Comments on: how to create a texture overlay of a photo in Photoshop

By: bonnie

bonnie — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 14:34:59 +0000

Hi Colin, another fine tutorial! Helped me understand how a lot of digital art used on oracle decks were created. So much fun! Those background textures are endlessly wonderful to find! Thanks for showing me how to use them.

By: Colin Smith

Colin Smith — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 01:17:06 +0000

In reply to Cameron. I look forward to seeing your example

By: Cameron

Cameron — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 02:21:11 +0000

Hey! My name is Cameron and I could really use your help. There is this effect that I’ve been seeing people use that makes their photos look like vintage vinyl records or something like that. I was wondering if you knew how they were doing this. I’ll send an example photo for you.

By: Colin Smith

Colin Smith — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 19:46:53 +0000

In reply to Allan. Use Photoshop and a layer mask

By: Allan

Allan — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 15:14:26 +0000

Colin – how can you place, say, a Viking helmet onto a football supporter whose team has just scored? The image I have is him celebrating a goal with one crazy expression on his face! I don’t mean every step you’d take: just the Adobe App I’d need to do it. I’m an amateur Lr/Ps user here in England.

By: Jerry Keenehan

Jerry Keenehan — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 20:29:10 +0000

Another spectacular tutorial full of artistic challenges which I have really not touched on in my Photoshop experience to-date. I have CS6, so cannot exactly mirror your tutorial. What I did do, using a right-click download of the girl with a guitar is: 1) Huesat adj-layer boosting colors by +15; 2) add a blank layer and Edit/Fill with a Fine-grain texture; 3) add a color-fill layer with a celery green solid-fill dropped to 22pct opacity; 4) add a slight Curves S-curve adj layer for a little more punch.

The result was a nice picture of the Hippie Girl with a ‘dappled’ effect – not fooling anyone that it is a painting, but producing an image that, although very good to start with, now has more of an interest, drawing the viewer in.

I’ve come across many of your techniques in other Photoshop tutorials – but your tutorials open up endless possibilities that simply understanding the basic tools themselves doesn’t touch on.

Like many – I do appreciate your great tutorials and ‘challenges’ to up my game with Photoshop.

By: Sally Schrock

Sally Schrock — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 19:20:00 +0000

In reply to Colin Smith. Thank you very much, Colin!

By: Colin Smith

Colin Smith — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 18:44:00 +0000

In reply to Sally Schrock.

I have a tutorial on sky replacement here http://photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/sky-replacement-and-adding-clouds-to-a-photo-in-photoshop-tutorial/

By: Sally Schrock

Sally Schrock — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 18:32:00 +0000

Colin, thank you for this tutorial! I have a question about sky overlays. Suppose you want to change the sky in a photo and want to use an overlay to do that. Do you have to brush out a portion of the overlay with a mask to get it to fit in realistically? What about those photos that have trees and other complicated objects? How would you go about getting the overlay to mesh realistically with them? Again, thank you and keep up the great work!

By: Colin Smith

Colin Smith — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 03:17:00 +0000

In reply to suruha. Thanks