Aged / Worn Photo
>> Make a normal photo look aged and worn
In this tutorial you are going to learn how to take a photo like this . . .
. . . look worn and aged like this . . .
1. Import this image into the Photoshop canvas.
2. Choose Image > Adjustments > Desaturate
3. Choose Image > Adjustments > Levels and drag the sliders to these positions:
4. This creates a greater contrast in the image by adding more pure black and white to it. It should look like this:
5. Choose Select > Color Range and click on any pure white area on the canvas and set the fuzziness to 50. Click Ok. This selects all the white on the canvas.
6. Double click the Background layer and click Ok. This unlocks the layer.
7. Press Delete. This removes all the white from the image leaving transparent areas:
8. Load this image into Photoshop and drag it onto the original canvas and place it in the bottom-right corner. Place it as the bottom layer:
9. Select the top layer and choose Edit > Transform > Scale; drag the top-left control point so that the top layer is roughly the same size as the bottom layer (it can overlap a little but it must not be smaller that the bottom image).
10. Hold down Control and click the bottom layer to select its transparency then choose Image > Crop.
11. The colour image needs to be made to look old too; select the bottom layer and choose Image > Adjustments > Desaturate:
12. Choose Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast and set Contrast to +15:
13. Choose Filter > Noise > Add Noise and set Amount to 5%, Distribution to Guassian and check Monochromatic:
14. Set the Opacity of the top layer to 75% and set the Blending Mode to Hard Light:
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This resource was written by Tim Bennett Bsc (Hons). Tim Bennett has a First Class Degree in Multimedia Systems Computing from Leeds Metropolitan University. He works as a freelance multimedia developer under the company name Texelate creating free and commissioned high-quality multimedia solutions. Find out more by visiting the portfolio section and viewing his blog. If you'd like to request a resource get in touch!
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