Best Effects for image of an old treasure MAP??

[lurky]

Hello
I need to create an image of an 'ancient' treasure map, so to start with I drew it in real life using rough paper, then I marked up with coffee, put it in the laundry, and burned the edges, so it looks weathered and old. Then I scanned it. The resulting image does not look very good, maybe too realistic. What filters and effects can I use on the image to give it the aged old map look?
Are there tutorials for this specific project?
Thanks

 

[Gaussian]

A scan of this type often doesn't turn out well. It may be better to recreate the effect in Photoshop from scratch. If you want specific feedback on the image you scanned, post it here and we can take a look.

 

[iDad]

there is a charge for this but if you look hard enough you'll find a freebie somewhere
Ancient Burnt Parchment Effects for Adobe Photoshop 6-CS3 by Digital Crafts in Abstract

 

[Steve]

Here's a few, Royalty free parchment paper background - Google Search=

 

[Pinhead186]

Sometimes I find it easier to create effects before you put them into photoshop. If you take a heavy piece of paper, light the edges on fire. In a safe outdoor area of course so you do not catch annything else on fire. Then quicky exterminated the flame. You can practice holding a lighter a little in on a paper as well to creat burn hole effects. Once you get your desired look scan that paper into photoshop. Now you have you backround and can tint the color of the paper to give it an antique look and add many more effects. I know You can create these effects in photoshop as well, but I feel a little hands onn work can create more excitement and interest in projects. I enjoy mixing it up, but I always end with photoshop to result in the finished product.

 

[Ultiman]

nice idea pinhead

 

[Dezigns Unlimited]

Also look into the Grunge look or effects..

 

[rhstanley3]

hmmm... what you did with the paper was very standard-aged-look effects done at home. what I did for a project when i needed to do an ancient news paper was I first, like everyone, burned the edges. What I did that was a bit out-of-the-box was I took a pan that was larger than the paper, poured some hot water in it, and then mixed some coffee into the water. I then dunked the entire paper into the light coffee-pan. that's right, the entire paper. Ink, coloring and all. I quickly pulled it out and dried it with a blow drier. (make sure to not focus on one particular place for too long with the dryer, as you will actually burn the paper. this can be used to your advantage if you know what you're doing, however.) Then, after it's dry, take a lemon and squeeze some on different areas of the paper, and then use the blow drier to dry the juice into the parchment. What this does *NOTE: if this is done properly, that is* is quite a few things. First off, it makes the paper kind of stiff, second wrinkly, and third makes it look very, very old. Also, the brown from the coffee stains the entire paper, and it makes the ink and coloring slightly faded like a real ancient parchment. the reason why i used hot water is it adds to the damage, and also the heat will cause uneven stains, like in real parchment. If this is done correctly, it looks great, and will beat out the competition of other students. (I'm assuming this is a school project, if you haven't noticed.) The lemon juice also make acid burns on the paper, which are different from fire burns. Acid burns, unlike fire burns, occur naturally in all papers that aren't resistant to acids after a period of time, giving the paper a very realistic look. I would suggest expirimenting on some test-papers before doing this on your actual assignment.

If you need the paper to be digital, i suggest using an image of a parchment, making it looked aged with burn tool and transparent colors, then using the text tool to write on it (for ancient assignments, my favorite text is old english) then put the images you need into the parchment and fade the color using the levels tool and then going over that with the burn tool as well. hope either way helps.