Vintage and retro effects, those that make images look dated, are common and beloved, while at the same time simple to create. It only takes a few steps in Adobe Photoshop to design that cool retro poster or that auld frame around the latest photo or to let that all too clean graphic age a few decades. The examples we dug up today will surely inspire, probably even impress you…
Rusty Vintage Tin Sign in Photoshop
Author: John Shaver
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-1](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-493.jpeg)
How to Create a Retro Boxing Poster in Photoshop
Author: James Davies
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-2](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/boxing.png)
Create an old map of your location
Author: Stefan Matei
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-3](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-495.jpeg)
Risograph Grain Photoshop Action
Author: Anna Tikhomirova
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-4](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/original-a71c87c6dc50d3a5afcaef4336cc86af-700x525.webp)
Super Cool Retro Poster in 10 Steps in Photoshop
Author: Abduzeedo
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-5](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-497.jpeg)
Create a Retro Photo and Background
Author: Tyler
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-6](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-498.jpeg)
Photoshop vintage effect
Author: Veerle Pieters
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-7](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-499.jpeg)
Vintage Typography Experiment in Illustrator and Photoshop
Author: Abduzeedo
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-8](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-500.jpeg)
80s Photoshop Text Effects Vol.3
Author: Roberto Perrino
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-9](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/e8d7e96f75662abe3bca831c6b154c39-700x525.webp)
New Tutorial: Vintage Photoshop Text Effect in American Style
Author: The Designest
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-10](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/vintage-photoshop-700x525.webp)
Creating a Space-Helmeted Future Retro Illustration
Author: James Davies
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-11](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-504.jpeg)
How to Design a Rockin’ 80ies Party Poster
Author: Eren Goksel
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-12](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-505.jpeg)
Antique Ace Of Spades
Author: pshero.com
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-13](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-506.jpeg)
Photoshop How-To: Make a New Image Look Old
Author: Felix Nelson Scott Kelby
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-14](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-507.jpeg)
Aging photos – quick and simple
Author: Kochubey
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-15](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-508.jpeg)
Smoke
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-16](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/how-to-create-smoke-in-photoshop-two-easy-ways-70.jpeg)
Old photo, vintage effect
Author: alfoart.com
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-17](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-509.jpeg)
The Aging Photo
Author: wacom-asia.com
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-18](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-510.jpeg)
breathtaking-dreamy-vintage-photoshop-tutorial
Author: Alex Roman
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-19](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-511.jpeg)
Underwater Text Effect
Author: Daisy Ein
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-20](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/underwater_17.jpeg)
Vintage Fade Effect
Author: Ivan Gromov
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-21](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Final-Result-New-min-700x467.jpeg)
Photoshop tutorial: Vintage-look collage techniques
Author: Ciara Phelan
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-22](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-514.jpeg)
Smeared Print Distortion Effect
Author: pixelbudha
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-23](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/smeared-1-700x525.webp)
Flip a layer
Author: Ivan Gromov
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-24](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/How-to-flip-layer-vertically-with-free-transform-tool-700x530.jpeg)
Saved by the Bell
Author: Rose
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-25](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Retro-Sitcom-Text-Effect-850-700x560.jpeg)
Vintage Badge in Illustrator and Photoshop
Author: abduzeedo
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-26](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-518.jpeg)
Quick Tip: Learn How To Create a Vintage Photo Effect in Photoshop
Author: Mahesh Kadu
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-27](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-519.jpeg)
Create a Funky Retro Wavy Text Effect in Photoshop
Author: Tyler Denis
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-28](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-520.jpeg)
Quick PSD Tutorial, How To Create A Simple And Effective Retro Logo With a Soft Grunge Background
Author: pvmgarage.com
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-29](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-521.jpeg)
How to Make a Worn Vintage Beach Ad in Photoshop
Author: Jan Cavan
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-30](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-522.jpeg)
Adobe Photoshop Tutorial: Vintage & Retro
Author: InvisionModz
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-31](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-523.jpeg)
Retro Text Effect
Author: Rose
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-32](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Grungy-Vintage-Text-Effect-850-700x552.jpeg)
Vintage Circular Logo
Author: Andrei Marius
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-33](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/RoundCoffeeLogo0-700x700.jpeg)
70s Background
Author: Andrei Marius
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-34](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/70sBackgrounds0-700x350.jpeg)
Using Vintage Textures in Photoshop
Author: GoMediaCLE
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-35](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-527.jpeg)
Texture Overlay
Author: Ivan Gromov
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-36](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Main-Preview-700x467.jpeg)
Vintage Photo Effect
Author: Ivan Gromov
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-37](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Final-Result-Final-min-700x437.jpeg)
Photoshop: How to Make an Outdoor Wall POSTER look Weathered, Aged and Torn
Author: bluelightningtv
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-38](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-530.jpeg)
Photoshop: Part II – Make an ART DECO poster
Author: bluelightningtv
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-39](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-531.jpeg)
Photoshop: FOLDED PAPER Effect. How to Make an Object look like Folded Paper
Author: bluelightningtv
![Photoshop Time Travel: 40 Retro and Vintage Effects For That Aged Look You Don't Want To See In The Mirror Image-40](https://www.jotform.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/image-532.jpeg)
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2 Comments:
More than a year ago
The vintage look and feel is always a fun approach to graphic design. A good design can really be timeless.
More than a year ago
Thanks for the list of vintage and retro tutorials! Abduzeedo provides some of the best tuts.