The Grain effect adds a wide variety of grain types to an image.
Graininess
Move the slider to the right to add more grain to the image and to the left to add less grain.
Grain Type
Select a type of grain from the list.
Contrast
Move the slider to the right to increase the contrast of the image and to the left to decrease the contrast.
The Stippled option of this effect uses the host program's current foreground and background colors (if available) to color the final result.
The Sprinkles option of this effect uses the host program's current background color (if available) to color the added sprinkles.
Tips
• The grain types available in this effect are good for adding “tooth” to an image prior to applying other effects. This is especially true with synthetic images that have been created by paint programs, 3D graphics programs, or with typography. Synthetic images tend to lack the detail of scanned photographs or images from a video source. Adding a small amount of grain will yield better results with most effects.
• The amount of visible grain in images captured from different sources can be matched by adding grain of the appropriate type.
• You can simulate the appearance of old photographs by using the various grain types. The effect is enhanced if the image’s colors are changed to a sepia tone (yellow/brown tint) using the host program’s hue/saturation controls or similar capabilities. For a more realistic look, try adding small speckles of paint with a paint tool to simulate bits of dirt. Also, you may want to randomly blur areas of the image using the blur tool of the host program.
