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Creative Image Effects

  Are you searching for a plug-in, app, texture or action to apply a specific creative effect to your image? Look under each category to quickly find a software solution for your needs. Products offering discounts are noted.

  This list is always evolving, changing and being updated/corrected, so check back often. 

  See also corrective enhancement options.

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(Natural media/paint category)

GENERAL EFFECTS


B&W conversion

Texture Effects (DISCOUNT)

Adjust (DISCOUNT)

B&W Effects (DISCOUNT)

Detail (DISCOUNT)

RealGrain (DISCOUNT)

on1 Photo 10

Filter Forge

PluginGalaxy

ContrastMaster

B/W Styler

BW Workflow Pro


Color alteration

Texture Effects (DISCOUNT)

Adjust (DISCOUNT)

B&W Effects (DISCOUNT)

Clean (DISCOUNT)

RealGrain (DISCOUNT)

Coloriage (DISCOUNT)

on1 Photo 10

Filter Forge

PowerRetouche

Permanent Press

Velvia Vision

BW Workflow Pro

B/W Styler

PluginGalaxy

ContrastMaster

LightMachine


Composites/montages

Chameleon (DISCOUNT)

on1 Photo 10


Cracks

Texture Effects (DISCOUNT)

Filter Forge


Diffusion

Texture Effects (DISCOUNT)

Adjust (DISCOUNT)

B&W Effects (DISCOUNT)

Portraiture (DISCOUNT)

PluginGalaxy

Filter Forge

on1 Photo 10


Distortion

Filter Forge

PluginGalaxy


Edges/borders/frames

Texture Effects (DISCOUNT)

AutoMatting (DISCOUNT)

Filter Forge

Frame Suite

on1 Photo 10

PluginGalaxy


Engraving

Engraver


Etchings

Simplify (DISCOUNT)

Engraver


Extrude

Art Text


Film (scratches, edges)

Texture Effects (DISCOUNT)


Focus adjustment

Texture Effects (DISCOUNT)

Lens Effects (DISCOUNT)

on1 Photo 10

PowerRetouche


Glow

Texture Effects (DISCOUNT)


Halftone Screens

Permanent Press    


Lens flare

Lens Effects (DISCOUNT)

Filter Forge


Light

Texture Effects (DISCOUNT)

LightShop

LightMachine

PluginGalaxy


Metal

Filter Forge

PluginGalaxy


Mirror

PluginGalaxy    


Motion

PluginGalaxy

Lens Effects (DISCOUNT)


Natural media/paint

Impression (DISCOUNT)

PostworkShop (DISCOUNT)

TwistedBrush Pro Studio (DISCOUNT)

Gertrudis Pro

GMX - PhotoPainter

PD Pro Digital Painter

Painter


Noise/grain

Texture Effects (DISCOUNT)

RealGrain (DISCOUNT)

BW Workflow Pro    

PluginGalaxy


Patterns/Seamless tiles

Filter Forge

PluginGalaxy


Page curl

Page Curl Pro

PluginGalaxy


Plastic wrap

Filter Forge    


Polarization

Texture Effects (DISCOUNT)

Lens Effects (DISCOUNT)


Posterization

PowerRetouche


Selections/Masking

Fluid Mask (DISCOUNT)

ReMask (DISCOUNT)

on1 Photo 10

PowerRetouche

PluginGalaxy


Sketch

Adjust (DISCOUNT)

Sketch


Solarize

Filter Forge


Stars

PluginGalaxy

Star Effects (DISCOUNT)


Swirls

PluginGalaxy


Text effects

Digitalizer

Art Text


Tiles

Filter Forge


Vignettes

Texture Effects (DISCOUNT)

Adjust (DISCOUNT)


Woodcuts

Simplify (DISCOUNT)

NATURAL ELEMENTS


Clouds

Nature Art


Foliage

Filter Forge


Fog

Nature Art


Lightning

Nature Art    


Rain

Nature Art


Rainbows

PluginGalaxy

Nature Art


Space

Nature Art



ACTIONS


Kubota actions

1-Click Actions (DISCOUNT)

SURFACES/TEXTURES


Backgrounds

Filter Forge

Flypaper Textures


Bevel/emboss

Filter Forge

Art Text


Bricks

Filter Forge


Chrome

Art Text

Filter Forge


General

Texture Effects (DISCOUNT)

Filter Forge    

PluginGalaxy

Flypaper Textures


Glass

Art Text


Paper

Filter Forge


Puzzle pieces

Filter Forge

Puzzle Pro


Reptile skin

Filter Forge


Rust

Filter Forge


Stone

Filter Forge


Wood

Filter Forge