Retouching a Failed Painting Restoration

Retouching a Failed Painting Restoration - The Regency Gent part 6

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In this episode we begin the painstaking and time consuming process of retouching the sections of missing paint. The portrait becomes more complete and I go down another signature rabbit hole!! Lots of pin point retouching footage, see the portrait come back to life.
0:00 - Intoduction
1:20 - Face and cheek retouching
4:40 - Eyes retouching
6:10 - Forehead and chin retouching
8:18 - Recap and signature research
12:20 Background Retouching
14:25 Cravat filling and retouching
17:54 Summing up and next episode...
Books
The Regency revolution - www.waterstones.com/book/the-...
Equipment
Iphone 14pro
Yeti Blue Mic
Edited with adobe premiere
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@christineingram55 8 ай бұрын

He’s looking better and better.And a lot different to when he first arrived .You’re doing an amazing job ,I love watching your videos,very informative as well as relaxing to watch too .Thank you 🥰

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much , glad you are enjoying them

@pattisacher9158 5 ай бұрын

First visit to your videos 0:15 You took the face of a mannequin and 0:15 turned him into flesh and blood man. And so handsome! I’ll be watching many more more videos of your work. P

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 5 ай бұрын

Thank you !! It was quite the transformation!!

@dangray 8 ай бұрын

Really enjoy your videos. I watch other restorer videos and you are the most laidback.

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Thank you glad you like them

@nikebordom 8 ай бұрын

I second that!

@sharicross547 8 ай бұрын

I would appreciate a longer video. I find the work you do fascinating and I can't get enough of it.

@mikededmon 8 ай бұрын

I don't think I had realized till now, that you can really see the pattern of the canvas in his face and and as you touch up areas, that pattern seems to disappear. I think that really brings the life back to his face too.

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

This is it it’s all about solidifying that area , once you see it you can’t unsee it

@mollysheridan7134 8 ай бұрын

The difference is almost shocking. So wonderful that you can bring him back.

@TexasLawyer313 3 ай бұрын

He’s so handsome now. Wow!

@LeannaRuthJensen 8 ай бұрын

It is really obvious now why the owner wanted to burn the repainted portrait. So glad you got the chance to undo the over paint and restore it correctly.

@lynnedelacy2841 8 ай бұрын

Getting the eyes right is just so crucial And the realism of his 5 o’clock shadow makes a difference

@marykallis3677 8 ай бұрын

I love your background information! I really enjoy your channel….. you are apparently excellent at what you do! Thank you for sharing your talents with us! I can also see how you have relaxed and are more confident in yout video skills, been watching you since you began your channel! 😃

@mobo8074 8 ай бұрын

I will like definitively long retouching session with some nice music paired in (Mozart's Elvira Madigan maybe?) It's great to see the change for a better after so many small touches!

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Great suggestion! I will see what I can do …

@nickimontie 8 ай бұрын

I second that!

@marymaryquitecontrary 8 ай бұрын

I'm amazed at how excited I get when I see a new Regency gent video appear! Besides the fascination of watching you work, I'm a major aficionado of the Regency Period. You're right about that historical time, I doubt there's been a more exciting, forward-moving era in Western civilization. Your Gentleman nicely epitomizes it-a middle-class success on the rise. I'm so glad to see him reemerge from obscurity.

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much , I too love the period such an exciting time , hopefully I will have some more regency portraits appearing soon

@Figueiredoartconservation 8 ай бұрын

Cleaning a painting is always a very interesting process and the result can be surprising. But retouching is amazing, can be a ton of work, but there is someting magical about puting the old painting together back again. Well done James

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏 hope you are well

@alisonmeeks5580 8 ай бұрын

Gosh what a difference. Such a handsome man vs the priggish look of the overpainted version.

@favouritemoon4133 8 ай бұрын

Lovely job of bringing that gent back to his rightful appearance!

@ElenaRosa8 8 ай бұрын

I am fascinated by your restoration. The careful cleaning and meticulous care to preserve the intent of the original artist is admirable.

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Thank you , I’m glad you enjoyed it …

@MsCgordo 8 ай бұрын

Just read some excerpts from the book and immediately ordered it. So much transpired in those 9 years; looking forward to reading it. Thanks be for the recommendation!

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it !!! I thought it was good read and learnt loads !!

