Kraft-paper floating animation recipe
Add quiet movement to a warm paper cutout. Kraft Drift pairs a recycled-paper tint with a slow float and a soft diagonal shadow. Use it when a layer should remain readable behind narration rather than pull attention away from the speaker.
Open Kraft Drift with a sample →Free, editable, no account. Replace the star with your own photo.
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Make this look
Illustrative objects, a simple portrait, or a calm chapter card. The 4:5 starting canvas also makes a useful portrait insert inside a larger vertical composition.
- Open the sample and watch the distance it travels. Replace the star with a source image whose silhouette is easy to recognize at a small size.
- The recipe begins with border 10, roughness 6, Kraft strength 48, and a brown shadow. Lower texture strength if the warm tint changes an important brand color or skin tone too much.
- Float starts at intensity 26 and speed 0.7×. Center the subject and leave space on all sides. A restrained motion works better for a supporting visual than a large drift across a busy frame.
Finish the edit
Use the paper background for an opaque standalone insert. If the cutout belongs over footage, use a compatible transparent file or green screen, then place it above the background in your final editor. Keep narration and captions there as separate layers.
A continuous float is not necessarily a seamless exported loop. Check the first and final frame before repeating a clip. In a longer edit, a short dissolve or a deliberate cut can hide an obvious restart.
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