grzessnik Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Hi, Is there a chance to add Grain to effects? I think about something like diffuse layer mode (it would be great too) but more customizable (i.e. size, density, shape, regularity etc.) Best, Greg Fixx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10on12 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 You can add an Overlay colour and then add a bit of Noise - not perfect, but not bad in the meantime. pottering 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff TonyB Posted October 9, 2014 Staff Share Posted October 9, 2014 Hi, Is there a chance to add Grain to effects? I think about something like diffuse layer mode (it would be great too) but more customizable (i.e. size, density, shape, regularity etc.) Best, Greg What effect would you like to add grain to? Effect like shadows and glows can have noise added to their colours in the LayerFx UI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grzessnik Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 10on12, thanks. But I'm thinking about something more customizable in the future :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10on12 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Have to say the "Noise" options are buried DEEEEP in the interface and only appear once you choose a colour. They also disappear once you choose another colour - which is annoying when you have to drag that slider each time you test a new colour. "Bug" or "Question"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grzessnik Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 TonyB, I would like to treat grain as separate effect and use it just with object. It will give me possibility to make texture on object with customizable size etc. Noise is great but points have one size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff TonyB Posted October 9, 2014 Staff Share Posted October 9, 2014 Have to say the "Noise" options are buried DEEEEP in the interface and only appear once you choose a colour. They also disappear once you choose another colour - which is annoying when you have to drag that slider each time you test a new colour. "Bug" or "Question"? The thing is you can adjust the amount of noise for each colour so not sure where else it could go. Have you tried a gradient and adjust the noise at different nodes? A quick way to adjust noise on normal (not in LayerFx) colour is by clicking the button next to the opacity slider under the colour wheel. If you have a better idea where it should go and keep the same flexibility then we will listen. 10on12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10on12 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Thanks - but can't see how to add noise without adding and FX layer????? If I'm working in CMYK/RGB I'm not seeing a colour wheel displayed - just sliders and the spectrum bar with Opacity on it's own below that. What am I missing? S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff TonyB Posted October 9, 2014 Staff Share Posted October 9, 2014 The button is just under the Opacity label. You can change to the HSL while by clicking on the menu icon on the top right of the colour panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romain Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 If I hadn't read this thread, I'd never had known there was such a feature. It's great to be able to adjust the noise level by color but it's pretty well hidden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grzessnik Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 Yes, I think this is great feature but noise size is still one size (density is changing but size remains the same). But what I'm thinking about is grain effect more like in analog film (different grain sizes and types). If it is unclear I'll try to explain it better. cornishninja 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff TonyB Posted October 9, 2014 Staff Share Posted October 9, 2014 We only have noise at the moment. You could always add a pixel layer inside your shape and paint on it with a grainy brush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CartoonMike Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Why not just add the noise slider to the colour palette (the one next to the swatch palette -- or are those "pages" on your side of the pond?). And in the palette/page menu there could be a menu item for "Advanced Options" so that when/if other things are added, like grain/noise size, etc it'll be shown/hidden according to the desires of the user. The noise setting would be the same as the one in the colour drop-down in the tool settings area, i.e. linked with, so a change on one would change the other. Quote Mac OS X Catinlina, 2014 iMac, 3.5 Ghz Intel Core i7, Huion Kamvas Pro 22 Graphic Tablet, 16GB RAM, MacOS10.12 || Magic keyboard w/numeric keypad, wireless trackpad, Kengsington Edge Trackball || Flux Capacitor in a secure location --- I encourage kids to go ahead and play on my lawn. I mean, how else can I make sure the death-traps work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff TonyB Posted October 9, 2014 Staff Share Posted October 9, 2014 Why not just add the noise slider to the colour palette (the one next to the swatch palette -- or are those "pages" on your side of the pond?). And in the palette/page menu there could be a menu item for "Advanced Options" so that when/if other things are added, like grain/noise size, etc it'll be shown/hidden according to