Drag slider to the right to increase distance.A higher value yields more distance between fragments. Adjust the Distance slider to control how close or far fragments appear from one another.Drag slider to the left to decrease number of fragments.Drag slider to the right to increase number of fragments.The Fragment dialog box will appear.Īdjust the Fragments slider to control how many fragments appear. Go to Effects > Blur and select Fragment. The effect is not unlike modern interpretations of insect-like vision and could be used to fake 'drunken' or 'semi-conscious' vision. This blur can be useful when creating an unfocussed multi-viewed version of an image. Copies or 'fragments' of the image are superimposed over the original. The Fragment blur effect superimposes copies or “fragments” of the image or selected area. These can be applied to the whole image or a selected area. There are six Blur effect options: Fragment, Gaussian, Motion, Radial, Unfocus, and Zoom. Here's the image before and after using the Soften Portrait effect: Drag slider to the left to decrease warmth.Drag slider to the right to increase warmth.Lower values yield more coolness, making tones appear bluer. Higher values yield more warmth, making tones appear more golden. Adjust the Warmth slider to control the color of the lighting.Drag slider to the left to decrease lighting.Drag slider to the right to increase lighting.

Higher values yield stronger lighting and brighter images.

Adjust the Lighting slider to control the strength of the illumination.

Drag slider to the left to decrease softness.

Drag slider to the right to increase softness.

Higher values yield a softer, more blurred image. The Soften Portrait dialog box will appear.Īdjust the Softness slider to control the strength of the effect. Go to Effects > Photo and select Soften Portrait. The Soften Portrait effect is used to soften images as if the lighting were diffused, adding a subtle glow.

Drag slider to the left to decrease sharpness.

Drag slider to the right to increase sharpness.

The Sharpen dialog box will appear.Īdjust the Sharpness Amount to control how sharp the image appears. Go to Effects > Photo and select Sharpen. The strength slider controls how pronounced the edges in an image appear, increasing the contrast of edges. A dialog box populates with a strength slider. The Sharpen effect is used to reduce softness and emphasize texture in an image to draw in viewer focus.

Drag slider to the left to decrease contrast.

Drag slider to the right to increase contrast.

Higher contrast values yield more vibrant tones and lower values yield duller tones.

Adjust the Contrast slider to control the color range, making an image appear more vivid or dull.

Drag slider to the left to decrease brightness.

Drag slider to the right to increase brightness.

Higher values yield brighter images and lower values yield darker images.

Adjust the Brightness slider to control the intensity of the illumination.

Drag slider to the left to decrease effect strength.

Drag slider to the right to increase effect strength.Higher values yield stronger effect results. The Glow dialog box will appear.Īdjust the Radius slider to control the strength of the effect. A dialog box populates with three sliders, radius, brightness, and contrast. The Glow effect is used to give images an inner glow by brightening lighter tones and muting color saturation, making the image appear as though it were strongly back-lit. To illustrate all of the effects, we'll be using this photo of KFC. Stylize: use to change the image based on edge detection.Īll of the effects can be found in the Effects menu:.Render: use to render clouds or fractals.Artistic Medium: use to make the image appear as if it were painted or sketched.Distort: use to warp, twist, transform, or convolute an image.Blur: use to make the image appear blurred.Soften Portrait: use to make the portrait lighting appear more diffused.Sharpen: use to sharpen the image by removing softness.Glow: use to overlay an illuminating glow as if the image were strongly backlit.Pinta offers a wide range of effects that can be applied to images or selected areas of an image.

Blur image tool