texture?

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i am getting into art. i can blend colours and things. its just i want to start going into more landscapes and environmental pictures. buildings n such..

when i blend its always smooth and i was wondering on some of the images i have seen here. the texture is awsome. it looks like what is ment to be. say its dirty u see it well. like wood/metals/doors/trees/water so on. any tut's ? that can help me out. to understand better

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plz i really need help. here is how i tired it

http://the-shadows-13.deviantart.com/art/kekashi-fanart-72927834

i used opatancy n stuff on it all... it was ma first try (i used smudge tool at first for shirt n stuff) the only part i just used brush nothing else on was the metal part of the headband

plz help

[AtsuiAi]

Well, I don't know about buildings, but here is where I learned how to texture in Photoshop:

http://herms85.deviantart.com/art/Hawaiian-Shirt-Day-Textures-5444070

http://princendymion.deviantart.com/art/Texturizing-Tutorial-55584362

Hoped that helped!

[grenappels]

if you're a beginner you might not want to worry so much about texture. get some good practice in doing the basics (form, line, value, etc.), study from life, books, photos etc. if you're gonna paint in PS use a hard edge round brush to start off with, look up a tutorial on how to blend, and see what you can do from there.

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ok thanks for the links and advice. i will practice when ever i can

[fox01313]

Practice a lot & couldn't agree more with what's been posted here on this. However when you want to get into textures more you can always look for free/stock photos of textures & apply them as a low opacity to your work if you're using Photoshop (or use low opacity scatter/texture brushes). If you're using painter you can just create a new paper texture with what you want (as a b/w image) then draw on it lightly with chalks or some other medium.