GIMP

name the layer effect

Laplace Grain Extract Layer Effect

Simple Steps

grain-merge

Duplicate the layer and desaturate the copy. Duplicate the desaturated copy and change the mode of this new layer to Grain Merge. Use an edge detect plug-in on the Grain Merge moded layer

The Layers of the Effect

layers-grain-merge

Some adjusting of the value levels of all of the visible layers helps.

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