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Turn Your Footage Into a Paper Cutout Animation in After Effects

Looking for an easy way to create a stop-motion paper cutout effect in After Effects? 
Looking for an easy way to create a stop-motion paper cutout effect in After Effects? 

The Paper Cutout Effect template at CreationEffects.com instantly transforms your footage, text, or graphics into a layered, handmade paper collage – without any frame-by-frame work.


 Download the Paper Cutout Effect: https://CreationEffects.com/effects/paper-cutout-effect

See the full Creation Art Effects bundle: https://CreationEffects.com/effects/creation-art-effects


What the Paper Cutout Effect Does

This inexpensive After Effects template converts your layers into stacked cutouts with realistic shadows, animated textures, torn-paper edges, and subtle stop-motion movement. Whether you want a rough, hand-crafted collage or something cleaner—similar to the South Park look—you can dial it in with intuitive controls.

The effect was originally part of the Creation Art Effects bundle (50 stylized video looks) but is now available as its own standalone template.


The Paper Cutout Effect template applied to real footage.

Fully Customizable Controls

With simple sliders in After Effects, you can adjust:

  • Detail level (from rough collage to clean cutout)

  • Paper textures (cardboard, notebook paper, newsprint, construction paper, crumpled paper, and more)

  • Edge style (smooth, jagged, or animated torn edges)

  • Shadow depth and movement

  • Outlines and custom masked shapes

Switching from one style to another takes seconds, and all textures include subtle animation to enhance realism.


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Includes Animated Paper Elements

The template comes with animated paper elements – scraps, backgrounds, and magazine-style cutouts you can use for motion graphics, title cards, thumbnails, or scrapbook-style animations. These elements blend naturally with the main effect, adding handmade charm to your project.


Easy Workflow

As Noel Powell shows in the YouTube tutorial:

“You just drop in your footage, customize the detail level, shadows, and paper textures, and you’re done.”

You can use this effect on video, text, graphics, or anything with a transparent background—making it ideal for artistic and craft-themed videos, kids’ content, and mixed-media animations.


The tutorial explains how to use the Paper Cutout template.

Ready for HD & 4K — AE 2022+ Compatible

The Paper Cutout Effect is designed for HD and 4K projects and works with Adobe After Effects 2022 and higher.


Get the Template

Turn your footage into a playful, handmade stop-motion collage in minutes.

👉 Download the Paper Cutout Effect:https://CreationEffects.com/effects/paper-cutout-effect

 
 
 

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