Textured layers .... - DPChallenge Forums

10/07/2007 05:33:29 AM

Not really a side challenge, but in a way it is. This is an off-shoot of the ideas that are pinging round in the Slice of Life side challenge

Textured layers .....tips, tricks, examples of the layer and the finished work. Sharing of ideas, getting creative in photoshop and having fun. You can post as few or as many as you want.

Since I started the thread I guess I'd better kick it off with a pic.
[thumb]596497[/thumb]

If I've got this in the wrong part of the forum feel free to move it SC thanks.

sherpet
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

10/07/2007 07:03:10 AM

Totally cool and LOVE what you have done here Sue, and one of these days I hope I get to know how to do this.....

Node
Nikon D300

10/07/2007 07:50:19 AM

Originally posted by sherpet:

Totally cool and LOVE what you have done here Sue, and one of these days I hope I get to know how to do this.....

Ditto.....

Oh I also need to learn how to add antlers for Christmas gulp

10/07/2007 08:59:37 AM

cool thread........

i got this [thumb]596491[/thumb]

using this overlay

Jutilda
Canon EOS-30D

10/07/2007 09:23:42 AM

Oh yes!! It is quite fun and makes for some moody images. If you find a photo or grunge image that is suitable you can always change the color, or desaturate in Photoshop to make it work for you. The key is making sure the size is similar to your image. If it isn't, do Ctrl T and it will make it available for you to stretch or reduce the size to suit your needs. WOO HOO

Layers rule.

Trumpeteer4
Nikon D70s

10/07/2007 09:27:24 AM

Funny, I tried this just the other day. I didn't save my results though. They weren't very good.

sittingonthegrass
Canon EOS-30D

10/07/2007 11:10:52 AM

well I have to try this...of course I am clueless :)

10/07/2007 11:12:17 AM

Originally posted by sittingonthegrass:

well I have to try this...of course I am clueless :)

I do not even know where to start. I think we need a tutorial :-)

10/07/2007 11:33:20 AM

i think it is explained here........using photoshop

copy/paste over original pic,
edit, freetransform, stretch,
erase @50% + -
flatten

10/07/2007 11:44:48 AM

Thanks Leslie, another fun toy to play with.

10/07/2007 12:08:41 PM

Melethia
Canon EOS-7D

10/07/2007 12:26:19 PM

Also in the Slice of Life (or Slice of Beige, in my case) side challenge.

Les, dear, how do you erase so that it doesn't leave obvious lines?

10/07/2007 12:28:17 PM

Originally posted by Melethia:

Les, dear, how do you erase so that it doesn't leave obvious lines?

I am not Leslie, but I selected the texture layer and played with the opacity. I found that 30 - 50% about right for the image I was working with.

10/07/2007 12:32:59 PM

Originally posted by Melethia:

Also in the Slice of Life (or Slice of Beige, in my case) side challenge.

Les, dear, how do you erase so that it doesn't leave obvious lines?

umm for me its part of the beauty of it, to leave stuff behind, or why
add the texture? if you dont want lines, just keep erasing..
not sure if i answered correctly. ha

this is very cool, i love it.

10/07/2007 12:44:07 PM

Here is my first experiment. Would be nicer with an interesting subject. How do I make a grungy border?

cgino
Nikon D80

10/07/2007 01:13:59 PM

Great idea, Sue! I've been loving all the overlays, time to try it more myself :-)

10/07/2007 01:28:58 PM

Originally posted by BAMartin:

Here is my first experiment. Would be nicer with an interesting subject. How do I make a grungy border?

I'm still in the stage of figuring it out, but have been trying adding a duplicate layer, changing the mode to multiply, adding a mask and erasing the centre leaving darker edges. If it's not dark enough I'll play with brightness/contrast.

Another idea I'm trying is to add multiple layers of the texture and changing the mode of them, playing with opacity, masking and erasing bits of them.

Melethia
Canon EOS-7D

10/07/2007 01:36:33 PM

Originally posted by goodman:

Originally posted by Melethia:

Les, dear, how do you erase so that it doesn't leave obvious lines?

umm for me its part of the beauty of it, to leave stuff behind, or why
add the texture? if you dont want lines, just keep erasing..
not sure if i answered correctly. ha

this is very cool, i love it.

No, I meant the lines where I at least can see where I erased and where I didn't. I want to keep most of the texture in some areas and only a little in others - hence I erase those areas, but I can see the demarkation between the erased and not erased areas. (In case you can't tell, I don't usually do any spot editing at all - I really need to work on that!)

10/07/2007 01:42:50 PM

Originally posted by Melethia:

Originally posted by goodman:

Originally posted by Melethia:

Les, dear, how do you erase so that it doesn't leave obvious lines?

umm for me its part of the beauty of it, to leave stuff behind, or why
add the texture? if you dont want lines, just keep erasing..
not sure if i answered correctly. ha

this is very cool, i love it.

No, I meant the lines where I at least can see where I erased and where I didn't. I want to keep most of the texture in some areas and only a little in others - hence I erase those areas, but I can see the demarkation between the erased and not erased areas. (In case you can't tell, I don't usually do any spot editing at all - I really need to work on that!)

Try lowering the opacity of the texture layer and erasing bit with a soft eraser, if you haven't got enough of the texture left...... add another layer and again play with the opacity/change the mode ...... keep building the layers till you like the effect. That way you should be able to soften the lines

10/07/2007 01:51:33 PM

Here's another texture to try if you want. It's from an old book of my grandmother's
[thumb]596648[/thumb]

and another
[thumb]596653[/thumb]

Message edited by author 2007-10-07 13:57:02.

joynim
Olympus E-500 EVOLT

10/07/2007 02:12:23 PM

Will come back to this later but here's heaps of free textrures :)