An effect in WPF changes the appearance of a visual element. The .NET Framework comes with only a couple of effects, but you can find a few other third party effects on the web.
WPF Pixel Shader Effects Library – 23 different effects, demo here
DotWay.WPF Controls – Includes a few interesting effects
Here are some of the effects from the Pixel Shader Effects Library:
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