by Peter Quinn·VFX
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Earns its place in the aescripts library for packing over 160 real, macro-photographed textures into a royalty-free set that reaches beyond After Effects into Nuke and Cinema 4D.
PQ Grit Kit 2 is a texture library from Peter Quinn built for compositing and editing work in After Effects, Premiere and beyond. It gathers over 160 real, macro-photographed, animated textures, all captured at high resolution and cleared for royalty-free use.
The clips are designed for blending, and the same set works across After Effects, Nuke and Adobe Premiere. You can drop them in as luma mattes for type, shape layers or other elements, or lay them over footage to add real noise or grunge. For 3D projects, the textures can drive displacement in Cinema 4D.
PQ Grit Kit 2 sits in the aescripts library and lists broad compatibility, running with After Effects releases from CS5 up to 2020 and Premiere Pro versions stretching from CS3 through 2020. Version 1.0 marked its initial release on September 19, 2023.
PQ Grit Kit 2 is best for artists adding real noise, grunge or luma mattes to footage, type and shape layers in After Effects, Premiere or Nuke.
PQ Grit Kit 2 is completely free to download and use.
PQ Grit Kit 2 is designed for blending in After Effects, Nuke and Adobe Premiere, so Premiere Pro is a supported host. Its textures can go into Premiere as real noise, grunge or luma mattes for type and shape layers. The compatibility list covers Premiere Pro from CS3 and CS4 through the 2020 releases, including the CC and CS6 versions in between. For the current supported version range, check the developer's page before installing.
PQ Grit Kit 2 lists support across a wide span of After Effects releases, from CS5, CS5.5 and CS6 through the CC generations up to After Effects 2020. That range covers CC 2014, 2015, 2015.3, 2017, 2018 and 2019 as well. Because it works with these versions, the texture set fits both older and more recent After Effects projects. If you're unsure whether your exact build is covered, the developer's page carries the full compatibility details.
PQ Grit Kit 2 reaches beyond After Effects. The textures are designed for blending in Nuke as well as After Effects and Premiere, and you can push them into displacement work in Cinema 4D. The set contains over 160 real, macro-photographed, animated, high-resolution textures, all royalty-free, so the same library serves compositing, editing and 3D displacement tasks. Exact workflow steps for each application aren't detailed here, so the developer's page is the best place for setup guidance.
PQ Grit Kit 2 is listed as free in this catalog. It's a royalty-free texture set of over 160 real, macro-photographed, animated, high-resolution clips, meaning you can use them in your projects without paying per-use royalties. Licensing terms can change over time, so check the developer's page for the current details before you download the kit or ship a project with the textures included.
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