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How Do I Make a Vintage Poster in Photoshop?

Last updated on September 23, 2022 @ 8:39 pm

First, open Photoshop and create a new document. The dimensions of your document will depend on the size of the vintage poster you want to create. Once you have your document set up, go to the “File” menu and select “Place.”

Choose the image you want to use for your vintage poster. If you don’t have an image, you can find one online or use a free stock photo site like Unsplash. Once you have your image placed in your document, go to the “Layer” menu and select “New Adjustment Layer.” Select “Hue/Saturation” from the list of options.

This will open up the Hue/Saturation dialog box. Check the “Colorize” box and then play around with the Hue and Saturation sliders until you get the look you want. When you’re happy with your colors, click “OK.”

Next, we’re going to add some text to our vintage poster. Go to the “Type” tool and choose a font that fits with the overall look you’re going for.

I like to use a sans-serif font for vintage posters, but feel free to experiment. Type out your text and then position it on the poster.

PRO TIP: The following article describes how to make a vintage poster in Photoshop. However, it is important to note that creating vintage posters can be time-consuming and may require some prior knowledge of Photoshop. Additionally, it is important to have high-quality images to work with, as well as a good understanding of color theory in order to create an accurate vintage poster.

To make our text stand out, we’re going to add a stroke around it. Go to the “Layer” menu and select “Layer Style.” Click on “Stroke” and then adjust the size, color, and position of your stroke until you get the look you want.

Now we just need to add some final touches to our vintage poster. Go to the “Filter” menu and select “Texture > Grain.” This will add some graininess to our image which will help give it that vintage look.

Finally, go to the “Image” menu and select “Adjustments > Levels.” This will open up the Levels dialog box. Move the sliders around until you get the look you want and then click “OK.

After following these steps, you should have a beautiful vintage poster!

Dale Leydon

Dale Leydon

Sysadmin turned Javascript developer. Owner of 20+ apps graveyard, and a couple of successful ones.