Textures for Posters

I made a swatch out of a woodcut grain to use on some of the letterforms to give it an authentic victorian printed edge:

 I applied this to the 'Drink water upside down' poster to replicate a simple graphic of water drops over the poster.

Sepia paper filter:

Before sepia paper filter:

After Sepia Paper filter:

These little changes help to make the posters look as authentic as possible. I have found that it is difficult to replicate a traditional style using digital means.