Sorry.... I saw this earlier but was tending to something else here......
It's somewhat similar to Sam's outline except that I created it in PS7 at the time and I used layer masks.
There's could be different ways to do this. All the outputs may look similar but all boils down on the route the individual takes to achieve it.
Here's the texture needed ...
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This next image shows all the layers in the work file. I disabled the layer masks and removed effects on some layer sections of the dash. One ugly mess but that's how it is in a typical layered document.
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The masks are the layer icons with an X on it (disabled). These are like cutouts of the corresponding dashboard sections to be used to show needed areas and hide unwanted areas. The creation of masks was the first step in the work flow in preparing the image for texturing.
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Here is a closeup of center console and the layers that make up the area. You'll notice apart from a mask, I've used a copy of the texture needed for the console. This layer was set to Multiply Layer mode and opacity lowered. Other texture layer copies in the document are set to various layer modes and opacities.
If you'll notice, there's 2 copies of the original dashboard image below the linked layers. These were set at different layer modes to give the entire image a color corrected and light balanced look.
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Here's another view of the document... this time the left and right dash. Layer masking is used here and the groups clipped to show the texture in its proper place less unneeded parts.
As mentioned, there could be other ways to do this. Thinking and playing with the file much later, I found other ways to pull off the same look but with less layers. But as this was needed ASAP at the time, I worked to the finish with what I started.
All this was meant to show you how to add a texture to an object or objects in an image.
This may not make sense to you. You need to know the basics about the use of layers and its modes, creation of masks layers and how to combine them together.
If not, whatever we advise here won't be understood by you.
