Reference / Effects / Stylise
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Roughen edges
Roughen edges is a Stylise effect.
What it does
Section titled “What it does”The outline of a shape gets warped by fractal noise.
Parameters
Section titled “Parameters”| Parameter | Control | Range | Default | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edge type | Dropdown | Roughen · Cut · Spiky | Roughen | - |
| Border | Slider | 0 to 500; higher | 40 | Pixels at composition size |
| Edge sharpness | Slider | 0 to 100 | 70 | Per cent |
| Fractal influence | Slider | 0 to 200; higher | 100 | Per cent |
| Scale | Slider | 1 to 2000; higher | 100 | Pixels at composition size |
| Offset x | Slider | 0 to 3840; any value by typing | 960 | Pixels at composition size |
| Offset y | Slider | 0 to 2160; any value by typing | 540 | Pixels at composition size |
| Complexity | Slider, whole numbers | 1 to 10 | 2 | - |
| Evolution | Dial | Any angle; snaps every 45° while a modifier is held | 0° | Degrees |
| Cycle evolution | Checkbox | On or off | Off | - |
| Cycle | Slider, whole numbers | 1 to 30 | 1 | - |
| Colour edge | Checkbox | On or off | Off | - |
| Edge colour | Colour | Each channel 0 to 4, scene-linear | 1, 1, 1, 1 | - |
| Seed | Seed | Any whole number | A fresh random seed per instance | - |
| Mix | Slider | 0 to 100 | 100 | Per cent |
| Blend | Dropdown | Normal · Darken · Multiply · Colour burn · Linear burn · Darker colour · Add · Lighten · Screen · Colour dodge · Lighter colour · Overlay · Soft light · Hard light · Linear light · Vivid light · Pin light · Hard mix · Difference · Exclusion · Subtract · Divide · Hue · Saturation · Colour · Luminosity | Normal | - |
| Matte | Layer | Any layer in the composition | None | - |
| Invert | Checkbox | On or off | Off | - |
| Channel | Dropdown | Luminance · Alpha · Red · Green · Blue | Luminance | - |
In the Effect Controls panel:
- Evolution options groups Cycle evolution, Cycle, and starts closed.
- Cycle is editable while Cycle evolution is on.
- Edge colour is editable while Colour edge is on.
- Matte scales Border per pixel: white chews the outline at the full Border, grey takes finer bites, black leaves it alone. Invert reads that matte inverted.
What each control does
Section titled “What each control does”- Edge type: Roughen for a soft irregular outline, Cut for hard edges, Spiky for sharp points.
- Border: intensity of how much is removed from the edges.
- Edge sharpness: how crisp the edge is.
- Fractal influence: how far the noise moves the outline.
- Scale: the scale of the noise.
- Offset x and Offset y: adjusts the position of the noise.
- Complexity: how many octaves of detail are summed in the noise.
- Evolution: changes the phase of the noise.
- Cycle evolution and Cycle: make Evolution loop after a whole number.
- Colour edge and Edge colour: paint the roughened edge in one colour.
- Seed: randomises the noise pattern used.
- Mix: how much of the result replaces the original.
- Matte and Invert drive the strength of the effect from another layer’s brightness; see Effects.