Smudge Stick

Updated: 07/31/2022 by Computer Hope
Adobe Photoshop

Smudge Stick or Photoshop Smudge Stick simulates a tortillon smudging the image using parameters for stroke length, highlight area, and intensity.

Smudge Stick works on 8 Bit, RGB (red, green, and blue), grayscale, and Multichannel images, and Smart Objects. This filter is part of the Filter Gallery, and launches another window with options.

Smudge Stick is part of Adobe Photoshop's Extended Filters.

Smudge Stick filter example in Adobe Photoshop.

Colored Pencil, Cutout, Dry Brush, Film Grain, Fresco, Neon Glow, Paint Daubs, Palette Knife, Photoshop terms, Plastic Wrap, Poster Edges, Rough Pastels, Sponge, Stick, Underpainting, Watercolor