Add a sense of grittiness and depth using your own textures Use Local Masking to apply textures to your shots

1 Apply a Template

Select an image you would like to apply a texture to, then apply a Template to achieve an instant look. We used the Cozy Den Template from the Influencer Collection. Apply any further adjustments as required in the Edit tab, and process the underlying image until it looks just right.

2 Add a Local Mask

Click on the brush icon to the right; when the Edit Tools vanish, click Add and select Texture from the two options to open the Local Masking/Texture controls. Click the Load Texture button, then locate a texture image you have saved on your computer to add it over your shot.

3 Set the blend, and position

Click on the Blend dropdown menu that’s set to Normal, and select a Blending Mode to add transparency. Multiply, Screen, Lighten and Soft Light are great starting points. We used Lighten. Click Place Texture and you can reposition, rotate and resize the texture to make it fit better.

4 Refine the blend

We can refine the blend of the texture. The first control is Opacity, which has been reduced to 75 here. In the Advanced Settings, Brightness was increased to 30 and Contrast to 15. There are also sliders to control Hue and Saturation. Texture controls are only applied to the texture layer, so the underlying layer is untouched.

5 Control the mask

Click the Erase button and set Brush Softness to 100 and Opacity to 100, or a lower setting if required. Use the Radius slider to change the brush size; when you click on the image to erase, a red mask will appear as a guide. You can now remove the texture in different parts of the image, or paint it back by clicking on the Paint button.