Can anyone do anything with this picture

[roadrunner465]

Can anyone do anything with my this picture of my uncle
Ronald Thomas Jones. Bothe he and his brother were both killed in WW2. This is the only picture that we have of him.
Thank you in advance.

[Lones]

Hi Roadrunner

I hope you don't mind me having a go at your uncles picture, it is my first effort and I am not sure how I repost the picture, so this may not work.  I don't know if it much improvement, but I didn't want him to get a little plastic head, I really have heaps to learn yet.

Fingers crossed

Lones

[roadrunner465]

Lones
thanks for your effort. We are both in the same boat. I am also learning, but somehow some things are beyond me.
I tried cleaning up this picture, but the clone tool and patch tool did not seem to make a difference. I am still having problems with the clone tool.

[Lones]

Roadrunner

I know just what you mean, I am having trouble with everything.   But am perservering.  I did this using Vikki Hansens Layer Masks on the RetouchPRO forum.  It's quite fun when you eventually manage to get something right isn't it?

Lones

[roadrunner465]

Leon
I am not sure that I have managed to get anything right yet but at least can clean the image and I am learning.
I did buy katrin E book which helps, but still does not help me really know how to really use the clone tool. I have had a great deal of help from the folks at Roots, most are way above me but at least they try.
Do you know yet how to save your layer masks to post on the web because I do. I had someone tell me. On roots how do I save layers like this. It helped a lot.
joy

[Lones]

Hey Joy

What do you mean?

Do you know yet how to save your layer masks to post on the web because I do.

Does that mean how I got your picture back on the site?  Because I winged it and I don't know if I could do it again.  If that's what you mean, please tell me where to find the page on Roots so I can learn that too.  I am saving everything I can, but do not get to spend enough time practising to really take it all in.

Thanks Joy

Lones

[roadrunner465]

 
Re: How do I save my layers this way
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 03 May 06 10:27 BST (UK) »   

 
Without trying to complicate things, may i make a suggestion.
      First of all set up your current project with all your layers and the picture exactly as you want to see it.
       2, press print screen on your keyboard.
     
       3.press ctrl+N.............opens up a dialogue box

        4.press okay..............opens a new document

        5.press ctrl+V............pastes your picture and layers into new document

        6.view fullsize and crop to suit your needs

        7.. new image as whatever you want

hope this is of some help rather than confusion
                           
                                              Denn
You can use this to post a copy of your work and progression on roots or anywhere. It has helped me a lot
Joy

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Hi Joy,

Sorry, didn't have a lot of time to spend on this, but here's a quick effort...

~ Pixie

[roadrunner465]

Pixie
thanks for taking time.
Joy