Hello. Some people asked me about my way to turn an image into an old one, including the "scratches" that are a standard in my manipulations. Ok, here is the tutorial that answered that question... I hope. Remember, I show you here merely references values, not specific rules. You can change it, depending of your own way to work and likes... Here we go!

	1. First at all, choose a picture: We're going to work with We changed the size, creating a "zoom" in the face.
	2. We apply here Filter>Noise>Dust & Scratches using: Radious: 4 pixels and Threshold: 0 This will help to dissimulate the image's pixelation.
	3. Making a copy of this layer, we proceed to apply a blur: Filter>Blur>Gaussian blur... Using 15 pixels. Ok, now click and add a mask to the layer. Using the radial gradient tool make a gradient in the mask like the image in the left.
	4. This is the result of merge both layers.
	5. Now clicking in this icon in the layers palette, select Hue/Saturation and use this values: Hue: 38 Saturation: 22 Lightness: 0 be sure you check the "Colorize" option. Now the image will look like the image in the left.
	6. Open a texture image copy (Ctrl+C) and paste it (Ctrl+V) into a new layer and set this one to Multiply.
	7. I click again and choose Brightness/Contrast, using: Brightness: -16 and Contrast: +15.
	8. Well... I use a duplicate from the first layer, change the colors using Curves and Selective Color (From the Image>Adjustment menu) and set the layer to Soft light...
	9. ...And add a pair of little blurry white circles in the eyes, in a new layer in Overlay mode.
	10. Now, save the image scratchtexture.jpg (in the left), open it, select all and hit Edit>Define Pattern
	11. Fill a new layer with it, and set this one to Soft light. Add a border and that's finished! An old and beautiful picture. If you want to see this final image with more size, go here.

Ok, that's it. Hope u all find useful this tutorial. Remember: Practice makes the Master... And practice, and practice and practice... For see more of my artworks, visit pixeltool.com.ve If you wanna send me a word, do it here.