Sponge groups colors into shape-driven globs with alternating brightness, resulting in a dabbed-sponge effect. Its parameters are brush size, definition, and smoothness.

Sponge works on 8 Bit, RGB, grayscale, and Multichannel images, and Smart Objects. This filter is part of the Filter Gallery, and launches another window with options.

Sponge is part of Adobe Photoshop’s Extended Filters.

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

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