How to Check Lip Shape in a Restored Family Portrait
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Review mouth corners, the lip boundary, and facial shading so a restoration does not introduce a smile or expression absent from the original.
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Locate the surviving mouth boundary
Compare the source and result using the same crop. Follow the mouth corners and the line between the lips rather than focusing only on teeth or brightness. An old print may have a soft boundary that still records expression. Avoid assuming that every dark line around the mouth is damage needing removal.
Inspect expression changes
Check whether raised corners, fuller lips, or stronger shadows make the person seem happier, older, or more tense. Automated detail can change expression subtly. Compare the whole face, since an apparently small local edit may conflict with the cheeks and eyes. A sharper mouth should not become the reason the portrait feels like a different person.
Keep a restrained alternative
Retain the original and any version that preserves the source expression more closely. Use local corrections in separate software only where evidence supports them. If the mouth is badly damaged, label substantial reconstruction. Family review can help identify an unwanted expression change, but cannot confirm exact lip detail that the original capture never recorded.
Check before finishing
- Mouth corners remain source-based.
- Expression was checked across the whole face.
- Substantial reconstruction is recorded.
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