How To Add Texture In Canva

Canva is a popular graphic design tool that offers a wide range of features to help users create stunning designs. Adding textures and grains to your designs is an effective way to add depth, character, and visual interest. In this article, we’ll explore how to add texture and grain in Canva. These two techniques can take your designs to the next level and make them stand out from other designers or artists.

• How to Add Texture in Canva
• Method 1: Add Texture to Elements and Shapes
• Method 2: Add Texture to Background
• How to Add Texture to Text in Canva
• Can You Add Grain in Canva?
• How to Add Grain in Canva

How to Add Texture in Canva

Texture in Canva can be added to the background, text, and different shapes that are available in the elements tab of the designing tool. Therefore, we have explained in this blog how to add texture in Canva to all three of these.

Method 1: Add Texture to Elements and Shapes

To add texture to elements and shapes in Canva, you can follow below given steps:

1. Open Canva and sign into your account.

2. Click on Create a design and choose the dimensions of your choice. Here we are taking the A4 document.

3. Click on Elements Tab from the left side panel.

4. Search for any shape in the search box . Here we are searching for the letter A.

5. Now go to the Frames option and select the shape you like.

6. Now again go to the search box and type texture . Also do remember to change the category from Frames to Photos .

7. Choose the texture you want to use.

8. Now drag it into the shape you want the texture to appear.

9. Adjust the transparency slider to give your texture a gentle or faint impression.

Method 2: Add Texture to Background

To add texture to the background in Canva, you can follow below given steps:

1. Open Canva and click on Create a design and choose the dimensions of your choice. Here we are taking the A4 document.

2. Click on the Elements Tab and search for Texture in the search box.

3. Right-click on the image you just added and select Set image as background .

4. Now the texture will replace the background and you can alter its transparency to make the object in front more appealing.

How to Add Texture to Text in Canva

To be honest there is no drag-and-drop process to add texture to text in Canva. But there is an alternate way which we have mentioned below:

1. Open Canva to Create a design.

2. Open the Elements Tab and search for Texture in the search box to open the Graphics option.

3. Now go to the Text tab in the left panel.

4. Now write down the text of your choice. Then right-click on the graphic, go to the Layer option, and click on Bring forward.

5. Change the color of the background same as the graphic, which is brown in our case.

Can You Add Grain in Canva?

Yes , it is possible to add grain in Canva. Also, adding grain texture in Canva isn’t a hard task and can be done without the involvement of any third-party application or website. But you can indeed use the already available noise texture images in your PC gallery.

How to Add Grain in Canva

To add grain in Canva, you can follow the below given steps:

1. Create a design in Canva and click on Elements Tab from the left side panel.

2. Add a light background color to the canvas. Then go to Elements tab and search for Noise .

3. Select the photo you would like as grain effect. Then right click on the chosen image and select Replace background.

4. Now adjust the transparency to give the background grain effect.