All Filter Forge Filters By pixel8ted

Creature Skin

pixel8ted — Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

July 1, 2009, Editor's Pick

This is a simpe filter that creates a texture that resembles a thick coarse skin texture. This filter comes with a "Quick Skin Option". When this option is checked, the Highlight Optional and Shadow Optional setting swatches are unavailable as they are preset to off white and nearly black. With this option selected, the user need only select a midtone color. When the "Quick Skin Option" is not checked, the Highlight Optional and Shadow Optional color swatches become availabe. The Variation slider can be used to adjust the pattern. The pixel size slider will effect this filter. This filter looks best when the slider is in it's max position.

Tornado Warning

pixel8ted — Thu, 3 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EDT

November 3, 2011

This is a simple filter made with Filter Forge 3 that makes a funnel cloud. This filter contains 4 texture variations. Controls: Base Debris Opacity- Opacity of base debris. Funnel Width-Funnel diameter. Funnel Core-How dense is funnel? Funnel Add Texture- Opacity of texture overlay. Funnel Texture Size-Scale funnel texture. Funnel Wind Speed-Rotation Speed. Funnel +Transparency-More funnel transparency. Funnel Texture Vary- Alter texture. Base Debris Amt-How dense base debris? Funnel Version-4 variations. Funnel Debris Field-How far does debris extend? Angle Wind Shear-Direction of Wind Rotation. Move Funnel-Offset horizontally. Funnel Text-4 Only-funnel texture ver 4. Debris Text-4 Only-debris texture ver 4. Variation Slider will vary base debris pattern. ***Set Pixel Size to max. Credits: Gradients 101 snippet by Crapadilla Diamond/Triangle Snippet by Voldemort Eye of the Storm by Betis-ver 4 cloud noise.

Plucked

pixel8ted — Wed, 2 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EDT

November 2, 2011

This is a simpe filter made with FF 3 that creates a texture that resembles an ostrich or plucked poultry skin texture. Note: This is a variation on my "Creature Skin". For a clear skin minus the blemishes, have a look at that filter. :) This filter comes with a "Quick Skin Option". When this option is checked, the Highlight Optional and Shadow are set to an optimal setting. When the "Quick Skin Option" is not checked, use "Use Dark Color", "Use Light Color", and "Use Medium Color" to set skin's color. These swatches produce the best results if the color tone advice given in the name is used. Dot Amount slider to increase or decrease amount of dots. Dot Size slider to set size of dots. Wrinkles slider to set amount of wrinkles in skin. The Variation slider can be used to adjust the wrinkle pattern. The pixel size slider will effect this filter. This filter should be used with the slider in it's max position. Randomizer button is enabled.

Charred

pixel8ted — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT

October 25, 2011

This is a surface filter made in FF 2 that creates a charred wood pattern effect. Controls. Highlights controls highlight color. Midtones controls midtone color. Shadows controls shadow color. Striation Scale controls the layer depth of burnt wood layers. Distortion adds a wave to the striation layers. Use variation slider to alter striation pattern. Randomizer is enabled.

Scuffed

pixel8ted — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT

October 19, 2011

This is a simple filter made with FF 3 that adds some subtle scuff damage to an image. Blend slider sets blend mode for scuff application to image. The variation slider can be used to alter scuff pattern. Randomizer is enabled.

Perforated

pixel8ted — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT

October 19, 2011

This is a surface filter made with FF 3. This filter replicates random holes or perforations at varying depths in a surface. This filter has a switch built into it so you can apply the perforation effect to your own image or to a solid color background. To perforate to your image, check the box marked "Alpha (Holes Only)". To create a solid background color which is perforated uncheck "Alpha (Holes Only)" . Use the "Suface Color" swatch to select desired background surface color. Keep in mind this is a surface filter so hdr light selected in lighting tab will effect coloration. Tip: You can gain more control of hdr effect on coloration by changing the ambient lighting color (click on ring surrounding hdr light probe) in the lighting effects tab to match desired color swatch. Variation slider can be used to alter perforation pattern. Radomizer is enabled. Seemless tiling is enabled.

Knockdown Texture

pixel8ted — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST

January 19, 2011

This is a surface filter made with FF 2. This filter makes a texture similar to drywall knockdown texture. This filter includes a checkbox to allow the drywall knockdown texture to be colored. When "Paint drywall" is checked the three included color swatches can be used to select midtone, highlight, and shadow colors. *Keep in mind the selected light probe will influence coloration. When "Paint drywall" is not checked the color swatches will not be operative. The variation slider can be used to vary the knockdown pattern. *This filter looks best if the pixel size is set at the maximum amount.

