Designs & the studio
What are background effects and how do I change them?
By Nimanto 1 min read
In short
A background effect is a gentle layer of petals, hearts, leaves, snow, gold dust, confetti or similar that falls over every page. Each design comes with one. In the studio's Effects panel you can pick another, set its density and colour, or turn it off.
Once the envelope opens, a soft layer of particles drifts over the invitation: flower petals, hearts, leaves, rice grains, sparkles, snow, marigolds, cherry blossom, a starry night, gold dust, bokeh lights, fireflies, embers, champagne bubbles, confetti, rose petals, shooting stars, diamond dust, sky lanterns or butterflies. Premium designs with falling art of their own also offer it as a themed effect; see Themed intros and effects.
Change the effect
- 1Open the invitation from your dashboard, then under Your invitation choose Invitation studio.
- 2Open the Effects panel.
- 3Pick an effect, or none. Premium ones are marked with their price or Included.
- 4Set the density and the colour.
- 5Choose Finish to save. On a live invitation, publish again to show it to guests.
On a Card invitation
The card studio has an Effects tool of its own: pick an effect or None, choose Subtle, Normal or Rich, and give it a colour from the effect's own palette, this card's colours, the colours other designs use, or any colour you like. See Make a card.
What it costs
- The effect a design comes with is part of its price.
- On a premium design, every effect shows Included.
- On a free design, a premium effect you switch to is paid once for that invitation at your next publish, unless your plan includes it. See Pricing.
What guests see
The effect plays on every page while the guest scrolls. Guests who have asked their device for reduced motion get a still invitation. See Music and effects as a guest.
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