Slate Board Template
This weeks Friday Freebie is this slate board template. I found it in a cupboard whilst I was rummaging around looking for something completely different but as soon as I spotted this I knew it would make a great vintage template for all your retro styled photos.
Full download instructions are below but you can also
Click Here To Download the slate board template
I can imagine this template being used in lots of ways. You could paste on your own photo, resize it to fit over the slate and blend it in with a layer blending mode such as Overlay. Any photo should work but it probably lends itself best to a timeless, vintage style image.
Alternatively you could keep the template exactly how it is now and just add some text in Photoshop. Think of it as a chalkboard where you can write something witty or poignant… perfect for Facebook!
If you create a photo using the Friday Freebie then let me (and everyone else) know by leaving the link in the comments below.
Usage rules
The image is copyright Gavin Hoey 2013. Use is limited to any personal, non-commercial purposes. Please share the Friday Freebie by linking back to this page. Do not redistribute the original image without my permission.
Download instructions
Click the link https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Mmmm3K1utNZ2lrRjczNV9QbW8/view?usp=sharing
1. Click the Download button 
2. The download should start automatically
Great freebie Gavin. I can this coming in handy :). Thank you
Great Template Gavin.
This would have been great combined with a action for text and image.
– Tom
Thanks so much Gavin, will definitely share this.
Thanks, Gavin! Linked and shared. 🙂
Thanks Gavin, I’ve created an image with your template you can view it on my Flickr site.
Regards. Mike. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tuffgrass/8601017626/in/photostream/lightbox/
wow! we’ll try this sir GAVIN! SOOOO NICE…
Why Choose “jpeg” format only.? when PNG format is much better.?
thanks all the same I love your freebie Fridays great work…
@ Mike Bromley that looks FAB well done im going to give something like that a go hopefully…..
Unless something’s changed Neil, PNG will not open when I upload a jpg… feel free to try it and report back 😉
Hi Neil, thanks for the comment,good luck,I look forward to seeing the end result.
Mike.
Thanks Gavin. Great template
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151300508116862&set=a.10150922250901862.406622.566981861&type=3&theater
Just had a quick go with this. I will play for longer over the weekend. I do need to practice and learn about the different blending modes in Photoshop though. Maybe you could earn your 2nd Million Gavin by doing a “blending modes” training video.
The photo is called “Toilet….Door”
http://www.facebook.com/benny.rodgers.7?ref=tn_tnmn#!/photo.php?fbid=583304475013299&set=a.107073845969700.13152.100000012565531&type=1&theater
nice background to put pics on and make a desktop image
Lots of fun to be had with this.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24120976@N03/8602827391/in/photostream
Great template, my somewhat uninspiring effort. http://kevsimageblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/timeless/#respond
This is all a bit new to me.
just got round to putting my car onto this and turned out ok I think..
thanks again gavin & yes the png download file works for me as that’s what ive used
cheers.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/baron30s/8604456418/in/photostream/lightbox/
Gracias por tus Friday freebies, son fantásticos. Humildemente, mi aporte:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10200950498755109&set=a.10200244034813952.192086.1545246974&type=3&theater
Thanks for the fab template..I’ve used it for my fb page
http://www.facebook.com/sheetal.thakker
Thanks , its nice
https://scontent-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/1488262_10202384136798352_602013895_n.jpg