Linoleum or Stucco

pixel8ted — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST

January 19, 2011

This is a surface filter made with FF 2. This filter creates a rough surface texture. This filter can either simulate a stucco or a linoliem texture based on the light probe used. To produce a linoliem surface use the "Entrance Night" light probe and a surface height setting of 1 or 2 in the lighting effects tab. To produce a stucco surface use any probe other than "Entrance Night" along with a surface height setting of between 2 and 5 in the lighting effects tab. This filter has a color swatch which can be used to designate the midtone color range. The variations button can be used to vary the pattern. *The lighting effects tab greatly influences textures for this particular filter. * This filter looks best with low surface height settings 1-5. The pixel size should be set to the maximum size.

Shag Carpet

pixel8ted — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST

November 29, 2010

This is a surface filter made with FF2. This filter creates a texture that resembles shag carpet. Controls: End Highlights: Sets Color of ends. Deep Shadows: Sets shadow color. Overall Color: Sets midtone color. When creating light carpets, I would recommend setting all three swatches to a light color tone. I would recommend using the Entrance Night surface lighting preset with this filter. Pattern can be adjusted using the variation sliders.

Mosaic Art Tile

pixel8ted — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT

September 27, 2010

This FF 2 surface filter creates the effect of mosaic tile which is set at different depths. Three color swatches are included to set pattern colors. Shape Mode controls pattern underlying shape. *This control is disabled if chaos is checked. Chaos checkbox can be checked to create a pattern which lacks a set geometric shape. The Variation slider can be used to vary pattern. This slider will only alter the pattern. Chaos and shape control settings will not be varied using this slider alone. The Randomization button is enabled.

Chaotic Doodle Patterns

pixel8ted — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT

September 27, 2010

This is a simple filter made for FF 2 that creates a pattern that resembles doodles. Line Color controls line color Background Color controls background color. Threshold controls doodle line thickness. Low values result in thin lines; high values result in thick lines. Distortion controls doodle line curvature. Low values result in straight lines; high values result in curvy lines and rounding. Variation slider will vary the doodle pattern but leave other aspects the same. The Randomization slider is enabled on this filter.

Scratched and Distressed

pixel8ted — Wed, 9 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDT

June 9, 2010

Scratched and Distressed is a simple color made for FF 2 that creates patterns are scratched and distressed. Scratch Color controls scratch color. Background Color controls background color. Balance sets balance between scratches and Background. Lower balance values result in more scratch color while higher balance values result in more background color. Overlay Distortion distorts scratch overlay pattern. The Variation slider varies how the scratch pattern is applied. The Randomization is enabled on this filter.

Scaled Creature Skin

pixel8ted — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT

March 15, 2010

This is a simple filter that creates a scaled skin texture. The Midtone Color swatch sets the midtone color. The variation slider can be used to alter the texture's pattern. Randomization is enabled on this filter.

Raised Relief Designs

pixel8ted — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT

March 15, 2010

This is a surface filter that makes a texture that resembles a raised relief texture carved on clay or stone. Midtone Color swatch: Use to set the Hue. Note: The selected lighting probe will influence color. Flip Contrast: Click this if the pattern is inverted...lacks contrast. Drizzle Control: Controls random lighter drizzled on texture. Mode: Set shape type Offset H: Offset the horizontal shape location. Shape Size: Set shape size. Variation will vary the pattern. Randomization is enabled on this filter.

Paint on Asphalt

pixel8ted — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT

March 15, 2010

This is a surface filter that produced a texture that like a an asphalt surface that has been painted over. To get this to work, I had to provide three color swatches and a three position selector. #1 Dark Colors works with selector position 1. #2 Medium Colors works with selector position 2. #3 Light Colors works with selector position 3. Variation will vary the pattern. Since this is a surface filter, the light probe selected in the lighting effects tab will affect coloration.

SX-70 polaroid emulsion (black)

pixel8ted — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

March 12, 2010

This is a surface fiter which emulates the polaroid SX-70 emulsion transfer effect. (Freshly taken shots from a SX-70 polaroid are scraped with a toothpick or other object to manipulate the ink to create a painterly effect). This version is using black...my other version uses white. Border Width: Thickness of black outline. Add Black: Adds more black to image. Move Ink: Add distortion. Use pixel size to control distortion size. (Small pixel sizes create smaller wiggles that are more frequent than larger pixel sizes). Variation will alter the placement the distortion pattern. Use lighting effects tab to control surface lighting. Experiment with surface height, surface brightness, and different light probes. Randomizer is enabled if you want to press your luck.

