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Photoshop Pro Texturing

Smart Objects for Noise

#Non-Destructive#Texture

Commitment issues? Use Smart Objects.

The Workflow

  1. Right-click your layer > Convert to Smart Object.
  2. Go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise.
  3. Set Amount to 10%, Uniform, Monochromatic.

Why It Wins

Because the layer is a Smart Object, the Noise becomes a Smart Filter. You can look at it an hour later, double-click the “Add Noise” label in the layer stack, and change it to 5%. If you destructively baked the noise, you’d be stuck.