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Rebuilding a Face from Reference Photos

Sometimes the one damaged spot is the one that matters most: the face. When it is torn, scratched through or faded past saving, a normal restoration has nothing to work from. This guide explains how other photos of the same person can be used as a guide to rebuild that face, how to choose good reference photos, and why every rebuilt face is checked against those references by a real person.

The same Vietnam-era photo after restoration
Full article coming soon. I’m writing an in-depth guide on this topic. In the meantime, you can read the cleaning, storage and color guides, or try a quick preview of your own photo.