![]() Once you’ve learned to create the vintage effect, feel free to experiment by applying it to different images. Reduce the Contrast to approximately -20%, since many old pictures aren’t very rich in contrast. In the Effects Browser, double-click the Brightness thumbnail to bring up the color adjustment dialog. In the Layers palette, click to select the layer with the image you’re applying the effect to (in our case, a picture of the Eiffel Tower). Reduce this layer’s Opacity to approximately 50%.Īnd the final touch - color adjustments. In the Layers palette, change the Scratches layer’s Blending to Overlay, since the Overlay blending mode combines pictures equally. If necessary, scale the texture to fit your image proportions by choosing Edit > Transform. Next, download and add the scratches image from the Tutorial Resources to your composition, the same way as the paper texture. Also reduce Opacity a bit to get a perfect texture blend with your image. ![]() In the Layers palette, change the texture layer’s Blending to Multiply, since the Multiply blending mode darkens and tones down the color of an image. ![]() The texture will instantly appear as a new layer. Use the example in the image below as a reference. Change the Style to Radial and use the Black, White gradient preset as shown below. To create an old-style sepia tone for the image, double-click the Sepia Tone effect in the Effects Browser, set Intensity to 90-100, and click OK.ĭownload the old paper texture from the Tutorial Resources to your Desktop and simply drag-and-drop it to your composition. Go to Layer > Layer Style > Gradient Overlay. Please note that the Noise effect looks most accurate with a 100% Zoom (View > Actual Pixels). To add some grain double-click the Noise thumbnail in the Effects Browser and set Radius to 3-4%. Vintage pictures aren’t very smooth, so a bit of grain would make the image look aged. Make sure that the blur strength in the Tool Options bar (View > Show Tool Options) is set to 100% before using the Blur Tool. Click to select the Blur Tool in the Tools palette and drag over the image corners. Since the Gaussian effect washes out the image corners, go ahead and smooth them. To defocus the image just a bit, apply the Gaussian effect from the Effects Browser with the Radius set to approximately 1 pixel. Make the image black-and-white by double-clicking the Desaturate thumbnail in the Effects Browser (View > Show Effects Browser). Open an image to which you would like to add a vintage effect in Pixelmator. Layers, effects, the Gradient Tool, transform tools, and color adjustments are used in this tutorial. Add antique charm to any modern image by easily creating a vintage effect.
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