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How to create a subtle, manila folder noise texture from macOS Big Sur folder icon?

Explorer ,
May 14, 2021 May 14, 2021

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Hi there,

How does someone create this generative, random subtle manila folder texture from macOS Big Sur icons? 

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Those little bumpy, almost subtle bevel noise pattern. If not exactly pixel by pixel, I just want to generate as close as possible appearance pattern from it.

 

It also appears on from macOS Yosemite to Catalina.Library Icon copy.png

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It feels like this is a generative Fractal noise from After Effects, but for Photoshop. But unfortunately I cannot figure out how to do it here.

 

I'm tryna make a public vector design resource of these File Folder icons, but it's important that I have the pattern as well as a raster graphics overlay, if not exactly as it is, close to it.

 

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May 15, 2021 May 15, 2021

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I think some Gaussian Noise on 50% gray scaled up and stretched horizontally a bit set to Blend Mode Linear Light might get close. 

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Explorer ,
May 24, 2021 May 24, 2021

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Hi there. I liked your approach here. 

I tried every approach possible, making my own Noise blur from Grey 50%, scalling it, making it a Pattern, using that Pattern on a Clipping Mask, using that Pattern on Bevel Texture, can't achieve it as I can't remove the Bevel sides, I don't need that, and even simple Blending Modes.

The best I'm able to pull off is a Linear Light (as you've demoed)or Exclusion blending, but since it's Grey ti's darking the whole folder icon? And at best, it's just polkadotting dark spots around it. I tried a bit of putting Motion Blur horzontally to stretch it too, but that only trailed the dark spots. Is there any better way? 

Can you share the PSD or Cloud PSD file here so I am able to dissect and implement it myself?

PS : what's with the Gradient Overlay, and where is that placed in this approach?

Thanks

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May 24, 2021 May 24, 2021

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»The best I'm able to pull off is a Linear Light (as you've demoed)or Exclusion blending, but since it's Grey ti's darking the whole folder icon?«

How is Linear Light not working out? 

Linear Light is one of the Blend Modes where 50% gray has no effect. 

 

»can't achieve it as I can't remove the Bevel sides«

Are you aware that you could apply a Pattern on a Group and have the Bevel on a Layer in the Group? 

 

Could you please post a screenshot taken at View > 100% with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Channels, Options Bar, …) visible? 

 

»what's with the Gradient Overlay, and where is that placed in this approach?«

That only served to recreate the overall gradient of the folder image in your example. 

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