Advanced Techniques - Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 for Photographers - page 245

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The Grain filter provides a little more control over the type of texture that is added to your images.
(1) Preview thumbnail. (2) Filter strength. (3) Effect contrast. (4) Grain style.

Editor: Filter > Texture > Grain
Found under the Texture option in the Filter menu, the Grain filter, at first glance, appears
to offer the same style of texture changes as the Add Noise feature, but the extra controls in
the dialog give users the chance to add a range of different texture types to their images.
The dialog provides a thumbnail preview of filter changes. The Intensity slider controls the
strength of the effect and the Contrast control alters the overall appearance of the filtered
image. The Grain Type menu provides 10 different choices of the style of texture that will be
added to the image. By manipulating these three settings, it is possible to create some quite
different and stunning texture effects.

Grain filter workflow:
1 Select the Grain filter from the Texture section of the Filter menu.
2 Adjust thumbnail preview to a view of 100%.
3 Select Grain Type from the menu.
4 Adjust the Intensity slider to control the strength of the filter, checking the results in
the thumbnail preview.
5 Alter the Contrast slider to change the overall appearance of the image.
6 Click OK to finish.