PHOTOSHOP FEATURES
Learn how to apply seamless textures in Photoshop and amplify your next poster or web design in a few simple steps.
Photoshop textures are effects you can layer on your graphic design project or photo using blending modes to create unique effects and opacity settings to adjust how images layer on top of each other. This can give a family photo a vintage paper aesthetic or a logo design a grungy concrete texture. Whatever your goal, Photoshop textures can help you bring a new level of intricacy to every project.
Textures are a great way to add visual interest to your vector graphics and web designs. Whether it’s a watercolor texture or wood texture, break up your solid colors with compelling overlays.
Use old paper textures or canvas textures to give your photo an aged, vintage appearance. Or apply abstract effects like a grunge texture to give it a more well-worn vibe.
Textures are versatile tools. Use them to smoothly edit the color gradients in a background image, or help typography stand out by layering text with interesting effects.
Use Photoshop brushes to apply texture to specific areas of your project. This works especially well for organic lines, since textured brushes let you draw and sketch over your existing images.
Whatever aesthetic you want to use, whether it’s a subtle shiny metal texture or striking halftone effect, there are many Photoshop textures that can help you create it.
Explore the free high-resolution texture packs available in Adobe Stock. Browse the library and experiment with different effects.
If you can’t find the right effect, you can always turn your own high-quality photo into a texture template and layer it on another image using blending modes.
Follow these quick steps to apply a texture to a photograph.
Open Photoshop and import the image you want to add texture to.
Add your texture image by selecting File › Place Embedded, then navigate to where your texture image is saved.
In the Layers panel, place your texture image on top of your background image.
Make sure the top layer is selected.
At the top left of the Layers panel, change the blend mode in the dropdown menu from Normal to Overlay.
Experiment with different blend modes and try changing the Opacity slider to change the look of the texture on the image.
Save your project as a PSD file, or export your image as a PNG or JPEG to easily share it online.
Learn even more about Photoshop texture effects.
There’s a gallery of free filters and textured effects in Photoshop. In just a few clicks, they can give your photo a stained glass look or a retro film grain effect.
It’s simple to combine images using blending modes to give one photo the texture of another image. Whether you upload your own textured images or use free photos and textures from Adobe Stock, the possibilities are endless.
There’s more than one way to use textures. Explore these tutorials and learn how you can apply artistic effects to your next creative project.
Follow this step-by-step guide to turn blended colors into a paintable marble texture.
Learn different ways to combine and layer images with these Photoshop tutorials.
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