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Colorings Gallery

The images in this gallery have been digitally colorized using Photoshop.

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Lynne Mohr		23-Oct-2011 14:17
I've been following your work for more than 10 years, Vikki, and I still have copies of some of your tips. You are the best of them all.

REYHAN		16-Dec-2010 01:51
I loved your gallery and inspired of your work, so I did my first colorizing:http://www.pbase.com/reyhan/image/131169924 BV!

Guest		31-Aug-2009 20:16
WOW! Beautiful work! Very impressive!

Guest		31-Aug-2009 20:16
WOW! Beautiful work! Very impressive!

Guest		15-Apr-2009 01:55
I make sure I have a link to this gallery every time I changed computers. I hope you keep posting your work. It's very inspirational and just plain magical. Soleah

Father Gill		23-Aug-2008 16:07
Magnificent! Simply astonishing to me (at my age, ha!) that such a miracle is possible. What an artist you are. Wonderful work!

Vikki Hansen		11-Apr-2008 03:59
Thank you Carole, if you look farther down the page, I've posted a link to a tutorial that shows the same coloring process I use (with Photoshop). Vikki

Carole Stevens		09-Apr-2008 14:13
You have brought them back to life, a very special talent!

Carole Stevens		09-Apr-2008 14:08
A stunning gallery beautifully restored and your colouring is perfect!

Jason Penney		25-Jan-2008 19:09
I've tried some of this myself so I know the work you put into them. Awesome work! I wish I could sit and watch you do a few.

John		08-Apr-2007 11:31
Voted and I am the guest from the previous comment, now logged in.

Guest		08-Apr-2007 11:29
Really amazing, history lives. Added a shortcut on my desktop to this gallerie. I want to learn all about it. Fantastic. I do have a lot of old familypicture's, even some of them from the 19th century. Please ask if you want to have some practicing material :)

Roni		06-Apr-2007 15:48
Nice, I do very nice work as well!

don nieman		26-Mar-2007 00:41
This is an awesome gallery. What meticulous work, so ably carried out.

Guest		20-Mar-2007 02:01
This is an amazing gallery, you are incredably talented. I have attempted this and didn't know where to start.

Guest		08-Mar-2007 12:10
How can you do that?!?!?! AMAZING!!!

Steve Cavanah		27-Feb-2007 03:44
Glad You are still here on Pbase. I hope you are doing well. Thanks,for shearing your pictures with us.

Guest		20-Feb-2007 18:09
Very good work. Artistic job.

Guest		19-Feb-2007 21:26
Wow! Incredible work!! Are you sure you haven't turned colour photos into b&w?!! Voted!!

Norbert Fortelny		14-Feb-2007 19:37
Voted. This is impressive work. How much work is it by the way? Days, weeks, months per photo?

Jim Larkin		30-Jan-2007 06:08
Absolutely fantastic.

123		18-Dec-2006 00:19
wow, you are good.

Guest		07-Dec-2006 20:40
Totally in awe of this work, really fantastic. You have added so mutch life to these pictures.

Arjayphotography		18-Oct-2006 21:22
Remarkable, remarkable gallery!! Truly wonderful to admire your technique, but equally wonderful to look back in time and remember the world was not black and white, but has always been colorful. These photos invite the viewer to think more deeply about the subjects in the photographs and this is made easier by the coloration somehow... Incredible. GMV!!!

Guest		25-Sep-2006 05:48
As an enthusiast of the "pure" aspect of ancestoral photographs, with their creases and discoloring, I truely enjoy seeing your work. See one of mine athttp://www.pbase.com/azsheldon/image/62370867/original and tell me what you think you might require for your services. Jack.

Oly Olson		12-Sep-2006 18:35
Simply outstanding. I hope you are making some money doing this because you're GOOD at it!

