In this tutorial we're going to show how to restore heavily damaged photograph with missing parts.

This process consists of the four steps :

• Remove light spots;
• Remove dust and scratches from the image;
• Fix the missing part ( Eye and hair );
• Adding sepia tone .

 

• Convert a color image into a black and white one ;
  
  Image > Adjust > Desaturate
  
• Use the Lasso tool to select light spots on the forehead, cheek and ear;
  
• Soften the edge of a selection using the Feather command
  
  Feather Radius = 3 px
  
• Apply the Curves (Ctrl + M ) to make selected areas more bit darkly;

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• Select the undamaged eye by Using:
  
  
• Use Feather Selection (Alt+Ctrl+D) to soften your adjustment area and make it more natural;
  
  
• Create layer from selected (Cntl-J):
  
  
• Move the layer to the "lost "eye area;
  
  
• Adjust the color balance by Curves (Ctrl + M )
  
• Merge the layers together
  Merge Selected > Layers Palette

The goal of this step is removing dust and scratches and obtain an absolute portrait likeness with the original image.

This is the most complicated part of the photo restoration . It requires skill , experience and a clear understanding of task.

" Plastic faces " are the end result of a mistake

There are many ways to adjust.We usually use Clone Stamp and Brush Tool