> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://animoia.gitbook.io/animoia-docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://animoia.gitbook.io/animoia-docs/effects-reference/stylize.md). # Stylize Turns the image into a graphic or textured treatment. Every effect below is listed in the sidebar, so you can jump straight to one. Return to [Effects reference](/animoia-docs/effects-reference.md) for stack behavior shared by all effects. ## Minimax Expands bright or dark regions to grow, choke, or clean up edges. Add it from **Effects > Stylize** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ------------------ | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Operation | Menu | Chooses the visual form minimax takes. | | Radius | Number | Changes how far the effect spreads outward from each affected pixel or point. | | Channel | Menu | Chooses which color or alpha channel drives minimax. | | Direction | Menu | Chooses the direction in which the effect travels, stretches, or faces. | | Don't Shrink Edges | Toggle | Turns don't shrink edges on or off. | ## Posterize Reduces smooth color transitions into distinct tonal bands. Add it from **Effects > Stylize** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ----- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Level | Number | Sets how many brightness steps each channel is collapsed into. Low values give a few visibly flat bands of color; high values keep gradients nearly smooth. | ## Glow Applies a glow look to the layer. Add it from **Effects > Stylize** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | --------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Quality | Menu | Changes edge smoothness and fine detail; higher settings produce a cleaner result but preview more slowly. | | Threshold | Number | Chooses which tonal values are affected; moving it changes where the effect begins to appear. | | Radius | Number | Changes how far the effect spreads outward from each affected pixel or point. | | Exposure | Number | Makes the affected image or tonal region brighter or darker. | | Intensity | Number | Changes how pronounced the light, color, texture, or distortion appears. | | Falloff | Number | Sets how gradually the result weakens as it moves away from its strongest point. | ## Patterned Noise Adds an evolving organic noise texture. Add it from **Effects > Stylize** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | --------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Amount | Number | Increases or reduces how strongly patterned noise changes the layer. | | Evolution | Number | Changes the internal arrangement of the pattern, producing animation without simply moving it. | ## Pixelize Applies a pixelize look to the layer. Add it from **Effects > Stylize** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ------------------ | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Cell Size | Number | Sets how large each block of flat color is, so higher values coarsen the image into fewer, bigger pixels. | | Sharp Colors | Toggle | Turns sharp colors on or off. | | Repeat Edge Pixels | Toggle | Extends the outermost pixels beyond the layer edge instead of sampling transparency, which stops the edges from darkening or going soft. | ## Sand Breaks the image into adjustable grains for a scattered, granular look. Add it from **Effects > Stylize** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ------------------ | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Shape | Menu | Chooses the visual form sand takes. | | Pixel Size | Number | Sets how large each grain is. | | Shape Size | Number | Chooses the visual form sand takes. | | Distribution | Menu | Chooses how the grains are scattered, from an even spread to a clumped, irregular one. | | Random Position | Number | Moves the random position in the viewer, changing where sand is centered or begins. | | Random Scale | Number | Changes the irregular variation in the sand, from calm and even to visibly scattered. | | Random Rotation | Number | Rotates the random around its center. | | Random Opacity | Number | Changes the visibility of the random portion. | | Evolution | Number | Changes the internal arrangement of the pattern, producing animation without simply moving it. | | Random Seed | Number | Changes the irregular variation in the sand, from calm and even to visibly scattered. | | Sharp Colors | Toggle | Turns sharp colors on or off. | | Repeat Edge Pixels | Toggle | Extends the outermost pixels beyond the layer edge instead of sampling transparency, which stops the edges from darkening or going soft. | ## Dispersion Splits colors into streaked spectral fragments. Add it from **Effects > Stylize** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ------------------ | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Quality | Menu | Changes edge smoothness and fine detail; higher settings produce a cleaner result but preview more slowly. | | Mode | Menu | Chooses how the color fringes spread: Zoom pushes them outward from the center, Linear streaks them all in one direction, and Radial swings them around the center. | | Amount | Number | Sets how far the red, green, and blue channels pull apart, widening the rainbow fringing along edges. | | Linear Angle | Number | Points the direction the color fringes streak, and only matters while **Mode** is set to Linear — Zoom and Radial derive their direction from the center instead. | | Dispersion Center | 2D control | Moves the dispersion center in the viewer, changing where dispersion is centered or begins. | | Lens Distortion | Number | Bends the separation the way a real lens does, so fringing stays subtle near the center and grows toward the frame edges. Negative values curve it the other way. | | Repeat Edge Pixels | Toggle | Extends the outermost pixels beyond the layer edge instead of sampling transparency, which stops the edges from darkening or going soft. | ## Vignette Darkens or softens the frame edges to draw attention inward. Add it from **Effects > Stylize** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | -------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | | Amount | Number | Increases or reduces how strongly vignette changes the layer. | | Softness | Number | Softens hard boundaries and creates a more gradual transition. | ## Find Edges Reveals contrast boundaries as graphic outlines. Add it from **Effects > Stylize** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Invert | Toggle | Reverses the affected and unaffected areas or swaps light and dark behavior. | | Blend With Original | Number | Fades the detected outlines back toward the original image. | ## Bevel & Emboss Applies a bevel & emboss look to the layer. Add it from **Effects > Stylize** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ----------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Quality | Menu | Changes edge smoothness and fine detail; higher settings produce a cleaner result but preview more slowly. | | Direction | Menu | Chooses the direction in which the effect travels, stretches, or faces. | | Size | Number | Changes the overall scale of the generated detail or affected