How to Create a Marble Texture Effect in Photoshop

What You’ll Be Creating

Marble textures are perfect for creating designs with an elegant feel. Today we are going to learn how to make a marble texture in Photoshop by designing it in black and white, then adding some metallic gold textures and colors to give it that luxe look.

Come, let’s discover how easy it is to create stunning marble patterns for your design assets.

What You’ll Learn in This Marble Texture Photoshop Tutorial

How to create a white marble texture in Photoshop from scratch
How to add a metallic gold texture to the marble grain
How to add color to the white marble pattern

What You’ll Need

To learn how to draw a luxury marble pattern, you will need the following resource to recreate a gold-encrusted effect. However, this method could work with any gold foil texture of your choice:

Rough Gold Textures

How to Make a Marble Texture in Photoshop

Step 1

There are multiple ways to learn how to create a marble texture in Photoshop, but here we’ll learn a quick and easy technique.

Create a New Document in Photoshop. Set the canvas values to a Width and Height of 2048 px. Make sure Resolution is set to 72, Color Mode to RGB Color, and Background Contents is set to White, and then press Create.

If you need a high-resolution marble texture, just change the value of the Resolution to 300 pixels/inch.

Step 2

We will be using the Clouds filter to make a white marble texture, so we need to make sure the Default Foreground/Background colors are set in the Tools panel. The shortcut key is D.

Open the Layers panel, Windows > Layers. With the layer selected, click Filter > Render > Clouds.

Step 3

Next, we need to render another layer of clouds, so Create a New Layer from the Layers panel, and then click Filter > Render > Clouds.

Step 4

With Layer 2 selected, click Filter > Render > Difference Clouds to give a grainy effect.

Repeat the same filter on Layer 1, using the shortcut Repeat Last Action (Command-Option-F).

Step 5

Head over and select Layer 2 again, and then select Image > Adjustment > Levels (Command-L).

Drag the Highlight pointer toward the middle, and then drag the Midtone pointer toward the shadow pointer, as shown in the image below. Press OK. This will make our grain work appear more and brighten our marble image.

Repeat the same Levels adjustment action to Layer 1.

Step 6

Head back to Layer 2, and let’s transform its rotation. Edit > Transform > Rotate 180°.

Then, from the Layers panel, set the Blend Mode of the layer to Screen.

Step 7

Now let’s select parts of the marble grain to which we can apply some gold foil effects.

Go to Select > Color Range. Select Midtones and experiment with the Range pointers until you see a fair number of areas selected, and then press OK.

Step 8

With the selection active on the layer, go to the Layers panel and Create a New Layer.

Go to Edit > Fill. Apply a White fill to the contents. Then Select > Deselect (Command-D) to deselect the selected area.

Step 9

Now, let’s step it up with some golden effects for a luxurious texture.

Create a New Layer from the Layers panel.

File > Place Embedded… and select a gold foil texture to place onto the layer, and then Scale to fit onto the canvas. I chose to work with gold texture #10.

Step 10

With the gold layer selected, go to Layer > Create Clipping Mask. Beautiful!

Step 11

To finish our tutorial on how to create a marble effect in Photoshop, let’s apply a color to the grey area to give the texture a softer look. Marble comes in various natural colors, the most common color being white. Yet there are a number of color variations within its textures we can try out like blue-grey, yellow-brown, pink, and others. We are going to complement the gold with a blue color tone.

Make sure you are on Layer 2. Go to Image > Adjustments > Gradient Map. Click on the Gradient Map mapping bar to open the Gradient Editor panel so that we can edit our color.

Step 12

To adjust our color, click on the left Color Stop pointer. This adjusts our dark areas on the marble texture.

Click the Color to open the Color Picker panel. Set the color to any dark shade of blue. I set it to #0b2a67. Then press OK in the Color Picker, Gradient Editor, and Gradient Map panels.

Marble-ous! Now You Know How to Create a Marble Texture in Photoshop

Now that you know how to create marble effects in Photoshop, get creative with the edits and experiment with what kind of effects you can create. Within Photoshop, you can try to alter cloud effects, choose different blending modes, experiment with image levels and color range, and much more.

Here is a mockup of the white marble pattern created in the tutorial:

Mockup of an aroma diffuser using the marble texture created in Photoshop.

5 Amazing Resources From Envato Elements

Did you like this tutorial on how to create a marble texture pattern in Photoshop? Then you will like some of these digital assets from Envato Elements!

Luxury Business Card Template (PSD)

This Photoshop template is a good design asset to use for any upscale business look. The business cards are well designed, have a very neat structure, and are easy to customize for you to create that refined image. Give it a try for your next corporate project.

White Mug Mockup (PSD, JPG)

If you’re looking for a soft-toned mug mockup for your webshop, print designs, or social media posts, then this white mug template is perfect. You can easily add your own lettering, marble texture, or artwork to it. Simply download, apply your marble texture, and then post!

10 Gold Textures Vol.1 (PSD)

Searching for high-resolution gold textures to apply to your luxurious marble patterns? Try this set of natural golden textures. All ten samples are fit to use within your design to give your project a distinct look. Why not use each one to create a diverse marble collection?

Tablecloth Mockup Decor (PSD)

This is another good fit to show off your product. Marble is a timeless and appealing pattern when used in kitchen scenes. In this template, you will find a fabulous tablecloth mockup that will bring your texture effect to life. Give it a try today—the file is extremely easy to use.

30 Marble Stone Photoshop Stamp Brushes (ABR)

If you prefer to make your own style of marble pattern effects, then this set of 30 Photoshop texture brushes is quite helpful. All the brushes are in high resolution and are easy to use. Just drop the desired brush onto the artboard and start getting creative.

Explore More Photoshop Resources and Tutorials

Now you know how to make a marble texture pattern in Photoshop. If you want to learn more about creating textures and effects, check out these awesome tutorials:

Post date January 23, 2023

This content originally appeared on Envato Tuts+ Tutorials and was authored by MissChatz

What You'll Be Creating

Come, let's discover how easy it is to create stunning marble patterns for your design assets.

What You'll Learn in This Marble Texture Photoshop Tutorial

How to create a white marble texture in Photoshop from scratch
How to add a metallic gold texture to the marble grain
How to add color to the white marble pattern

What You'll Need

To learn how to draw a luxury marble pattern, you will need the following resource to recreate a gold-encrusted effect. However, this method could work with any gold foil texture of your choice:

Rough Gold Textures