FG · 63 plates · free

Film grain overlays

Every grain plate here sits on a flat 50% grey base. That matters: in Overlay or Soft Light blend mode, 50% grey is invisible, so only the grain itself touches your photo. No colour shift, no contrast jump.

FG · by film speed · 18

By film speed

Mono grain on 50% grey, sorted from the quietest to the loudest. Pick the speed that matches the light in your photo.

FG · 35mm film grain · 8

35mm film grain

Grain matched to 35mm stills film: black and white and colour, from slow to pushed.

FG · film formats · 13

Film formats

Grain sized for different film formats, from large sheet film to Super 8.

FG · colour and character · 13

Colour and character

Colour grain, digital noise and plates with a mood of their own.

FG · vertical, square, 4k and print · 11

Vertical, square, 4K and print

The same grain in ready sizes: 9:16 for Stories and Reels, 1:1 for posts, 4K UHD and A4 at 300 dpi.

The plates are named the way film stock is: by speed. Low ISO means small, tight grain you notice only on a big print. High ISO and pushed plates are coarse and clumpy, like Tri-X shot at night and pushed two stops in the developer.

Colour plates add a light red, green and blue speckle, like a scanned colour negative. Use them on colour photos; use the mono plates on black and white or when you want grain without any colour cast.

Tip: grain looks most natural when it is slightly stronger in the shadows. Add the plate, set it to Overlay, then paint a soft mask that lets more grain through in the darker areas.

Blend mode: Overlay · Recommended opacity 30–60%