If you are searching for a quick and easy way to make vintage distressed effects in Photoshop you came to the right place. We will show you a non destructive technique using vector mask and photoshop retro distressed brushes.
- Select the photoshop layer with the main object (in our case it will be the USA Flag) if you have multiple layers you need to merge them into a single layer.
Add a vector mask to the layer.
Now you have a blank mask. Select the vintage brushes and apply various brushes to the mask.
And here is the result:
You can switch the vector mask off and on by right clicking on the vector mask and selecting “Disable Layer Mask”. You can also delete the layer mask without damaging the original design.
We used Vintage Distressed T-Shirt Effect Brushes for this tutorial.
You can download them here:
Download Vintage Distressed Effect Brushes for Photoshop
Here is short video of the general process for making T-Shirt distressed effect.
Also check out tutorial Create Realistic Glass Text Effect in Photoshop.