How To Add A Dingy Grunge Look To Your Photos In Paint Shop Pro 9

If you are looking to add that "grunge" and "dingy" look to your photos this tutorial is for you! If you do not have Paint Shop Pro 9 and want to try it out, you can download a free version here.

First you should find a photo that you like and bring it up in your Paint Shop Pro 9 program. Once you have found the photo, you want to go to Layers>>New raster layout. When the prompt appears click "OK". Next you want to go to the fill option, (should be a little bucket on the left panel). Chose ##e30fbe as your color and fill the new layout. Now you want to go up to Layers>>Properties. In this window you will want to set the blend mode to 'Exclusion' and the opacity to 33. When finished click the "OK" button to close to window. On the right side panel there should be a section that says "Layers". Right click on "Raster 1" and go to Merge>>Merge down.

Now you want to create another new layer, and this time fill it with the color ##e26410. Go back to Layers>>Properties and set the blend mode to 'Overlay' and the optacity to 33. Once again click on "Raster 1" and go to Merge>>Merge down. Once again create a new layer and fill it with the color #ae2c04. Go to Layers>> Properties and set the blend mode to 'Soft Light' and the opacity to 30. Once again merge "Raster 1" down.

Lastly you want to click on Adjust>>Automatic Contrast Enhancment. When the box appears you want to set your settings to, Bias>>Darker, Strength>>Mild, and Apperance>>Bold. Click 'OK' and now your photo is complete! I love to see peoples work, so feel free to leave links to your images! I hope this helps many.