area. | | Depth | Number | Sets how far the surface appears to be raised, deepening the shadow and highlight on either side of each edge. | | Soften | Number | Rounds the embossed ridges so they look bevelled rather than sharply cut. | | Azimuth | Number | Sets the compass direction the light comes from, which decides which side of each ridge is lit. | | Elevation | Number | Sets how high the light sits. Low angles rake across the surface for long shadows; high angles light it flatly from above. | | Highlight Color | Color | Sets the color used for the highlight portion of the result. | | Highlight Opacity | Number | Changes the visibility of the highlight portion. | | Shadow Color | Color | Sets the color used for the shadow portion of the result. | | Shadow Opacity | Number | Changes the visibility of the shadow portion. | ## Linear Array Applies a linear array look to the layer. Add it from **Effects > Stylize** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Copies | Number | Sets how many repeated copies are drawn; each one stacks another visible echo of the layer. | | Offset | 2D control | Shifts the result away from its original position or phase. | | Rotation Step | Number | Rotates the step around its center. | | Scale Step | Number | Scales each successive copy by this much, so the row of repeats grows or tapers away. | | End Opacity | Number | Changes the visibility of the end portion. | | Anchor Point | 2D control | Moves the anchor point in the viewer, changing where linear array is centered or begins. | | Stacking | Menu | Chooses which copies are drawn in front when they overlap. | ## Radial Array Applies a radial array look to the layer. Add it from **Effects > Stylize** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Copies | Number | Sets how many repeated copies are drawn; each one stacks another visible echo of the layer. | | Center | 2D control | Moves the visual center or origin of the effect across the layer. | | Radius | Number | Changes how far the effect spreads outward from each affected pixel or point. | | Auto Angle (360��/Copies) | Toggle | Sets how many repeated copies are drawn; each one stacks another visible echo of the layer. | | Angle Step | Number | Rotates each successive copy by this much, so the ring of repeats fans around the center. | | Phase | Number | Slides a repeating wave or pattern through its cycle. | | Orient Copies | Toggle | Sets how many repeated copies are drawn; each one stacks another visible echo of the layer. | | Scale Step | Number | Scales each successive copy, making the copies shrink or grow as they go around. | | End Opacity | Number | Changes the visibility of the end portion. | | Stacking | Menu | Chooses which copies are drawn in front when they overlap. | ## Grain Applies a grain look to the layer. Add it from **Effects > Stylize** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ---------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Intensity | Number | Changes how pronounced the light, color, texture, or distortion appears. | | Size | Number | Changes the overall scale of the generated detail or affected area. | | Softness | Number | Softens hard boundaries and creates a more gradual transition. | | Aspect Ratio | Number | Stretches the grain horizontally, so it reads as streaks rather than round specks. | | Monochromatic | Toggle | Turns monochromatic on or off. | | Saturation | Number | Makes the affected colors more vivid or more muted. | | Tint Amount | Number | Blends the grain toward a color instead of neutral grey. | | Tint Color | Color | Sets the color used for the tint portion of the result. | | Animation Speed | Number | Sets how quickly grain evolves or repeats over time. | | Animate Smoothly | Toggle | Rounds off abrupt changes, giving gentler contours or steadier motion. | | Random Seed | Number | Changes the irregular variation in the grain, from calm and even to visibly scattered. | ## Noise HLS Applies a noise hls look to the layer. Add it from **Effects > Stylize** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ----------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Noise | Menu | Changes the irregular variation in the noise hls, from calm and even to visibly scattered. | | Hue | Number | Rotates the affected colors around the color wheel. | | Lightness | Number | Makes the affected image or tonal region brighter or darker. | | Saturation | Number | Makes the affected colors more vivid or more muted. | | Noise Phase | Number | Changes the irregular variation in the noise hls, from calm and even to visibly scattered. | ## Halftone Applies a halftone look to the layer. Add it from **Effects > Stylize** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | -------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Screen | Menu | Chooses the ink separation the dot screen imitates, from a single channel to a full four-color print. | | Dot | Menu | Chooses the shape each dot is drawn as, which is what gives the print its character. | | Cell Size | Number | Sets how large each halftone cell is, so bigger cells give a coarser, more obviously printed look. | | Contrast | Number | Widens or narrows the gap between the light and dark areas. | | Gray Component Replacement | Number | Chooses which color or alpha channel drives halftone. | | Under Color Removal | Number | Removes color ink underneath the black, which keeps dark areas from turning muddy the way over-inked print does. | | Screen Angle | Number | Rotates the dot grid. Offsetting the angles between inks is what stops them forming a moiré pattern. | | Opacity | Number | Changes how strongly the effect is visible without changing its shape. | | Blend Mode | Menu | Changes how the effect’s colors and brightness combine with the image beneath it. | ## Dither Applies a dither look to the layer. Add it from **Effects > Stylize** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | ---------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Type | Menu | Chooses the visual form dither takes. | | Levels | Number | Sets how many distinct steps the tones collapse into: low values give visibly flat bands, high values keep gradients smooth. | | Pixel Size | Number | Sets how large each dithered pixel block is, coarsening the pattern of dots used to fake the missing colors. | | Monochrome | Toggle | Turns monochrome on or off. | | Amount | Number | Increases or reduces how strongly dither changes the layer. | ## Composite Layers the processed image back over the original. Add it from **Effects > Stylize** by double-clicking it or dragging it onto a compatible layer. **Properties** | Name | Control | Visual or audible result | | --------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Opacity | Number | Changes how strongly the effect is visible without changing its shape. | | Blending Mode | Menu | Chooses how the processed image is combined back with the original. | | RGB Only | Toggle | Turns rgb only on or off. | | Composite Order | Menu | Chooses which image sits on top: the original over the processed result, or the other way around. | --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. 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