[rockhoppermedia]

make a selection of the rocks, change to lab mode, select lightness channel and select filter unsharp mask, play with the settings till it looks gritty and life like. Change to colour mode then convert to rgb voila gritty rocks. Select new layer paint in detail using brush select 'f' and use bevel and emboss play with the settings. Try using multiply or any of the blend modes. just experiment to death , when something works write it down. then when you need the same effect or texture you have something to refer to, Enjoy

Rich :wink: