Photoshop for Designers: Textures

1h 46mIntermediate2017-11-02

Authors

Nigel French

Graphic Designer, Author, Artist, Trainer

Course details

Textures play a vital supporting role in creating imagery with depth and mood. In this designer-friendly course, instructor Nigel French demonstrates a range of non-destructive approaches to working with textures in Adobe Photoshop. From applying textures with layer masks and layer blending, to painting textures with brushes, to creating textures with filters, he covers multiple techniques. Learn how to work with paper texture, film grain, lighting effects, and bokeh to breathe new life into your designs.

Learning objectives
Sourcing textures
Add texture with blend modes, masks, and overlays
Creating texture brushes
Applying texture with filters

Skills covered

Image EditingPhotoshopPersonaPhotographyAdobe

Concepts

Introduction

Welcome
How to use the exercise files
Find textures

Apply Texture with Blend Modes, Layer Masks, and Clipping Masks

Blend textures
Create vintage photo effects
Create grunge photo effects
Add texture with Paper Textures Pro
Add texture with a layer mask
Add a texture with a clipping mask
Textures and advanced clipping masks
Add texture with pattern overlays

Apply Texture with Brushes

Add texture to text
Create a bokeh brush
Create an abstract texture
Add texture with a dual brush
Create texture with the mixer brush

Apply Texture with Filters

Create a photo backdrop
Create textured textured planets
Create an antique look
Add noise or grain
Enhance texture with the Lighting Effects filter
Bring out the bokeh from an image
Use a displacement map to enhance texture
Use Topaz Texture Effects 2

Conclusion

Next steps