digital coloring

[ha0]

hello, its been a long long long time since i last visit this forum.
i just started working and blogging about WW2 photo colorization; perhaps some of you may be interested or guide me with my work?

http://ww2pixels.uni.cc
its my new "hobby" so theres not too many works at the moment, but it has to start somewhere (and its tough!)
i am now working on a photo of the Yamato getting bombed.

cheers! :)

[PA. Dutchman]

You did an outstanding job on those photos well done!!

[Franz Repper]

Great work there , How can tell the colours and shades ?

[Tom Houlihan]

I'm with Franz! Great job, they don't look "re-done" at all!

I too would be curious as to how you decide what colors to change to.

[ha0]

Hi again! and thanks for the kind compliments.

hmm.. I decide what colors to apply with "reverse color logic"?
Lets take for example.. German tri-color tank camouflage - dark yellow, dark green, red brown - when converted to grey tones would result in light grey, med grey and dark grey respectively. Thus when I work on tank pictures, i apply dark yellow on light grey patches and so on.
color scheme references (tamiya catalogue, books etc) help too.

My color interpretation is not 100% correct; under different lighting, angles, reflections etc, color hues/tones will twist and bend differently - ya know, even individual printers will have different result for the same file output. But if any one catches any mistakes (i.e. green logo should be red or grey uniform should be green etc), please do drop a note on my blog site and i will rectify when/if I can.

I see many great black & white pictures on this forum and I wonder would it be possible for me to convert some to colors? if that is ok?

cheers.

[Tom Houlihan]

I figured as much, I just thought I'd ask.

I see many great black & white pictures on this forum and I wonder would it be possible for me to convert some to colors? if that is ok?

As long as you don't mess with anyone's original image, it shouldn't be a problem I don't think. If you display them, you might want to give credit for the original b/w image used.

[sebastian]

i noticed something,maybe i am wrong myself but it seems that the colored pic from the tiger had a yellow number on it,as i see b/w pictures they all seem te be white....just saying,not knowing

[ha0]

hey, thanks for input.
i thought so it was white, but when i checked the turret number has a darker tint than the dark yellow patches on the camouflage, i thought that it may not be white.
But still if someone can confirm on this, i would be very grateful. thanks again. :)

[larrister]

Nicely done! I also color photos. It is always good to see other's coloring styles and techniques.

Larry

[ha0]

hi larry. thanks for your kind words.
could u post some of your works? thanks! :)

[larrister]

Thanks.

I have been coloring photos for just over two years.
Taught myself and gradually improved. All photos are part of
my personal collection.

First a photo of a cotton denim summer tunic in wear.

Larry

[larrister]

From an Inf. Rgt.154 album. Photo taken just outside Leningrad.

[larrister]

Confiscated Wanderer W 22 car of a Luftwaffe unit in a Northern France town.

[ha0]

Nice!.
Those are definitely top-notch!

[larrister]

Thankyou very much.
It's a great hobby but it does take up a lot of my spare time.

Here's one more. This also from the Inf. Rgt. 154 album. An MG 34 team on alert in a forest near Leningrad.

Larry