[HN Gopher] All about that grain
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       All about that grain
        
       Author : bpierre
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2022-09-23 14:39 UTC (8 hours ago)
        
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       | planetsprite wrote:
       | Is grain actually an aesthetic boon to digital art, or does it
       | seem that way just because we associate it with printed work, and
       | we associate printed work with higher quality.
        
         | learndeeply wrote:
         | Grain increases perceived sharpness and decreases gradient
         | banding, so there's more benefits than just nostalgia.
        
         | vouaobrasil wrote:
         | Grain in photography can evoke feelings of roughness and
         | emotion. It's especially effective in portrait photography. If
         | there are subtle gradients, grain also hides those and prevents
         | the obvious look of posterization.
        
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