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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: mystery-ak on August 11, 2016, 07:48:58 pm
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Arts
Self-Taught Artist Revitalizes Historical Photos Into Stunning Masterpieces
Twenty-one-year-old digital colorizer Marina Amaral can show you Abraham Lincoln as if his photo were taken yesterday.
August 11, 2016
About a year ago, 21-year-old Marina Amaral was surfing the Internet when she stumbled upon a “digital colorization” of an old black-and-white photo. Inspired, she began teaching herself how to use Photoshop to make color versions of more pictures—images of Adolf Hitler, Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, and the “I Have A Dream” speech. Gradually, her work gained attention, and today, she works full-time as a digital colorist.
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http://thefederalist.com/2016/08/11/self-taught-artist-revitalizes-historical-photos-into-stunning-masterpieces/
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Fascinating. I love seeing the colorized photos - so realistic.