Visual effects can dramatically change how a sprite appears in your game. By manipulating properties of a PIXI.Sprite, you can achieve effects like flipping and tinting, which are both simple and powerful tools. Flipping a sprite is done by changing its scale property. For instance, setting scale.x to -1 flips the sprite horizontally, making it face the opposite direction. This is useful for character direction changes or mirroring any image.

Tinting allows you to change the color overlay of a sprite without altering its original texture. Setting the tint property to a hexadecimal color value multiplies the sprite's pixels by that color. For example, applying a red tint (0xFF0000) makes the sprite appear red. This is commonly used for effects like damage flashes, power-ups, or indicating different states.