Photoshop uses background textures to create unconventional photos

When making non-mainstream photos, textures are widely used. Good textures can better reflect non-mainstream personality elements. This tutorial also uses the effects of filters to create background textures, and then overall color matching.


Original picture



final effect


1. Open the original image and press Ctrl + J to copy one layer, click the channel panel, click the green channel and press Ctrl + A to select all, press Ctrl + C to copy, click the blue channel and press Ctrl + V to paste, and return to the layer panel effect. As shown in Figure 1

<Figure 1>

2. Press Ctrl + J to make a copy of the layer that just changed color. Execute the menu: Filter > Artistic Effect > Film Grain Parameter Settings as shown in Figure 2. After confirmation, execute the menu: Filter > Artistic Effect > Smudge Stick Parameter Settings as shown in Figure 2. 3. The effect is as shown in Figure 4

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3. Change the layer blending mode to "Color Burn", change the layer opacity to: 60%, then add a mask to erase the face, the effect is as shown in Figure 5

<Figure 5>

4. Create a new layer and press Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E to stamp the layer. Execute the menu: Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur value is 3. After confirmation, change the layer blending mode to "Soft Light". The effect is shown in Figure 6

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5. Create a new layer and press Ctrl + Shift + Alt + ~ to bring up the highlight selection, fill it with color: #FCF3EB, and then change the layer blending mode to "Multiply", the effect is as shown in Figure 7

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6. Create a new layer and fill it with color: #003959, then change the layer blending mode to "Overlay", the effect is as shown in Figure 8

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7. Create a new layer and press Ctrl + Shift + Alt + ~ to bring up the highlight selection, fill it with color: #FCEEEB, and then change the layer blending mode to "Hue", the effect is as shown in Figure 9

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8. Create a new layer and press Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E to stamp the layer. Smooth the skin on parts of the character, and then use the Topaz filter to sharpen it. The effect is as shown in Figure 10

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9. Retouch the whole thing to complete the final effect!

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