Graphic Design

Creating Old-looking Images

1.
First at all, choose a picture:
We’re going to work with one from Virgin-stock, one of my favorites in DA. We changed the size, creating a “zoom” in the face.

2.
We apply here Filter > Noise > Dust & Scratches using: Radious: 4 pixels and Threshold: 0
This will help to dissimulate the image’s pixelation.

3.
Making a copy of this layer, we proceed to apply a blur: Filter > Blur > Gaussian blur … Using 15 pixels. Ok, now click and add a mask to the layer. Using the radial gradient tool make a gradient in the mask like the image in the left.


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Glow Tenticles

Use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to select a long rectangle then fill with white as below.

Rotate the canvas 90 degrees Apply Filter > Distort > Shear with the shape below rotate the canvas back 90 degrees the result should be similar to below.


using an eraser with the above settings erase the ends of the tenticle as shown

Duplicate the layer and position as required then hide the background and use layer > Merge Visible
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