Printing press effects on Photoshop?

[JulianDicken]

Can anybody help me with this?
Basically want to get that printed effect that looks so great on posters,
but don't know the best way of going about doing/recreating it digitally.
(I use Photoshop 7 just for reference)
Here's an extreme sample used in the blue background for this poster:
GigPosters.com - Hex Dispensers - Vegas Kings

Cheers!

x

[steve w]

that "effect" has nothing to do with any printing process.
take a toothbrush, dip it in ink, splatter it on some paper, scan it in
or any one of a thousand other ways to get the desired texture

[mikeage]

Find a texture you like (google for sites with them) then bitmap it, select it, delete from your background. That's a quick way.

[steve w]

oooh.
Mr. Fancy Computer Man!

[mikeage]

Fuck you, Steve!
Go back to bed.

[mikeage]

Sorry, meant to type good morning, buddy!

[steve w]

I had my coffee. There's no turning back now.

[micro]

or you can be really lazy and shell out the moneyz. Mister Retro - Image Filters for Photoshop

[The Fresh Prints]

or just don't wash your screen out as good, leave some emulsion in it and let it dry.

[standard]

throw milk on your computer monitor, and then put it out in the sun for a couple of weeks. Everything will look "distressed".