DOCS/Effects

Roughen Edges

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Chew the edges with fractal noise.

Displaces the layer's edge with fractal noise, so a clean outline becomes torn, eroded or hand-cut.

This works on rendered pixels, not geometry. For a ragged outline that a stroke will follow, use the Wiggle Path modifier instead.

What it looks like

Before

Fine fray

Torn

Same artwork either side, so the difference you see is the effect. Built with the same SVG-filter primitives the product uses, but tuned for legibility at this size — treat it as a faithful illustration of the behaviour rather than a pixel-exact capture of the editor.

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Torn paper, worn print, rubber stamps.
Grunge and distressed treatments.
Organic edges on geometric shapes.

Parameters#

Borderborder#

How far in from the edge the roughening reaches.

Scalescale#

Noise feature size. Small values give a fine fray; large ones give big torn chunks.

Complexitycomplexity#

Octaves of noise. Higher adds fine detail on top of the large shapes.

Evolutionevolution#

Keyframe this for an edge that crawls — the boiling-line look of hand-drawn animation.

Roughen Edges

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Parameters#

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