A collection of presets and tools drawn from the printed spectacle of the Belle Époque circus — the showbills, the gaslight, the worn velvet, the smoke that hung in the air after the last act.
There’s a particular feeling to a poster that’s lived a hundred years. Edges softened by a thousand hands. Colors muted by sun and time. The faint warmth of paper that has yellowed in attics and frame shops, in cellars and backstage corridors. Cirque Époque is built on that feeling — and on the spectacle the paper once advertised.
What’s in the set
Spectacle, paper, and smoke
Cirque Époque Profile
A trio of creative profiles built from scratch through Photoshop — rusted crimsons, dulled teals, and the warmth of aged paper. Each profile pairs with its matching preset, dial-able to taste.
Overture — Daytime Poster
Sun-bleached teal skies and faded crimson — the weathered grandeur of a tent flap snapping in the wind, before the lamps are lit.
Spectacle — Gaslight & Velvet
The deeper mood of the evening performance. Crimsons hold their richness, shadows soften into mauve — the moment between acts when the audience leans forward.
Encore — Aged Handbill
A black and white tribute to the showbill as object. The warm sepia of paper that has carried its image through a century in attics and frame shops.
Stage Smoke Tool
Paints theatrical haze and particulate texture across the frame — billowing smoke under the canopy, sawdust drifting through the light. Drop it on and the air gets heavier.
Built from 5 mask layers
Atmospheric Smoke Drift·Atmospheric Smoke Canopy·Stage Smoke·Smoke Haze·Sawdust Drift
Limelight Tool
A subject-aware spotlight inspired by the stage tech of 1820s theater. Subtle warmth on the performer, gentle compression on what surrounds them — the spotlight that doesn’t announce itself.
Aged Showbill Tool
The full paper-aging treatment in a single tool. Warm cast, slight tonal shift — the patina of an artifact that has spent a century in attics and frame shops.
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