Apply Hrungy Light Glow to images and videos online
Combine patterned color dithering with paper texture and bright highlight streaks. Hrungy Light Glow uses enabled Curves, Dither, Paper Scan, and Star Glow layers for a rough graphic treatment.
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Ideas for using the effect
Nightlife posters
Try small bright lights to give the highlight streaks a clear source.
Textured portraits
Use a face with distinct lighting to hold its shape through the dither pattern.
Retro digital artwork
Pair a limited color treatment with the roughness of scanned paper.
Music promotion
Build a treated photo for a poster, cover, or social announcement.
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Use Hrungy Light Glow 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 Hrungy Light Glow online?
Open the Hrungy Light Glow preset, add your photo or video, and adjust the loaded effect layers. Preview at your intended output size before exporting.
What makes the patterned texture?
The Dither layer reduces the image to a patterned palette, and Paper Scan adds a surface texture. Each layer can be adjusted separately.
How do I control the bright rays?
Use Star Glow threshold and intensity to choose which highlights spread and how strong their rays become.
Are all loaded layers enabled?
No. The saved preset includes disabled Gaussian Blur and texture-mix layers. Its default appearance comes from the enabled layers described above.
Can I keep more recognizable detail?
Reduce the dither strength or pixel size and lower the paper texture if small features disappear. Check the result at the size you plan to export.