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
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on 2006-12-27 13:33:37
Excelent Job .Usefull Tool
on 2006-12-27 15:46:20
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!!!
on 2006-12-28 03:08:00
very nice tutorial keep it up
on 2007-01-01 09:59:31
Thanks for this - exactly what I came searching for!
on 2007-01-01 23:50:53
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
on 2007-01-02 06:53:36
just wanna know how to add photos to?thanks
on 2007-01-02 06:54:39
how can i add photos?thanks
on 2007-01-02 17:36:06
loved this tutorial. helped a lot. thanks!
on 2007-01-02 19:30:38
Wonderful technique, something really interesting to learn. Thank-U verymuch
on 2007-01-02 22:31:33
Cool.. but it won’t work with me :S
on 2007-01-04 14:38:02
Very Nice, Excellent Effect. Thanks for the creators
on 2007-01-06 09:40:02
Pleeeeeeease do tell how to embed a photo?
on 2007-01-06 09:42:25
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
on 2007-01-06 13:26:38
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!
on 2007-01-10 11:35:05
aaa nice
on 2007-01-12 10:01:52
Nothing but the word “Great”! Thanks!
on 2007-01-13 08:14:25
wow its a nice tutorial, it can help me very much.. thanks..
on 2007-01-19 06:22:42
Very useful tutorial. Easy to follow, and end in excellent results. Thanks!
on 2007-01-19 10:33:23
Awesome!!! Thanks
on 2007-01-20 12:12:08
SICKK EFFECT,. but how dyou “embed a photo”.. ?
on 2007-01-30 10:51:26
nice work thanks
on 2007-02-01 06:20:09
very useful! thanks for your unselfish talent. wishing you all the best in your carrer as an artist. :))
on 2007-02-07 02:38:34
very nice effect and useful…thank you so much to make me learn a new effect…thanks…
on 2007-04-25 19:14:14
gracias por el fondo esta muy chido!!!!!
on 2007-06-21 11:24:15
nice, really thanks
with love
on 2007-06-21 16:45:17
Just what I needed! Very usefull tutorial!
Thanx a lot!
on 2007-07-05 14:09:40
What brush do you use for the outer edges. Can’t find it and I AM a newbie.Good tutorial though. Thanks
on 2007-07-17 23:56:52
Very nice tutorial! Nice work
on 2007-11-18 16:05:26
Please how can I embed the photo???
on 2007-11-18 16:06:13
please how to embed a photo?
on 2007-11-18 16:42:08
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%)…
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on 2008-01-23 00:06:23
great job. very useful. Im glad you posted this
on 2008-01-31 22:48:16
Sweet tip, just what I have been looking for! Well Pleased…
on 2008-02-07 15:12:16
You have no idea how long I have been looking for instructions to do this!!!!!
Thanks
on 2008-07-22 10:56:02
Very nice tip, but why are the colors defined in hex? How about RGB values instead?