The Analog Grunge Border Pack is compatible with various photography applications, including nearly all layer-based programs.

Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop Elements

Affinity Photo

Skylum Luminar

ON1 Photo RAW

Use layer-based software to add the Analog Grunge JPEG file to your document. Resize and rotate as needed.

Examples include Photoshop, Luminar Neo, ON1 Photo RAW, Affinity Photo, etc.

Set the border layer’s blend mode to Multiply. This blend mode will hide the white parts of the layer so that only the dark edges will be visible.

The Analog Grunge borders work on a wide-variety of photography software applications. Simply add the photo to your document and change the blend mode!

How do I use the borders?

These borders are solid JPEG files, but can easily be applied by adding the border as a new layer, and then changing the blend mode to “multiply”.

You can also import the borders into your software and use them with the associated filter (for example, the “Manage Extras/Borders” area in ON1 Photo RAW). Please view the instructions above to learn more about the process of using these files in Photoshop, Luminar Neo, and ON1 Photo RAW.

What software do these borders work with?

These borders work with any layer-based software application that lets you add layers or texture overlays to your image.

Some of the applications you can use include (but are not limited to) Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Affinity Photo, Luminar, and ON1 Photo RAW. Please note that these borders do not work in Lightroom or Lightroom Classic.

Why are the borders JPEG files, and not transparent PNGs?

Because of the detail in the border images, a blend mode is a more efficient way to apply these borders to your photos and still make them look like they blend well with the original image. This also allows any of the light leak or slightly colorized parts of the borders to blend beautiful with your photos.

To blend these borders with your images, I recommend using the multiply blend mode.

How does the multiply blend mode work? This blend mode makes all pure black areas remain opaque while all pure white areas become transparent. Any shades of gray in-between will be slightly translucent, depending on how bright or dark that shade of gray becomes. Other colors will also blend with your image, and in the case of these overlays, the light leaks will look more realistic with a blend mode because they will give the effect that the burned-in areas are truly applied to the photo itself.