# Trying to create "old crackled" paper image

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**Category:** design\
**Created:** [December 11, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-create-old-crackled-paper-image/37559 "2003-12-11T17:54:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![DeclineD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecc23a/32.png) [@DeclineD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DeclineD)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-create-old-crackled-paper-image/37559/1 "2003-12-11T17:54:59Z")

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Hello!  
I’m still trying to put a website together but I can’t seem to create a convincing piece of paper in photoshop:puzzle: … Could anyone help me out here?

What I want to do is make an image of a piece of old “grungy” paper, taped or nailed or stapled to the background.  
It should look old but not medieval if you know what I mean.

On this site is more or less an example of what I mean:  
[angryblue](http://www.angryblue.com/main.shtml)

I especially like the “cracked” borders