Any hints on doing textures like these?

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pisosse
Dec 5, 2006
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I’ve been battling this for a while…

I’l like to learn how to apply textures like old print or worn out xerox or really grainy B/W photos. To give overall patina and ambiance.

one way is to use mr. retros filters <http://www.mrretro.com/machine_wash_filters_three.html>.

But they are really limited…

heres and example of what I like to do..

<http://www.mentalindustries.com/texture.jpg>

or this one

<http://www.mentalindustries.com/lady.jpg>
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christoph_pfaffenbichler
Dec 5, 2006
As concerns example 2 (lady):
I’ve found that one can simulate a halftonescreen lika that pretty well as follows: A pattern of a grid (for example by using the Color Halftone-filter on an area of 50% grey and channelmixing the 3 channels identical) should be created, blurred (some experimentation might be necessary) and saved as a pattern.
A Pattern-layer of that set to »hard mix« added above the fotograph. After completely desaturating the underlying picture with a Hue/Saturation-layer (below the pattern-layer) it might need to be blurred slightly.
The contrast can be adjusted with a curves-layer between the foto- and the saturation-layer. The colorization of the dots can be achieved with a Solid Color-layer set to screen or a Curves Layer on top of all that.
This may be complicated what with involving 5 different layers, but this way the size of the screen-dots and the contrast of the fotograph (or specific colour-regions thereof) remain editable. And if the pattern-layer is rasterized it can also be distorted or transformed …
Pattern-overlays or -layers can actually help achieve quite a lot if one takes the time to create or extract interesting patterns.
May not really be an answer to Your question, but I hope not to have wasted Your time.
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pisosse
Dec 5, 2006
WOW… good knowledge and impressing insigth in PS.. (said from a relative newbee)

Thanks a whole lot.. I’ll try it out.
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hungry_ghost
Dec 13, 2006
regarding the first image, you can get that effect pretty easily by loading custom grunge brushes. free ones here:

<http://www.misprintedtype.com/v3/goodies.php>

<http://www.photoshopbrushes.com/resources.htm>
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pisosse
Dec 13, 2006
exellent thanks!

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