- Color Splash
Create photos with a color splash effect
Unleash your creativity with the Paintsplash Art app on Canva. Simply enter a text prompt for the image you want, and watch your vision come to life in breathtaking color after mere seconds.
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How to add a color splash effect
Open the app
Click Apps on the side panel, then search for “Paintsplash Art”.
Generate your design
Once you’ve clicked on the app, enter a text prompt to generate your color splash image.
Download your design
Once you’re happy with your image, you can download it as a high-quality file.
Make stunning color splash photos in seconds
Create beautiful images in just a few clicks using the Paintsplash Art app on Canva. Just type in a text prompt describing what you want to see, and you’ll instantly get a generated design with a color splash effect. Perfect for brands who want to stand out, content creators who need bold visuals, and graphic designers looking to experiment on their style.
One platform, endless design possibilities
Level up your color splash-themed photo with the different tools on our platform. Use our intuitive photo editor(opens in a new tab or window) to crop or reposition your image, and add text to make it even more impactful. You can also leverage our selection of AI-powered tools, from our one-click Background Remover(opens in a new tab or window) (Pro) to Canva AI(opens in a new tab or window), your all-in-one design assistant. With Canva, there are lots of ways to express your creativity.
Discover more Canva apps
Go beyond adding a color splash effect by exploring other apps on our platform. Experiment with Text Art(opens in a new tab or window) to make on-brand typography that matches your image, or make a pencil sketch version of your design with Sketchify(opens in a new tab or window). Want to give your colorful image a retro feel? Give the Screen(opens in a new tab or window) app a try!
Design smarter together
On top of being easy to use, Canva also makes real-time collaboration between friends or colleagues possible. Simply share your project link and you’ll instantly be able to collaborate with one another—it’s that simple!
Once everyone is satisfied with the generated color splash image, you can download it as a high-quality file or add it to other designs.
How to add a color splash effect
Frequently asked questions
The color splash effect is a design technique that overlays a “splash” of color over a base image to draw attention to a specific point or add dynamism to the picture. Traditionally, the base photo is black and white; color splash artists would paint over a small section – either within the existing design or adding a new element – with vibrant colors to create a stark contrast and/or add a layer of surrealism.
Today, adding a color splash effect to a photo can be done through apps and tools, like the Paintsplash Art app on our platform. And because these apps are largely easy to use, you don’t need any design experience to achieve the color splash effect in your photos.
- Thanks to the abundance of design platforms today, users can now add a color splash effect even without Photoshop. Generative AI also takes this a step further. Before, users could only use pre-made “splash” imagery or create one from scratch themselves. Now, several apps let users simply add a text prompt describing the look they want to achieve, and the design is automatically generated.
- To use the color splash effect on our platform, you’ll need to access the Paintsplash Art app. It gives all users one credit a day, while subscribers get 100 credits a day.
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