Free Textures - Part 4

I know many people want free textures, all right, I post this great free textures by NinianLif. It's very great !!

Click here

Example of free textures, you can download those if you'd like

She also creates so many textures, you can click here

Read her blog

or if you want more, you can visit

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If you know other free textures, please share with me. Thank you so much.

Enjoy !!

Tutorial - How To Apply Textures - Part 3

by: flickr.com/photos/bpuppy
Bpuppy wrote this tutorial on his flickr. Hopefully, this is very helpful for all of you.

The great benefit I love about textures that it gives your photo a more artistic feel but if it is not done properly the textures will add distraction to your photo.

First thing first:
1.Textures do not work for every photo so do not feel bad if the texture does not work on a particular photo.
2. Sometimes you can spend hours playing textures so be patient.
3. You can use multiple textures on a photo but don't over do it.

On to the tutorial.

Here is the beginning photo

Here is the final results of the texture on the photo

1. Open the photo that you desire to use the texture on.

2. Open the texture that you desire to use.
a. The texture that I used can be found here:


3. Copy and paste the texture on the photo.
a. Select All (Ctrl+A) on the texture
b. Copy (Ctrl+C) the texture

3. Select the photo

4. Paste (Ctrl+V) the texture on the photo.

5. Resize (Ctrl+T) the texture over the photo.

5. You have various ways to blend the texture on the photo I generally go with 3 blend modes:
a. Multiply – dark grunge look
b. Screen – old worn page look
c. Overlay – antique grain look

6. For this photo I decided to go with the Multiply blend mode.




7. Now adjust the Opacity level of the texture layer to bring the subject in the photo out more. In this photo I set the opacity level to 82%.

8. Finally I generally remove or lower the texture blend over the subject.
a. Create a layer mask on the texture layer.

b. Select the paint brush tool.
c. Make sure the foreground color is black to remove the texture completely or gray to lighten the blend of the texture layer.
d. Paint in the layer mask the area you want to remove or lower the blend of the texture.

That's it. Enjoy!!

Texture by Michelle Black - Part 2

Still want more textures?
All right, you can just click Michelle Black's website

Not only does she have photo webs, but she also has a blog

This is MICHELLE BLACK (If am not wrong)

If you can afford, you can buy those textures

How adorable they are !!

advanced actions, basic actions, .. so many !
Yes. you can search whatever you'd like


Wouw ... so awesome !!

Oh old photo, but it's beautiful, too

Interested in using textures for your photo? You will be addictive

What a beautiful !!

Enjoy Michelle Black's sites!!

Texture by Ash - Michael Smith - Part 1

Want or need great texture to put on your photo?
If you can afford, you can buy on Ash's website.

Click here

How stunning it is!! It used with textures by Ash

How really adorable !!

It looks like old, but great. Used with textures, too

He also has his own blog

click here

Jake Garn Photography

Accidentally, I found this website of Jake Garn. It's really great. You can get inspired by it when you feel down or get bored. Remember, you should be PATIENT. Believe that you can do whatever you like for fun. As Jake Garn said that photography isn't his full-time job, but it's his hobby, in other words, he does it for FUN !!

Click here

It available tutorial video.
Photo retouching- Dodging and Burning

Simple art of Photo Retouching
How awesome!!

Original with RAW photo - after lightroom - after photoshop

Tutorial Video
Everything Old is New Again

How stunning!!

If you want more, you can visit Jake's myspace, click here

Hope you enjoy his website!!

Great Tutorials from Indonesians

I found two great tutorials from Indonesians, those are very helpful because those available steps of making great photos with Lightroom and photoshop. Go to there !!

Click here

Click here

Hopefully, this is very helpful for you who want to improve more, more, and more.

Enjoy yourself !!