Old Burnt Paper Photoshop Tutorial
Hey folks,
In this tutorial, we’re gonna draw an old burnt paper with photoshop. This is a step by step tutorial for beginners! if you have anything to add, please write a comment!
Let’s start:
1. File > New:
Width: 450 pixels
Height: 300 pixels
Background contents: White
2. Press M and make a selection like the following:
3. Choose the following colors :
Foreground: 7b6b32
Background: dcd08e
4. Create a new layer (Ctrl+Shift+N).
5. Filter > Render > Clouds. You will have the following:
6. Filter > Noise > Add Noise… and set the following settings:
7. Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. And set the following settings:
8. You will have something similar to this:
9. Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options… and add the following effects:
Drop Shadow:
Inner Shadow:
10. You will have something similar to this:
11. Now press E to select the eraser then select the following brush and edit the settings:
12. Erase the edges of the paper to have something similar to the following:
13. Finally, press T to select the Text tool and select an old handwriting font. I have chosen the “Berthold Script”! And write some texts… Here’s the final result:
Or you can use other techniques to embed a photo in the paper:
I hope that you did find this tutorial friendly…
Stay Tuned
I am Elie El Khoury, from Lebanon (Byblos), Woopra co-founder & CIO, Web & Software Developer, Designer, Guitarist, Mac user and the worst blogger on earth! 
December 27th, 2006 at 1:33 pm
Excelent Job .Usefull Tool
December 27th, 2006 at 3:46 pm
There’s nothing i have to give u in exchange for this piece of tutorial but unlimited access to my gratitude…Thank you so much!!!
December 28th, 2006 at 3:08 am
very nice tutorial keep it up
January 1st, 2007 at 9:59 am
Thanks for this – exactly what I came searching for!
January 1st, 2007 at 11:50 pm
i really loved this effect ; ) hope you can create more tutorials so i can practice and practice and practice..it sure helps for beginners who wish to learn photoshop =) thanks
January 2nd, 2007 at 6:53 am
just wanna know how to add photos to?thanks
January 2nd, 2007 at 6:54 am
how can i add photos?thanks
January 2nd, 2007 at 5:36 pm
loved this tutorial. helped a lot. thanks!
January 2nd, 2007 at 7:30 pm
Wonderful technique, something really interesting to learn. Thank-U verymuch
January 2nd, 2007 at 10:31 pm
Cool.. but it won’t work with me :S
January 4th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Very Nice, Excellent Effect. Thanks for the creators
January 6th, 2007 at 9:40 am
Pleeeeeeease do tell how to embed a photo?
January 6th, 2007 at 9:42 am
how much do you pay?
joking… I’m afraid that I have no time to edit the tutorial but I promise I’ll do that as soon as possible
January 6th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
If you want a nice font to go with this, “Weathered SF” goes quite well if you bevel/emboss it. Thanks for this really helpful tutorial!
January 10th, 2007 at 11:35 am
aaa nice
January 12th, 2007 at 10:01 am
Nothing but the word “Great”! Thanks!
January 13th, 2007 at 8:14 am
wow its a nice tutorial, it can help me very much.. thanks..
January 19th, 2007 at 6:22 am
Very useful tutorial. Easy to follow, and end in excellent results. Thanks!
January 19th, 2007 at 10:33 am
Awesome!!! Thanks
January 20th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
SICKK EFFECT,. but how dyou “embed a photo”.. ?
January 30th, 2007 at 10:51 am
nice work thanks
February 1st, 2007 at 6:20 am
very useful! thanks for your unselfish talent. wishing you all the best in your carrer as an artist.
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February 7th, 2007 at 2:38 am
very nice effect and useful…thank you so much to make me learn a new effect…thanks…
April 25th, 2007 at 7:14 pm
gracias por el fondo esta muy chido!!!!!
June 21st, 2007 at 11:24 am
nice, really thanks
with love
June 21st, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Just what I needed! Very usefull tutorial!
Thanx a lot!
July 5th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
What brush do you use for the outer edges. Can’t find it and I AM a newbie.Good tutorial though. Thanks
July 17th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
Very nice tutorial! Nice work
November 18th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
Please how can I embed the photo???
November 18th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
please how to embed a photo?
November 18th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
To embed a photo, you can simply add any photo, desaturate it, make transparent and clean up its borders with the eraser tool (Hardness 0%)…
January 17th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
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January 23rd, 2008 at 12:06 am
great job. very useful. Im glad you posted this
January 31st, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Sweet tip, just what I have been looking for! Well Pleased…
February 7th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
You have no idea how long I have been looking for instructions to do this!!!!!
Thanks
July 22nd, 2008 at 10:56 am
Very nice tip, but why are the colors defined in hex? How about RGB values instead?
August 20th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
I’m a student and I found this tutorial to be very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to help those of us who need it.
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:11 pm
That’s great, exactly what I want. Three cheers to you.
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:31 pm
[...] This is a Photoshop tutorial on creating and old, burnt paper texture from scratch. Again, you don’t absolutely need to follow this tutorial to the end result, but the Photoshop techniques you learn from it are solid. Check this piece out over here. [...]
November 24th, 2008 at 3:15 am
[...] This is a Photoshop tutorial on creating and old, burnt paper texture from scratch. Again, you don’t absolutely need to follow this tutorial to the end result, but the Photoshop techniques you learn from it are solid. Check this piece out over here. [...]
January 7th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
thanks!!! ^_________^
January 13th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Great tutorial. Thanks!! Also, if you set the choke to “0″ on the inner shadow it gives a nice look as well. Both versions could be used just the same.
Thanks again!!
January 21st, 2009 at 2:10 am
Thanks a lot ^^
May 25th, 2009 at 3:18 am
Too cool! This will be awesome for genealogy projects. Thanks!