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Photoshop CC tutorial showing how to transform a contemporary, color photo into the look of an antique photo or vintage postcard.

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Paper Texture:
http://goo.gl/prRM2w

Font (Little Lord Fontleroy):
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hi this is Marty from Blue Lightning TV

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I'm going to show you how to create the

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look of an antique photograph from a

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contemporary color photo open a photo

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you'd like to use the size of this photo

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is approximately 1500 by 1000 pixels

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with a resolution of 150 pixels per inch

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open the paper texture I provided its

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link is located in the video's

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description or project files we'll use

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it later so keep it handy open back up

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your photo and make a copy of it by

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pressing ctrl J on a PC or command J on

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a Mac make a new layer below it by

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control clicking or command clicking on

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the new layer icon will fill it with a

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light gray by clicking on the foreground

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color and typing in ninety percent in

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brightness then click OK press alt or

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option + delete to fill the empty layer

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with a new foreground color click on the

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thumbnail of the top layer to make it

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active and name it base go to filter and

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filter gallery open the distort folder

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and choose to few Schlow for this photo

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I'll make the graininess 0 the glow

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amount 3 and the clear amount 11 keep in

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mind since all photos are different you

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may want to use different glow and clear

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amounts for yours when I toggle back and

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forth you can see the difference when

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diffuse glow is added next we'll add a

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soft dark vignette go to filter and lens

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correction the lens correction window

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will open click on the custom tab and

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slide the vignette amount to minus 100

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then click OK many common antique

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cameras didn't

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have quality lenses so if the photo

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you're using is perfectly focused then

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blur it slightly go to filter blur and

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Gaussian blur I'll blur this photo point

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5 pixels next we'll shift the colors to

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simulate what time temperature and

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sunlight due to the colored dyes and

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photographs click on the adjustment

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layer icon and choose brightness and

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contrast click on the clip 2 layer icon

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which restricts the adjustment layer to

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effect only the one layer beneath it

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before we modify the adjustment settings

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it's important to note that because each

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photo has its own qualities feel free to

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experiment with the amounts for each

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setting for this photo I'll set the

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brightness at minus 10 and the contrast

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minus 40 to open the adjustments tab and

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click on the hue/saturation icon since

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colors do fade over time reduce the

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saturation I'll reduce it to minus 20

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remember to click on the clip 2 layer

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icon open the adjustments tab again

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click on the color balance icon and clip

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it choose shadows I'll make the cyan red

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minus 12 the magenta green minus 40 and

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the yellow blue minus 47 click mid-tones

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make the cyan red- for the magenta green

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minus 34 and the yellow blue minus 100

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click highlights make it 25 1 and minus

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9 next we'll add the paper texture open

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it and drag it up onto the tab of your

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photo while pressing shift without

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releasing your mouse or pen drag it down

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onto the photo and release pressing

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shift keeps the paper centered notice

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it's clipping to the base which we don't

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want so go to layer and release clipping

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mask to resize and change the aspect

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ratio of the paper texture press ctrl or

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command T to open the transform tool go

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to a corner and when you see a diagonal

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double-arrow press and hold shift and

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alt on a PC or Shift + option on a Mac

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and drag it out I want to extend the

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paper up and down so I'll go to the top

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middle point repeat the keystrokes and

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drag it up then press Enter or return

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change the blend mode to multiply and

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decrease the opacity to an amount you

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like for this photo I decreased it to

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sixty percent ctrl-click or command

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click on the thumbnail of the paper

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texture to make a selection of its shape

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make the base active and click on the

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layer mask icon to make a layer mask

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next we'll add a slight thickness to the

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paper and add a subtle drop shadow click

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on the FX icon and choose bevel and

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emboss the style is inner bevel the

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technique is chisel hard the direction

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is up the size is two pixels the

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highlight opacity is zero percent and

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the shadow opacity is seventy-five

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percent click drop shadow make the

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opacity forty percent the distance for

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pixels and the size 7 pixels then click

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OK if you'd like to add text to make it

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look like an antique postcard and would

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like to use this font I provided the

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link to it so you can download it once

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its installed open your horizontal type

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tool the font is called

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little Lord Fauntleroy I'll choose a

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size of 57 points sharp and left

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alignment click on the color box and

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type in ninety percent for brightness

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click on your document and make sure

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your text layer is located directly

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under the adjustment layers type out

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your text to reposition it open your

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move tool and move it have fun creating

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the look of an antique photo or a

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postcard from a contemporary color photo

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this is Marty from Blue Lightning TV

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thanks for watching

standard: en

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Hi. This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV.

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I'm going to show you how to create the
look

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of an antique photograph
from a contemporary color photo.

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Open a photo you'd like to use.

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The size of this photo is approximately 1500

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by 1000 pixels with a resolution
of 150 pixels per inch.

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Open the paper texture I provided.

