Vintage and Aging Photo Effect Tutorials – The Ultimate Round-Up

Posted by Harshad

Vintage and Aging Photo Effect Tutorials – The Ultimate Round-Up

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 09:22 AM PDT

Although the world is all about modernization these days, people still long for the touch of something aged, vintage and well, old! Old photographs always give you that sense of history and all the great memories that come along with it. They are our most immediate link to the past. Sometimes a photo would look very normal and boring, but when you apply the right filters and make the right adjustments, you end up with a great final output. And if you really wanted to make things interesting, try making your photo looks old and vintage.

aging vintage photo tutorials

I’ve been taking photos for quite some time now, and the truth of the matter is that people are simply drawn to that antique, vintage touch. Therefore, I advise you to apply some of the tutorials and use some of the great Photoshop actions we have for you.

Below are great tutorials that will help make any photo look old and vintage. As well as some free and helpful textures and Photoshop actions just for you.

Photoshop Tutorials

The Aging Photo

How to make a crisp digital photograph look like it was taken decades ago.

Create An Aging (Old Photo Effect) in Photoshop

How do we make an aging (old photo) effect to our photographs using Photoshop.

Vintage Grunge Tutorial

This is a tutorial for those of you who love the sepia, vintage, washed out look but don’t know how to achieve it.

Old Photo, Vintage Effect

This is step by step Photoshop tutorial that teaches you how to create a vintage effect for your photo using simple tools, filters, levels and layer styles.

Aging photos – quick and simple

Create aging photo on the fly with Filter Forge plugin.

Photoshop Elements: Photochrom Vintage Postcard

Turn your travel photos into vintage postcards. This technique works best on colorful photos that have good contrast and lots of detail, especially architectural detail.

Create A Vintage Polaroid Effect

This tutorial will show you how to create a stunning vintage Polaroid effect. It’s fairly simple to make and can be used in many different types of projects.

Retro Vintage Tutorial

Create a retro/ vintage look for your photographs.

Create A Vintage Photo Effect in Photoshop

A quick and easy way to convert a modern photo in a vintage one.

Photoshop Vintage Effect

Create a smooth vintage effect for your photos using Adobe Photoshop.

Create A Vintage Looking Image with Photoshop

The tutorial will show you how to turn your digital image into a vintage looking image. All done in a non-destructive way. This was done in Photoshop CS2, although it may work in older versions.

Vintage Tutorial

This tutorial is for adding a vintage or an old photograph look to your photos.

How to Make Your Pictures Look Old, Antique, and Vintage

A step-by-step guide on how to make your photos or pictures look old, antique and vintage.

Create A Retro Photo and Background

In this tutorial you are going to take a regular, boring photo and liven it up using with some effects to give it more of a retro feel to it. You are then going to take the photo and create a background for it to lie on.

Vintage Greeting Card

Are you missing the old times? Well, this Photoshop tutorial allows you to go back in time and give your pictures that old vintage look.

Photo Transfer Edge Effect

This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to create a cool old photo transfer edge effect using a piece of stock photography, an alpha channel and the burn and dodge tools.