Grainy Texture
This is an easy way of adding a slight grainy texture to give an older feel to an image.
Objective
Original
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Finished result
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Copy and paste the image of your choice onto a new canvas.
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Select the layer your image is on in the Layers panel, and Duplicate it. You can do this by hitting Ctrl + J, or by right clicking the layer and selecting "Duplicate Layer...", or by going to Layer >> Duplicate Layer.
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Now we want to take that duplicate (the layer on the top) and Desaturate it. You can do this by hitting Ctrl + Shift + U or by going to Image >> Adjust >> Desaturate.
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Next, go to Filter >> Noise >> Add Noise. Set it to Gaussian and check Monochromatic. Play around with the amount so that it's near 80%.
It should look like this afterwards.
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Change the Blending Mode of the top layer from Normal to Soft Light.
It will look like this, which is too grainy.
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To make it less noticeable, lower the top layer's Opacity. It's usually good around 10-30%.
And here is how it looks in the end!
Image credit: Photo by Cat

