How do I retouch my photos that have many small white crack looking marks?
The original photo was from a small picture placed on a Magnet. I wanted to enlarge the photo to print on a 5 X 7 picture. But when it's enlarged, many small white marks or missing pixels.
Is there an easy way to retouch this type of photo or do I have to retouch it up pixel by pixel?
You can retouch photos through paint but it can be more enhanced through photoshop
If you well expert on Photoshop then you can easily done it by following some tutorial video on YouTube. But if you are just beginner or intermediate on Photoshop then just outsource photo retouching work from some photo editing company, its easy for you.
The step by step of photo retouching
Step 1
OK so here is what we have to work with, I searched for the most extreme, messed up photo to work with so we can really put our restoration abilities to the test.
Step 2
Let's start by selecting each piece with the Lasso Tool and copy and paste each on to a separate layer, so we end up with four layers; hide the original.
Step 3
Then for each layer we will create a mask and with a sharp brush of your choice we will start masking off the edges of the actual image. I prefer the 23px Chalk Brush yet its up to you; and the size varies as needed.
Step 4
Before we start masking off we will setup a layer below the one we will start working on and fill it with a deep blue to assist us visually in where and how much to mask.
Step 5
Start masking along the edge of the image getting rid of everything around it.
Step 6
Repeat the process for all the other pieces until you have them as shown here. We don't need any ripped paper or the white border of the photo, so masking in detail as shown will help you through the next step.
You can use the "blend" or "smear" feature on either GIMP (free) or PhotoShop by Adobe. This basically has the same effect as rubbing your thumb over words on a freshly written page, smearing the adjacent colors to fill in the blank or degraded spots. It's a nice feature to help fill in "blank" spots in images, especially after editing them for concept drawings and such, or enlarging images which are low-resolution.
Be careful with the tool, you can quickly go overboard.
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