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[ 25 ]Step One: We’ll begin with a simple texture. You
can try this with just about any abstract texture
that fits your overall look. The one we’re using here
has some interesting scratches and a natural gritty
look. As we’ll be using this texture in several differ-
ent ways throughout this tutorial, you’ll want to
have one that has a varied amount of texture and
contrast so you can see the detail. If you’d like to
download the low-res watermarked version of the
texture we’re using here to follow along, click this
link, log in with your Adobe ID, and click the Save
to Library button.Step Two: Create a new document (File>New)
in which to build the design. Make the image
1000x1500 pixels at 300 ppi for a poster format,
and set the Background Contents to White. Click
Create or OK.
Step Three: Drag the downloaded texture file
from your Libraries panel (Window>Libraries) and
drop it into the new canvas. Click-and-drag out-
side the bounding box to rotate the texture to a
vertical orientation, and then scale it so it extends
beyond the edges of the document a little. This
will help hide any of the effects from the layer
styles we’ll be using that would otherwise appear
along the edges of the texture.Step Four: Once the texture is in place. Go under
the Edit menu and choose Define Pattern. You’ll be
prompted to name the texture. Click OK when done.
Note: It’s important that, from this point on, you
don’t move the background texture layer. Since the
pattern was defined in that position, it will need to
remain in place in order for the other effects we’ll be
using to line up correctly with this texture.Step Five: Click on the Add a Layer Style icon
(ƒx) at the bottom of the Layers panel, and select
Gradient Overlay. Click on the Gradient preview to
open the Gradient Editor. Select the Black, White
preset, then go to the gradient settings below, and
double-click the far right white color stop below
the gradient ramp to open the Color Picker. We’re
using a bright-pink color (R: 252, G: 0, B: 219). Click
OK to close the Color Picker, then click OK to close
the Gradient Editor.©Adobe Stock/Saichol