How to Add Grain in Photoshop



Why not recreate the look of classic film photography by adding grain to your photos? This video will show you an easy way to add grain in Photoshop. ► Download Unlimited Stock Photos, Fonts & Templates with Envato Elements: https://elements.envato.com?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_T2yf8DILHZI&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description

The use of grain is a very useful and popular effect in photographs and other digital imagery. It has many uses and can be used to create a mood, to create focus, or to mimic the look of film. It’s usually applied as the very last stage of editing and can often help ‘gel’ certain elements of an edited image together.

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a film grain effect in Adobe Photoshop from scratch. We’ll use Smart Filters to make sure that our grain photo effect is fully editable. Or if you want to take a shortcut, just download this grainy texture to add to your photos: https://elements.envato.com/noise-textures-background-patterns-seamless-9KMDPU?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_T2yf8DILHZI&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description

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Key Points:
• 00:12 – What You’ll Need
• 00:31 – How to Prepare the Film Grain Layer in Photoshop
• 01:10 – How to Convert a Layer into a Smart Object
• 02:15 – How to create the Film Grain Overlay Photoshop Layer
• 04:30 – How to Edit the Film Grain Effect in Photoshop

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