How do I give my photos "textures" on Gimp2?

Question: How do I give my photos "textures" on Gimp2!?

I'm not very experienced with this stuff and I see people giving their photos "textures" to make it look like it's old and worn and such!. I have the actual worn-paper-looking textures, but what do I do on Gimp 2 to add them to the photo itself, or whatever it is that's happening!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

Create a new layer, copy and paste the texture onto that layer, adjust to desired opacity and erase with a sponge like brush the areas you want to appear sharper and less textured!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

either create textures with filters, and/ or use clip art patterns as layer overlay modes,

http://docs!.gimp!.org/en/plug-in-gimpress!.!.!.
http://docs!.gimp!.org/en/gimp-concepts-la!.!.!.
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