Restoring damaged photos using Photoshop is a cool skill that uses several Photoshop tools. It can be a genuine gift to restore a cherished family photo and print it as a new image. Plus you can use your skills to make money repairing images for others.
Part 1: together, we will restore this image. Click here to download the damaged photo and open in Photoshop.
PRO TIP: to combine all of the layers into a new, composite, select all the layers that you want and press: PC: Shift-Ctrl-Alt-E or Mac: Shift-Command-Option-E
Part 2: Choose one of the images below. Download the full sized image and open it in Photoshop.
Your goal is remove as many of the blemishes, cracks and tears as possible and restore the photo to a closer-to-original condition. If an area of the image is missing do your best to replace the missing area.
You will choose one of the images below and turn in a side by side image with the before and after in one image. Like the example above. Make sure that you turn in a JPG or PNG.
Tools you will use:
-lasso tool to select for Generative AI
-Neural filters:
>Photo Restoration
>Colorize
If AI needs help, you may also need:
-layers – lots of layers. Start by creating a duplicate of the original image.
-clone stamp
-healing brush
-spot healing brush
-patch tool
