In Canvas Studio, post-processing effects are layered on top of your rendered scene to add cinematic polish, stylised flair, or analytical overlays; without changing the underlying geometry or materials. They’re applied in screen space, so you can mix and match them like filters in a photo editor, turning a plain render into a striking visual statement or a technical diagnostic view with just a few clicks. You can find them in the Post tab of the General Settings for the Canvas Widget.
Bloom – adds a soft glow that bleeds from bright areas into surrounding pixels, perfect for neon lights, glowing UI, or magical energy.
Film Grain Effect – overlays subtle, randomized grain to mimic analog film stock, giving renders a gritty, cinematic texture.
Depth Of Field – blurs objects based on their distance from the focal plane, guiding the viewer’s eye and adding true-to-life camera depth.
Glitch Effect – introduces digital noise, RGB splits, and temporal jumps, ideal for corrupted-video or cyberpunk aesthetics.
Halftone Effect – converts the image into dot patterns reminiscent of comic-book printing, creating bold pop-art or screen-print looks.
Luminosity Effect – isolates the brightness channel and converts the scene to grayscale values, useful for value studies or stylised monochrome.
Sobel Edge Detection – highlights the strongest luminance edges, turning the render into a real-time contour or line-art view.
Sepia Effect – tints the final image with warm brown tones, evoking vintage photography or period-piece colour grading.
Outline Effect – draws crisp silhouettes around objects, enhancing readability and giving models a cel-shaded or technical-illustration edge.
ASCII Effect – re-renders the scene with ASCII characters whose density matches brightness, producing retro computer-terminal art.
Lens Flare Effect – adds optical flares that react to bright light sources, simulating real-world camera artifacts for extra realism or drama.
Water Ripple Mouse Effect –Â adds screen-space waves that radiate from your cursor or touch input
RGB Shift Mouse Effect – creates a chromatic-aberration look by offsetting the red, green, and blue color channels independently.
Whether you’re aiming for subtle realism, stylised graphics, or experimental art, these post-processing effects let you refine the image after the main render pass: stacking, ordering, and tweaking them to craft the exact mood and storytelling impact your project demands.