19) Applying Image Effects

Applying Image Effects

Apart from changing color of the sprite user can give the image effects also. Following image effects are available in scratch :

• Fisheye — It makes a sprite being seen through a wide-angle lens
• Whirl — It twists the sprite from the center point.
• Pixelate — It makes sprite in pixel format.
• Brightness — It controls the brightness of the sprite.
• Ghost — It modifies the transparency of the sprite
• Mosaic — It creates multiple smaller images of the sprite

To apply image effect the controls from Looks block are:

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Steps to apply image effects are:

1. Drag the set color() effect to control on the stage from the Looks block.
2. Choose any one option from the different options available under color option

3. If the whirl option is used from the color option then the sprite appears like as shown below:

4. The clear graphic option is used to clear any graphics effect and the sprite is back to its original appearance.

The effect of following effect options on sprite is: