This is the result.
And the before.
Step 1: Make the image rougher.
Open the image in Gimp and duplicate the background layer.
Go to Filter > Edge-Detect > Neon
Use the standard values (Radius: 5, Amount:0)
Go to Colors > Desaturate to remove the color from this layer
Go to Colors > Levels
And drag the black and white points for the Output Levels inward.
Change the blend mode of this layer to Subtract and lower the opacity to around 40.
Step : Add some film grain and light up the image.
Create a new white layer and fill it with white.
Go to Filter > Noise > HSV Noise.
Holdness: 2
Hue: 99
Saturation: 0
Value: 66
And change the blend mode of this layer to Overlay.
Step : Add some color and make the image darker.
Change the foreground color to #403e14.
Create a new layer and fill it with the foreground color.
And change the blend mode to Burn and lower the opacity to 25.
Step : Add some vignetting.
Create a new transparent layer.
Activate the brush tool, set black as the foreground color. Choose a big brush and paint over the image like this.
Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and change the Horizontal and vertical blur radius to 200.
Lower the opacity of this layer to 30.
Great. Now i can say thank you!,
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Amazing tutorial , i love the vintage effects
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Thanks, this looks perfect and will tide me over until I can order my Zumi digital camera for the full on retro effect.
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AMAZING! you have to choose a good pic like the one you chose, though
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Perfect tutorial thank you. This will come in quite useful!
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This was helpful, just used it for an About Page picture. Thx.
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Well, how can I change the blend mode of the layer?
I stuck there…
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Yup – I’m with Renny – great detailed instructions until you start saying “change the blend
mode” – how do we do that?!
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love the vintage photo
thanks
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