Hi Jeanne,
I've been creating digital paintings since 1995, and have used (and
created) a broad number of techniques for adding a watercolor paper
texture to an image in Photoshop. At present, one of my favorite
methods is to scan or find online a blank watercolor paper image and
define it as a pattern in Photoshop (Edit/Define Pattern). When I'm
ready to add the texture to my painting, I create a new layer above the
existing layers, fill it with the watercolor pattern
(Edit/Fill/Pattern), change the Blend Mode to Multiply, and then adjust
the opacity and the color tint of the pattern-filled layer so that it
best suits the image.
Here are a few examples that show differing degrees of texture, ranging
from rough to something between hot and cold press--
The Colors Of Music:
http://www.pbase.com/shoshanna/image/122289829
Winter At Bandon Beach:
http://www.pbase.com/shoshanna/image/122254311
Of Man And Nature:
http://www.pbase.com/shoshanna/image/121474393
Home Is The Sailor...
http://www.pbase.com/shoshanna/image/119532151
If this is a technique you'd like to try, I'd be happy to privately
email you a couple of the watercolor paper images I use as pattern
devices. Just let me know.
There are usually any number of ways of achieving in Photoshop the
effect one is after, and that certainly includes the adding of
textures. We all have our preferences and, at this time, this is the
method I like the best.
Take care,
Shoshanna
Gold Beach - South Coast of Oregon
http://www.pbase.com/shoshanna
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jsfadely@sbcglobal.net wrote:
> Hi, I am a new member. I've been working with Photoshop CS3 for a year or so and want to expand my knowledge; am particularly interested in creating "paintings".
>
> For my current project I need a watercolor paper texture, but shouldn't it be the last layer so that the texture shows throughout the design and not just the background? Could you advise me how to do this? Thanks so much.
>
> Jeanne in California
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