Grainy Riso Effect

Apply Grainy Riso to images and videos online

Push a photograph toward coarse ink texture and softened paper edges. Grainy Riso pairs a pale vignette with a three-ink risograph treatment for bold, visibly granular print-style images.

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Ideas for using the effect

Textured art prints

Use broad color areas to give the coarse grain room to show.

Independent magazine covers

Create a limited-palette photographic image with a soft page-like edge.

Illustrated portraits

Keep a clear face beneath the ink separation and grain.

Riso-style motion graphics

Carry the spot-color texture through short footage or an animated source.

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Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
Example created with Grainy Riso effect Original before Grainy Riso
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Use Grainy Riso in Photoshop, Figma or on your desktop

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In Photoshop

Apply it to a layer in Photoshop 2022 and later, on macOS or Windows. The plugin renders on your own GPU and hands the result back as pixels on a new layer.

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In Figma

Run it on images and frames without leaving the canvas. The Figma plugin is this same editor, pointed at whatever you have selected.

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On desktop

Install the macOS or Windows app when you want a window of its own, with your account and your presets already there.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I apply Grainy Riso online?

Open the Grainy Riso preset, add your image or video, and adjust the loaded effect layers to suit your source. Preview the result before exporting.

What does Grainy Riso contain?

It uses Vignette followed by Risograph. The vignette introduces a pale edge, and the riso layer supplies three active inks with pronounced grain.

How do I make the grain finer?

Reduce the Risograph grain scale and adjust softness or opacity. Check the result at the intended display size: coarse grain may be attractive on a large print but overpower a small portrait.

Can I remove the pale edge?

Yes. Reduce the Vignette global blend or switch that layer off. The ink separation remains available independently, so you can use it across the full image.

When should I choose Riso Print instead?

Riso Print adds several texture overlays, framing, tonal adjustments, and displacement. Grainy Riso is a simpler starting point when ink grain and a soft border are the main qualities you want.

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