Enhance your photos by adding textures

Explore the Textures panel in the Quick editing mode

In this chapter we've looked at ways to produce more creative images by applying filters to photographs. This enables us to produce a wide range of looks, from sketches and paintings to in-camera effects such as zoom bursts. You can also change the mood and look of a photo by mixing it with a texture. This combination of photo and texture can create a grungy poster look, or a stylised album cover effect. You can combine photographs of textures (such as peeling paint) with your shots in a host of creative ways, courtesy of a layer blending mode. We'll look at these in more detail overleaf, but we'll kick off by showing you quick ways to add creative textures. 1 Go to the Quick editing mode Open ty_elements15.jpg. The bland…

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