Photocopy effect

[Jaydee19]

Hi, I’m still learning how to transition to affinity. Since the software does things in its owns way, there is a bit of a learning curve. One trick I need to transfer from photoshop is the ability to mimic a photocopy effect. In photoshop, you simply go to effects and add two, namely: grain, and stamp. Allowing a quick and easy win. 
 

What is the equivalent of doing so in affinity designer? I cannot seem to figure it out. 

[AlanPickup]

Affinity Photo is the equivalent program to Photoshop, whilst not knowing what the photo copy effect is I am sure there are equivalents in that program. I am mainly Affinity Publisher so do very little photo manipulation 

[v_kyr]

That's probably a sort of adding noise or texture effect ...

• Tutorial: Bad Photocopy Texture Template for Affinity
• Making Ink Bleed/Grunge/Photocopy Effect
• "affinity photo" photocopy effect
• ... etc.

[GarryP]

14 hours ago, Jaydee19 said:

One trick I need to transfer from photoshop is the ability to mimic a photocopy effect.

If you can give us both a ‘before’ and ‘after’ image so we can see what you mean by applying a “photocopy effect” then we can probably advise further.

The ‘before’ image will help us to see what sort of thing you are applying the effect to, and the ‘after’ image will help us to see what changes the effect will make to the original.

Without both of these things we’re just guessing.

[firstdefence]

The Photoshop photocopy filter is a cross between threshold and posterise, nope didn't work needs an edge detect with rasterising for better control. You have a details slider and a darkness slider.

Screenshot from Photoshops filter gallery. 

Photoshops Photocopy filter applied.

[Jaydee19]

2 hours ago, GarryP said:

If you can give us both a ‘before’ and ‘after’ image so we can see what you mean by applying a “photocopy effect” then we can probably advise further.

The ‘before’ image will help us to see what sort of thing you are applying the effect to, and the ‘after’ image will help us to see what changes the effect will make to the original.

Without both of these things we’re just guessing.

You're right, unfortunately I do that on my work machine and have to wait till the new week. I'll post it on Monday though. I just thought I'd take a chance and put the question out there. The response above mine mentions threshold which I messed around with a bit. I tried using a combination of noise and threshold but the results just weren't as satisfying, for lack of a better word. Will get back soonest.

[walt.farrell]

1 hour ago, firstdefence said:

Photoshops Photocopy filter applied.

That looks like several examples from the thread(s) here that talk about turning images into pencil sketches.

[walt.farrell]

For example:

 

[firstdefence]

5 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

That looks like several examples from the thread(s) here that talk about turning images into pencil sketches.

It's a bit like a a sketch but with posterise and edge detect thrown in for good measure. If you wanted to make a document look like a bad photocopy it's ok but you still need to mess around. I the image below I added a black line and a faint texture behind the text. Also rotated it a bit because you never get it square, you could put a staple in and fold the corner over to simulate more pages.

[Jaydee19]

Hi guys, thanks for the assistance. This is a quick sample of what was possible in Photoshop using two filters from the filter gallery i.e., grain, and stamp. In addition to a photocopy texture you can get on a stock site.

I think I've solved it in Affinity photo for my own preference, for anyone interested. I used noise, black and white, and levels. I think my problem with using threshold was losing all the grey values which I realised I like having. My example doesn't have that but I'm happy with the results I was seeing in Affinity vs Photoshop using those adjustment layers.