Playing with Textures

Eclipsed

So, I decided to go and try some texture overlays in Photoshop. It was a great experience and I am really getting the hang of it. This is one of my best yet.



It took me a while to figure out how to do it. I am willing to share if anyone is interested.

black mamba

I like the overall effect you've achieved. I would tone down the brightness of the light area, but that's surely a personal choice. Nicely done.

Tom

jsqueri

I am willing to share if anyone is interested

I've attempted before this without your success. Let's hear your methods.

Eclipsed

I only know how to do this in Photoshop.

The trick is to use the eraser tool. Load your texture into a layer over the image you are working with. For this image, I set the blending mode to hard light. You will have to choose though depending on what effect you want to achieve. Adjust the opacity until you can see the image underneath. You will notice that the effect is not very desirable at this point because the subject will be faint and obscure. Select the eraser tool and make sure it is in brush mode. Set the hardness to 10%. Then set the opacity to 30% or so, depending on how much of the effect you want to remove over a certain area. Now, simply rub the eraser ( ) over the parts of the image where you want to reduce the texture effect. By doing this, you will make the subject stand out while retaining the texture effect. Play with it and you will find the settings that suite your needs best.

Disclaimer: This is my way of doing this and I created it without other knowledge. I have no idea if there are better ways or not, if there are, let me know.

Richard

Eclipsed wrote:

I have no idea if there are better ways or not, if there are, let me know.

I find that using layer masks is more efficient than the eraser, especially if you have second thoughts and want to adjust things the next day.

zoomer

Textures are fun.
I found a really easy method a couple weeks ago.
It puts one photo over the other then you adjust the strength of the texture to stronger or weaker.
Pretty simple method but baby steps for me.

Love the look.

Eclipsed

Richard wrote:

I find that using layer masks is more efficient than the eraser, especially if you have second thoughts and want to adjust things the next day.

Very true, although you achieve the same effect.