Help with restoration

[Andrade Zezo]

Hello there, I really dont know if this is the right topic, but here we go: I've been making a restoration of a photo for my grandmother, she still doesnt know it, but its a photo that is taught to be lost and I'm sure she will have a very pleasant surprise. I'm somewhat a begginer at photoshop, the photo is really OLD and of poor resulution, but i'm giving a try cause its the only one of her juventude. Here you are the original and the "fixed" one, if anyone can give a hand and try recolouring or etc, you have my eternal gratitude.

and here the another one:

Obs: her hair is black.

[Zeealex]

i've done this so far:

i'm not done yet so you can breathe a sigh of relief :P
it's proving a challenge i must admit

[Andrade Zezo]

hahaha the hair is (I dont know to explain why) a bit strange, bit I really liked the way you colored the skin and the clothing was a big surprise. Thanks! ^^

[Andrade Zezo]

Ah, I forgot to say, the skin is a little darker, tough.

[Andrade Zezo]

Jus to kill the curiosity (and help you with the eyes) this is she today (72 years, believe!)

[Zeealex]

i know the hair does look strange, i'm trying to find a way of re texturing it to make it a little less strange :P
wow not looking bad for 72! :O

and as for the skin, yeah i figured after a while, dark eyes dark hair, surely dark skin too :P i'll work on it

[Andrade Zezo]

Thanks again

[Paul]

Hope this is something close to what she used to look like mate?

[Andrade Zezo]

Whoa, realy looks like the original photo when a little new, but... I still cant identify if that you erased was hair or shadow or both. will ask my aunt :p
Anyway... This seem a intersthing way to show photoshop skills when working with poor quality photos, altough this one is pretty simple.... Thanks, I will ask about that hair right now.

[Andrade Zezo]

Just asked... Sadly, that erased part was hair, "its hair", "she aways used very long hair", my aunt said.