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Saturday, July 21, 2007

Image of the day...



A while back, I posted some images similar to these that I had been working on and I said that I would talk about the process to acheive this look. It is so easy and fun! Do try at home! This is for photoshop users..any version.

First, go out and shoot something with texture, like your driveway, sidewalk, fence, an old sign, anything. Be as creative as you can. It becomes addictive to shoot textures. You can also get some already shot ones by searching for them on the web. Just search for textures. Lots of sites come up.

Next, open the image you want to modify. When you have both images open, select the texture image and select the move tool. Move it onto your photo and make sure the texture layer is on top. Now, on the layers palette, select hard light from the drop down menu and adjust the opacity to achieve the desired effect and you're done! There are many more ways of tweaking this technique so play around and don't be scared. You can always undo or close without saving.

Have fun and play!

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