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Never thought I would be doing this, but here I go:
We will be making this:
Plugins needed:
None
Step 1:
Create a blank canvas 800x600
Step 2:
Run clouds with the Blend Mode set as Difference TWICE. Everything else can be default
Step 3:
Invert colors, and do levels with the right bar that is in the middle all the way down
Step 4:
Run Emboss with default settings
Step 5:
Do adjustments>Sepia
Step 6:
Add a layer :AddNewLayer: and run clouds twice with the Blend Mode set as Difference. Set the Layer Blend Mode to Overlay
Step 7
Run curves :Curves: with the settings shown below
There you go! You have your moss texture!
There are a few other things to do to make it look more... um... mossy, but I don't have time to go over them right now. I have a date tonight at 6:00 and I have to get ready
Thanks for reading!
As an extra step, you could Gaussian Blur the lower layer at a radius of 2 for an extra mossy effect
