Tracing Paper Overlay Effect
Pixelbuddha
Description
This paper overlay drops a sheet of translucent vellum over any photo, so the image sinks under a milky, half-opaque haze with print grain, dust, and scan noise pressed into the surface. The whole frame looks like a layout scan lifted straight off a light table, mid-process and never cleaned up.
A full technical layer rides above the haze: a printed measurement grid, dashed orbital linework, registration targets with crosshair centers, condensed annotation type, halftone blocks, and date stamps scattered across the margins. We built the overlay on its own transparent layer, so its schematic furniture holds over any photo dropped underneath. The source image reads through the vellum, with no extra masking.
Usage: editorial portraits, album artwork, zine spreads, poster layouts, lookbook photography, fashion editorials, cover art, packaging concepts, exhibition prints, and social graphics.
Details:
high-quality PSD file;
4500x3000 px, 300 dpi;
help file.
This resource is created for Adobe Photoshop and works best with the latest Creative Cloud version for full Smart Object support.
Featured images are for presentation purposes and are not included in the item.
AI Overview
This Photoshop PSD overlay applies a translucent vellum layer with print grain, dust, and scan noise over a photo, plus a separate schematic layer containing a measurement grid, dashed orbital linework, registration targets, annotation type, halftone blocks, and date stamps. The file is 4500x3000 px at 300 dpi and includes a help file.
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File Size: 170.1MB
DPI: 300
Dimensions: 4500x3000px
Uploaded: September 18, 2026
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