Colorize a portrait using eye and hair colors the family remembers
Everyone who knew Great-Aunt Mae remembers her red hair and green eyes, yet the photograph shows gray. Send the portrait together with your notes and the bot colors the hair, eyes and lips the way the family describes them.
- 2 credits per image
- Result in 1–2 minutes
- No sign-up
In short: Colorize a black and white portrait using the eye, hair and skin colors that relatives remember. Send the photo and notes to the Telegram bot, 7 free images.
- Where: the VisuMate bot in Telegram, no app or sign-up.
- Cost: 2 credits per image, 7 images free, then packs from 129 Telegram Stars.
- Time: 1 to 2 minutes per image, rerun with a new instruction at the same price.
- Credits never expire, there is no subscription and no auto-renew. You pay once for a pack inside Telegram with Stars.
When you need this
- Gray hair in the print is really auburn.
- Eyes look pale in black and white.
- No color photo of the person survives.
How to do it
- 1
Press the button to open @visumate_ai_bot in Telegram. No sign-up, and new users get 15 free credits, which is 7 images.
- 2
Send the portrait as a file and write the details in the caption: 'colorize, auburn hair with a side part, green eyes, fair freckled skin, a navy wool coat'.
- 3
The colored portrait arrives in 1-2 minutes for 2 credits. Look at the eyes at full size, where mistakes are easiest to spot.
Try it on your own photo: 7 images are free, no sign-up.
Make it in TelegramMemory guides the palette
A black and white print records brightness only, so many colors fit the same gray. A written description removes the guesswork. Hair color matters for the whole face, because a redhead's skin tends to carry freckles and fair tones. The bot colors each part in a way that fits together, and it keeps light and shadow from the original, so the portrait does not become a painting.
Asking relatives well
Ask several people instead of one, since memories differ. Offer them choices such as chestnut or auburn, light brown or dark blond. Colored hair paint charts or crayon swatches help older relatives point to a shade. Write down the answers and who gave them, then compare the colored picture with them. If two stories conflict, make two versions and let the family choose.
Tips
- List hair, eye, skin and clothing colors in a short phrase.
- Share a color photo of a sibling for family tones.
- Ask for a light touch on the lips.
- Mention the season for the cloth shade.
Questions and answers
What if nobody remembers the colors?
Then the bot picks natural tones for the era. See the general colorize page.
Can it match a sibling's coloring?
Yes. Describe the sibling's tones.
What does it cost?
2 credits per image. New users get 15 free credits, so 7 images cost nothing. After that packs start at 129 Telegram Stars, about $2.6 and credits do not expire.
Does the bot work in English?
Yes. It picks up your Telegram language on first launch. You can switch it any time with /lang.
What the bot does not do
- Does not print photos and does not retouch passport or ID photos.
- Does not promise a fixed pixel size. Check the result at full size before printing.
- Heavily damaged faces are reconstructed by AI and may not look like the person. Compare with another photo.
- Does not make video or animate the photo.
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