Liz, Quincy, MA		11-Sep-2006 17:59
You should consider teaching classes on how to do this, unless it is your livelihood that is ;-) SIMPLY AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

Marla Benedict		09-Aug-2006 22:09
My brother sent me your site. Quite amazing. I can't even remove a blemish or red eye from a picture. I can take great photographs but forget this digital retouching stuff. you did great. Marla

nordic		20-Jul-2006 09:08
Wow, just found your site, amazing quality, it must take you hours (or maybe not). I have just started doing some old family photos and the take me hours.. Thanks for sharing, amazing stuff! http://www.pbase.com/nordic/photo_restorations Big ~VOTE~

Tina		15-Jul-2006 02:04
I am floored! Wow. I can imagine what a tedious undertaking these have been! Amazing work!

Vikki Hansen		11-Jun-2006 14:10
Petri, Thank you. The images were colored using Photoshop only. Vikki Hansen

Guest		11-Jun-2006 07:25
Good work... Did you usedhttp://www.recolored.com/ ? http://www.pbase.com/whig/

Charles		23-Apr-2006 00:10
Hello Vikki, That is GREAT work! You did an incredible job on these old and faded images, giving them a completely new life! Charles

Guest		17-Apr-2006 10:38
Just a wonderful work Best regards from Spain http://www.photoshop-designs.com/foro http://www.photoshop-designs.net

Jerome GUREGHIAN		29-Mar-2006 14:20
I'm quite impressed,great job!

christy		28-Feb-2006 07:58
Your ability to restore and colorize the older photos is simply amazing! I don't know how you have the patients to do this?

PiXeL		16-Feb-2006 12:55
Amazing work!!! Really brings the past to life. VOTED !!!

Temple Treasures		02-Feb-2006 14:20
Excellent work, reminds me why I to love restoring/coloring photos. I need to get back into it. Thanks for sharing your beautiful work. Cyndi

WineO		27-Jan-2006 15:11
Great work -- you are obviously very talented. I will now try some of this type of work myself.

Guest		15-Jan-2006 22:10
Absolutely stunning. This gallery inspired me to try it myself. I'm still learning and it will be a work in progress.

Guest		07-Jan-2006 20:29
I think that Adobe corporation should give you free license of photoshop until the year 2120! Great works... with no words... great!

Simona-Elena Vitouladitis		01-Dec-2005 12:12
Amazing and wonderful work you have there. I'm passioned about colouring the old B&W/photos too and I've payed a lot of attention of your detailed work through all those images and I can say that you are, simply, gifted with a huge ammount of doing that. Looking through your galleries here is for me like a child in a room full of toys, I'm feeling like dreaming. Such sweet and realistic colours, such delicate touch. Indeed, they are like coming to life, they are speaking to us. Congratulations and keep it up! :)

Vikki Hansen		28-Nov-2005 22:22
Tip: pay extra attention to the details. The little things all add up. It is really much less time consuming that one would think. I use the best box of crayons - Photoshop.

Guest		28-Nov-2005 09:31
Just stumbled on your gallery and am hugely impressed at your work. I have two of Katrin Eismann's books and have attempted colourings, but your work is just awesome! Have you got any tips you could share? Or is it just a _huge_ amount of time and patience?!!

Guest		18-Oct-2005 17:25
Seems like those old B/W WWII movies turned into color ones. I remember my father liked those WWII moves and when the technology to turn those movies into color versions he was amazed.

Guest		17-Oct-2005 02:50
This is amazing.

Guest		05-Oct-2005 16:25
Good job! Pretty detailed

Guest		26-Sep-2005 01:50
You are amazing, you bring these photos back to life. It's like these people have been transported into the present or something. Cudos!!

Guest		23-Sep-2005 14:10
Wow! You are obviously extremely skilled in PS. Your work is wonderful. If you're not getting paid to do this you should be. -Jb

sue		11-Sep-2005 13:57
Thankyou for giving my grandmother a bit of colour, you have done a lovely job. Regards Sue.................I have added two more on Roots chat can you colour those for me please if you have the time.

Guest		21-Aug-2005 08:57
Wow, this gallery has given me so much to think about! From the need to preserve originals as they are, to the way we can alter perceptions of the past by the choice of colour in a gown, to the whole issue of liking colour over black and white. (I think most of us would have looked at the black and white originals and thought they seemed right or good until we'd seen them in colour, when our whole point of view shifts) and of course, in particular how amazingly skilled you are - you've done some outstanding work on colour and texture and tone. I think this is a must see gallery! Thanks for sharing your work.

