Article: Creating and adding textures to your photographs
Photo Issues
Photographer and author Ellen Anon explains how to add textures to your images for a more 'painterly' effect. She takes you step-by-step through the process of combining and blending individual image layers in Photoshop. She also provides helpful tips and resources, whether you want to create your textures from scratch or begin with pre-existing material.
Source: News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)