You can either right-click on the image and open it with Photoshop. To open files directly in Photoshop, first, open your main image. If you are not seeing the Layers panel in the lower right-hand column of the workspace, go to the Windows drop-down menu. Screenshot of Lightroom workspace showing how to open two images as layers in Photoshop. Drag your texture layer above your main image in the Layers panel if it is not already there.

One layer is your main image, and the other is the texture. This will open one Photoshop document with two layers. If you are working in Lightroom, highlight both image files and click Photo > Edit In > Open as Layers in Photoshop. Open both your main image and the texture image in Photoshop. Adding a texture overlay will help the image pop. The sunrise was a little boring under this bridge. Textures work well on images that are not already too busy and have some space around the subject. Do not worry if the texture file is smaller than your main image. To add texture in Photoshop, you will need a photo and a texture image. Pattern created with a fractal generator. You can also use the many Photoshop filters to create backgrounds from existing images. Many smartphone apps create patterns or use a fractal generator to create colorful patterns. Four texture images taken on a photo walk across a bridge: water, mud, graffiti on concrete, and graffiti on rusted metal. Find abstract patterns that we do not usually see with the naked eye. Textures can be a graffitied wall, a rusty fence, or a concrete sidewalk. There are textures in nature in a piece of driftwood or the pedals of a flower. You can also make your own texture files. Search stock photography sites like Dreamstime, and thousands of options appear. It is easy to find texture overlay files. Once you start seeing them, you will find possibilities all around you. They can be abstract or have an identifiable subject. They can be rough, smooth, fuzzy, or shiny. A texture is an image that focuses on the tactile elements in our world. The texture image does not have a subject and often consists only of a detailed pattern. Texture overlays are photos that blend with your images.

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