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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

     

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    Karen24660750stck
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    May 30, 2022

    I am having the same problem. single layer, windows 11

    only seeing a brown cover over the photo, no effects.

    Brand new state of the art PC all upgrades intact.

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    Steve24648027w6hq
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    May 30, 2022

    Someone has sent me an option to try. Haven't tried it yet, but I will let you know if it helps in case you don't hear from someone else before that ~

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      Yvonne244509332801Author
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      May 30, 2022
      Thank you. Fingers crossed it works for you.
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      Steve24648027w6hq
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      May 29, 2022

      Having the same proplem. Started just this week. Been using artistic effects since xmas. Send a photo over and click on say expressionist, and it goes brown at 100% slide it back to o% and it turns to orignal photo colors. Everything else is working as usual. I uninstalled, and reinstalled, and nothing changed.  

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      Yvonne244509332801Author
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      May 29, 2022
      I have been trying to pluck up courage to uninstall then reinstall but if
      you say it has not changed the situation for you it doesn't seem worth it.
      What to do now? No-one has any answers.
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      Steve24648027w6hq
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      May 29, 2022

      Hopefully we will hear something. Since it's the holiday weekend, it may be a while. If I happen across something that remedies the problem, I will let you know. 

      Greg_S.
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      Greg_S.Community Expert
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      May 21, 2022

      I know misery loves company, but I believe you are only the second person who has reported this issue on the forum.  See this thread for the other discussion.  As I indicated there, and as Glenn has mentioned here, what you are seeing can be reproduced with an empty layer. 

       

      Are you working on a single layer image?  If so, and as I suggested to the other user, try uninstalling and reinstalling the program (and delete the preferences file when prompted during the uninstall).  (The other user has not indicated whether this possible solution works.) 

       

      If you are applying the artistic effect to a multi=layer file please provide us a screenshot of the layers (and confirm that you have tried the suggestions made in the other discussion).

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      Yvonne244509332801Author
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      May 21, 2022
      I am working on a single layer image on Windows 10. As per your suggestion
      I shall try uninstalling and reinstalling and hope that helps.
      Thank you.
      Greg_S.
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      Greg_S.Community Expert
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      May 21, 2022

      Please report back if that fixes the issue.

      Glenn 8675309
      Glenn 8675309
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      May 21, 2022

      Sounds like you applying an artistice effect to an empty layer. 

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      Yvonne244509332801Author
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      May 21, 2022
      Not an empty layer, no, I open an image I want to work on. click the
      artistic effect I want but it no longer covers my image, gives me a brown
      layer instead. I saw this same question somewhere else (without an answer)
      but can no longer find it.
      Glenn 8675309
      Glenn 8675309
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      May 21, 2022

      screenshots, not taken with a phone, can save tons of "back and forth" time.

      Below is a sample screenshot.

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