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Graphic Texture

 

Here we will make a graphic appear as though it has the texture of a brick wall.

Corey Barker is Executive Producer of PlanetPhotoshop.com and is an Education and Curriculum Developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. He has earned numerous Photoshop awards in design and illustration and has contributed writing to Photoshop User Magazine and PhotoshopElementsUser.com. Corey has also made numerous appearances on the highly rated podcast, Photoshop TV.

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10 Comments

  1. Neil said on — July 10, 2008 @ 5:17 pm

    Fantastic technique this. Thank-you.

  2. Krystel said on — November 1, 2008 @ 7:50 am

    Nice, another genius technique from the Photoshop Genius. :)

  3. Leroy said on — March 3, 2009 @ 1:38 pm

    NICE

  4. TraumaHound said on — August 23, 2009 @ 3:28 pm

    Sometimes the simplest tricks give the best results. I used this guide for a District 9 related wallpaper I put together. Really improved the graffiti-look I was going for. Thanks!

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  10. Elias said on — January 17, 2010 @ 1:14 am

    This was exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for the simple explanation of this technique!

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