How to load/install textures in Photoshop Elements 12?

Question

Hi all,
How can I load/install textures (not patterns!) in the "Quick" mode of Photoshop Elements 12?
I have tried to copy a texture in the folder "Adobe\Photoshop Elements 12\Required\quickEdit\textures" but it does not appears between the textures in the Quick mode...

Answer 1

You can do it in Expert mode but need to have your texture saved as a PSD file. Then open the image you want to apply the texture to which makes the Filter menu active.
Click Filter >> Texture >> Texturizer
When the Texturizer dialog open you should see a tiny menu icon (four small lines) to the right of the Texture drop-down list. Click on the menu icon and choose Load Texture; then navigate to your saved PSD file, select it and click open. It won’t appear as a thumbnail but will be available in the drop-down list. You can apply it to your open image and use the scaling and relief sliders etc to adjust the effect.
Alternatively if your texture is a jpeg simply add it as a layer rather than worry about importing it to the filter library. Just open your main image and texture image in Expert mode (they will both appear in the photo bin) and click on the main image so that it shows in the Editor space. Then click on the texture image in the photo bin and drag it up and drop it on top of the main image. Go to the layers pallet and change the blend mode to overlay. You can experiment with other blend modes and change opacity until you get the effect you like.