Free and paid Photoshop actions, other Photoshop add-ons, templates, mock-ups, tutorials.

PanosFX specializes in offering a wide range of add-ons for Adobe Photoshop, such as actions, brushes, patterns, styles, and templates, aiding designers, photographers, artists, and hobbyists in creating efficient, professional-grade designs.

PanosFX is the creative hub founded by Panos Efstathiadis, a distinguished Greek graphics artist, who has been a leading figure in the realm of Photoshop add-ons since 2002, consistently providing top-quality products.

Panos' passion for crafting impeccable resources is evident in the attention to detail and the quality of his works, which have earned worldwide recognition and acclaim:

Adobe features the "Cartoons & Pop Art" and the "Reflections" in their recommended Creative Cloud add-ons list, on the Adobe Exchange.
Panos' add-ons have been featured in numerous magazines and textbooks worldwide and endorsed by leading professionals in the digital imaging industry.

Image processed with the "Engrave & Sketch" addon

What type of content is available on PanosFX?

You can spend days exploring the numerous add-ons that produce hundreds of effects and watching Photoshop tutorials.

You can begin by exploring the following categories:

The commercial/freemium Photoshop actions as well as the numerous free Photoshop actions
The Photoshop templates
The free Photoshop brushes, styles, patterns and gradient fills.
The "COMPLETE PanosFX" that contains all premium add-ons and templates, at a small fraction of their cost.

For training & documentation, you can browse these categories:

The Photoshop tutorials and the 'Creative Ideas' sections.
The products documentation & the freebies documentation sections.
The troubleshooting section

Our recent news:

Find below our latest announcements about new and updated add-ons & tutorials. To browse our news history, visit the blog section of PanosFX.

2025 Calendar Maker

The 2025 edition of our popular 'Calendar Maker' for Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements is now available! This version introduces a new calendar type—the 'Yearly Wall Calendar'—in addition to the existing 'Monthly Wall' and 'Yearly Prism' calendars.

The 2025 edition incorporates Adobe's AI generative image technology, enabling you to not only add photos from your hard drive but also effortlessly generate stunning images for your calendars using AI! Plus, you can instantly translate the calendar language to 30 languages, and customize its colors to your preference!

Visit the '2025 Calendar Maker' page

New, redesigned, awesome 'Sketch' effects!

Introducing our all-new Sketch Effects—the ultimate Photoshop action set for transforming your photos into breathtaking, hand-drawn sketches! These actions blend various sketching techniques like hatching, cross-hatching, contour drawing and seamless blending, delivering a perfect mix of sharp, detailed lines and smooth transitions.

Take your sketches even further with four unique edge effects and the ability to choose from six different paper textures, allowing for a personalized, artistic finish.The result? Stunningly realistic and expressive sketches that bring your images to life with artistic flair.

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Available for Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements as part of the 'Engrave and Sketch' bundle, which also includes the 'Engraving' actions and the brand-new 'High-Contrast Engraving' actions.

Check out the new 'Sketch' actions

Our recent news (continued):

Face Cartoonizer - major update

You can now choose from three cartoon styles: 'Balanced,' 'Stylized,' and 'Abstract.' Create cartoons that are either more faithful to the details of the original photo, artistically enhanced, or featuring a highly graphic look.

Recommended Premium add-ons:

Find below a collection of recommended products from our premium Photoshop actions and Photoshop templates.

Sketch & Engrave

The Engrave & Sketch Photoshop actions convert your photos into a B&W or color sketches, or engravings, with unmatched contrast and beautiful details!

Face Cartoonizer

A unique AI-powered Photoshop addon that turns face portraits into artistic cartoons! Two distinct styles, five caricature options, and a dynamic pop-art background.

Cartoons & Pop Art

3 Cartoon styles; 16 balloons; 2 pop-art collages; 8 pop-art backgrounds. Convert your photos into cartoons with our most popular Photoshop actions!

Filmstrips

Craft 138 filmstrip templates: horizontal, vertical, flat, bent strips; canisters; clapperboards; loops. Easy photo replacement with smart objects!

Photo Frames

Create amazing photo frames of different shapes & textures, which you can use as template PSDs for your photo galleries!

Magic Touch

Skin retouching Photoshop actions: Refine, Not Redefine: Perfectly You, Every Pixel!

Vector Paintings

Turn your photos into scalable vector-based digital paintings in Photoshop, perfect for creating high-quality posters, banners, T-shirt graphics, and more!

ASCII Art

Bring the timeless charm of ASCII art to your images, by transforming them into captivating text art! Suitable for web use, laser prints, posters, etc.

Jigsaw Puzzles

The ultimate jigsaw puzzle maker for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Dozens of different shapes, hundreds of effects!

Billboard templates

A bundle of two different billboard templates to display your photos and graphics

Vector Art Cartoons

Witness your photos magically transform to emulate intricate vector art in a cartoonish style, while retaining the flexibility of raster images.

Crystal Balls & Bubbles

Turn your photos or selected image areas into crystal spheres, bubbles, or Newton's cradles! Bonus: the "Sparkles and flares" brushes!

Free Photoshop actions, brushes, styles:

We have an extensive collection of free Photoshop actions and free Photoshop brushes and styles that produce hundreds of creative effects for Adobe Photoshop. Below you can find some recommended free sets of Photoshop actions.

Reflections

Create a range of unique reflection effects with elegant details. You can create classic reflections, water reflections, as well as complex scenes.

Out of Bounds

Create easily the Out of Bounds effect, where parts of your photos appear to pop out from the frame. 2 different effects included.

Photo and envelope

Create a scene that shows a paper envelope with your photo sliding out from its open top flap. Animated version included.

Magnifying Glass

Create a magical, dynamic magnifying glass effect!

Bars and Tiles

The Bars & Tiles free Photoshop actions transform your photos into collages made up from cuboid 3D objects. Three effects are included.

Page curls

Create 4 beautiful page curl effects. You can change the size of the curls and place them on any photo corner. You can even add different curls on the same photo!

Projection Screen

Create a projection screen from scratch and display your photos on it. The animated version produces an impressive slideshow with a retractable screen and light beam effects!

Bent photos

These free Photoshop actions turn your photos into bent polaroids with very elegant shadow effects. 3 styles included.

Photoshop Tutorials:

Our Photoshop tutorials section contains several video and text tutorials that will help you develop your skills and master Photoshop's advanced features.
The tutorials in the Creative ideas section show you how to use our add-ons more creatively.

Find below some recommended tutorials from both sections: