Q: “How can I make a digital image look aged?”
How to create an aged effect on your digital images using Photoshop that looks realistic but takes practically no time at all …
Step 1 Open image
Open the image you want to make look aged. In this example we are going to look at a very clean image taken with a digital camera.
- We are going to make the above image look aged.
Step 2 Add A Film Grain Filter
- 1. From the menubar choose “Filter > Artistic > Film Grain”.
Enter the following values for the “Film Grain” filter:
- 1. “2″ for grain.
- 2. “3″ for highlight.
- 3. “4″ for intensity.
With the grain filter applied, the image should be looking slightly aged …
- 1. The grain effect is now visible, particularly in the sky.
Step 3 Add a “Gradient Map” adjustment layer
- 1. Press the “create new fill or adjustment layer” button and select “gradient map” – make sure you don’t mix this up with “gradient”, that will not produce the desired result, so “gradient map” it is …
A list of default gradients will now be shown.
- 1. Choose the “Violet, Green and Orange” gradient map.
Step 4 Change the Opacity of our Gradient Map.
- 1. With the gradient map layer in the layers palette selected, use the opacity slider to change the opacity to 25%.
Step 5 Our Image Should Now Look Aged …
