A stamp effect reduces a photo to exactly two colors, paper and ink, the way a rubber stamp or a photocopied flyer does. Dark areas turn into solid ink shapes with hard edges; everything else stays paper. What sells the look is the imperfection: ink that bleeds slightly beyond the edges, ragged outlines, and a press texture where the rubber did not hit the paper evenly. It is everywhere right now, from Instagram graphics and gig posters to zine covers and clothing prints.
Set the texture to Photocopy and raise the strength: the ink develops horizontal toner streaks and loose specks land on the paper, like a flyer that went through the copier one time too many. Combine it with high edge roughness and a touch of extra ink bleed for the classic punk zine aesthetic. Swap the colors for a white-on-black negative print.
A duotone maps tones onto a smooth two-color gradient. Halftone builds shading from dots. A stamp is harder than both: every pixel is either ink or paper, no gradients at all, which is exactly what makes it read as printed by hand. For a softer two-color gradient look, open your image in The Studio and stack a duotone layer instead.
All STUDIO·ITY tools accept video. Drop an MP4, MOV or WebM onto the canvas, tune the stamp on a still frame, then render the whole clip frame-by-frame. Output is a standard H.264 MP4 that plays in QuickTime, VLC and on social platforms. HEVC (iPhone) and ProRes are auto-converted in-browser. Free tier: 5 seconds at 480p; Pro: 30 seconds at source resolution.
A stamp effect reduces a photo to two colors, paper and ink, like a rubber stamp pressed on paper. Dark areas become solid ink with hard edges, and a press texture breaks the ink up so it looks hand-made rather than digital.
The edges are always hard: the tool cuts every pixel to either ink or paper, even with heavy ink bleed. Bleed only controls how far the ink swells outward before that cut is made, so shapes get heavier without ever going blurry.
Yes. Create stamp prints and export at 600px for free, no signup, no install. Everything runs locally in your browser and your images are never uploaded. Pro unlocks full resolution exports without watermark for a one-time €9.
Rubber stamp gives big, soft gaps where the rubber pressed unevenly. Photocopy adds toner streaks in the ink and stray specks on the paper. Grunge press combines wear and speckle for the heaviest look. Paper grain keeps it subtle. Use the scale slider to make the texture coarser or finer, and Variation for a different random pattern.
Yes. Upload an MP4, MOV or WebM, tune the stamp on a still frame, then render the full clip frame-by-frame. Output is a standard MP4 (H.264). HEVC and ProRes are auto-converted in-browser. Free tier renders up to 5 seconds at 480p; Pro up to 30 seconds at source resolution.
No. All processing happens locally in your browser using the Canvas API. Your images stay on your device, no uploads, no tracking, no account required.
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