The Suburban Hippie		29-Jul-2005 20:18
You did a really great job on all of these!

Philippe		19-Jul-2005 13:27
Just one word : Amazing. It makes me want to have a try at it.

Bob		16-Jul-2005 11:37
I use to do it too and I was pretty good at it too long process long hour... good work...

Guest		05-Jul-2005 00:08
These are just about the best colorizing works I have seen. Be proud of yourself for this alone! Lance

Guest		26-Jun-2005 05:25
wow I know how much love and work in photoshop has gone into this...

Guest		14-Jun-2005 16:26
Very impressive job ! These views are amazing... What can I say more ? Just thanks ... zian [ My Pbase galleries ]

Harry		31-May-2005 10:24
Along time ago I use to do it with Corel draw... I don't know about you, it was a very long process... most of the time I had to repair de picture as well... anyway your work is just perfect congratulation... job well done

Leif Tobias		26-May-2005 12:36
Great work. You are really doing some magic with these old pictures. Thank you for sharing.

bernsquick		17-May-2005 17:13
Wish I could Master this in the future....Its Magic!!!!!

Guest		15-May-2005 18:41
You have so much respect for the original photographs AND you are able to take freedom where it is suitable... Intelligence and integrety combined with great graphic skills! A superbe combination... I will check back regularly... What other galleries do you have on this site? Let me have a look... Willem

Guest		06-May-2005 10:20
Vikki, having read the tutorial pages I'm even MORE impressed with these stunning photographs. Your work is excellent and inspirational. Thanks.

Guest		05-May-2005 11:15
Thank you for posting the colorizer tutorial URL - funnyest thing I've done in a long time. And thank you for the wonderful samples - very inspiring. I'll sign up for your fan-club any day.

Guest		02-May-2005 23:07
I love the pastel quality of the color; the softness complements the original image. Thanks for sharing.

CJ Max		23-Apr-2005 02:29
Absolutely wonderful work.

Bill		22-Apr-2005 19:25
I'll bet you did a lot of coloring when you were a child. This is kind of like the adult, high-tech version. I love it! It's amazing how much the feeling of the shot changes after colorizing.

gr8kingrat		22-Apr-2005 18:02
incredible! Great work!

Ronald Gale Johnson		21-Apr-2005 03:22
These are absolutely stunning. The dual presentation is particularly great because the originals carry such strong moods even without color, but then having them side-by-side is, WOW!

Harald Schillhammer		18-Apr-2005 15:01
Damn good job!!! I have done quite a bit of restoration but never ventured into coloring. Again, my utmost compliments on your skills. Harry

Guest		31-Mar-2005 13:11
Interesting work!

Guest		30-Mar-2005 16:04
Absolutely tremendous. But the tutorial bears no relation to any version of Photoshop or PaintShop Pro that I have.

Guest		28-Mar-2005 21:26
I've done this myself, so I know how difficult it is. These are the best Coloured B&W pictures that I think i've ever seen. Great work. Thanks for the link to the tutorial. Ive bookmarked it and will be having a go at trying to improve my own meager efforts.

Vikki Hansen		26-Mar-2005 17:40
To those that have asked, I've posted (about 9 messages down)how I color these images. Initially, it doesn't take long to put down the rough color. Going in and cleaning up the details takes time. The amount of detail in the image determines how long it takes. Some take an hour, some take 4 times that.

Eldar Kadymov		26-Mar-2005 16:29
Terrific retouching, it's likely hours of work to get such stunning results ?

Gunnar Horpestad		26-Mar-2005 16:24
Hi. Can you give a few hint of how you do this work

Joe Vigliotta		26-Mar-2005 15:15
Fine work indeed! C

Rick		24-Mar-2005 00:04
Excellent work!!

Guest		23-Mar-2005 16:46
Very impressive work here

mponzi		23-Mar-2005 04:37
Beautiful work Vikki. Very Striking. Do you paint with the "color" blending mode or do you have another secret? Marshall

Christina Craft		22-Mar-2005 20:44
Wow! Each image really does come alive. This kind of treatment is a work of art - you have amazing talent. Voted.

