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  Image
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spatie.be/open-source

  [Docs](https://spatie.be/docs)  [Image](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3)  Image-manipulations  Effects

 Version   v3   v2   v1

 Other versions for crawler [v3](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3) [v2](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v2) [v1](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v1)

- [ Introduction ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/introduction)
- [ Postcardware ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/postcardware)
- [ Installation and setup ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/installation-and-setup)
- [ Supported formats ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/formats)
- [ Questions & issues ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/questions-and-issues)
- [ Changelog ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/changelog)
- [ About us ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/about-us)
- [ Upgrading ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/upgrading)

Usage
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- [ Basic usage ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/usage/basic-usage)
- [ Saving images ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/usage/saving-images)
- [ Retrieving properties ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/usage/retrieving-properties)
- [ Colors ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/usage/colors)

Image manipulations
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- [ Overview ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/image-manipulations/overview)
- [ Resizing images ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/image-manipulations/resizing-images)
- [ Optimizing images ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/image-manipulations/optimizing-images)
- [ Adjustments ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/image-manipulations/adjustments)
- [ Image canvas ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/image-manipulations/image-canvas)
- [ Effects ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/image-manipulations/effects)
- [ Adding a watermark ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/image-manipulations/adding-a-watermark)
- [ Adding text ](https://spatie.be/docs/image/v3/image-manipulations/text)

 Effects
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###  On this page

1. [ Blur ](#content-blur)
2. [ Pixelate ](#content-pixelate)
3. [ Greyscale ](#content-greyscale)
4. [ Sepia ](#content-sepia)
5. [ Sharpen ](#content-sharpen)

Blur
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The `blur` method blurs the `Image`. The method accepts a value between `0` and `100`.

```
$image->blur(50);
```

![Blurred image](../images/example-blur.jpg)

Pixelate
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The `pixelate` method pixelates the `Image`. The method accepts a value between `0` and `100`.

```
$image->pixelate(50);
```

![Pixelated image](../images/example-pixelate.jpg)

Greyscale
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The `greyscale` method converts the `Image` to greyscale.

```
$image->greyscale();
```

![Greyscale image](../images/example-greyscale.jpg)

Sepia
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The `sepia` method add a sepia filter to the `Image`.

```
$image->sepia();
```

![Greyscale image](../images/example-sepia.jpg)

Sharpen
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The `sharpen` method sharpens `Image`. The method accepts a value between `0` and `100`.

```
$image->sharpen(40);
```

![Greyscale image](../images/example-sharpen.jpg)