Effects panel overview

Last updated on Apr 28, 2026

Explore a wide range of Effects to enhance the images in Adobe Photoshop on mobile.

Effects

Description

Blur

Reduces image sharpness by softening details and blending neighboring pixels.

Motion blur

Simulates movement by adding directional streaks.

Radial blur

Creates circular motion from a center point, like spinning wheels or vortexes.

Glitch

Creates a tech-distorted look through digital distortions such as misalignments, Red, Green, and Blue splits, and scan lines.

Dither

Uses scattered pixels to simulate gradients or shades using limited colors.

Pixelate

Reduces image detail by converting pixels into larger color blocks.

Noise

Injects random pixel variation, from subtle grit to harsh static.

Grain

Gives a vintage or cinematic feel by adding a fine, film-like texture.

Halftone

Mimics the dotted shading of vintage printing with black or monochrome dots.

Color halftone

Applies a halftone dot pattern separately to each color channel (Red, Green, and Blue), producing a retro print-style effect with slight color offsets.

Duotone

Transforms a photo into two colors instead of the full-color spectrum or grayscale.

Tritone

Maps three specific colors onto different tonal (brightness) ranges of an image.

Bokeh

Mimics the shallow depth-of-field blur of real camera lenses, with soft highlights.

Bloom

Simulates the way bright light scatters and glows in the real world, creating a soft, dreamy glow around intense highlights.

Lens distortion

Adds curvature or chromatic fringing to warp the image like a real lens does.

Comic

Provides an illustrated look by simplifying details into clean outlines and flat color areas.

Posterize

 

Simplifies tonal values by reducing the number of color levels in an image.

 

Photocopy

Creates a stencil-like appearance by converting images to pure black and white, with no grays.

Outline

Highlights image edges by defining object boundaries.