Colourised Pictures Of Enid Blyton

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Many thanks John!
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Just found this thread. Fantastic work Pete!
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Here are some more colourised pics:

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Great photos Pete. :)
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They look great Pete. Thanks.
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I think there are at least two online applications that allow colourising black and white pictures by using artificial intelligence. Am I right to assume that you are using one of them?
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How dare you, I do them all by hand in my grandads potting shed!!! :D :D :wink:
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It was just an educated guess ;-).
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Love that wheelchair. And the shoes. Do we know what the injury was?
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The photos look really good! I think Enid Blyton was in the wheelchair after being bitten by a dog, John.
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Did someone else hack their way into Pete's shed? ...

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:D :D :D

Love it Splodj!
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No longer allowed to describe it as a dream home immortalised in children's literature
How can this be a property misdescription (is that even a word?)?

Who makes up these stupid rules?

Good photos Pete and Splodj. I had an aunt who colourised b&w photos in the 1940s. No technology then, I'm not sure how it was done.
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Moonraker wrote: 11 Jan 2023, 12:55 I had an aunt who colourised b&w photos in the 1940s. No technology then, I'm not sure how it was done.
I have a few photos of my sister's wedding (mid-60s) where somebody colourised the b&w originals. I believe they were done like one would colour a picture in a book, although probably using a special type of colouring medium for that purpose.
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