: How can I recreate the graininess seen in the blue/red backgrounds? How can I recreate the graininess seen in the blue/red backgrounds in Photoshop? Also does anyone know what font is used for

@Sarah814

This is not a simple texture overlay, but a complex one. See, how the grain appears as 3D especially on the highlights of the red part. Lets get it.

Have your image as a layer (=Image). Insert another layer over it (=Grey+Grain). For that layer:


set blending mode = Hard light
fill with 50% grey
insert a grainy texture, for example Filter > Artistic > Film Grain. Other comments and answers suggest other textures.
reduce the opacity to make the effect less dominat


Here is a snapshot of what we have now; The opacity of the Grey+grain is not reduced.



Here the opacity is reducet and the effect is weaker. This may be enough for some parts of the image. For those parts save a copy of the layer. Use a layer mask or eraser to target the grain effect.



Next we increase the complexity. Start with adding a slight - say 0,5 ... 1 pix - Gaussian blur to Grey+Grain layer - just smoothen a little the edges of the flakes.

Emboss the grain for the appearance of depth. It can be a layer style or filter. Lets go Filter > Stylize > Emboss:



NOTE: It's well possible that a satisfactory 3D-ish texture is available without any filtering.

Add some highlights and shadows. Add a layer again with blending mode = hard light between the image and Grey+Grain. Paint with large, smooth brush white and black. Have a low brush opacity - only a few percent. In addition you can reduce the layer opacity. An example:



The painted area has left and right edges to show the effect clearly. NOTE: The added Highlight & Shadow layer makes nothing special other than darker and lighter areas in the image.

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@Samaraweera207

If doing this purely in photoshop you could find a grunge texture in 'Pattern Overlay' the effects palette in photoshop.

For the blue you can combine it with a radial gradient overlay to get the aesthetic you are looking for.

I agree with @tobybot , in that you will probably get a better look by finding a grunge texture pack online, there are loads of great free ones.

Smashing Magazine has great selection of tutorials for example:
www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/10/40-beautiful-grunge-photoshop-tutorials/

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