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Torn Paper Effect

Torn Paper Effect for Photos

Your photo, printed and ripped into pieces: rough white edges, small gaps and shadows, as if it were collaged back together on a table.

Image to ASCII Turn any photo into ASCII art — copy it as text or save as PNG.
Image to Pixel Art Make 8-bit pixel art from a photo with retro palettes like PICO-8 and Game Boy.
Glitch Effect RGB split, slice shifts, scanlines and static — a GPU glitch effect for any image.
Halftone Effect Turn photos into print-style halftone dots, squares or diamonds in two colors.
Duotone Effect Map a photo onto two colors — the Spotify-style duotone look.
Pixel Sorting Glitch-art pixel sorting: melt bright or dark pixels into long streaks.
Fluted Glass Effect Reeded glass refraction: look at any photo through ribbed glass.
Shatter Effect Break a photo into flying blocks that scatter away from an intact center.
Photo to Pencil Sketch Turn a photo into a graphite pencil drawing with adjustable line weight.
Photo to Watercolor Soft watercolor washes with ink edges and paper texture from any photo.
Tilt-Shift Effect Miniature-world tilt-shift blur with a movable focus band.
Motion Blur Effect Directional motion blur for speed, panning and dynamic shots.
Film Grain Effect Analog film grain and a soft vignette for a 35mm look.
Chromatic Aberration Split red, green and blue channels for a lens-fringe or 3D-glasses look.
Light Leak Effect Warm analog light leaks and flares in any two colors.
Neon Glow Effect Trace the edges of a photo with glowing neon lines on a dark background.
Paper Cut Effect Layered paper-craft look with cut-out shapes and soft shadows.
Posterize Effect Reduce a photo to a few flat tones for a bold poster look.
Colored Pencil Drawing Turn a photo into a colored pencil drawing that keeps its colors.
Glow Effect Bloom glow: bright areas softly radiate light.
Lens Blur (Bokeh) Dreamy lens blur where bright spots bloom into bokeh.
Zoom Blur Effect Radial zoom or spin blur that rushes toward a point.
Glass Tiles Effect See a photo through hexagonal or square glass blocks with refraction.
Hexagon Mosaic Pixelate a photo into a honeycomb of flat-colored hexagons.
Swirl Effect Twist a photo into a whirlpool around its center.
Water Ripple Effect Concentric water ripples spreading across a photo.
Bulge & Pinch Effect Magnify the center of a photo like a fisheye — or pinch it in.
Vignette Effect Darken — or tint — the corners to focus attention on the center.
Emboss Effect Raised relief look: turn a photo into an embossed grey surface.
Blur Image Blur a whole image smoothly — clean edges, any strength.
Sharpen Image Make soft photos crisper with an adjustable sharpening filter.
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Paper Cut Effect example Paper Cut Effect Layered paper-craft look with cut-out shapes and soft shadows. Shatter Effect example Shatter Effect Break a photo into flying blocks that scatter away from an intact center. Glass Tiles Effect example Glass Tiles Effect See a photo through hexagonal or square glass blocks with refraction.

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Torn Paper Effect — how it works

Rip a photo into torn paper pieces with white edges and shadows.

A real torn look

The image is split into a grid of pieces, and every piece gets an irregular torn outline with a thin strip of white paper fibers, like a photo print that was ripped by hand. Pieces are slightly rotated and cast soft shadows, so the result reads as a physical collage.

Shape the tear

Columns and rows decide how many pieces there are, rotation how messy the collage is, missing pieces how many fall out. Tear size and roughness shape the torn edge; white edge controls the visible paper core. Put the pieces on a solid color or on the original image.

Randomize

Every variant tears the paper differently. Press Randomize until the cuts land where you want them, then download in full resolution.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — torn paper collages are a popular look for event posters, zines and Instagram carousels. The result is your own image.

No, the effect is a WebGL shader running in your browser.

The effect needs WebGL; if it is disabled in your browser the image stays as is.