Preserved Topic: Removing Texture from image (Page 1 of 1)

Well, there's this photo. In particular, it's a picture of my father when he was very young, at around my age. But that isn't important.

Now, I don't know if this was standard back then, but the photograph has got a texture to it, a quilted look to it, I suppose, if one does not want to use the word "scales".

Here's is a sample of what I mean.


I was wondering if anyone had any idea of how I could remove that texture from the photo. I can't really think of anyway by myself. I'm not even able to create the texture in photoshop. I was thinking that maybe, I could have the texture, and perform a difference on the image.

Anyway... Help?

Thanks,
-D

filter/other/minimum @ 1

New layer G/blur to choice
http://members.shaw.ca/cbck/photoTextSample.png

That should get you started... read the 'photo retouching' posted by reistma

mmm... Well I've been back to this thread multiple times today.
And normally I wouldn't bother making a post to say that I don't know what to do...
But eh... I don't know what to do.
I tried a few things myself, and the texture is proving to be so over-bearing that it's tough to pull the tone that you actually want underneath.

Other than that, I think it might be good for folks to know where you intend to use this picture...
On the web?... or do you have plans to print it out?

[edit: ... and NJ has slipped a post by me. heh. Although things are quite blurry, depending on your intentions for use.... you could scan quite large, and then scale the whole thing down to help with some clarity.]

[edit2: ... and here's the :FAQ: for retouching old photos. (reitsma's post is in there as well)]

[This message has been edited by Michael (edited 04-06-2003).]

This is just a quickie. But it may send you in the right direction.



1) copy original, blur 2-3 pixels
2) Go>>Filter>.Sharpen>>Unsharp Mask ( I used Amount=97%, Radius=7-8px, Threshhold =1)
3) copy blurred layer, set to multiply @ about 30%
4) dupe blurred again, set to screen move to the top of the stack @ about 20 %
5) A few touch ups with the Stamp tool

Hope that helps

i did filter>noise>despeckle, and repeated about 5 times, it was very impressive.

try it and see.

I just feel the need to add some lines to the docilebob
tips ...
I re-copied the last lighten layer and applied a hard Unsharp Mask at
170% - 9.0 radius and 3 to 5 on threshold (you got the "picture") just to add som more detail ...
But my first issue about the texture on a grayscale picture, is :
It's all about reverse the texture gradients. Isn't it ?
Blurring is the logical way to do it, but you demage your picture for good.
So I thought that if some of you can figure out how to detect the light variation on those artificial insets and just turn it backwards. Capicce ?
Maybe an emboss where is a bevel and vice-versa ... (sounds crazy, hun ?)

GruvWiz

...oh, and I forgot ...
Hey Docilebob, could you teach me to do that gold from your sig ?
Looks very nice !

GruvWiz

Hey, GruvWiz. Honestly, I don`t remember exactly.
But this will get ya close.

1) Duplicate text layer, rasterize the new layer.
2) Select text, fill with R=235 G=132 B=9
3) Go Select>> Modify>>Contract 3 px (these numbers will vary depending on your text size. Play with it) Fill with
R=246 G=190 B=95
4) Contract again by 3 px fill with white. Lock the pixels on the layer.
5) Go Filter>>Blur>>Gaussian Blur and blur by 2-3
6) Then I drew some little bars across the across the letters about 2/3 of the way down using the pencil tool and the same colors.

thank you, man !

GruvWiz

Just came across this technic over at retouchpro and it reminded me of this threat. Works really well for that matter. quick sloppy version here

duplicate the image
blur the duplicate until you get the texture you want ( used Gaussian Blur at low settings several times here)

Make a layermask of the face in the blurred copy and move or copy the layer over to the original.

I added an adustment layer for the levels and then adjusted the opacity. Kind of have to play a little with it. Face still needs some tweaking but......

5 minutes later this is what I came up with http://home.golden.net/~cisco/photoTextSample1.jpg

sib