Brush Stroke filters

Like several of the Artistic filters, the Brush Stroke filters give a painterly or fine-arts look using different brush and ink stroke effects. Some of the filters add grain, paint, noise, edge detail, or texture to an image for a pointillist effect.

Accented Edges

Accentuates the edges of an image. When the edge brightness control is set to a high value, the accents resemble white chalk; when set to a low value, the accents resemble black ink. You can set the edge width, edge brightness, and smoothness in the filter options.

Angled Strokes

Repaints an image using diagonal strokes. The lighter areas of the image are painted in strokes going in one direction, while the darker areas are painted in strokes going the opposite direction. You can set the stroke direction balance, stroke length, and sharpness in the filter options.

Crosshatch

Preserves the details and features of the original image while adding texture and roughening the edges of the colored areas in the image with simulated pencil hatching. You can set the stroke length, sharpness, and strength (the number of hatching passes) in the filter options.

Dark Strokes

Paints dark areas of an image closer to black with short, tight strokes, and paints lighter areas of the layer with long, white strokes. You can set the stroke balance, and black and white intensity levels in the filter options.

Ink Outlines

Redraws an image with fine narrow lines over the original details, in pen-and-ink style. You can set the stroke length, and dark and light intensity levels in the filter options.

Spatter

Replicates the effect of a spatter airbrush. You can set the spray radius, and smoothness in the filter options.

Sprayed Strokes

Repaints a layer using its dominant colors with angled, sprayed strokes of color. You can set the stroke length, spray radius, and stroke direction in the filter options.

Sumi-e

Redraws a layer with a Japanese style, as if with a wet brush full of black ink on rice paper. The effect is soft blurry edges with rich blacks. You can set stroke width, stroke pressure, and contrast in the filter options.