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COW Tutorials: After Effects Creating an Old-Paper texture using Fractal Noise
Previously, Chris Zwar penned an article we refer to as ”Everything you wanted to know about Fractal Noise but were afraid to ask,” but in this article, Chris takes it a step further and demonstrates a real project: Creating an Old Paper texture using the Fractal Noise Effect.
Click on the link above to read Chris’ tutorial.
Kathlyn Lindeboom
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Thanks very much Chris.
I have a project that needs this very touch and I want to thank you for you gift of time and skill to the rest of us.
Not to be too greedy but is there a quick explantion of how you achieved the great looking ink text on the paper?
blending modes, some more fractal noise, and maybe some glow?? -
Hi Trey,
Thanks for the compliment.
The text on the background was achieved mostly with “roughen edges”, but using 2 layers with different transfer modes. I began by looking for a font I liked, and colouring it dark brown. Then I used “Roughen Edges” with quite subtle settings (rusty colour), to erode the edges. I set the transfer mode to “soft light” and the opacity to roughly 50%. Then I duplicated the layer, and added 3 pixels of blur to the bottom layer and changed the transfer mode to classic color burn. I tweaked the opacity of the bottom layer so it gave a lightish halo to the top layer, hoping to look like ink had bled through the paper.
The exact opacity of each layer will have a different effect depending on what colour your font is. You may want to try colouring the top lay (soft light) a lighter colour than the bottom.
The “texturise” effect is also useful if you have a “real” greyscale paper texture (try google), or try using the paper bg as a displacement map for your text too – the key here is subtlety..
I don’t have the project in front of me now, so I can’t give you exact settings, but I hope this helps-
-Chris
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Chris
Thank you so very much for the work you put into this project and your willingness to share it. You and many others on this forum are card-freakin’ carrying geniuses. Once again… thank you.
Mark
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Nice one Chris! That will, of that I’m sure, will be pretty useful to each and everyone of us on this forum!
Not too long, not too short, just excellent!
Thx a lot! I really mean it.
Justin Productions
Tangerin01@hotmail.com
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Again, Thank you very much for your time and willingess to share. It is greatly appreciated.
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