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Tutorial: AKVIS Coloriage

A Portrait of a Geisha

 

The author of the tutorial is Laura Mabee; the photo has been processed in Adobe Photoshop.

    Original image Colorized image
  • Step 1. Below is a photo of a geisha taken at the beginning of the XX century. We open the photo in Adobe Photoshop. We will apply the plug-in AKVIS Coloriage to breathe new life into the portrait by adding color to it.
    a black and white portrait of a geisha
  • Step 2. Call the plug-in AKVIS Coloriage. For this purpose select the menu item Filter - AKVIS - Coloriage in Adobe Photoshop.
  • Step 3. Outline every object with the color you have chosen for it. You can select colors from the Color library. To assign a color to small details, you should first scale the image using the buttons (+/-) or the slider in the Navigation window.

    Use hot keys to adjust the brush size of the Pencil: to reduce the brush size press the key [, to increase the brush size press the key ] in the keyboard.
    Assign colors to every detail of the portrait
  • Step 4. Press the button Colorize and the portrait will be colorized:
    the colorized portrait of a geisha
 
How It Works How It Works
   — Workspace — Workspace
   — How To Use The Program — How To Use The Program
   — Colorization Tips — Colorization Tips
   — Load strokes from file (*.strokes) — Load strokes from file (*.strokes)
Examples Examples
   — An Old Postcard — An Old Postcard
   — Changing Color of the Car Body — Changing Color of the Car Body
   — Colorizing a Black and White Photo — Colorizing a Black and White Photo
   — Selective desaturation — Selective desaturation
   — A romantic photo — A romantic photo
   — Color correction — Color correction
   — Colorizing a portrait — Colorizing a portrait
   — A technique of reiterative colorization — A technique of reiterative colorization
   — A present for the Mother's Day — A present for the Mother's Day
   — Canadian Settlers — Canadian Settlers
   — Add color to the photo of a child — Add color to the photo of a child
   — Interior design — Interior design
   — Colorize a family portrait — Colorize a family portrait
   — Change the color of clothes — Change the color of clothes
   — Colorize a group photo — Colorize a group photo
   — Creating a colorful background — Creating a colorful background
   — Colorize your memories — Colorize your memories
   — Paint your house — Paint your house
   — Raise spirits — Raise spirits
   — Partial coloring of B&W photos — Partial coloring of B&W photos
   — Expressive cat eyes — Expressive cat eyes
   — A portrait of a geisha — A portrait of a geisha
   — Colorize a bas-relief — Colorize a bas-relief
   — Photo colouring tricks — Photo colouring tricks
   — An old postcard with a Geisha — An old postcard with a Geisha
   — Touching up a colorized photo — Touching up a colorized photo
   — An anime girl — An anime girl
   — Colorize a photo for a collage — Colorize a photo for a collage
   — A Flower Show — A Flower Show
   — A pencil sketch: self-portrait — A pencil sketch: self-portrait
   — Creating a Christmas Postcard — Creating a Christmas Postcard
   — Love Story — Love Story
   — Desktop Wallpaper with a Pet — Desktop Wallpaper with a Pet
   — Colourize a Photo in Paint Shop Pro — Colourize a Photo in Paint Shop Pro
   — How to get a nice sepia photo — How to get a nice sepia photo
   — A Castle in Scotland — A Castle in Scotland
   — How to achieve a natural colorization — How to achieve a natural colorization
   — Christmas Card: B&W to Color — Christmas Card: B&W to Color
   — Movie Star Ayshwarya Ray — Movie Star Ayshwarya Ray
   — Coloring old black and white drawing — Coloring old black and white drawing
   — Flower meadow — Flower meadow
   — Children’s Photo — Children’s Photo
   — Beautiful Nataly (three plugins) — Beautiful Nataly (three plugins)
   — A Gift For The Wife — A Gift For The Wife
   — Medieval Engraving — Medieval Engraving

 

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