Learn with Overlay tutorials and courses

Add overlays and textures to your designs and create greater visual interest. Learn to apply unique effects to your work, from vintage overlays to grunge textures.

All Overlays & Textures content:

  1. 100+ Free Photoshop Overlays and Textures

    100+ Free Photoshop Overlays and Textures

    Tutorial Beginner

    The right photo overlay can really take an image from ordinary to extraordinary. In this article, we'll take a look at some free photo overlays that you can...

  2. How to Create Custom Brushes to Render Fur in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create Custom Brushes to Render Fur in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Learn how to make a custom fur brush Photoshop set in this fur tutorial for Photoshop. If you need ready-to-use add-ons, we'll share top Photoshop texture...

  3. Create Your Own Grunge Brushes in Adobe Photoshop

    Create Your Own Grunge Brushes in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    Learn how to make a brush in Photoshop from scratch in this grunge brush Photoshop tutorial. We've also got the best grunge brush Photoshop add-ons for 2021.

  4. 43 Best Sparkle, Glitter and Shimmer Effects (Overlays, PSD, PNG, Actions)

    43 Best Sparkle, Glitter and Shimmer Effects (Overlays, PSD, PNG, Actions)

    Tutorial Beginner

    A sparkle overlay or glitter overlay can add amazing visual impact to your work. In this article, we'll take a look at a number of stylish, sparkle visual...

  5. How to Add a Texture Overlay in Photoshop

    How to Add a Texture Overlay in Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this paper texture Photoshop tutorial, you'll learn how to create a photo overlay and how to use textures in Photoshop. We'll also share texture overlays.

  6. 100+ Best Dust Textures (Overlays, Particles, Film, PNG, PSD, Vector)

    100+ Best Dust Textures (Overlays, Particles, Film, PNG, PSD, Vector)

    Tutorial Beginner

    Today we're showcasing hundreds of the best dust texture and particles overlays from Envato Elements and Graphic River.

  7. How to Make a Grid Pattern in Photoshop

    How to Make a Grid Pattern in Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    In the following tutorial, you will learn how to make four different types of grid patterns in Photoshop and discover how to create a Photoshop grid overlay.

  8. 100+ Best Grunge Textures (Overlays, Film, PNG, PSD, Vector)

    100+ Best Grunge Textures (Overlays, Film, PNG, PSD, Vector)

    Tutorial Beginner

    Give your photos and other images more depth and tactility when you add grunge texture overlays from Envato Elements and GraphicRiver.

  9. How to Create a Dusty Texture From Scratch

    How to Create a Dusty Texture From Scratch

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial, we'll create a dusty overlay texture from scanned paper, and I will show you how to apply this texture to your image.

  10. How to Create a Grass Action Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create a Grass Action Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial I will show you how to create a grass action in Adobe Photoshop using a pattern, two brushes, and a layer style.

  11. How to Create a Magma Hot Text Effect in Photoshop

    How to Create a Magma Hot Text Effect in Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial, we will explain how to create a magma hot text effect using layer styles and textures in Photoshop. Let's get started!

  12. How to Apply Texture to Text in Photoshop

    How to Apply Texture to Text in Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    Want to learn how to apply texture to text in Photoshop? In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to fill text with texture, Photoshop style. These...