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! 
Excelent Job .Usefull Tool
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!!!
very nice tutorial keep it up
Thanks for this – exactly what I came searching for!
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
just wanna know how to add photos to?thanks
how can i add photos?thanks
loved this tutorial. helped a lot. thanks!
Wonderful technique, something really interesting to learn. Thank-U verymuch
Cool.. but it won’t work with me :S
Very Nice, Excellent Effect. Thanks for the creators
Pleeeeeeease do tell how to embed a photo?
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
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!
aaa nice
Nothing but the word “Great”! Thanks!
wow its a nice tutorial, it can help me very much.. thanks..
Very useful tutorial. Easy to follow, and end in excellent results. Thanks!
Awesome!!! Thanks
SICKK EFFECT,. but how dyou “embed a photo”.. ?
nice work thanks
very useful! thanks for your unselfish talent. wishing you all the best in your carrer as an artist.
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very nice effect and useful…thank you so much to make me learn a new effect…thanks…
gracias por el fondo esta muy chido!!!!!
nice, really thanks
with love
Just what I needed! Very usefull tutorial!
Thanx a lot!
What brush do you use for the outer edges. Can’t find it and I AM a newbie.Good tutorial though. Thanks
Very nice tutorial! Nice work
Please how can I embed the photo???
please how to embed a photo?
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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great job. very useful. Im glad you posted this
Sweet tip, just what I have been looking for! Well Pleased…
You have no idea how long I have been looking for instructions to do this!!!!!
Thanks
Very nice tip, but why are the colors defined in hex? How about RGB values instead?
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.
That’s great, exactly what I want. Three cheers to you.
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[...] 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. [...]
thanks!!! ^_________^
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!!
Thanks a lot ^^
Too cool! This will be awesome for genealogy projects. Thanks!
Great tutorial – came in very handy.
This has been very helpful. Thank you
Excellet tutorial, please do others!
Great!! for 5!
hi.. i found d tutorial very helpful… thank u!
Even though this tutorial is years back, it is useful.
very nice dude……