Color Correction and Restoration - Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMP - page 103

13. The darker areas in the hair have a green tinge, so we'll correct that now. Create

a new layer and name it Hair. Change the blend mode to Color . Using the Color
Picker tool, sample some brown from the hair, to change the active color.

14. Paint over the darker areas using a large, soft brush to paint over the green tinge

with brown (Figure 4-42 ). Lower the layer's opacity some, if necessary.

Figure 4-42. Removing the green tinge by painting brown over a layer set to the Color blend mode

15. Create a new layer, set the blend mode to Color and the opacity to about 8%. Using

red as the active color and a large, soft brush, paint over the cheeks and ears, to add
a little natural coloring. It's a subtle but important touch (Figure 4-43 ).

Figure 4-43. Adding a slight amount of red to the cheeks and ears

The image is now looking more like it should (Figure 4-44 ). It's amazing how far along GIMP brought
this image. The only thing left to do is to clean up the specks, small scratches, and dust. We'll work with this
image later, in Chapter 6 .