Photography Basics

Patterns & Textures Overlays

• Duplicate layer.

• Layer – Layer Style - Pattern Overlay.

• Click on the pattern box and choose the pattern overlay you want.

• Note: you can change the opacity, blending and scale accordingly.  

• Once you have made your amendments click ‘ok’ and the pattern will appear on your image. 

• Make any other adjustments you want to make to your image e.g. channel mixer, brightness and contrast, hue and saturation, curves.

Note: you could also import/scan in other images to create a pattern overlay e.g. mesh material, tissue paper 

Uneven Development

• Duplicate layer.  

• Double click on the foreground colour tool and change the colour to white.

• Click on the rectangle marquee tool and draw over area want to cover.

• Click on the eraser tool - choose brush and diameter accordingly.  

• Erase area the area you want to erase to show the image underneath.

• Make any other adjustments you want to make to your image e.g. channel mixer, brightness and contrast, hue and saturation, curves.

Cross Processing

• Image – Mode – click on RGB colour.

• Duplicate layer.

• Make sure all the levels are correct before making changes (in the case of portraits the skin tone should already be light).

• Image - Adjustments – Curves.

• Click on the pre-set box dropdown menu and click on the cross process RGB option.