Tuesday Tip - Textures

Have you seen the beautiful photo art that has been popping up all over lately? Have you ever wondered how to make photo textures work on your images? Well that is what today's Tuesday Tip is all about! I'm going to show you how in a few short steps you can start on the adventure to making your photos a work of art!

Step One - You need to select a photo...photos with with some background work the best. Edit your photo in either Lightroom or Photoshop. The photo below has been edited in Lightroom using a preset from the Pixel Fairy Princess Season's Collection Open your selected image in Photoshop or PSE.

Step Two - Select a texture you would like to overlay you photo with. This takes a lot of trial and error, every texture will not work for every photo. As you become more accustom to using textures you will get a feel for what will work. Just play! I have selected a texture from the Pixel Fairy Princess Original Eclectic Texture Collection. Place the texture in a layer above your photo.

Step Three - Using the blending modes experiment and see which mode blends the texture with your photo the best. At this point you might also want to add a layer mask to your texture and using a soft brush conceal the parts that cover the skin of the person in your portrait.

Using textures in this way is really only the first step in turning your precious photographs into works of art. If you are interested it taking your photo art to the next level and beyond, come join us in our Photo Art Class. Registration is open and the class also includes the materials we will be using!

Don't forget to join us every Tuesday for a new Tip....and check out the Pixel Fairy Princess Photography Blog for a Try It giveaway every Tuesday as well!