Quick tip 4 – Jigsaw puzzle texture

This is part four of the Photoshop quick tip series where you will learn how to add a Jigsaw puzzle texture to an image. A jigsaw puzzle texture is basically small interlocking piece which joins together to form an image. For this tutorial you will need to use the texture filter.

1. Open an image in Photoshop.




2. In the menu bar select Filter > Texture > Texturizer from the drop down menu.


3. Select the Load texture button as below, and load up the puzzle texture. The default location for the puzzle texture is Adobe Photoshop > Presets > Texture.




4. You can play around with scaling and the relief. The scaling option will increase/decrease the size of the puzzle shape, and the relief option will increase/decrease the depth of the puzzle edging. There is also the option of change the position of the light.