About Lightning Overlay
Ask for abstract and you get a hundred near-misses; Lightning Overlay is one of the few that answers the question as asked. Unreviewed so far — read that as untested rather than as a verdict. Only 13 people have saved it so far, so this is our pick rather than the crowd's. The designer behind it is Pitchlook.
We would use it the way the listing hints — blue — and that is also where we would start if you are trying it for the first time. A background has to take ink and glue without fighting what goes on top, so the quiet sheets get used far more than the dramatic ones. Spend the minute on the preview at full size — it is where you find out whether abstract was the description or the aspiration.
Filed as background, bolt, boltstrike and bright. Tags are a rough instrument, but a consistent set like that usually means the file is what it claims. On this site it lives on the Textures and Backgrounds shelf, so it also turns up for people browsing textures and backgrounds rather than searching for it by name. The searches that bring people to this shelf are scrapbook background, watercolor background, calligraphy background, vintage background for scrapbook and polaroid background — this one sits in the middle of that group rather than off to the side of it. The same shelf also answers to texture, grunge and watercolor background, so widen the search there before giving up on it.
Lightning Overlay Specifications
| Printable name | Lightning Overlay |
|---|---|
| Designer | Pitchlook |
| Printable type | Textures and Backgrounds |
| Format | Digital download |
| Rating | Not rated yet |
| Reviews | None yet |
| Saved by | 13 makers on Creative Fabrica |
| Where to get it | Creative Fabrica |
How to use this printable
- Download the kit from Creative Fabrica and unzip it — most kits are JPG or PNG pages plus a print-ready PDF.
- Print on something heavier than copy paper: 120 gsm and up takes glue and water without buckling.
- Print at 100% and keep «fit to page» off — a shrunk sheet throws off every cut-out that was drawn to size.
- Tea-stain or sand the edges if the set looks too crisp next to the rest of your journal; vintage paper is never evenly coloured.
Download Details
- Format: Digital download
- Files: listed on the Creative Fabrica page for this printable
- Licence: whichever licence Creative Fabrica shows for this file — check it there before you sell what you make
