Members who color photos

[history1]

Guys, your work is just stunning! Keep it coming!

[sobel]

Hi History1, thanks, as requested!!
Martin Bormann

regards

Alex K

[sobel]

a few more!
Johannes Muhlenkamp
Feld Marschall Milch
Unknown (To me) General with Duelling Scar
regards

[sobel]

a few more before I bow out
General Rudel with his unique collar tabs, the real ones can be seen here
http://www.themarshalsbaton.com/Framepage.htm

Field Marshall Byng, one time governor of Canada (I believe)

byng 4 copy.JPG

[sobel]

One I've just completed,

Helmut Von Pannwitz, who became the supreme Ataman of the "XV Kosaken-Kavallerie-Korps". he was eventually handed over to soviet authorities and executed.

My colourised image is based on a small but period indistinct image hidden in the depths of my hard drive, comparing this with the actual B/W image would strongly suggest that they were taken at the same time, in the same place,(Same uniform, same wall" I could be wrong, but who knows.

regards

Alex K
on the sublect of volunteers, unknown persons
Cossack and Ukrainian

[sobel]

A few more
Authur Phelps, Naval chaplain, young Falschirmjager and early SS Man

Alex K

[Larrister]

Ready for action!

[sobel]

Hi Larry another of your evocative and thought provoking images, which once again brings this period to "Life" congratulations.
best regards

Alex K

[sobel]

Two simple studies, unknown Imperial kriegsmarine and Walter Oseau, killed in 1944

[Larrister]

Nicely done Alex. The facial skin tones of the last photo are spot on. I find facial skin tones the hardest to do especially when the facial area is in shade or the photo is dark. Your colors are very accurate and vibrant. Now I'm going to have to some more.

Cheers,
Larry

[sobel]

Hi Larry, thanks for the kind comments. From a technical point of view, as you say, skin tones are the most difficult bits, (Uniforms etc are easy.). I personally build the face up using succesive layers of bits the face, colourising them and then using my transparancy tool, to reduce the "Top layer" colour so sufficient of the underlying colour then comes through, with practice some fairly realistic effects can be achieved. studying genuine period colour images allows for a good mimicking,
regards

Alex

[sobel]

Erich Barenfanger, who, curtesy, Wikepedia "On 2 May, (1945) Bärenfänger, a devoted Nazi, committed suicide with his young wife in a side street of Berlin.".

[Larrister]

Here is a photo of Generalleutnant Theodor Scherer I colored for the cover of Jason Mark's book "BESEIGED The Epic Battle For Cholm." A very well researched book in my opinion.

Cheers,
Larry

[sobel]

Hi Larry a true and respectful WOW! a very sympathetic colourisation, makes my version I colourised several year ago pale into insignificance.

regards

Alex K

[sobel]

Bronislav Kaminski of the "Kaminski Brigade" notorious for it's brutality

Kaminski, same source