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Photo Effects ›› Ancient Photo Effect
 
The first you open the picture below:



Press Ctrl+J to duplicate layer
Go to Image -> Adjustments -> Brighness/Contrast and do as the picture below



You will get:



Press Ctrl+B to open Color Balance, set properties as the pictures below:





You will get the result:



On menu bar, you go to Layer -> New adjustment layer -> Gradient map, set properties like this:



Click Ok and you will see a Gradient map window appear

Continue to click Ok



You will get:



Go to Filter -> Texture -> Grain



You will get:



Now you will remove the effects over the model, You click on "add layer mask" icon at the bottom of Layer Palette



Hit D key to reset the color of background and foreground to default (black and white) then you choose a soft brush

You brush on the model to remove the effects over it

And you will get the result:



You open this texture, apply to your picture, use Free Transform to make it fits your picture then change blend mode of texture layer to Multiply.



Continue to open this texture, resize it then put it on the right of picture, change blend mode to Multiply



Open the picture below, use Elliptical Marquee Tool to make a selection like this



Set Feather = 5px, put it on the left of your picture, set Blend mode: Multiply



Choose this brush (download brush)



Apply brush to your picture



Press Ctrl+Shift+E to merge all layers then go to Image -> Adjustment -> Photo Filter



And you will get the final result:

 
 
Rate and discussion this tutorial
Bijoy phukanbc@gmail.com said on 2008-05-22 08:05:37
You said use the rectengular marquee tool, but in the tutorial you've used elliptical marquee tool. Why?
ps8x said on 2008-05-22 10:05:15
Sorry about mistake, I have fixed it
Jim Em chinablix@yahoo.com said on 2009-05-15 21:05:23
I downloaded the selected brush, but all you say is "apply brush" to put it on the photo -- I think more detail is needed because I am going around in circles trying to figure out how to put the image on the photo.
Clippingimage clippingimages@gmail.com said on 2010-06-10 08:06:44
Gorgeous work indeed...thanks man...