Photoshop for Designers: Textures

Nigel French takes a designer-friendly approach to Photoshop. Learn how to create and apply textures using filters, layer masks and blend modes, and custom brushes.

Introduction

• Welcome
• How to use the exercise files
• Find textures

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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