9 Best PicsArt Fil­ters, Effects, and Tips to Up Your Image Editing Game

9 Best PicsArt Fil­ters, Effects, and Tips to Up Your Image Editing Game

There are very few image editing apps that have managed to grab the attention of its audience, like PicsArt has done in recent years. This little application was exceptional because it combines excellent image editing tools with filters and effects just as excellent. This range of tools and filters is enough to change the general appearance of an image.


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If you’re someone who’s just trying out PicsArt for the first time and you’re overwhelmed by the many features, don’t worry as we have a nifty guide here.

In this article, we have compiled a list of the best PicsArt filters, effects and settings to enhance your photography game.

So let’s get started.

1. Play with the Glitch effect

Glitch – well, the name says it all. When applied correctly, this effect can change the appearance of an overall image or video. The play of pink, yellow and blue improves overall images and helps it stand out from similar images.

To apply Glitch, open the image and tap one of the Glitch filters under Fltr.


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If you are satisfied with the appearance of the filter, press the Filter button again to change the horizontal and vertical offset.

Slide the sliders to the left to see the magic unfold. Cool, right?

2. VHS – Take a leap backwards

Another filter that I love is the VHS filter. This one slaps a retro-ish look on your image. As you can imagine, they seem straight out of the early 90s.

For the child of the 90s in me, it’s gold.


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The VHS filter is available under the FLTR tab. And like the filter above, you can slightly change the settings. Do you want the noise to be a little more? Drag the Noise slider to the right side.

3. Play with the focal zoom

Background blurring is a normal feature of most phones these days. Unlike the good old days, you don’t need to spend time on Snapseed to apply background blur to images.

So now the question is – how can you bring out the “blur” effect? How about applying the Focal Zoom effect?

This effect, which is usually achieved by specialized lenses on DSLR cameras, gives the appearance of zooming out images, with only the object in focus.

With the PicsArt app, simply navigate to Effects> Blur and scroll horizontally to the left until you find the effect.


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There will be a handy focus icon on the image. You will need to drag it to the point where you want the focus.

Then just adjust the level of blur, size, and blend to suit your preferences, and you’ll have an Instagram-ready image in no time. Yes, you can thank me later.

4. Apply filters and selective effects

One of the features that I like about PicsArt is the nifty eraser tool. Unlike Snapseed, where you have to go to View Changes to selectively remove filters and effects, PicsArt has a simple Eraser tool.


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Once you’ve applied a filter, select the Eraser tool and touch the area where you don’t want to apply the effect. Aboriginal, right?

5. make a cool sticker

Yes, you read correctly! With PicsArt, you can create a sticker from photos and images. And the best thing is that the app is smart enough to determine the boundaries of the object by itself.

There are neat options at the bottom, such as the person, the hair and the background. You must choose one according to your needs.


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To go there, select Cutout and select your object. The selected objects are displayed in red.


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After adjusting the edges, press Save and you will have a neat looking sticker on your hand.

6. Replace the background

So you’ve created a sticker. Now what? To start, you can choose to replace the background of this image. Whether it’s to change the sky tint to pale pink or give an artistic background to your furry friend’s photo, you can do a lot with this nifty feature.


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And yes, I forgot to add. Stickers are also a great material for memes (** wink wink **).

To replace the background, open a sticker in the Stickers tab. Then tap the Fit option. Pinch to adjust the size of the sticker.

Then select the background from the list of available images. The result looks scary, right?


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The only thing you need to keep in mind is that you have to be careful with the edges when making the selection.

7. Play with the color curve

The color curve is one of the basics of photography and represents the area of ​​darkness and lightness of an image. The top of the image is for highlights. The middle part denotes the semitones. The bottom of the curve is reserved for shadows.

With PicsArt, you can not only play with the tonality of the image, but you can also choose where to apply these particular effects.


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After making the necessary changes, tap the Eraser icon to remove the effects from certain locations.


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After that, draw over the object where you want to apply the new effect.

8. Explore cool shaped masks

Another feature of PicsArt, which I love, is Shape Masks. From a simple circle to neat-looking octagons with intricate patterns, there are a variety of shapes you can choose to overlay on your image.

What makes this feature special is that you can choose the color or patterns to fill these shapes.

To apply one to your images, scroll right until you see Shape Masks and choose one from the batch.


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Then tap the Bg pattern icon to select a background.


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When finished, press the small Reverse button to see the pattern fill the mask. Magic.

9. Add interesting captions

Does your image need a voice? Maybe a tiny sign?

Well, you should definitely try the legends in PicsArt. After making all the necessary changes to your image, head to the end of the toolbar.


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Now choose a legend sign and a matching font, and you have it. A voice.

And yes, cute little dogs sometimes meow.

Say hello to changes on your smartphone

With apps like PicsArt, you no longer need a complex editing app to make small and minor changes. Sure, the initial changes may not be up to your standards and there may be a big difference between reality and expectations, but trust me, you will get there.

Practice makes a man perfect, they say.

Then:

Did you know that you can have Photoshop-like experience in your browser? Read the following article to find out how.

Last updated on April 23, 2020

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