4 Replies Latest reply: Jan 4, 2012 6:50 PM by Badger_125

Realistic Rock and Stone Textures

Badger_125 Jan 1, 2012 7:41 PM

I recently read a tutorial on creating realistic rock and stone textures in Photoshop. One of the steps involved is to create a displacement map in the channels palletes. Unfortunately, Elements 9 does not support channel paletts and that is what I am using. I once owned Photoshop 7 but not any more so I am using Elements 9 today. Is there a work around in Elements 9 to create a realistic stone texture without having to create a displacement map in channels paletts? Thank you.

1. Re: Realistic Rock and Stone Textures

photodrawken Jan 1, 2012 7:48 PM (in response to Badger_125)

Create your displacement map as an image file and save it as a PSD file. Then use Filter...Distort...Displace and choose that PSD file as the displacement map.

Ken
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2. Re: Realistic Rock and Stone Textures

hatstead Jan 2, 2012 4:09 AM (in response to Badger_125)

Basdger_125

Here is a link to Alibony providing detailed instructions.:

http://www.alibony.com/pse/080708displace.html
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3. Re: Realistic Rock and Stone Textures

photodrawken Jan 2, 2012 3:13 PM (in response to Badger_125)

There's also the mini-tutorial I posted a while ago:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/924420

Ken
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4. Re: Realistic Rock and Stone Textures

Badger_125 Jan 4, 2012 6:50 PM (in response to Badger_125)

Thank you all for the information. I will have to go and practice what you have given me. I am still not clear on making a displacement map or how to apply it but with practice I think I will get it. Thanks again.
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