How to Create an Old Photo Effect With Photoshop
In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial I will show you How to Create an Old Photo Effect With Photoshop .
Final Results
> How To Turn A New Photo Into An Old Photo With Photoshop Step 1
Start by opening photo. Go to Image > Image size to reduce photo size to 1000px width and 750px height.
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We are going now to create noise effect. Create new layer, press D to set up foreground and background colors as black and white and then apply Filter > Render > Clouds.
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After that apply Filter > Noise > Add Noise with next presets:
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Change layer mode to Soft Light for this layer.
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Now we are going to create light sepia effect. For this purpose I created new layer above and fill it with color of #e6e1cc.
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Then change layer mode to Color and you should get next effect.
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After that create additional layer with Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels:
And set up following levels presets:
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To add scratches to the photo create new layer, press D to set up foreground and background colors as black and white and then apply Filter > Render > Clouds again.
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Apply Filter > Render > Fibers:
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Now apply Image > Adjustments > Threshold:
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Now apply Image > Adjustments > Threshold:
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Apply again Filter > Blur > Blur More.
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Change layer mode to Soft Light and you will see the difference.
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Reduce layer opacity to 70%.
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Create a new layer. Select Gradient Tool, select some appropriate colors, for example colors of #e5e5e5, #000000 and drag a radial gradient.
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After that change layer mode for this layer to Overlay and tutorial is complete.
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