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Photoshop Elements 2022 - Artisic Effects no longer working

  • May 21, 2022
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I have been using Elements 2022 on Windws 10 laptop without a problem but suddenly the Artistic Effects no longer works.  Normally I would have an image open, click on the effect I wanted and hey presto it would open. Now, however, all I get is a brown image on top of my image.  All other effects from the Enhance menu work fine.  Wht do do?

 

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Correct answer Priyanshi Handa

Hi,

As of now please use the below workaround to use the feature in PSE 2023:

 

If Artistic Effect is not working or showing a greyed-out/brown preview, try the listed options.

Restart the application.

If the feature is still not working, close your application. Click on Device Manager > Display adapters and update all adapters using the “Update driver” option from the right click menu.

Restart your system and relaunch the application to see if the issue is resolved.

 

If the issue remains unresolved, follow the steps below:
PREMIERE ELEMENTS:
Launch Premiere Elements.

Click on Edit > Preferences > General.

Uncheck “Use Hardware Acceleration for rendering, playback and export”.

Click on "Ok".

Restart Premiere Elements and re-try Artistic Effects

Note:
Unchecking “Use Hardware Acceleration for rendering, playback and export” may slow down your application performance. Once you've completed Artistic workflow, re-check the above checkbox for better performance.

 

PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS:
Launch Photoshop Elements Editor.

Click on Edit > Preferences > Performance.

Uncheck the "Use Graphic Processor for improved performance" checkbox under Graphics Processor Settings.

Click "Ok" and relaunch the application.

 

Note:

You may re-check the "Use Graphic Processor for improved performance" checkbox while not using the Artistic Effects feature.   

 

Thanks,

Priyanshi

 

24 replies

Greg_S.
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 13, 2022

If you don't want to post a photo on the forum, then send a private message to Priyanshi Handa.

Participating Frequently
July 13, 2022
No problem posting an image here. Will do.
Greg_S.
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 13, 2022

A screenshot is not what they need.  You need to attach a sample photo.

Participating Frequently
July 13, 2022

Oh, sorry.  Do you mean just any unedited image?

Greg_S.
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 13, 2022

In another discussion about this problem, an Adobe employee ( @Priyanshi Handa ) requested users to provide a sample image to help track the problem.  No user responded to the request. 

Participating Frequently
July 13, 2022

Greg - I posted a screenshot, as did Karen, on June 2.  

Participating Frequently
July 12, 2022

Anyone hear of a solution for this yet?  It has started with my Adobe, too!  Thanks all.

Participating Frequently
July 12, 2022

Not yet. I was told on June 2nd that Adobe was aware of the problem. I would hope someone is looking into it. Having this Adobe Photoshop 2022 is nice, but was not free! I have heard nothing, and check it everyday. 

Participating Frequently
June 19, 2022

@Yvonne244509332801 I do have the same problem with a win11 machine. I did call with an Adobe-specialist for PSE22 in India on Fr. 17th of June. We had a remote session so that he could have a look and try out several ideas for solutions (driver for graphics etc.). His ideas did not work. He did not know that failure / had never seen that before and he promised me to search for a solution or a collegue who can help. Unfortunately I did not get any further information yet. As I have some informations I will tell you...

Participating Frequently
June 19, 2022

Thank you very much for your response and for trying to find a solution to this problem.  I hope that belong too long someone will find the answer.

I hope to hear from you again soon. 

Yvonne

Greg_S.
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 2, 2022

Adobe is now aware of the problem.

Participating Frequently
June 2, 2022

OK, thank you Greg ~

andrewp95651032
Participant
June 2, 2022

I am having the same problem; adobe photoshop elements 2022 FX Artistic tab feature Not working. All I get is a Brown image on top of my image. I am using Windows 11. NO, I am NOT applying the artistic effect to an empty layer. I tried resetting the preferences - Did Not Work. I tried unistalling elements and re-installing - Did Not Work. I need a fix for this please

 

 

Glenn 8675309
Legend
June 19, 2022

Something to try:   Install PSE . Open it. Log out. close it.

Use a free utility like ccleaner to uninstall it.

https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner?ppc_code=c12&ppc=d&x-variant=1251&source=cpc&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkruVBhCHARIsACVIiOxUU1_IKJl4-a0Bhk_3aSiSmtIH3qE4zLXDc9kydQmG1qMucW8djVcaAgX0EALw_wcB

Reinstall.


Glenn 8675309
Legend
June 2, 2022

Please do the following:

Open a new image.
Apply an effect that results in the brown layer.
PRESS F10  (or go to WINDOW> HISTORY.)
Post a screenshot.

Participating Frequently
June 2, 2022

Hope this comes out. 

Participating Frequently
June 2, 2022

 

That is what I get.

 

Glenn 8675309
Legend
June 1, 2022

IF YOU HAVE ANY PLUGINS INSTALLED:  

Hold down the left shift key, then select the icon you use to start the pse edtior- choose yes when given the option to not load plugins.  See if it still happens. 

Participating Frequently
June 1, 2022

I tried this but it doesn't work for me. 

Greg_S.
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 31, 2022

Elements 2022 has just received a third update.  Can anyone who is having this problem please report back whether the issue has been fixed after receiving the update.  Otherwise, I shall report this to Adobe since we are now hearing from multiple users with this problem.

Participating Frequently
May 31, 2022

I checked again just now, and still not working.