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Home Design Design Tutorials Photoshop Tutorial Photoshop Textures
 

Photoshop Textures

Updated August 25, 2023

Photoshop Textures

 

 

Introduction to Photoshop Textures

In this article, we are going to learn how to create textures in photoshop. Textures are a major component of the graphics design, and they are applied to the 3D model’s materials. Textures are also used in the game engines for terrain and other objects. Textures are used to create photorealistic models, and they are also used in normal maps and bump maps which reduces the poly count of the model and simulates the effect of actual geometry. Textures can be created using digital photography or via scanning, or like in this article; we are going to create in photoshop.

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Steps of Photoshop Textures

Here are the following steps mention below

Step #1

Let’s create a new document as follows with a width of 1920 and a height of 1080, and a resolution of 300px per inch in RGB Color mode and 8 bit. The background is white.

Photoshop Textures output 1

Step #2

Then go to the filter gallery from the filter menu.

Photoshop Textures output 2

Step #3

In the sketch, folder select Halftone pattern and set the size to 6 and contrast to 47 and pattern type to the line.

Photoshop Textures output 3

Step #4

Then to free transform from the edit menu or press Ctrl + T

Photoshop Textures output 4

Step #5

Rotate and scale as shown. Press alt while scaling to scale it from the center. Press enter to confirm the transform.

Photoshop Textures output 5

Step #6

Then go to Filter -> Pixelate -> Mezzotint

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Step #7

Select Coarse Dots from the menu.

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Step #8

Then go in adjustment panela and select hue/saturation which and set it to colorize and make the hue to around blue color.

Photoshop Textures output 8

Step #9

So, we have successfully done jeans texture.

Photoshop Textures output 9

Step #10

Let’s create another texture, to start to add a nose from the filter menu.

Photoshop Textures output 10

Step #11

Set amount to 400% and distribution to the uniform.

Photoshop Textures output 11

Step #12

Add the level from the adjustment menu and adjust the output level as shown.

Photoshop Textures output 12

Step #13

Then let’s reduce the saturation by adding another adjustment of hue/saturation.

Photoshop Textures output 13

Step #14

We have completed our plastic texture.

Photoshop Textures output 14

Step #15

Let’s add some noise to start with our new texture.

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Step #16

Select monochromatic as we want only one color, black.

Photoshop Textures output 16

Step #17

Then go to filter gallery and inside sketch folder select bas relief effect and set smoothness to 2. You can also adjust the light to get a different effect.

Photoshop Textures output 17

Step #18

We have successfully done a concrete texture.

Photoshop Textures output 18

Step #19

For our next texture go to Filter -> Render -> Fibres

Photoshop Textures output 19

Step #20

Set variance 8 and strength to 4 so that we get the following effect.

Photoshop Textures output 20

Photoshop Textures output 20.1

Step #21

Then from the filter, go to Liquify or press Sift + Ctrl + X

Photoshop Textures output 21

Step #22

Using the forward wrap tool, do the following distortions with the brush options as shown.

Photoshop Textures output 22

Step #23

Now from the adjustment panel, add some hue/saturation as shown.

Photoshop Textures output 23

Step #24

We have completed the wood texture successfully.

Photoshop Textures output 24

Step #25

Next texture, we will start by rendering clouds as shown.

Photoshop Textures output 25

Step #26

Then apply the levels adjustment as shown.

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Step #27

Let’s merge the effect into the layer using merge down by right-clicking on the effect.

Photoshop Textures output 27

Step #28

Use the burn tool to get the following effect by affecting midtones and exposure to 15%

Photoshop Textures output 28

Step #29

Then use the dodge tool to make some midtones lighter.

Photoshop Textures output 29

Step #30

Then adjust hue and saturation from the adjustment panel.

Photoshop Textures output 30

Step #31

Then go to the filter gallery and add texturizer from the texture folder and set the texture to sandstone, and set parameters as shown.

Photoshop Textures output 31

Step #32

Then let’s adjust the levels as shown.

Photoshop Textures output 32

Step #33

Then adjust the color balance as shown.

Photoshop Textures output 33

Step #34

Then adjust the hue/saturation as shown.

Photoshop Textures output 34

Step #35

Using a custom shape tool, add any shape.

Photoshop Textures output 35

Step #36

Make it gray infill and set the stroke to none

Photoshop Textures output 36

Step #37

Set layer mode to soft light.

Photoshop Textures output 37

Step #38

We have completed the old paper look.

Photoshop Textures output 38

Step #39

Render fiber filter for our next texture

Photoshop Textures output 39

Step #40

Set variance to 25 and strength to 4

Photoshop Textures output 40

Step #41

Add a gradient map adjustment and create a following gradient

Photoshop Textures output 41

Step #42

Then add some level adjustments.

Photoshop Textures output 42

Step #43

Then add some color balance.

Photoshop Textures output 43

Step #44

We have successfully created some rusted texture.

Photoshop Textures output 44

Step #45

For our next texture, we will render clouds from the filter menu.

Photoshop Textures output 45

Step #46

Then we go to the filter gallery and apply the Bas Relief effect.

Photoshop Textures output 46

Step #47

Apply Hue/saturation adjustment as shown.

Photoshop Textures output 47

Step #48

Then we apply some color balance adjustment

Photoshop Textures output 48

Step #49

So we have done our rock texture.

Photoshop Textures output 49

Step #50

For our next texture, we again start with render cloud from the filter.

Photoshop Textures output 50

Step #51

Then we apply a chrome filter from the sketch folder inside the filter gallery.

output 51

Step #52

Now we adjust the hue saturation from the adjustment panel.

output 52

Step #53

So, we have completed our water texture.

output 53

Step #54

Let’s start with a different cloud now.

output 54

Step #55

Then let’s equalize this image to get higher contrast.

output 55

Step #56

Adjust the levels from the adjustment panel.

output 56

Step #57

Merge down the effect and duplicate the layer, and set the mode to screen for the top layer

output 57

Step #58

Then transform the top layer and rotate it 90 degrees clockwise.

output 58

Step #59

Now we can crop the remaining areas which are not in a square using the crop tool.

output 59

Step #60

Now we got something that looks like marble, the texture we are going to create.

output 60

Step #61

Then we merge the layers.

output 61

Step #62

Add 2 solid layers with a fill of blue and green.

output 62

Step #63

The green color will control the vein, and blue will control the background.

output 63

Step #64

You can adjust the background to look more like marble.

output 64

Step #65

Use color range to select midtones

output 65

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Step #66

Merge the previous 2 layers and create a new empty layer on top

output 66

Step #67

Press Ctrl + del to remove the selection and then do place embedded to place the water texture.

output 67

Step #68

Create a clipping mask by pressing alt and click between layer and water object.

output 68

Step #69

Hence we have created a marble texture.

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Conclusion

In this article, we have done various textures in photoshop with a variety of techniques like using filters and applying an adjustment to achieve a realistic texture. This article has created textures of concrete, jeans, old paper, plastic, rock, rusted metal, water, and wood.

Recommended Articles

This is a guide to Photoshop Textures. Here we discuss various textures in photoshop with a variety of techniques like using filters step by step. You may also have a look at the following articles to learn more –

  1. Templates in Photoshop
  2. Resize Object in Photoshop
  3. Photoshop Cinemagraph
  4. Warp Image Photoshop

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