On Mar 21, 7:32 pm, "ronvi...@gmail.com" <ronvi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 21, 4:42 pm, "Norm Dresner" <nd...@att.net> wrote:
>
> > I've got a Photoshop CS2 file with two layers, the top one is a modification
> > of the bottom and the blending mode is Dissolve with moderate opacity. This
> > produces the very grainy, almost dirty effect I wanted. When I either try
> > to merge the two layers or flatten the image, the entire Dissolve-effect is
> > lost and the image appearance changes radically.
>
> > A) What am I doing wrong?
>
> > B) How should I create a single layer that encapsulates the Dissolve effects
> > of the two layers?
>
> > TIA
> > Norm
>
> If Mike is correct you might take a look at menu - Filter>Add Noise.

Filter>Noise>Add Noise