How to get my photos to looked aged from Photoshop?

5 years 5 months ago #612920 by Kitzmiller
I'm trying to create a genuine aged look to some of my photos.  Yellowish aged is what I want.  I was thinking about printing these out and soaking in them in coffee, that is what we did back in the day. 

How can this sort of aging be done in Photoshop?  


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5 years 5 months ago #612934 by Shadowfixer1
Create a color layer with the color you want, set blend mode to color and adjust opacity to taste. Use a layer mask to add or subtract the color. Take an image of scratched up and rusted metal and add it as a layer, adjust opacity  and use a mask to ad or subtract scratches, etc. where you want. Example below.






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5 years 5 months ago #613076 by Kitzmiller
You are awesome!  Thank you.  I'm going to try this out when I get home later!!

For the layer with the rusted and scratched metal, what blend mode would you recommend?  


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5 years 5 months ago #613120 by Don Granger

Shadowfixer1 wrote: Create a color layer with the color you want, set blend mode to color and adjust opacity to taste. Use a layer mask to add or subtract the color. Take an image of scratched up and rusted metal and add it as a layer, adjust opacity  and use a mask to ad or subtract scratches, etc. where you want. Example below.






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Are these your shots?  If so, great job these look great.  


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5 years 5 months ago #613125 by Peter Nunez
For blend mode on metal layers, I use 'Linear Light' myself. 

Here's the shot for the weekly post processing challenge from this site, using this method.  





Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Lens: EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/14.0
Shutter speed: 4 s
Captured: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 7:35am


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5 years 5 months ago #613137 by Shadowfixer1

Don Granger wrote:

Shadowfixer1 wrote: Create a color layer with the color you want, set blend mode to color and adjust opacity to taste. Use a layer mask to add or subtract the color. Take an image of scratched up and rusted metal and add it as a layer, adjust opacity  and use a mask to ad or subtract scratches, etc. where you want. Example below.






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Are these your shots?  If so, great job these look great.  

Yes. They are my shots.
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5 years 5 months ago #613138 by Shadowfixer1

Kitzmiller wrote: You are awesome!  Thank you.  I'm going to try this out when I get home later!!

For the layer with the rusted and scratched metal, what blend mode would you recommend?  

Pick a mode in the overlay group to see which you prefer. 
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5 years 5 months ago #613150 by Ian Stone
Those train shots look like the real deal.  Was that train parked?  I don't think I've ever seen an old school train like that in use.  Beauty. 


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5 years 5 months ago #613284 by Shadowfixer1

Ian Stone wrote: Those train shots look like the real deal.  Was that train parked?  I don't think I've ever seen an old school train like that in use.  Beauty. 

No, they weren't parked. It was on an excursion trip from Chattanooga, TN to Summerville, GA and back. This one was special because if you look closely it's a double steam engine run.
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5 years 5 months ago #613459 by Jackson Rieger
Best way is to experiment with the different blend modes.  


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5 years 5 months ago #613606 by ThatNikonGuy
That must have been a treat to see in person.  How often are they running those engines? 


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5 years 5 months ago #613755 by Shadowfixer1

ThatNikonGuy wrote: That must have been a treat to see in person.  How often are they running those engines? 

The double engine train is once or twice a year. The single makes several runs during the year. Probably a dozen or so.
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5 years 5 months ago #613947 by Tristan R
Interesting technique, good tip! 


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