An effect that is easily replicated with consistent results!
To ensure that the application of the grain effect was easy to do, and applied uniformly within an asset, I created a PS Action, and an AE Effect preset that allowed anyone to replicate on any grayscale image with only a single click.
PS Effect
The photoshop action applies the entire effect as a stack of smart filters over the layer as a smart object, Helping to maintain a neat and organized layers panel.
AE Effect
The grain effect can be applied using an adjustment layer. This allows the designer to have the effect applied uniformly to several layers at once. Since the effect can be quite performance intensive, this setup also makes it easy to work in grayscale, and quickly turn the adjustment layer on and off to preview the final result.
