This is when a black & white or monotone image is ‘painted’ with colour.
ARTISTIC LICENSE
Generally done in order to add realism to an image, or to give a modern impression to an old photograph. Some photographs colour up easier than others, depending on the a number of factors such as ink density, shadow detail and tonal range.
ADDING HUMANITY
It is a great way of bringing a snapshot of history to life, and with some research colours can be matched to reality before being painted on to the image, to give an accurate representation of how the scene really was when the photo was taken.
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Here's a few examples of whats possible
BEFORE
An elegant, well-to-do lady's portrait from 1930s Ireland
AFTER
Some photos have reasonable level of tone which makes it easier to colour up realistically
BEFORE
Wedding day in 1940s Ireland
AFTER
Possibly a touch over saturated with colour on screen, but it printed more muted for the customer.
BEFORE
Three generations of family at the beach
AFTER
A painterly scene brought to life
BEFORE
A publisher wanted to use this portrait on the cover of their upcoming book
AFTER
The colour version we created really lifts the person out of the time it was taken and makes it contemporary.
BEFORE
Newspaper editors don't like mixing colour and monotone images on the same page.
AFTER
So we were instructed to colour up the scene with the two ladies to harmoise the page.
This is airbrushing.ie
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