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Grainy Magazine Look


You probably have seen this look many time in magazines and some ads on t.v.,This is a grainy and epic looking style that is easy to achieve with photoshop and a nice Image to work with. Below are 5 pictures from a very talented artist over at www.garylandphotography.com, This look is very impressive and only takes a few steps to complete. While picking a Photo to use remember that you want a bit of texture as well as color.

Here is the original image

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...and the Final Result

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A Closer Look...

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Using this technique you will enhance the slightly faded out textures, also it adds a darker contrast to the image and background becomes less distracting as seen in the close up image above...

Let's get Started.

Step 1 : Set up your Document and go to Channels. Then Duplicate the blue channel by dragging it yo the create a new layer button.

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Step 2 : Now with the blue copy selected Go to Image/Adjustments/Levels Slightly Boost the highlights and do the same for the shadows but very lightly.

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Step 3 : Keep the blue copy layer selected and Go to Filter/Noise/Add Noise add a very small amount of noise just to see a light grain.

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Step 4 : Now Select your original layer in your layers palette and then Go to Image /Apply Image/Channel/Blue Copy

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Final Result...

Grainy Magazine Look
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Author's URL: Faze One Studio
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what kind of blending mode do you use
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