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You all know what a fan I am of montaging photos with textures in Photoshop. Well, guess what, Filter Forge is the ultimate texture generator — everything from grunge to rust to chocolate. With over 8000 textures, filters, and patterns available, whatever you dream up, Filter Forge probably has. Even better, most of the textures and patterns can be seamlessly tiled. What this means is that you can generate small files in Filter Forge, then use Photoshop’s Pattern Fill feature to seamlessly tile the textures. In today’s Workbench, we’ll go through this process from start to finish and we’ll even ice the cake by adding a Filter Forge-generated film frame and watercolor border to the completed montage.
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Hey Mark – Great tutorial, and thanks for turning me on to Filter Forge. However, the video seems to be corrupted and cuts off at about 15 minutes and 29 seconds. Thanks again.
Hi Mark.
Wonderful tutorial, as usual. I am definitely going to get Filter Forge.
For me as well, the video cut out 75% of the way, even after repeat trials.
Many thanks and best regards,
Great tut, but mine cuts off before finished also.
Thanks for your patience everyone. The playback issue is finally resolved and you’re free to enjoy the Workbench in its entirety.
I just found your tutorials. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME WITH DOING ALL OF THIS! I found myself smiling quite a bit as I watched your videos because your excitement and enthusiasm are contagious. I started watching out of curiosity and found that I couldn’t stop wanting to know more. Thanks again for everything!
Hugh