Texture for Your Pics

Want to know how to go from this:
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to this:
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using this:
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Well it is super easy with Textures !
Adding textures on top of photos creates a vintage-like fine art feel. This tutorial explains how to achieve the same result with your own images.

Instructions:

1. Open the texture image, and your photograph in Photoshop or Elements, and with the Move Tool, click on the texture, and drag it on top of your photograph.

2. Stretch the texture so it completely covers your photograph.

3. On the Texture layer, choose a Mode you like best. On the images below, I used Overlay, but also experiment with the other Modes. I also like the effects of Multiply, Vivid Light and Soft Light.

4. Depending on the photo you used, you may need to change the opacity of the Texture Layer to suit your personal preference.

5. You may need to use the Eraser Tool to remove areas of texture. Set your Eraser to 20% and slowly remove the texture as desired.
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Now you can make your own textures !
I made this:
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From simply photographing this:
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Have you guessed what it is yet?
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Yup a Dumpster !
So feel free to grab these textures, play with blending modes and show me what you come up with.

If you create a photographic texture feel free to add it here for us to play with.
Remember have FUN, and anything can become a texture !

xoxo