Thin Paper Print Effect

Apply Thin Paper Print to images and videos online

Make a digital image feel printed onto lightweight, uneven paper. Thin Paper Print combines fine noise, scanned texture, small distortions, and layered surface shading for a tactile printed finish.

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Ideas for using the effect

Editorial print mockups

Explore how a photograph reads as part of a lightweight printed page.

Photographic zines

Give a set of images the same grainy, handled-paper surface.

Poster details

Add material texture to a close crop or supporting image within a larger design.

Tactile motion graphics

Apply the surface treatment to footage so movement appears contained within a paper print.

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Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
Example created with Thin Paper Print effect Original before Thin Paper Print
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Use Thin Paper Print 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 Thin Paper Print online?

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

Which effects make up Thin Paper Print?

Noise and Paper Scan create surface detail, Texture Displacement warps the picture, and two Layer Mix layers add tonal texture.

How can I keep the image flatter?

Reduce displacement amount before lowering texture opacity. This preserves the paper shading while reducing bends in faces, straight lines, and lettering.

What changes the size of the surface texture?

Paper Scan and the texture layers have their own scale controls. Adjust them while viewing the whole composition so the paper grain does not become disproportionately large relative to the subject.

How is it different from Paper Towel Print?

Paper Towel Print uses stronger initial softening and a different layered surface. Thin Paper Print emphasizes scanned grain, paper shading, and displacement without that same initial Gaussian Blur stage.

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