Practice texturing objects using Photoshop CS

Hello. Today we are going to practice texturing objects using Photoshop CS. You know a lot is done by texture in digital world. Mastering the texture will save you a lot of time painting bumps and cracks.

So let's get started.

Here is the final image that I've made.
It can be used in a texture of some environment or whatever.
Now let's begin!



Create anew document with these dimensions.



I will now paste a pattern that I have just downloaded.



Here is my collection of textures from Ambient

Light Studio, helps me a lot.



I will use this one.



I've got the pattern no my initial document.
I will now use color range tool to select all the darks. Follow me.



All that is white will be selected.



Here we go.



Copy this to a separate layer.