Glitter Backgrounds

What is in this collection

Gold and metallic glitters include very fine champagne gold, chunky yellow gold flakes, fine silver, chunky silver hexagons with a few iridescent flakes, smooth rose gold glitter card, a light sprinkle of gold on matte black and a silver to black ombre. Colours include hot pink, pale pink with a milky shimmer, ruby red, royal blue, midnight navy with silver flecks, emerald green and lavender purple, plus black glitter with silver glints. The playful end has holographic rainbow glitter on white, mermaid teal iridescent glitter, a chunky rainbow party mix with small stars, and an iridescent white snow glitter. There is also a champagne painted wall with a glitter glaze, the quietest of the set.

Choosing a gold glitter background

Gold glitter is the most requested, and the right one depends on how much else goes on the page. Fine champagne gold is pale and even, so dark text and photo frames read well on it, which suits weddings and anniversaries. Chunky yellow gold flakes are bold and work best with fewer, larger elements, such as a single portrait or a big name and age. Scattered gold on black has plenty of dark space, which makes it the easiest glitter backdrop for white or gold lettering at New Year and black-and-gold birthdays. For a glitter wall look rather than loose glitter, use the champagne glitter-flecked painted wall. The silver to black ombre is dense at the bottom and dark at the top, which leaves room for a heading. For gold without sparkle, see gold and silver metallic backgrounds; for bigger discs, see sequin backdrops.

Tips for using these backgrounds

• Use fine glitter for small crops. Fine glitter stays even when you cut a 2 x 6 strip or a 4 x 6 print from the portrait file. Chunky flakes look bigger the tighter you crop, so use more of the frame when you work with chunky gold, silver or rainbow glitter.
• Match the warmth, not a light direction. Glitter has many small highlights rather than one strong light. For full-frame portraits, light your subject softly and match the colour temperature: warm for gold, rose gold, ruby and emerald; cool for silver, navy, royal blue and teal.
• Lower the sparkle under text. If small text sits on glitter, add a soft blur or a semi-transparent panel behind it, or choose the pale pink, scattered gold on black or the glitter-flecked painted wall, which are the calmest.

Each glitter background is an AI-generated image rather than a photo of real glitter, so there are no stray flakes or dust to retouch. For party templates, see photo booth backgrounds.