Apply CUTE FUNGUS to images and videos online
Push familiar photographs into strange color relationships and bleeding edges. CUTE FUNGUS layers channel shifts, complex tonal curves, soft bloom, and ink spread into an experimental image treatment.
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Ideas for using the effect
Psychedelic cover art
Use an ordinary portrait or object as the starting point for an unfamiliar, organic-looking cover.
Botanical experiments
Bring out unexpected color contours in leaves, flowers, and close-up natural textures.
Surreal fashion edits
Separate a fashion image from natural lighting with pronounced channel and tone changes.
Abstract video textures
Let changing source footage drive the evolving color boundaries and ink treatment.
Made with this effect
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Use CUTE FUNGUS in Photoshop, Figma or on your desktop
One account, the same effect everywhere.
In Photoshop
Apply it to a layer in Photoshop 2022 and later, on macOS or Windows. The plugin renders on your own GPU and hands the result back as pixels on a new layer.
get the Photoshop plugin →In Figma
Run it on images and frames without leaving the canvas. The Figma plugin is this same editor, pointed at whatever you have selected.
get the Figma plugin →On desktop
Install the macOS or Windows app when you want a window of its own, with your account and your presets already there.
download the desktop app →Frequently Asked Questions
How do I apply CUTE FUNGUS online?
Open the CUTE FUNGUS preset, add your image or video, and adjust the loaded effect layers to suit your source. Preview the result before exporting.
What creates the unusual colors?
Does it generate mushrooms or other objects?
The preset processes your existing image. Its name describes a creative look; it does not add new fungi, identify plants, or generate a different scene.
How can I reduce the effect?
Lower the RGB channel offsets and ink intensity first. Toggle individual Curves layers to find which color transformation is strongest on your source, then adjust that layer rather than changing every setting together.
Which source images are useful?
Look for clear contours and several distinct brightness levels. Large faces, flowers, and isolated objects provide room for the color transformations; dense small details can merge into the bleed.