Johnny		22-Mar-2005 17:51
Nice Work!

Guest		22-Mar-2005 12:39
What a wonderful job you do with these Vikki. The care and attention to detail you show in bringing these tired and worn images back to life is stunning.

Guest		22-Mar-2005 05:52
wowwwww, you are an artist, in mexico I'm dedicated to restauration too, but your work are impresionant, , beutiful and sensitive congratulations

Vikki Hansen		21-Mar-2005 23:06
Thank you all for taking the time to comment. How is this done? I started out using this tutorial, tweaked it for my purposes, and just started coloring. Color choices are based on era (as best as I can determine), and my own personal taste. http://www.worth1000.com/tutorial.asp?sid=161015

Gil Azouri		21-Mar-2005 12:20
AMAZING work!

Guest		20-Mar-2005 22:17
excellent stuff...makes my hand colouring effort look rubbish. How long did it take?

Guest		20-Mar-2005 13:48
Very nice body of work Vikki. You certainly are a talented artist and create work that is of the highest caliber. Congratulations on such fine work.

Guest		20-Mar-2005 05:24
Fantastic work! I loved the way you restored the damaged photos.

Trevor Edwards		19-Mar-2005 02:27
Superbly done Vikki. We could all learn something from you. Gets my vote.

Dominick Mistretta		18-Mar-2005 23:11
Outstanding work!!!!!!!! Would you mind telling us how you brought these images to life.

Guest		18-Mar-2005 12:57
It is absolutly remacable what you have acomplished with this gallery. Stunning work.

Guest		17-Mar-2005 18:22
These are spectacular and processed perfectly! You are a true artist! Pam

Chuck Hall		15-Mar-2005 17:46
Sorry, Vikki, Vikki. :)

Chuck Hall		15-Mar-2005 17:44
Hi Vicki, I always enjoyed your excellent work at retouchPRO. I am glad to see this gallery. I will be back to visit often. :)

fets_b		14-Mar-2005 16:54
THE RJH guy taht you colored is just amazing...god job

Guest		14-Mar-2005 14:00
Excellent job, 5 *****

inti		14-Mar-2005 12:58
Beautiful images...stunning demonstrations. Congratulations..superb work. Best wishes Rob

John R. Johnson		10-Mar-2005 15:10
Those are so magnificent! Please, please, please keep doing this and post your work!

Rene Hales		08-Mar-2005 21:35
These are really wonderful. TFS.--Rene

Beno�t Jolivet		07-Mar-2005 21:44
Wow !!! It's a work of art !!! IT's wonderful !!! Ben

Flora		06-Mar-2005 23:41
Vikki, you keep "knocking my socks off" .... I know I'm repeating myself, but your work is simply magic!!! Flora.

Ray Guselli		06-Feb-2005 17:49
I am absolutely astounded; this is just wonderful work. I am a newbie and so am learning however even as someone new to the hobby, it is clear that these shots are superb. I can only congratulate you and seek to emulate in soime small way your incredible talent. All the best Ray

ukexpat		05-Aug-2004 16:26
Absolutely brilliant!

Arjun Roychowdhury		22-Jun-2004 20:20
Vikki, your image colorizations have always been very impressive. Thanks for sharing these techniques in the retouching forum. regds arjun

Guest		11-Jun-2004 02:31
The results of your "hobbie" are amazing. Congratulations. Wich software do you use?

Guest		30-Mar-2004 01:48
i love what you did with the pics. esp. the one with marilyn monroe. =)

Guest		06-Mar-2004 04:17
It's always amazing to see such wonderful artwork that I personally cannot produce. Nice job.

Sandra		02-Mar-2004 05:04
Oh Vikki, your colourizations are wonderful. You have chosen perfect colours and tones for these photos. I[m in awe of your talent. Sandra

Guest		29-Feb-2004 07:45
I had to come check out your work after your kinds comment and I love it. The coloring is spectacular. I will look forward to seeing what you have in store for the future!!

MsYoni		22-Feb-2004 06:23
Your work is some of the best I have seen. Keep it up!

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