Adding Vintage and Distressed Effects with Photoshop with Brandon Rike

Brandon Rike

get that perfectly worn-in look.

Day 1
  • 4 video lessons
  • 52 minutes of class content
  • Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee

Certain projects call for a 'roughed up' look and feel. Whether its for a t-shirt graphic that seems like its been washed a million times or a poster print that appears intentionally old, this class will teach you how to achieve a vintage and distressed look.

Brandon Rike has designed band tees for some of the biggest names in the business. In this class, he’ll show you how to apply distress to your designs using Illustrator and Photoshop. 

You’ll learn about:

  • Methods for creating distress effects
  • Applying the right Photoshop brushes
  • Understanding and using layer masks

Brandon will help you understand the different types of distress and why it happens so you know exactly how to accurately mimic it. He’ll also show you how to use blurring, texture, and contrast to make your work more interesting and complex.

If you want to get that perfectly worn-in look, Adding Vintage and Distressed Effects with Photoshop is your opportunity to learn it from a guy who does it for a living.

Software Used: Adobe Photoshop CC 2014.2.2

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Course Instructor

Brandon Rike

Brandon Rike

Brandon Rike is a freelance graphic artist making a living in the music industry. His midwestern hard work attitude comes through in his design aesthetic, placing importance on bold statement pieces that effectively communicate the intended message.

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  • Rebecca P. Nov 14, 2019

    It is so great when a class is instantly helpful in advancing your workflow and getting the results you are looking for. He provides tips and examples and introduced me to functionality in photoshop that I hadn't previously taken advantage of, particularly the legacy brightness/contrast function. He does his designing in Illustrator and these designs seem to have been detailed in another one of his classes. This course focuses on bringing those designs into Photoshop and do the distressing in Photoshop. Like other reviewers mentioned, if you only have photoshop, you can just use that to make you design and do everything in photoshop. I would definitely be interested in his other classes.

  • Cory K. Mar 1, 2018

    I would recommend this course. The distressing techniques are useful, however; sometimes Brandon goes a bit too quick. In the video where he covers a mix of both distressing techniques he changes his mind a couple times, and does things so fast that it left me feeling lost on a understanding cohesive sequence of steps. Other than that, course was good.

  • Armond D. Nov 6, 2017

    Great course! Simple process with HIGHLY effective methods. This will be one of my "go to" courses. Thanks Brandon

  • Lenny T. Nov 27, 2016

    Not sure what the previous reviewer was watching but this shows how to texture and distress 100% with Photoshop. Illustrator is only used as Brandon's preference for creating the artwork. You can easily do that in Photoshop as well. Great, fast techniques to give your work some tooth!

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