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Its link is located in the video's description

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or project files.
We'll use it later, so keep it handy.

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Open back up your photo
and make a copy of it

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by pressing Ctrl + J on a PC
or Cmd + J on a Mac.

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Make a new layer below it

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by Ctrl-clicking or Cmd-clicking
on the New Layer icon.

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We'll fill it with a light grey by clicking

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on the foreground color and typing in
90% in brightness.

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Then, click OK. Press

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Alt or Opt + Delete to fill the empty layer

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with the new foreground color. Click on the
thumbnail of the top layer to make it

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active

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and name it, "Base". Go to

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"Filter" and "FIlter Gallery".
Open the "Distort" folder

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and choose, "Diffuse Glow". For this photo,

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I'll make the "Graininess", 0...
the "Glow Amount", 3...

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and the "Clear Amount", 11.
Keep in mind,

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since all photos are different,
you may want to use different Glow

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and Clear amounts for yours.
When I toggle back and forth,

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you can see the difference when Diffuse
Glow is added. Next,

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we'll add a soft dark vignette. go to "Filter"

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and "Lens Correction".
The Lens Correction window will open.

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Click on the "Custom" tab

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and slide the Vignette Amount to minus 100.
Then, click OK.

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Many common antique cameras didn't have
quality lenses,

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so if the photo you're using is
perfectly focused,

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then blur it's slightly. Go to "Filter",

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"Blur" and "Gaussian Blur".
I'll blur this photo

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.5 pixels.

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Next, we'll shift the colors to simulate what
time, temperature

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and sunlight do to the colored dyes in
photographs.

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Click on the Adjustment Layer icon
and choose

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Brightness / Contrast. Click on the

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Clip-to-Layer icon which restricts the
adjustment layer

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to effect only the one layer beneath it.
Before we modify the adjustment settings,

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it's important to note that because each
photo has its own qualities,

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feel free to experiment with the amounts
for each setting.

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For this photo, I'll set the Brightness

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at minus 10 and the contrast, minus 42.

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Open the Adjustments tab and click
on the Hue / Saturation icon.

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Since colors do fade over time,

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reduce the saturation.
I'll reduce it to minus 20.

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Remember to click on the Clip-to-Layer icon.

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Open the Adjustments tab again,

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click on the Color Balance icon and clip it.

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Choose, "Shadows".

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I'll make the Cyan / Red, minus 12...

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the Magenta / Green, minus 40...

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and the Yellow / Blue, minus 47.

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Click "Midtones". Make the Cyan / Red

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minus 4...the Magenta / Green, minus 34

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and the Yellow / Blue, minus 100.

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Click "Highlights". Make it 25,

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1... and minus 9.

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Next, we'll add the paper texture. Open it

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and drag it up to the tab of your
photo, while pressing "Shift".

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Without releasing your mouse or pen,
drag it down

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onto the photo and release. Pressing "Shift"

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keeps the paper centered. Notice

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its clipping to the base which we don't want,

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so go to "Layer" and
"Release Clipping Mask".

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To resize and change the aspect ratio of
the paper texture,

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press Ctrl or Cmd + T
to open the Transform Tool.

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Go to a corner and when you see a
diagonal, double-arrow,

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press and hold Shift + Alt on a PC

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or Shift + Opt on a Mac and drag it out.

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I want to extend the paper

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up and down,
so I'll go to the top, middle point,

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repeat the keystrokes and drag it up.

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Then, press Enter or Return.

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Change the blend mode to "Multiply" and
decrease the Opacity to an amount you like.

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For this photo, I decreased it to 60%.

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Ctrl-click or Cmd-click on the thumbnail
of the paper texture to make a

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selection

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of its shape. Make the "Base" active

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and click on the Layer Mask icon
to make a layer mask.

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Next, we'll add a slight thickness to the paper

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and add a subtle, drop shadow.
Click on the "fx"

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icon and choose "Bevel & Emboss".

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The Style is "Inner Bevel"... the Technique

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is "Chisel Hard"...the Direction is "Up"...

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the Size is 2 pixels...

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the Highlight opacity is 0%

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and the Shadow opacity is 75%.

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Click "Drop Shadow". Make the Opacity

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40%... the Distance, 4 pixels

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and the Size, 7 pixels. Then, click OK.

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If you'd like to add text to make it look
like an antique postcard

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and would like to use this font,
I provided a link to it so you can

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download it

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Once it's installed,
open your Horizontal Type Tool.

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The font is called "Little Lord Fontleroy".

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I'll choose a size of 57 points,

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"Sharp" and "Left Alignment".

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Click on the color box and type in 90%
for Brightness.

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Click on your document and make sure
your text layer is located directly

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under the Adjustment Layers.

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Type at your text. To reposition it,

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open your Move Tool and move it

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Have fun creating the look

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of an antique photo or postcard from a
contemporary, color photo.

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This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV.
Thanks for watching!

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