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Original – Theatrical poster of Vertigo. Art by Saul Bass.
Alt 1 - Restored version.
Reason
Good resolution scan of the poster of a classic film, by a well known artist. High EV and good quality.
Articles in which this image appears
Vertigo (film), Saul Bass
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Saul Bass
Not for voting' - Some red ink is missing here, apparently showing yellow ink beneath it, hinting the poster should have a vermillion tint.
First of all, let me apologise for the horrible formatting here. I couldn't get the alignments right without doing it this way.

Anyway, red does tend to fade to vermillion, but the current colour is also one that was in use. Now, given people's tendency to correct colours without access to originals, I'm not surprised it varies a bit online, but I did notice some hints of yellow ink while doing the restoration (see sample, left), so I'm pretty sure the red was meant to be on the vermillion side, and shouldn't be corrected too far towards "true" red. Adam Cuerden (talk) 19:02, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Vertigomovie restoration.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:44, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]