LR Tips How to Create a Burnt Paper Effect in Photoshop

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Creating a burnt paper effect in Photoshop is much easier than you might think. By using Layer Masks and adding the burn effect on a new layer, you can keep the original document intact so that you can always return to it later, or edit the effect if you change your mind. Here’s how to do it. Step 1 Choose the document you want to burn, and make sure it’s on its own separate layer. Use the Lasso Tool to trace a rough hole shape, being careful not to make it too regular. Step 2 From the Layer menu, choose Layer Mask > Hide Selection. This will hide the hole on the current layer, and you can easily change the shape of the hole by painting in black on the mask to hide more, or painting in white to reveal more. Step 3 Choose Layer > Layer Style > Drop Shadow, and add a soft shadow to the paper to give it some distance from the background. Once you’ve set the size and opacity of the shadow, you can move it around by dragging directly in the document window. Step 4 The drawn hole will be too smooth to look [...]
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