Antiquing or aging a drawing

**Ron Duke** · 06 June 2007, 04:52 PM

I did this before but can't remember how I did it. I took one of my drawings and made it look like an old newspaper ad picture using one of the Live Effect tools. I just can't seem to figure out which one! I keep trying different ones that seem like they might work, but no success.

Does anyone understand what I'm looking for, or have a suggestion other than just going through the whole list of possibilities? Is there a filter for sepia changes?

ron

**LonK** · 06 June 2007, 05:14 PM

If you have OptikVerve Labs' virtualPhotographer plugin Ron, it has an Old Newspaper setting. I've attached a sample of what it does.

**handrawn** · 06 June 2007, 05:18 PM

Ron

forgive me for what I have done to your car !

first was simply a right-click fill with brown [RGB 60% 40% 0%]
second is optikverve labs virtual photographer filter with 'old newspaper' applied - this is free works fine with xara
http://www.optikvervelabs.com/
hope this helps

**handrawn** · 06 June 2007, 05:19 PM

ha lonnie beat me to it !

**Ron Duke** · 06 June 2007, 05:31 PM

Thanks guys, got it!
ron

**molucca** · 06 June 2007, 05:43 PM

With bitmap transparency in XXP.

Rich

**Xhris** · 07 June 2007, 02:01 AM

You can do all-vector aging to retain resolution independence. You can do this using just three shapes.

The first is just a solid black shape with a saturation transparency type - to make it all greyscale.

The second is a solid sepia coloured shape with a stained glass transparency type - to give it a sepia look.

The third is a black shape with a fractal clouds fill, and a transparency of your choice - to give it a grainy texture.

Xar file attached.