@Stephen_Lafferty 8 ай бұрын

6:29 - yes, please - a real-time ASMR retouching session video would be really interesting!

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Ok cool I will put some out there …

@lornaperryman489 8 ай бұрын

I can't paint anything smaller than the side of a barn but I do so enjoy your work and all the information you share. You seem to really enjoy your work and are an excellent instructor.

@libvicious 8 ай бұрын

Give us all the long videos ❤

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Will sort some out for you

@esthergagne5195 8 ай бұрын

Your work is astounding. I wish I could have become an art restorer myself. I love to paint and have great passion for old masters, but unfortunately, I'm colour blind (.__.) Yours has become my favourite restoration channel. I am amazed at the meticulous care you take at all steps of the process. It is always a joy to see a new video from you popping up. Greetings from Paris!

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Thank you and good evening Paris

@OurFrenchHouseRenovation 8 ай бұрын

wow, such a difference ... great work, it would be interesting to see samples of your own art work... many thanks

@taxpayer1040 8 ай бұрын

In these times your videos are a great therapy and so many thanks. The detail and care you take enhances the art history education so much. A quick point on retouching is - do you work to a map or plan (obviously to some extent so that you have colours ready) but more overall.

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

I usually work towards certain areas , and I build the palette up for flesh tones say , I then extend out from that

@fredygump5578 8 ай бұрын

The "before" image looks increasingly worse and worse each time you show it! It ended up being quite a nice portrait.

@pawkie2 8 ай бұрын

Your colour matching is faultless. Such craft.

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Thank you

@austin12ascot 8 ай бұрын

Yes please. Longer videos showing the brush work. To make it easier for you, you don't need to provide a running commentary.

@nardagerber4760 8 ай бұрын

What a difference! Fantastic job! I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing with us.

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it

@dannsherstone1037 8 ай бұрын

Yes I would like to see a real-time video!

@bluemonqi 8 ай бұрын

Just wow! Amazing transformation

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Thank you

@Vimby233 8 ай бұрын

6:28 ish - yes please to the real-time retouching.

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Ok great I’ll see what I can put together

@kat1368 8 ай бұрын

With a painting like this that has been severely over cleaned and over painted how many hours in total does it take to retouch? I think you said today’s was at least 7 or so hours. What do you do to break up the time for your eyes to rest a bit?

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

It depends really this one will be getting up to 14 or 15 by the time I’m finished. I take breaks and look out the window to rest my eyes or jump into a different job for a while say frame repair or something a little more manual …

@man_made 8 ай бұрын

Looks like it says Sant. Could it be a later painting? If so could it be James Sant?

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

It’s a good point and I some further exciting information in my next episode …

@ErikBongers 8 ай бұрын

There's still something off about the left eye (they eye on the right side of the painting). The bottom right shadow on the eyeball and the central highlight on the bottom eyelid make it look like there's a nick/notch/dent in that eyelid, while it should look like a smooth curve around a smooth spherical eyeball. I don't know how much of that is original.

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment I will take another look as I still have some more to do, it is quite tricky to get the eyes to sit right together

@DrWhom 8 ай бұрын

First letter looks like an M to me

@mirandadunsmore-gladue5477 8 ай бұрын

👋❤️🇨🇦

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Greetings 👋

@yessanknow302 8 ай бұрын

I prefer Mr Williamson's version.

@magdalenaponce7365 7 ай бұрын

There's an Ecce Homo in Spain you might like as well...

@yessanknow302 7 ай бұрын

@@magdalenaponce7365

@jackfntwist Күн бұрын

I don't like what you did with the pupil on the left (his right). Too heavy handed with the black pupil and removing the highlights. Same with the other eye.

@lindsaymccoll8450 8 ай бұрын

Getting so tantalisingly close to the finished article! He’s quite a handsome dude….. so far removed from that terrible previous restoration.

@nancyschaefer3851 8 ай бұрын

Baumgartner is better

@magdalenaponce7365 7 ай бұрын

What's the point of saying something mean? Is your life that sad?

@ioncewasdead 29 күн бұрын

I watch his videos too.... and they're just different. He's certainly more practiced with the video editing and has a more standardized video format, but I think that's just a matter of KZfaq experience. As for their restorations.... you can clearly see it's different styles but both equally skilled.