The Menaul Art Youtube Channel has been updated with a two-part video.
Menaul Art Printing in Clearwater, FL is an art gallery that offers a variety of services from custom abstract artwork to art/photo reproduction for other artists and photo retouching and restoration.
I’ve been busy getting ready for the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts this weekend but I wanted to share something I worked on recently. In addition to my artwork, I do photo restorations and reprints of old photos. A woman wanted a picture of her mother restored so she could give it out as a gift to family. The original is pretty faded and discolored and suffers from a lot of damage. Here is the before and after:
As you can see, I fixed several big scratches and marks across her face. But more noticeably, I colorized the entire photo. The daughter gave me direction on where to take it and some other photos for reference. The final result is very stunning when you see it printed out. Today I got an e-mail from the client that says “I cannot thank you enough. Your work is unbelievable.”
Please contact me or call 727-726-7411 if you have any photos you want fixed up!
In addition to my Clearwater, FL art gallery, I also run a giclee printing service and do digital capture and photo restoration. A client came to me with an old family photograph that had some pretty serious damage and they wanted to know if I could restore it and print reproductions for them. I thought you might be interested in seeing what I did. Here is the before and after:
Before and after. Notice the significant fading and the big tear in the original.
The photo was almost falling apart when I got it. A piece of tape on the back was all that was keeping the rip from making it fall apart. You can also see how faded and worn the photo had become with age. Here is a close-up of the tear and how I handled it.
Digitally restored by removing the tear, fixing the damage and color correcting.
Once the photo was fixed up, I printed a bunch of giclee reproductions on archival paper and the client gave them out as Christmas presents at a family reunion.
If you have any old photos you want restored and reproduced, let me know by contacting me online or calling 727-726-7411. You can also follow me on Facebook and Twitter or subscribe to my blog’s RSS feed.