SX-70 polaroid emulsion

pixel8ted — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

March 12, 2010

This is a surface fiter which emulates the polaroid SX-70 emulsion transfer effect. (Freshly taken shots from a SX-70 polaroid are scraped with a toothpick or other object to manipulate the ink to create a painterly effect). Border Width: Thickness of white outline. Scrape Ink: Remove more Ink...replace with white. Move Ink: Add distortion. Use pixel size to control distortion size. (Small pixel sizes create smaller wiggles that are more frequent than larger pixel sizes). Variation will alter the placement the distortion pattern. Use lighting effects tab to control surface lighting. Experiment with surface height, surface brightness, and different light probes. Randomizer is enabled if you want to press your luck.

Coral Reef

pixel8ted — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

March 11, 2010

This is a simple filter that creates a texture that resembles a coral reef. Use Variation slider to vary the pattern. This filter has randomization enabled. Pressing "next variant" will alter pattern and color combination. For tweaking the colors if desired: Color 1 controls highlight color. Color 2 controls midtone color. Color 3 controls shadow color.

Imagageddon

pixel8ted — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

March 10, 2010

This is a simple filter that gives an image an apocalyptic look...spots, chaos, dirty, grunge. Variation slider varies the effect...spots and image distortion overlay. Color Overlay influences the images coloration. Use Gamma to control the lightness and darkness of the image. The "Variation" slider can be used to adjust the water spot pattern.

Petri Dish

pixel8ted — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

March 10, 2010

This is a surface filter that creates an effect that resembles bacteria growing in a petri dish. This filter effect is heavily influenced by the lighting effects tab. Color Overlay will influence the gel color, however, the lighting probe in the lighting effects tab is also in play. The "Variation" slider can be used to adjust the bacterial growth pattern.

Siding FX

pixel8ted — Fri, 4 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

September 4, 2009

This is a simple filter that combines two effects. One effect creates a texture that resembles aluminum siding. The alternate filter setting creates a texture that resembles painted wood siding. Check the box that says painted for the painted wood siding texture. Uncheck the box to select the aluminum siding effect. Use the Aluminium Color swatch to adjust aluminum siding color. Use the Painted Wood Color swatch to adjust the Painted Wood color. The "Variation" slider can be used to adjust the wood slat pattern.

Inside the Wishing Well

pixel8ted — Fri, 4 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

September 4, 2009

This is a simple filter that creates a grunged stone texture. There are three color swatches to make the texture variable from mild to wild. The variation slider can be used to alter the pattern.

Scraped Grunge FX

pixel8ted — Fri, 4 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

September 4, 2009

This is a simple filter that creates a texture that resembles granite. This filter includes three color swatches: Color 1, Color 2 Midtones, and Color 3. The Variation slider will vary the pattern.

String Paper

pixel8ted — Wed, 2 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

September 2, 2009

This is a simple filter which creates a string paper texture. Background Color swatch controls the background paper color. Scale Noise scales texture effect. The Variation slider will vary string pattern.

Embroidery

pixel8ted — Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

July 1, 2009

This is a simple filter that resembles creates designs that look as if they have been embroidered. This filter has three color swatches which enables the use to change the color. Using a light color for the highlight color and a very dark color for the shadow swatch colors tends to produce the best results. The Design Shape slider controls the shape drawn by the filter. The Variation slider can be used to alter the design pattern. The pixel size slider will effect this filter.

Filtration

pixel8ted — Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

July 1, 2009

This is a simple filter that produces a texture that resembles the plastic biomedia material used for filtration. There are two color swatches so the texture can either be set as a single tone or made two tone. The Variation slider will adjust pattern. The pixel slider should be set around the max setting.

Felted Tapestry Crochet

pixel8ted — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

June 30, 2009

This is a simple filter which creates a pattern that resembles felted tapestry crochet. Color can be altered using the color swatch. Sliders have been provided to alter the pattern's shape mode, size, and horizontal and vertical position. The Variation slider will alter the overall pattern. Pixel size will effect this filter. I would suggest using the max size for small images. For large images, I would suggest setting the pixel size slider to around 50% of the image's max size.

