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TutorialMarch 20, 20263 min read

Use the Current Grain Overlay in the Web Editor

OverlayPhoto currently offers one fixed local grain overlay. Review the output on your own photo before you export it.

What the overlay does

The browser editor draws a deterministic speckled texture over the rendered image when you select Grain. It is a creative visual effect, not an analysis of the photo and not a model of a particular film stock.

Current browser workflow

  1. Open overlayphoto.com/edit.
  2. Select a suitable local photo.
  3. Open the Overlays panel.
  4. Select Grain.
  5. Review the preview and export only if the visual result suits your use.

Current limits

  • There is no Grain intensity slider or film-stock selector in the current editor.
  • The editor does not identify a photo's ISO, emulate a named camera, or verify an analog-film look.
  • The effect is rendered locally; keep an original file when you may want an unmodified version later.

Review before sharing

Inspect text, faces, smooth gradients, and dark regions in the exported result. A decorative texture can change legibility and fine detail, so do not assume one output will work for every image or destination.

Review the Grain overlay

Open a local image and inspect the currently available effect before exporting.

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