Aged film look with sepia toning, vignette darkening, grain noise, and faded color channels for nostalgic photography.

Step 1: Fade the Colors

Add Curves. Raise black point to 20 for faded shadows. Lower white point to 230.

Step 2: Sepia Tone

Add Photo Filter: Sepia at 40% density. Or use Hue/Saturation: check Colorize, Hue 35.

Step 3: Color Channel Shift

Add Channel Mixer: Red +110%, Green +90%, Blue -10% for cross-processed look.

Step 4: Add Film Grain

New layer 50% gray, Overlay mode. Filter > Noise > Add Noise 8%, Monochromatic.

Step 5: Light Leak Edge

Paint orange (#ff8844) gradient from left edge at Screen 25% for aged film leak.

Step 6: Vignette

Elliptical marquee inverted, feather 80px. Curves: darken edges significantly.

Step 7: Scratches Optional

Add scratch texture overlay at 10% opacity for heavily aged appearance.

That's it! You've completed this tutorial. Experiment with the techniques and share your results with the Designstacks community.