On this tutorial we will show you how to apply carpet effect to a photo in Photoshop. It’s an easy tutorial that you can apply to any photo you would like.
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Step 1
Open photo in Photoshop. Duplicate layer with Ctrl+J. Select #c5fdfe as foreground color and #000000 as background color. Desaturate duplicated layer with Image > Adjustments > Desaturate.
Apply Filter > Sketch > Photocopy. Change Detail value to 7 and Darkness value to 8.
Desaturate again duplicated layer with Image > Adjustments > Desaturate.
Apply Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast to increase brightness.
Update layer mode to Soft Light and reduce opacity to 60%.
Step 2
Duplicate again original layer using Ctrl+J. Move layer above all other layers. Apply Filter > Sketch > Bas Relief on duplicate layer.
Desaturate layer with Image > Adjustments > Desaturate.
Increase constrat using Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast.
Change layer mode to Overlay.
Step 3
Duplicate again original layer using Ctrl+J. Move layer above all other layers. Apply Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation on duplicate layer.
Change layer mode to Color.
Step 4
Duplicate current layer using Ctrl+J. Change layer mode to Hard Light on duplicated layer.
To complete this tutorial update current layer opacity to 70%.
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