PSA for New Yorkers: If it’s lightly drizzling outside, it’s probably overkill to bust out your giant sidewalk-clogging umbrella and act as if twirling a tent on a stick entitles you to an automatic personal space upgrade. Guess what, everybody, you’re waterproof! If it’s not raining hard enough to drip into your eyes, it’s not raining hard enough to seek moon-capsule-sized mobile shelter. And even then, there’s this thing called a poncho. Try it–you might find that you actually enjoy walking down the sidewalk at a reasonable pace and not poking anybody’s eye out.

More like I’m the stranger, right? This is all I’ve drawn this week, and I hated it, which is why you can’t see it. Nyeah.

No excuses, just have to get back on track.

As usual, courtesy of Reddit.

To shed some light on how I colorize old photos, I made a quick video to explain how I handle skin tones. Unfortunately, it won’t be of much use to someone who’s never opened Photoshop, but it should be useful for any regular Photoshop users who need to be pointed in the right direction. For all I know there are better methods, but this is my current go-to.

As for the colors besides skin tones, it’s usually just a matter of guesswork and experimenting with blending modes.

Colorized pic of my Dad and Uncle washing the Ford in the `50s.