Create an Antique Photo Effect in Pixelmator

Adding sepia tones to digital photos is a popular technique and there are a number of ways to produce an antique photo effect in Pixelmator. The simplest way to apply an antique photo effect in Pixelmator is to use the application's dedicated Sepia filter. You can do this by going to Filter > Color > Sepia Tone and adjusting the slider, but this offers you limited control over the final effect. However, it is worth looking at because if the result is satisfactory, it is a very quick and easy way to achieve the result.

In case you are looking for more control, I'll show you how to use a few features within Pixelmator to produce a version which you will have more control over. In fact, by using different colors, you can tint your photos in other ways using some of these techniques, rather than just giving your digital photos an antique photo effect.

The following steps will show you how to add layers to a document in Pixelmator, choose a color, use blending modes and change the color of images using the Hue and Saturation feature.

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• Create an Antique Photo Effect in Pixelmator
• Open a Photo
• Desaturate the Photo
• Add a New Layer
• Fill the New Layer with Sepia
• Change Blending Mode and Opacity
• Edit the Color with Hue and Saturation