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Can anyone give me some ideas on how I might be able to create the look of a solid rectangle of black toner printed on paper? Or in other words a photocopy effect.

Here's an example: http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumb_106/ ... tnS5hm.jpg

Not a very good approximation, but try

convert -size 1x300 gradient: -solarize 50% -level 0x50% -dither Riemersma -colors 8 -scale 300x300! -auto-level tmp3.png

You could try mixing a column of random numbers to the 1D image before the -scale 300x300!. That might add some more randomness to the result.

Try this topic of the forum The recipe for "GIMP/Artistic Filters/Photocopy".