# Restore and Colorize Damaged Vintage Photo

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Avatars (@library.avatars)](/@library.avatars.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Photography
- AI keywords: portrait, photo
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
Using REFERENCE_0, restore the old damaged family photo into a clean, high-resolution modern scan. Remove the heavy scratches, stains, fading, tears, and surface damage while preserving the original composition, pose, framing, and background curtain. Reconstruct realistic natural skin tones, sharpen details, and colorize the image with believable warm indoor tones. Keep the woman holding the baby in the same position, restore the black sleeveless dress, the baby's light outfit, the reddish-brown hair, and the subtle necklace. Maintain the same portrait crop and photographic realism, as if the original print was professionally repaired and remastered in 4K.
```

## About

This prompt restores a heavily damaged old portrait from a reference photo by cleaning defects, colorizing it, and turning it into a sharp realistic 4K remaster.

Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab).

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.avatars on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/restore-and-colorize-damaged-vintage-photo-6trjzr
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- [ChatGPT Vintage Photo Prompts](/chatgpt-vintage-photo-prompts.md): Vintage photo prompts for ChatGPT: sepia portraits, 1970s film looks, faded colour and old-print effects (https://promptclay.com/chatgpt-vintage-photo-prompts)

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