GigaRoc opened this issue on Apr 29, 2003 ยท 9 posts
GigaRoc posted Tue, 29 April 2003 at 12:28 PM
How do i take a texture and make it like it's been worn, if your creating a scene, everything can't be new, right?
yomah posted Tue, 29 April 2003 at 3:26 PM
You might want to look at some grunge brushes to scruff up your texture.
Yo
GigaRoc posted Tue, 29 April 2003 at 6:44 PM
I'm a relitive newbe, so what's a grunge brush, and how do i use it?
retrocity posted Tue, 29 April 2003 at 10:22 PM
Hi GigaRoc, i think what yomah is talking about is a brush made to appear "grungy". There are quite a few sites that offer brushes (free) to add to your standard brush set that would help make your texture look a little worn. I think if you do a search in this forum for brushes, you'll find some links. If not, i can post some in the morning after i get back to the office.
:)
retrocity
bonestructure posted Wed, 30 April 2003 at 10:52 PM
Dodge and burn brushes can also work well for making things look worn and dirty. Another way is to find grunge textures you like, select the area you want grunged, bring the grunge texture in as a new layer, then select multiply in the layers style menu.
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Hoofdcommissaris posted Thu, 01 May 2003 at 3:05 AM
A good start is to scan old paper, cardboard, wood and whater. Or photograph it. And use different blend modes in layers. Sometimes I make a layer beneath the main one, with a non-painted variant of the surface, and make scratches and other irragularities with different shaped brushed that do follow the actual shape of whatever you are making and make rust & dust in places where they appear. The ones brushes that come with PS are actually quite good for a job like that.
GigaRoc posted Thu, 01 May 2003 at 7:01 AM
can anyone point me in the direction on where i can read-up on dodge and burn, and grunge brushes, how to use them, and such... also (heehee) anything else ya think i should know
dreamer101 posted Thu, 01 May 2003 at 9:55 AM
deepspaceweb has a set of 11 grunge brushes. They do come in handy.
Hoofdcommissaris posted Fri, 02 May 2003 at 3:38 AM
Attached Link: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=photoshop+dodge+burn
No. I do NOT have anything to do with Google. But as far as direction pointing is concerned I offer this link. There are a lot of nice sites around about PS and its tools. But, in my humble opinion, just trying them tools (and grunge brushes) on some pictures will get you the best lessons. O, and by the way, in the long run you can not use 'em as good as you could without a pressure sensitive pad & pen.