Print Design: Basics – Creating a texture effect in Photoshop
by Joey at 2:51 pm
In this tutorial, we’re going to create a cool texture effect using the wave filter in Photoshop. Open a new document. I have created a 800 pixel by 300 pixel image.
Again, starting off with a gradient (we keep the same colors in this instance as well), draw from the top of the document to the bottom. Now go to Filter -> Distort -> Wave.
We change the number of generators to 777. We’ll make the wavelength minimum 1 and the max up to 20. Now we keep the amplitude at 1 minimum and 999 at the maximum. For the undefined areas, we will select wrap around. This will give you a cool soundwave look with some sharp edges.
Now we select a photo to use to place this as a texture over. In this case, we use a free image from Dreamstime of a beach sunset.
Place the texture over the image, and set the blending mode of the texture to soft light. This will give you the final result you are looking for. Simple, yet effective.
Tags: photoshop, print design, texture, wave
