Check out the new tutorial

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/tutorial/index.php?tutorial_id=2297

I used a few different layers

Thanks Shari I will certainly try this :)

Shari, this is an easy one to follow.  The problem is getting the right texture and original image. With those elements, great results easily! Thanks very much.  I will not post the one I just did since it is among the wrong image or texture choice categories.        Tom.

Thanks for the printer friendly version. I simply do not like to read from the net and ony have one monitor to use.

This is a red panda over moss.

Click on the pic to get the full "Grunge" effect!

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 may i suggest you dont just stick with overlay.. try all the individual  drop down options..and adjust them with the slider

Yeah, I played around with the other options and came up with some cool effects, but with the particular photo I had picked to try it out didn't work with alot of those options. I could see where you could get some other great looks!
My main problem was the textures themselves. I only have the presets that come with the program and need to download some more, when I find time! LOL :P

Attached Link: http://urbandirty.com/gallery/

In the Photoshop forum, “bonestructure” posted a link to some fantastic “grunge” textures I find very useful for this technique.

Chuck

The technique is interesting and I might try to get a good one and print it...to see how casual viewers may react.

Really great stuff..

Here's a question, would you folks be interested in a Free Stuff section, where we can share textures?

I'm sure we can get the nice folks at Rendo to set one up for us.

Yeah! I'm all for it! I actually was having a good time making up some of my own textures after reading a tutorial on how. I'm still having a problem saving them, they don't show up in my texture file, so I misplaced them somewhere. LOL ;P

there are some under 2D

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/index.php?section_id=112&

Here is another one I did with another crappy picture, but I'm learning more of my PSCS4 too, so that's a good thing!

Thought I'd give the Grunge a try.. any good? :)

Bruce I think it's  a great idea since I have started my personal FTP site to store some recommended textures for starters. I do however think it's more appropriate to store those here on Rosity.

Keep me posted please.

Its great to see you all give my little tut a try .. and yes, DO try all the drop down options rather than just OVERLAY ... I use overlay most of the time.  but thanks for reminding me to try the others... GREAT stuff here.