love this texture

My3Sons

First, let me say that I am not the owner of this beautiful image (see attatchment). I am only using it for an example. I love the texture on this image. Does anyone know where I can find it and how to use it? I saw someone else's post about free textures on Flickr, but either I have not come across this texture, or I just did not recognize it, since all the free textures are on texture backgrounds instead of photos.

Thank you. Melissa

www.naturalphotography.smugmug.com

My3Sons

Found a similar texure. Here is my first attempt at this... Is it right? Maybe I'm supposed to erase some texture from my subject? I think maybe this texture is a little too grainy for the face. Would still like to get my hands on that other texture.

jeffreaux2

My3Sons wrote:

First, let me say that I am not the owner of this beautiful image (see attatchment). I am only using it for an example. I love the texture on this image. Does anyone know where I can find it and how to use it? I saw someone else's post about free textures on Flickr, but either I have not come across this texture, or I just did not recognize it, since all the free textures are on texture backgrounds instead of photos.

Thank you. Melissa

www.naturalphotography.smugmug.com

Not sure where that one came from, but another excellent recource for textures and more is deviantart.

JustPlainMe

Deviantart is a great source. There are a billion free textures on Flickr, as well. Atomic Cupcake has a great linen texture, which looks pretty close to the first.

I don't think you should erase any of the texture from your subject; they are supposed to mimic different media, like painting on wood, or a canvas print. That said, you can do whatever you think looks good to your eye.

AAABluestocking

Texture groups on Flickr that I know about;

Textures for Layers http://www.flickr.com/groups/textures4layers/
Textures Only http://www.flickr.com/groups/textures_only/

These all contain a bazillion unprocessed textures with creative commons licenses.

My texture set. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22756666@N06/sets/72157613435729262/
DH's set. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nvcf14/sets/72157614961197314/

PS comes with a bunch of canned patterns that can be used as textures with a blending mode - and resized which is useful.

My3Sons

Awesome... I will check out all these great links. Thanks to everyone who has posted so far!

www.naturalphotography.smugmug.com

Prairiemaiden

texture how to use it.

My3Sons wrote:

First, let me say that I am not the owner of this beautiful image (see attatchment). I am only using it for an example. I love the texture on this image. Does anyone know where I can find it and how to use it? I saw someone else's post about free textures on Flickr, but either I have not come across this texture, or I just did not recognize it, since all the free textures are on texture backgrounds instead of photos.

Thank you. Melissa

www.naturalphotography.smugmug.com

You can get the texture effect several different ways. If you have photoshop you can just drop a texture you like into a new layer - transform it to fit your photo - then change the blend mode. aka - mulitply, screen, overlay - add a layer mask to reveal all (white) paint with black to hide the texture on the face or parts you do not like. You can also reduce the opacity of the texture layer.

2nd way. Make a new layer in photoshop above photo layer. Open your brushes pallette (find a texture brush) Many free hi resolution brushes on the internet. Brush over your photo where you want the texture, change brush opacity as well layer opacity to get different effects. Hope that helps. Fly me an email and I can send some texture brushes your way as well as some texture files.

pathfinder

Some textures you can just photograph yourself for later use in image editing.

Cross lighting helps to demonstrate textures, but tree trunks, canvas, brick walls, skies are all fodder for being captured and used again in a new image.

I keep a folder on my hard drive for shots of skies, tree trunks, brick walls, etc just for that purpose, and an eye out when I am out and about shooting as well.

You can also scan a number of things on a flat bed scanner instead of a photograph

My3Sons

pathfinder wrote:

Some textures you can just photograph yourself for later use in image editing.

Cross lighting helps to demonstrate textures, but tree trunks, canvas, brick walls, skies are all fodder for being captured and used again in a new image.

I keep a folder on my hard drive for shots of skies, tree trunks, brick walls, etc just for that purpose, and an eye out when I am out and about shooting as well.

You can also scan a number of things on a flat bed scanner instead of a photograph

Great ideas. The texture I used is actually a photo of a piece of scratched copper. I dropped it onto the picture of the boy holding the bunny, and then resized it to fit. I chose "soft light" as my blending mode.