Well, I get to work today and my boss has scanned an image off a wallet for me to work on. It's a friend of theirs and her birthday is Monday, she'll be 70, had the portrait taken when she was 63. He tells me just get the colors right and lose a few of the scratches. Needless to say I can't leave well enough alone. I burn the original and bring it home and proceed to play.

My questions are this.

1: How do the skin tones and overall look of the fixed version look to you? Too much, waste of time, blotchy, something just not right or whatever? Still look like the same person?

2: If you were turning 70, how would you feel seeing this transformation done to your portrait?

Feel free to be as honest as you want.. Thanks Doug :)