: How to create a pixelate background in Photoshop CS6 to blend an image with the background I need to blend this photo into a square shaped flyer and don't know what effect should i use on

@Reiling762

It's film grain. You can try to reproduce it yourself or sample sections of the photo to create the rest of the background.

I recommend the second method because it's fast and relatively accurate.

Here's how:

1) Expand your canvas

2) Select the empty area plus some of the background (as shown in image)

3) Content-aware fill the area (shift + F5)

4) Fix it up a pit with cloning, spot-healing, or patching.



Here's my result:


You can see a lighter spot in the area above one of their heads, but this wouldn't be hard to clean up either.

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@Samaraweera207

Try checking out this tutorial. In a nutshell, it uses a cardboard texture and applies a multiply blend. You may need to experiment with different textures to match your image.

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@Holmes874

"pixelated effect of the photo" = film grain.

Easy to add in your photo editing software using a noise filter. Some editing software will even have a 'film grain' filter.

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