Image Editing: Give an old, faded, weathered, and antique look to images

Give an old and faded look to images with Adobe Photoshop.

Open the image in Adobe Photoshop.



1. Add a new layer. Layer 1 - Noise

a. New Layer - Noise - Mode Overlay - Fill with overlay neutral color

b. Filter -> Noise -> Add Noise - Amount 9.5% - Gaussian - Monochromatic



2. Add a new layer. Layer 2 - Grain

a. New Layer - Grain - White background color
(Use the keys D+X+Alt+Backspace to get a white background colour for the Clouds layer)



b. Filter -> Texture -> Grain - Intensity 75% or more - Contrast 50 to 55% - Grain type - Vertical

c. Layer Blend Mode - Multiply



3. Add a new layer. Layer 3 - Clouds - Insert between Grain and Noise

a. New Layer - Clouds - White background color
(Use the keys D+X+Alt+Backspace to get a white background colour for the Clouds layer)





b. Filter - > Render -> Difference Clouds

c. Filter -> Pixelate -> Crystallize - Cell size between 25 to 30



d. Filter -> Stylize -> Find Edges



e. Layer Blend Mode -> Multiply



4. Give a brownish Hue/Saturation to the Grain layer and save the image.

Here's what it looks like. Compare the original image and the image with a faded, old, weathered, and antique look.



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