Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.

1. Create new file. Using Gradient Tool, with default black and white color fill the canvas like following image.

2. Filter > Noise > Add Noise

(Amount: 7, Uniform, Monochromatic)

3. Filter > Artistic > Rough Pastels

(Stroke Length: 6, Stroke Details: 4, Texture: Sandstone, Scaling: 100%,
Relief: 50, Light: Bottom)

4. Image > Sharp > Unsharp Mask

(Detail: 13, Smoothness: 2, Light: Bottom)