You can use stones, such as marble or granite, but also canvas or any other fabric with a nice texture as well. You are looking for whatever has scratches, and can add an organic and natural feeling to your work.
You can also find metal objects with great texture and colors.
Look for some old painting on the walls, wood on the doors, or any bench in the street. You only have to take a walk with your camera to find textures. It is very easy to find great textures around you and build you own texture stock. Okay sometimes you will feel weird because people will not understand what you are shooting down on the pavement, nor they will see the point in photographing an old and dirty rain gutter. Shooting your own textures can be very fun, and a great creative exercise. But, I must say that so far I have never had any issues regarding textures size, even when printing my work in large format. You will mainly find small files, not always the best to work with. The textures you will find online for free, are not always at high resolution. This is east, and sometimes helpful, although you can have copyright issues. You can find many free textures online, for example on Deviant Art, or on any stock photo website.
#Topaz texture effects add textures how to#
In this article I will explain how to create your own textures, then how to edit them to have infinite creative possibilities. You will really love this effect, it can be used in your personal work, and also sometimes in your commissioned work when you have some creative freedom over the result.Īdding a texture overlay is very easy. It also creates a timeless feeling, especially useful when you want to give a vintage look to your pictures. It adds another dimension of depth in the image it makes it dreamy and adds a painting flavor. Adding a texture overlay to your images is an amazing creative tool.
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