How can I have noise filter as an adjustment layer ?

Hi,

r-bin and Stephen,

Firstly r-bin… SUCCESS after revisiting method and some tweaks.

r-bin, I did that and all layers below received noise. However now I have discovered if I right click your layer  that your steps made and choose clipping mask, having placed a new layer underneath it first called mottle r-bin method J, I then get noise applied to ONLY my new layer., so back to trying again.

 I am spraying mottle with the same source colour as used on the wings. For the wings this was then given noise 0.7gaussian and no mono, then two adjustment layers col bal and hue.

When mottling I need to be able to turn other layers I am spraying over , on and off to keep an eye on what I am matching. With a smart layer I am told I must fuse together the layers I am spraying over and put them in the window the smart layer provides, which kills my on/off layer ability.

With an adjustment layer only the layer it is bonded to gets the adjustment, and one can turn other layers on and off whilst painting on the layer the adjustment layer is controlling.

As such SUCCESS so far.

I create a selection square on my r-bin mottling white icon layer, fill it with my wing colour, it takes on noise. Its not same shade. I need those two adjustment layers, so I create them. I did try 50% opacity but initially thought better, however the noise was less obvious upon a 2nd study, think 100% looks a match.

Test average colour values and the RGB matches.

update...However I spoke too soon, I create another block of colour, and this time its brighter. I create this method for another colour and definitely the noise is brighter, How become it was brighter on 100%, then 50% matched, then another addition sees 50% noise not prominent enough, needs 100%, now another addition still on 100% sees it a lighter colour generally, its differing all the time.

Is there any way of testing for a match in the actual degree of noise, so as to get the opacity slider correct. Mk1 eyeball seems to show 100% matches.

HOORAY  YIPPEE !!!!..or is it, see update above...

THIS IS A SIMPLE WAY TO MAKE A NOISE ADJUSTMENT LAYER. EVERYONE NOTE.

NO DOUBT OTHER FILTERS CAN BE MADE AS ADJUSTMENT LAYERS IN THIS WAY.

Worthy of a sticky if this forum has such.

I see that Blur Gallery has a noise tab better than filter>noise, so youtube video shows, I cant see that in CS6. It gives choice of noise size and other goodies that would be useful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4HMuBhE7yU

I would love to use that, but where is it in CS6 ?

Stephen…

<<You edit the adjustment layer created by the action to alter the noise settings, not the action  and to double click the effects/inner glow under the main adjustment layer.>>

Your action creates a new layer with a grey box icon, layer name is Smart Noise, far right are two small overlapping translucent squares icon.

Firstly it has applied noise to ALL my layers, so right click and select the masking option, solves that.

Normally an adjustment layer that I use has a small downward pointing arrow (denoting its been related to the layer directly below, then a symbol such as set of scales for colour balance, then an upward orientated chain link then a white square. Click the scales and the palette open for colour balance.

On yours, nothing there of any of those.

I click the overlapping two squares, nothing happens, I double click it and ‘layer Styles’ appears, with no styles ticked.

I double click ‘inner glow’ though one click is sufficient, it shows noise as 0, yet I am seeing noise, so that can’t be it. And anyway there is no Gaussian or mono options there.

Just where are these settings to be found ? I look at the other styles offered, none have noise let alone noise with Gaussian and other options the noise filter gives.

<<As this noise is not using the noise filter, the settings are different. You will need to come up with your own settings and opacity in order to come close to the desired filter settings (try adjusting the Apodaca adjustment layer opacity to say 8%).>>

Worried as I need to match the effect of 0.7 gaussian and mono off, if I have also an opacity to fiddle with and no known settings to match that of noise 0.7 gaussian and mono off, it will take forever to match the effect.

Maybe opacity 50% might be a good start as discovered, but I would need to try a test if I could get at the noise and Gaussian settings etc.

Merlin.

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Hi,

my layer order is many, doing a flight sim so the scratches go over the panel lines, they are over the markings, markings over the mottle, mottle over the light mottle, that over the camo dark green that over the light brown and so on.

the mottles are needing noise.

also if I get the colour 1 rgb different from what I have at the mo it will change hues, it is knife edge volatile, so making the layer as linear light mode, not sure if that would recreate the exact colour I have, I would have to try it,  making it all in a different way might be a recipe for disaster after what amounts to months of work colour matching to recreate correct colours.

is this the only way to be able to have smart object layer I can then paint on ? That layer must reside in its correct order as described.

what use are smart object layers if you cant paint on them.

Merlin.

Hi,

ah got it.

I then went filters>Convert for smart filters then filters noise add noise and added gaussian 0.7

However I am unable to paint onto the layer, I get a no entry symbol if clicking on the layer name, and I get to see my brush circle if I click on the white mask icon which takes on the active thin black line boundary, but when I start painting nothing shows, though history shows I used the brush ! I made sure no selection is running.

Merlin

Hi,

I saw an article, it said create a new layer, then go  filters>convert for smart filters, then click the mask part.

I did that and got no mask part to click.

alternatively create new layer then in layer menu convert to smart object, stiill get same icon with mini icon in lower right corner, as first method.

Merlin