the desires of the user. The noise setting would be the same as the one in the colour drop-down in the tool settings area, i.e. linked with, so a change on one would change the other. We do have noise on the colour panel. You can switch between opacity and noise by clicking the button under the label. We didn't want to show two sliders as it looks bad and takes up too much room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grzessnik Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 We only have noise at the moment. You could always add a pixel layer inside your shape and paint on it with a grainy brush. Yes, I can and it is great solution. But sometimes it will be easier to add the same (I mean consistent) effect (or change advanced options like CartoonMike suggests) to multiple objects at once. I think it will be great addition for some users (illustrators i.e.) and something you can't find in AI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff TonyB Posted October 9, 2014 Staff Share Posted October 9, 2014 A picture of what you would like to achieve would be great. We can then use that as a reference when we look to add features. grzessnik and cornishninja 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grzessnik Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 Thank you. I'm looking for easy making something like this for a long time. Sure, I can use Photoshop but doing that fast in one app would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Andy Somerfield Posted October 10, 2014 Staff Share Posted October 10, 2014 So, Maybe a Perlin / simplex noise FX would do what you need? We could think about adding that maybe.. AndyS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10on12 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 There must be a bug in my interface as there's no 'button under the label' but I have found it by clicking on the colour swatch. See the attached clip. Never would have found this in a lifetime. noise-opacity.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CartoonMike Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 The Opacity/Noise toggle is described in the Help files, under the Colour palette description. The help files are the best I've read, better than some manuals too. The writer(s) did a very good job on them. Very appreciated. Quote Mac OS X Catinlina, 2014 iMac, 3.5 Ghz Intel Core i7, Huion Kamvas Pro 22 Graphic Tablet, 16GB RAM, MacOS10.12 || Magic keyboard w/numeric keypad, wireless trackpad, Kengsington Edge Trackball || Flux Capacitor in a secure location --- I encourage kids to go ahead and play on my lawn. I mean, how else can I make sure the death-traps work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff TonyB Posted October 10, 2014 Staff Share Posted October 10, 2014 The problem is we are having multiple conversations in the same thread so I will have another go at explaining. So, you can add noise to any shape by using the noise slider on the main colour panel. You show the noise slider by clicking the button shown in the image below. You can also add noise to gradient stops using the same slider when in the gradient tool. You can also add noise to shadows and glows using the colour button in the actual LayerFx UI as shown below. Hope that helps. TonyB. 10on12, pottering, Wiredframe and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grzessnik Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 So, Maybe a Perlin / simplex noise FX would do what you need? We could think about adding that maybe.. AndyS Maybe I should give some samples: http://www.illustrationserved.com/gallery/TAENK-Magazine-illustrations/12108805 https://www.behance.net/gallery/17414833/Lighthouses-of-Southern-Africa https://www.behance.net/gallery/19974035/Editorial-Illustrations-2014 This is why I don't want to name it noise and prefer to use "grain" or "dust" maybe. Look how different it can be. Small or big, regular or not. You can change color as well. And it can affect shape edge too. Maybe it can go even further and there should be choice "grain" or "halftone". So I imagine something like new effect and it could be used with vector shapes and raster (think photographic grain). I think this feature can be great for illustrators but photographers or people who need to combine photo with vector graphic. Point is I think it should be separate from noise (used with color). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 FWIW I've been enjoying something similar recently, especially the subtler effect used in Gabriel Silveira's Astronaut http://www.gabrielsilveira.com/Grasso-e-Bello http://www.gabrielsilveira.com/Astronauta http://www.gabrielsilveira.com/Amazing-Sci-Fi-Comics-127 David 1 Quote Twitter: @Writer_DaleAffinity apps run on: Ryzen 5 3600, 32GB RAM, GTX1650 Super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted October 10, 2014 Staff Share Posted October 10, 2014 I have requested this some time ago, during the Beta phase and Matt have considered it an useful addition. But with all the requests and excitement during the development and then the launch of the first version it become a little lost. There's a lot being requested, improved or fixed and this was probably delayed a little bit due to all this activity... Dale 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grzessnik Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 MEB, we have the same needs here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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