---
title: comicEffect()
framework: coreimage
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Method
path: coreimage/cifilter-swift.class/comiceffect()
---

# comicEffect()

Creates an image with a comic book effect.

## Declaration

```swift
class func comicEffect() -> any CIFilter & CIComicEffect
```

## Return Value

Return Value The modified image.

## Discussion

Discussion This method applies the comic effect filter to an image. The effect simulates a comic book drawing by outlining edges and applying a color halftone effect. The comic effect filter uses the following property: The following code creates a filter that results in the image appearing image in comic book style. func comicEffect(inputImage: CIImage) -> CIImage {     let comicEffectFilter = CIFilter.comicEffect()     comicEffectFilter.inputImage = inputImage     return comicEffectFilter.outputImage! }

## See Also

### Filters

- [blendWithAlphaMask()](coreimage/cifilter-swift.class/blendwithalphamask().md)
- [blendWithBlueMask()](coreimage/cifilter-swift.class/blendwithbluemask().md)
- [blendWithMask()](coreimage/cifilter-swift.class/blendwithmask().md)
- [blendWithRedMask()](coreimage/cifilter-swift.class/blendwithredmask().md)
- [bloom()](coreimage/cifilter-swift.class/bloom().md)
- [cannyEdgeDetector()](coreimage/cifilter-swift.class/cannyedgedetector().md)
- [coreMLModel()](coreimage/cifilter-swift.class/coremlmodel().md)
- [crystallize()](coreimage/cifilter-swift.class/crystallize().md)
- [depthOfField()](coreimage/cifilter-swift.class/depthoffield().md)
- [edges()](coreimage/cifilter-swift.class/edges().md)
- [edgeWork()](coreimage/cifilter-swift.class/edgework().md)
- [gaborGradients()](coreimage/cifilter-swift.class/gaborgradients().md)
- [gloom()](coreimage/cifilter-swift.class/gloom().md)
- [heightFieldFromMask()](coreimage/cifilter-swift.class/heightfieldfrommask().md)
- [hexagonalPixellate()](coreimage/cifilter-swift.class/hexagonalpixellate().md)