Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this After Effects tutorial, we'll use an inexpensive template to turn footage into a customizable, stop-motion paper cutout animation. The Paper Cutout Effect is available at CreationEffects.com/effects/paper-cutout-effect.
With this effect, you can imitate an authentic hand-crafted paper collage animation in After Effects without the tedious frame-by-frame work, and customize its appearance using intuitive controls. Adjust the detail level, add jagged edges, swap out paper textures, add custom outlines, adjust shadow depth and movement, or apply included paper-themed effects like animated torn edges.
The template includes a collection of animated paper elements and magazine cutouts – suitable for backgrounds for your text or as creative motion design elements. Give your layers an animated torn paper edge that changes on every frame. Or, create custom, animated paper shapes with torn edges by drawing a mask. And with a variety of animated paper textures to choose from, you can make your collage from cardboard, crumpled paper, newsprint, colored construction paper, notebook paper, and more.
This effect imitates a very crude, hand-made, stop-motion animation, but you can clean up the edges and reduce the textures to get something more like a South Park animation. The template is designed for both HD and 4K projects. the Paper Cutout Effect is compatible with After Effects 2022 and higher.
In this After Effects tutorial, we'll use an inexpensive template to turn footage into a customizable, stop-motion paper cutout animation. The Paper Cutout Effect is available at CreationEffects.com/effects/paper-cutout-effect.
With this effect, you can imitate an authentic hand-crafted paper collage animation in After Effects without the tedious frame-by-frame work, and customize its appearance using intuitive controls. Adjust the detail level, add jagged edges, swap out paper textures, add custom outlines, adjust shadow depth and movement, or apply included paper-themed effects like animated torn edges.
The template includes a collection of animated paper elements and magazine cutouts – suitable for backgrounds for your text or as creative motion design elements. Give your layers an animated torn paper edge that changes on every frame. Or, create custom, animated paper shapes with torn edges by drawing a mask. And with a variety of animated paper textures to choose from, you can make your collage from cardboard, crumpled paper, newsprint, colored construction paper, notebook paper, and more.
This effect imitates a very crude, hand-made, stop-motion animation, but you can clean up the edges and reduce the textures to get something more like a South Park animation. The template is designed for both HD and 4K projects. the Paper Cutout Effect is compatible with After Effects 2022 and higher.
