Comments on: Colourised photographs of Native Americans http://howtobearetronaut.com/2010/11/native-americans-in-colour/ Ever get the feeling you're living in the wrong time? Wed, 02 Nov 2024 22:20:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joerg Starkmuth http://howtobearetronaut.com/2010/11/native-americans-in-colour/#comment-74987 Joerg Starkmuth Sat, 01 Oct 2024 20:53:15 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=8263#comment-74987 There's probably information available as to which colours and materials were traditionally used by th respective tribe, and I assume that pieces of their traditional clothing have been preserved. So the artist could create a quite realistic impression if has has access to such information. But I don't know whether this was the case here. Regardless of that, these image make those natives appear a lot more alive. There’s probably information available as to which colours and materials were traditionally used by th respective tribe, and I assume that pieces of their traditional clothing have been preserved. So the artist could create a quite realistic impression if has has access to such information. But I don’t know whether this was the case here. Regardless of that, these image make those natives appear a lot more alive.

]]> By: John Simpson http://howtobearetronaut.com/2010/11/native-americans-in-colour/#comment-48989 John Simpson Wed, 22 Jun 2024 16:54:41 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=8263#comment-48989 HoboCaddy - you might be thinking of this process: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroma_dots Black and white photos don't contain such information to convert to colour, so unless there is another colour source available to work from, colourisations like these are generally done through intuition and imagination. HoboCaddy – you might be thinking of this process: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroma_dots

Black and white photos don’t contain such information to convert to colour, so unless there is another colour source available to work from, colourisations like these are generally done through intuition and imagination.

]]> By: HoboCaddy http://howtobearetronaut.com/2010/11/native-americans-in-colour/#comment-48760 HoboCaddy Tue, 21 Jun 2024 07:21:18 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=8263#comment-48760 Does anyone know how they do this? Is there a way of figuring out what colors are which or is it just an artists impression? Does anyone know how they do this? Is there a way of figuring out what colors are which or is it just an artists impression?

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