| You can apply the following simple steps to a photo or an illustration to get an ‘aged’ appeal. This effect, using a few of Photoshop’s filters and textures, will add ‘years’ of imperfections by replacing the image’s crisp appearance with one that makes it look like it’s been around for awhile.
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Download weathered.psd, launch Photoshop and open the file. Press F7 to show the Layers palette. With Layer 2 selected, click the Add Layer Mask button. Option-click the Layer Mask thumbnail.
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Press D to set Mask Default colors (white foreground, black background). Choose Filter > Render > Clouds.
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Choose Image > Adjust ments > Brightness/Contrast. Use the options in the resulting Brightness/Contrast dialog box and click OK.
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Choose Filter > Texture > Grain. Use the options in the resulting Grain dialog box and click OK.
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Choose Filter > Pixelate > Mezzotint. Use the options in the resulting Mezzotint dialog box and click OK.
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Choose Edit > Fade Mezzotint (Command + Shift + F). Use the options in the resulting Fade dialog box and click OK.
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Choose Filter > Brush Strokes > Spatter. Use the options in the resulting Spatter dialog box and click OK. Option-click the Layer Mask thumbnail to see the result.
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Select Layer 1. Repeat Steps 1 through 7 to add the weathering effect to this layer as well. The final effect is shown at left.
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