Dans "Salome" by weesel
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
Another oldie postcard.
I've always liked this one 'as is,' but decided to see what comes out of colorizing it. I suppose it's because the costume is not overdone as often seems to be the case with the "Salome" and related themes.
Top left: as found.
Top right: basic colorizing in Adobe: flesh tone, hem of skirt, head band. Face has rough-in color only.
Bottom left: Experimentation at work. Headband, brassiere and skirt given a red background. This preserved the diaphanous effect, but was a bit too heavy. That green flooring wasn't helping either, but it was all suggesting something else.
Bottom right: I like this. Understated but colorized. Skirt and brassiere were given a light lavender wash and the sparkle added to the BL image was toned down. Floor was recolored and hit with a light 3D effect. Dancer was also given a light 3D effect. Face received light lipcolor and some light eyeshadow.
All attempts at working the background were overkill.
The frame/background is a black marble pattern hit with the stained glass filter and a vignette. Funky, but I like it.
Enjoy; thanks for viewing.

Comments (4)
i like that 2nd version i think.. good balance of just the right coloring
excellent work here again! the coloring looks very exactly and natural! interesting old card again! ;o)
I think No. 2 is best, but the bra was a tad too plain. Interesting thing was how the different app changed the rest of the card's coloring ever so slightly. I did do anything to the carpet or background, but it seems to have picked up some color from 'somewhere.'
Wonderful composition!!! Brilliantly colored!!!