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Film Grain Texture Generator

Create a custom, seamless film grain overlay without uploading a photo. Tune the texture, preview it on a real image, and export a full-resolution neutral-gray PNG.

Generate a grain overlay

Film grain texture controls

Preview is scaled; export is full resolution

Overlay blend preview
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Neutral 50% gray · use Overlay or Soft Light blend mode

Fine, Medium, and Coarse Grain Texture Examples

These crawlable samples use reproducible seeds and the same neutral-gray texture model as the generator. Use them to choose a starting scale before creating a full-resolution PNG.

Fine seamless neutral-gray film grain texture with a small two-pixel pattern

Fine grain texture

35% intensity · 2px size · 5% roughness · seed 104729

Portraits, product images, and smooth skies

Medium seamless neutral-gray film grain texture with a clustered five-pixel pattern

Medium grain texture

55% intensity · 5px size · 20% roughness · seed 224737

Street photography, monochrome images, and editorial work

Coarse seamless neutral-gray film grain texture with a large ten-pixel pattern

Coarse grain texture

70% intensity · 10px size · 35% roughness · seed 799171

Posters, lo-fi artwork, and deliberately bold texture

Medium generated film grain texture blended over a rainy cinema street photograph
Medium grain blended over a sample photograph using Overlay mode. The downloadable PNG remains neutral gray so its strength can be adjusted in a layered editor.

Made for blending

The texture is centered on 50% gray for predictable Overlay and Soft Light blending.

Seamless by design

Wrapped noise generation makes repeating tiles useful for large canvases, web backgrounds, and motion work.

Private and reproducible

Everything runs locally. Keep the same seed and settings to recreate the exact texture later.

How to use the PNG overlay

  1. 1

    Generate

    Choose the output dimensions and tune the grain until the preview matches your project.

  2. 2

    Place

    Import the PNG above your photo, design, or footage in your editor of choice.

  3. 3

    Blend

    Set the layer to Overlay or Soft Light and adjust opacity for the final strength.

Want the grain baked directly into a photo instead? Open the photo editor.

Film grain overlay FAQ

What blend mode should I use for a film grain overlay?

Use Overlay for stronger contrast or Soft Light for a gentler result. The PNG is centered on neutral 50% gray, which those blend modes treat as neutral while the lighter and darker texture remains visible.

Is the generated grain texture seamless?

Yes, when Seamless tile is enabled. The noise field wraps across both axes, allowing the PNG to repeat as a background or texture without a hard boundary.

Does imagegrain upload the generated texture?

No. Preview and export are generated locally with the Canvas API in your browser. No image or texture is uploaded to imagegrain.

Can I use the texture in Photoshop, Affinity Photo, Canva, or video software?

Yes. Import the PNG above your image or footage, choose Overlay or Soft Light blending, then adjust the layer opacity to taste.