I have various album covers which are low resolution, but the colours come out really pretty.

I have higher resolution images of the same covers, but the colours are very different, much duller and less vibrant.

[![Original Image I would like to imitate](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mC81D.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mC81D.jpg)

[![Larger res image I have acquired (scaled down for easier viewing)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/M0BFt.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/M0BFt.jpg)

[![Attempt at emulating original image from the larger res image](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zrZmo.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zrZmo.jpg)

The first image is the original which I would like to imitate. The second is the larger resolution image I have acquired (scaled down for easier viewing). The last image on the bottom is my attempt at imitating the top image using the second image. Using GIMP, my settings were:

```
Colors → Saturation: 1.500
Colors → Brightness-Contrast → Brightness 35
Colors → Brightness-Contrast → Contrast 8

```

But as you can see, the colours and tones are just not quite the same. The skintone isn't as rosy-peachy and the colours just don't feel as warm as the original.