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Photoshop Video Tutorial: Old Photo Restoration

Restoration Tools Covered

Patch Tool & Healing Brush

Remove marks, scratches, and damaged areas non-destructively.

Dust and Scratch Filter

Clean up small distractions across the whole image at once.

Adjustment Layers

Convert to black and white, then add sepia tone back in via adjustment layers.

Smart Sharpen

Final pass to bring back detail — preserves edges without artifacts.

Master Photoshop at Noble Desktop

Noble Desktop's Photoshop Bootcamp covers retouching, compositing, color correction, and pro editing.

Learn how to restore an old photo. In this video you’ll learn how to remove marks and scratches, how to adjust contrast and color, use layers to work non-destructively and much more.

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In this seminar we’ll demonstrate how to restore an old photo. You’ll learn how to remove marks and scratches, how to adjust contrast and color, use layers to work non-destructively and much more. In this seminar we will cover:

  • Patch tool for retouching

  • Healing Brush for retouching

  • Dust and Scratch filter

  • Using adjustment layers to convert to black and white

  • Using adjustment layers to add color back in (sepia tone)

  • Layer groups

  • Sharpening the final image using Smart Sharpen