consuming. Thanks for the kind words. I'm working on another one I'll post when I finish it.
Regards, Arditi

 

[76white02]

you have inspired me! I have been watching all sorts of tutorials and will be trying my hand at it tomorrow.

 

[Arditi]

Great! Let's see it when you are finished!
Regards, Arditi

 

[ditch68]

Great work. It would be great to colorize a combat photo, or my personal all time favorite, the one in my avatar of SS Panzergrenadiers in Normandy.

Maybe I'll give this a try.

Jeff

 

[Kriegjager]

Arditi, Awesome job. I have a few Wartime post cards and pics I would like to have this done, using this method. Thanks for sharing the knowledge and the interesting idea.

 

[rickyracer2]

You do great work.

 

[76white02]

here are my attempts. My girlfriend has photoshop so I convinced her to let me use her computer for a few hours tonight. I watched about 8 tutorial videos on youtube about colorizing in photoshop.

I am still working on them. She finally cut me off after 3 hours.

The Originals:

 

[Rifleman]

76white02,very good job.Can you post the before pictures also?

 

[Arditi]

Great job 76white02! Awesome action pics. I will get on youtube as well to look for tips.
Regards, Arditi

 

[Rifleman]

Wow,the color looks really good.I bet it would make Civil War pictures look great also.

 

[Arditi]

Thanks for the kind words gents. Here is my second one. I'm getting to know the tools a bit better. Criticism is welcome. I tried to show the early war stonegray and apple green paint jobs on the helmets. Also, the differing shades of early grey on the trousers. I think I'll try a period Italian soldato next.
In Friendly Scholarship, Arditi

 

[tjg79]

Very impressive Arditi. I've got Adobe Photoshop 6.0 and I can't get it to do anything that impressive. I guess I'm going to have to read the Photoshop manual.