The Quick mode groups basic photo-fixing tools in one place, to quickly fix the exposure, color, sharpness, and other aspects of an image. From Photoshop Elements 12, in addition to correcting your photos, you can also transform your photos into professional-looking objects of art using Effects, Textures, and Frames panels, available next to the Adjustments panel.

Each panel has ten thumbnails. Each thumbnail is a live preview. Clicking a thumbnail applies the effect, texture, or frame, to your image. Names for these effects, textures, and frames is displayed when you hover the mouse pointer on the thumbnail.

Transform your photo by applying an effect. The clickable thumbnails for available Effects are live previews, to understand how the effect looks on the image before applying it.

Artistic Effects

In one click, transform your photos with effects inspired by famous works of art or popular art styles. Choose from amazing artistic effects that you can apply to all or part of your photo. You can also make defined adjustments in the effects to get the desired results. 

There are a total of 30 Artistic effects in Photoshop Elements. Click Effects to choose your favorite effect in Quick and Expert modes.

Classic effects

There are 11 Classic effects ranging from Black & White to Vintage looks to Cross-process presets. Click on a Classic effect to see available variation within the preset. 

Analyzes the image available, and, based on the content of the image, provides options with different effects applied. Available variations:

• Auto1
  
• Auto2
• Auto3
• Auto4
• Auto5

The following list provides a brief description of each of the available effects:

Analyzes the image available, and, based on the content of the image, provides options with different effects applied. Available variations:

• Auto1
  
• Auto2
• Auto3
• Auto4
• Auto5

Provides a color tint (such as golden, sepia, green) to the image.  Available variations:

• Copper
• Golden
• Sepia
• Green
• Blues

Applies a season effect to the image. Available variations:

• Spring
• Summer
• Autumn
• Winter
• Snow

Applies an effect to make the image appear like a pencil sketch. Available variations:

• Soft Lines
• Pencil Sketch
• Charcoal
• Stippling
• Colored Pencil

Applies an effect that makes the image appear as it is a photograph taken by a toy camera. Available variations:

• Toy Camera
• Lomo Blue
• Lomo Contrast
• Lomo Green
• Holga

Applies a Black & White effect to the image. Available variations:

• Simple B & W
• Silver
• Old School
• Platinum
• Tinted Black

Applies a lithograph effect to the image. Available variations:

• Sepia
• Black
• Copper
• Blue
• Green

Applies the effect of processing of photographic film in a chemical solution intended for a different type of film. Available variations:

• Deep Blue
• Orange Wash
• Blue Wash
• Green Wash
• Purple Wash

Applies the effect of tinting the highlights in a black and white image one color and the shadows another color. Available variations:

• Split Tone
• Blue Tone
• Red Tone
• Green Tone
• Grey Tone

Applies a vintage effect to the image. Available variations:

• Vintage Leak
• Faded Vintage
• Vintage Color
• Sepia Glow
• Heavy Vintage

Applies the effect of light on the negative of a picture that has leaked into the light-tight chamber of a camera. Available variations:

• Diffused Colors
• Burnt Edges
• Soft Leak
• White Leak
• Yellow Streak

Textures

Use the Textures panel to choose from ten textures you can apply to your photo. Textures simulate various surfaces or backgrounds that the photo could be printed on. For example, old paper look, cracked paint texture, rough blue grid, chrome feel. 

Frames

Use the Frames panel to choose and apply from ten available frames for your photo. The frame is automatically fitted in best possible way. You can also move or transform the image and frame. This can be done by using the move tool and double-clicking the frame. You can change the background color from white to any other choice in Expert mode by modifying the Color Fill layer

Apply an Effect, Texture, or Frame