How to Make a Basic Rust Texture in Photoshop
Photoshop Textures
Although there are millions of textures available on the internet, sometimes you can have a hard time finding the texture you need for your design. Fortunately, most of the textures can be quickly made in Photoshop if you know which tools to use. So today, I will show you how easily you can make a basic rust texture in Photoshop using only the default Photoshop filters with no need of third-party plugins or add-ons.
Step 1
Open Photoshop and make a new file at any size you want. In this case I will setup mine to 1200 x 800 px.
![](https://s3.medialoot.com/blog-images/How-to-Make-a-Basic-Rust-Texture-in-Photoshop/01.jpg?mtime=20221019165939)
Step 2
Set the Foreground Color to #653415 and the Background Color to #311800.
![](https://s3.medialoot.com/blog-images/How-to-Make-a-Basic-Rust-Texture-in-Photoshop/02.jpg?mtime=20221019165939)
Step 3
Go to Filter > Render > Clouds.
![](https://s3.medialoot.com/blog-images/How-to-Make-a-Basic-Rust-Texture-in-Photoshop/03.jpg?mtime=20221019165940)
Step 4
Go to Filter > Filter Gallery. Under "Texture" select "Grain", apply the following settings and click OK.
![](https://s3.medialoot.com/blog-images/How-to-Make-a-Basic-Rust-Texture-in-Photoshop/04.jpg?mtime=20221019165942)
Step 5
Go to Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask. Apply the following values and click OK.
![](https://s3.medialoot.com/blog-images/How-to-Make-a-Basic-Rust-Texture-in-Photoshop/05.jpg?mtime=20221019165944)
Step 6
Go to Filter > Filter Gallery. Under "Artistic" select "Smudge Stick", apply the following settings and click OK.
![](https://s3.medialoot.com/blog-images/How-to-Make-a-Basic-Rust-Texture-in-Photoshop/06.jpg?mtime=20221019165946)
Step 7
Go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise. Apply the following values and click OK.
![](https://s3.medialoot.com/blog-images/How-to-Make-a-Basic-Rust-Texture-in-Photoshop/07.jpg?mtime=20221019165947)
Step 8
Go to Filter > Filter Gallery. Under "Texture" select "Texturizer", apply the following settings and click OK.
![](https://s3.medialoot.com/blog-images/How-to-Make-a-Basic-Rust-Texture-in-Photoshop/08.jpg?mtime=20221019165949)
Step 9
To give the texture some finishing touches, paint on some random spots using the Dodge Tool (O) with the Midtones Exposure set to 50% in the top toolbar.
![](https://s3.medialoot.com/blog-images/How-to-Make-a-Basic-Rust-Texture-in-Photoshop/09.jpg?mtime=20221019165951)
Step 10
Lastly, select the Burn Tool. Be sure to have the Range set to Shadows in the top toolbar with the Exposure set to 50% and again, paint on some random spots to finish the texture.
![](https://s3.medialoot.com/blog-images/How-to-Make-a-Basic-Rust-Texture-in-Photoshop/10.jpg?mtime=20221019165953)