Casino Carpet

pixel8ted — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

June 30, 2009

This is a simple filter that creates a texture that resembles a carpet one might find in a casino. Use the Color swatch to change the tint. Sliders are provided to adjust shape Size and shape horizontally and vertically. These controls help adjust the pattern. The Variation slider will alter the pattern. The Pixel Size slider setting will effect this filter. Note: On Small images, I think this filter looks best when the Pixel Size slider is set to the max position. On large images, I think this filter looks best when the Pixel Size slider is set to 50% of the size of the image.

Cut Pile Saxony Carpet

pixel8ted — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

June 30, 2009

This is a simple filter that resembles carpet texture. Use the Carpet tint swatch to adjust the carpet's color. The Variation slider is useful for adjusting the texture. Pixel size determines how tight the weave. Notes: On small image sizes, I think this effect looks best with the pixel size slider set to max. On large image sizes, I think the effect looks best if the pixel size slider is set at approximately 50% image size.

Plaster FX

pixel8ted — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

March 16, 2009

This is a surface filter which creates a plaster effect. *All of the included presets have the surface height set to 2 in the lighting effects tab. Use Color Tint swatch to alter the midtone color. Use angle sliders to change the angle of noise. Use Roughness to determine how rough the salt edges. Use Scale sliders to scale the two noise inputs. Use Build Up slider to increase the amount of plaster applied.

Glaze FX

pixel8ted — Tue, 3 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST

March 3, 2009

Hey, who laid the glazed dougnut box on my photos? This is a surface filter which creates a white caked build up over your image. *All of the included presets have the surface height set to 5 or less in the lighting effects tab. Controls: Use angle sliders to change the angle of noise. Use Roughness to determine how rough the frost edges. Use Scale sliders to scale the two noise inputs. Use Build Up slider to increase the amount of white buildup applied.

Gothic Grunge FX

pixel8ted — Tue, 3 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST

March 3, 2009

This is a simple filter which creates a subtle grunge paint effect. This filter creates a blocky vertically stretched grunge overlay and applies a small amount of distortion matching the overlay. Controls: Tint Background controls the background color. Tint Overlay controls the Overlay color. Overlay Contrast controls the amount of contrast applied to the overlay layer. *Note contrast will affect the image distortion as the distortion is based on the overlay effect. Image Distortion controls the percentage of distortion applied. This control is mapped to keep the distortion within 3 percent. The Pixel Size slider affects the Overlay. *This filter looks best with larger pixel size settings. Variation will vary the Overlay.

Dirty Glass FX

pixel8ted — Thu, 4 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

September 4, 2008

This is a simple filter that makes an image appear to be seen through dirty or water spotted glass. The "Spot Size" slider controls the size of the water spots. The "Reduce Visibilty" slider reduces image detail. The "Add film" sider gives the glass a greasy look. The "Variation" slider can be used to adjust the water spot pattern. Check "Add Droplets" to add small spots to the effect.

Mature Tree Bark FX

pixel8ted — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

August 11, 2008

This is a surface filter that creates bark textures. Controls: This filter includes controls for the bark texture's shadows, midtones, and highlights. Keep in mind, the Lighting effects also impact the color...particularly in the highlights. The "Scale Bark" slider controls the size of the bark clusters. The" Vertical Stretch" slider controls the amount of vertical stretch applied to the bark. For creating your own barks, I recommend paying attention to the "Surface Height" setting in the lighting effect tab. Twenty presets are included.

Curves and Twists

pixel8ted — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

August 11, 2008

This is a surface filter which creates ornate patterns. Note: Since this is a surface filter, the lighting effects tab will affect color.

Gothic FX

pixel8ted — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

August 10, 2008

This is a set of three simple filters that add a dark moody gothic feel to an image. Use the "Selector" slider to choose which filter effect is applied. The pattern overlays can be varied using the Filter Forge "Variation" slider. These filters work best with the "Size" slider set to the maximum amount.

Paint Mosaic FX

pixel8ted — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

August 10, 2008

This is a simple filter that produces a sharp edged blur effect when applied to an image. This filter's effect ranges from painterly to a mosaic effect depending on the amount of sharpening applied. I have included a "Color" input so the user can apply a tint. Use "Tint Opacity" to control amount of tint applied. Use "Tint Mode" to control how the tint mixes with the image. athe image. The "Sharpen Edge FX" slider that works using an ultrawide sharpening technique. Low settings result in a painterly appearance. Large settings produce a mosaic effect.

Dots and Twists

pixel8ted — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

August 10, 2008

This is a surface filter which creates ornate patterns made up of dots and twists. Note: Since this is a surface filter, the lighting effects tab will affect the color.

Stamped Grunge Paper