This photography podcast discusses handcoloring or handpainting your photographs. This technique involves actually painting a photograph. We talk about handpainting both traditional and digital photos. You can download‚this photography podcast‚directly‚by clicking the preceding link‚or listen to it almost immediately with the player below.

In the first image I handpainted the majority of the image using Marshall oils. It took a good 5 hours to paint. In the second image, which was toned before handpainting,‚mostly the background is handpainted.
Extra‚handcoloring photos tip links

2 of the books I recommend on the topic are:
Creative Photo Printmaking
Handcoloring Photographs: How to Create Color Images from Black and White Photographs

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