diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/GaussianSharpenExtensions.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/GaussianSharpenExtensions.cs
index 675bbc142d..64aa7b5db3 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/GaussianSharpenExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/GaussianSharpenExtensions.cs
@@ -1,50 +1,46 @@
 // Copyright (c) Six Labors and contributors.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
-using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Convolution;
 using SixLabors.Primitives;
 
 namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Adds Gaussian sharpening extensions to the <see cref="Image{TPixel}"/> type.
+    /// Adds Gaussian sharpening extensions to the <see cref="Image"/> type.
     /// </summary>
     public static class GaussianSharpenExtensions
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Applies a Gaussian sharpening filter to the image.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The pixel format.</typeparam>
         /// <param name="source">The image this method extends.</param>
         /// <returns>The <see cref="Image{TPixel}"/>.</returns>
-        public static IImageProcessingContext<TPixel> GaussianSharpen<TPixel>(this IImageProcessingContext<TPixel> source)
-            where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
-        => source.ApplyProcessor(new GaussianSharpenProcessor<TPixel>());
+        public static IImageProcessingContext GaussianSharpen(this IImageProcessingContext source) =>
+            source.ApplyProcessor(new GaussianSharpenProcessor());
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Applies a Gaussian sharpening filter to the image.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The pixel format.</typeparam>
         /// <param name="source">The image this method extends.</param>
         /// <param name="sigma">The 'sigma' value representing the weight of the blur.</param>
         /// <returns>The <see cref="Image{TPixel}"/>.</returns>
-        public static IImageProcessingContext<TPixel> GaussianSharpen<TPixel>(this IImageProcessingContext<TPixel> source, float sigma)
-            where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
-        => source.ApplyProcessor(new GaussianSharpenProcessor<TPixel>(sigma));
+        public static IImageProcessingContext GaussianSharpen(this IImageProcessingContext source, float sigma) =>
+            source.ApplyProcessor(new GaussianSharpenProcessor(sigma));
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Applies a Gaussian sharpening filter to the image.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The pixel format.</typeparam>
         /// <param name="source">The image this method extends.</param>
         /// <param name="sigma">The 'sigma' value representing the weight of the blur.</param>
         /// <param name="rectangle">
         /// The <see cref="Rectangle"/> structure that specifies the portion of the image object to alter.
         /// </param>
         /// <returns>The <see cref="Image{TPixel}"/>.</returns>
-        public static IImageProcessingContext<TPixel> GaussianSharpen<TPixel>(this IImageProcessingContext<TPixel> source, float sigma, Rectangle rectangle)
-            where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
-        => source.ApplyProcessor(new GaussianSharpenProcessor<TPixel>(sigma), rectangle);
+        public static IImageProcessingContext GaussianSharpen(
+            this IImageProcessingContext source,
+            float sigma,
+            Rectangle rectangle) =>
+            source.ApplyProcessor(new GaussianSharpenProcessor(sigma), rectangle);
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Convolution/ConvolutionProcessorHelpers.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Convolution/ConvolutionProcessorHelpers.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb0072b82e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Convolution/ConvolutionProcessorHelpers.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+// // Copyright (c) Six Labors and contributors.
+// // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+
+using System;
+
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Primitives;
+
+namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Convolution
+{
+    internal static class ConvolutionProcessorHelpers
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Kernel radius is calculated using the minimum viable value.
+        /// <see cref="http://chemaguerra.com/gaussian-filter-radius/"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static int GetDefaultGaussianRadius(float sigma)
+        {
+            return (int)MathF.Ceiling(sigma * 3);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create a 1 dimensional Gaussian kernel using the Gaussian G(x) function
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="DenseMatrix{T}"/>.</returns>
+        internal static DenseMatrix<float> CreateGaussianBlurKernel(int size, float weight)
+        {
+            var kernel = new DenseMatrix<float>(size, 1);
+
+            float sum = 0F;
+            float midpoint = (size - 1) / 2F;
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
+            {
+                float x = i - midpoint;
+                float gx = ImageMaths.Gaussian(x, weight);
+                sum += gx;
+                kernel[0, i] = gx;
+            }
+
+            // Normalize kernel so that the sum of all weights equals 1
+            for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
+            {
+                kernel[0, i] /= sum;
+            }
+
+            return kernel;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create a 1 dimensional Gaussian kernel using the Gaussian G(x) function
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="DenseMatrix{T}"/>.</returns>
+        internal static DenseMatrix<float> CreateGaussianSharpenKernel(int size, float weight)
+        {
+            var kernel = new DenseMatrix<float>(size, 1);
+
+            float sum = 0;
+
+            float midpoint = (size - 1) / 2F;
+            for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
+            {
+                float x = i - midpoint;
+                float gx = ImageMaths.Gaussian(x, weight);
+                sum += gx;
+                kernel[0, i] = gx;
+            }
+
+            // Invert the kernel for sharpening.
+            int midpointRounded = (int)midpoint;
+            for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
+            {
+                if (i == midpointRounded)
+                {
+                    // Calculate central value
+                    kernel[0, i] = (2F * sum) - kernel[0, i];
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // invert value
+                    kernel[0, i] = -kernel[0, i];
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Normalize kernel so that the sum of all weights equals 1
+            for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
+            {
+                kernel[0, i] /= sum;
+            }
+
+            return kernel;
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Convolution/GaussianBlurProcessor.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Convolution/GaussianBlurProcessor.cs
index 33e2ef955d..c64a024f9f 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Convolution/GaussianBlurProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Convolution/GaussianBlurProcessor.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 // Copyright (c) Six Labors and contributors.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
-using System;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Primitives;
 
 namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Convolution
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Defines a gaussian blur processor with a (Sigma, Radius) pair.
+    /// Defines Gaussian blur by a (Sigma, Radius) pair.
     /// </summary>
     public class GaussianBlurProcessor : IImageProcessor
     {
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Convolution
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="GaussianBlurProcessor"/> class.
         /// </summary>
         public GaussianBlurProcessor()
-            : this(DefaultSigma, CalculateDefaultRadius(DefaultSigma))
+            : this(DefaultSigma, ConvolutionProcessorHelpers.GetDefaultGaussianRadius(DefaultSigma))
         {
         }
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Convolution
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="sigma">The 'sigma' value representing the weight of the blur.</param>
         public GaussianBlurProcessor(float sigma)
-            : this(sigma, CalculateDefaultRadius(sigma))
+            : this(sigma, ConvolutionProcessorHelpers.GetDefaultGaussianRadius(sigma))
         {
         }
 
@@ -77,14 +76,5 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Convolution
         {
             return new GaussianBlurProcessor<TPixel>(this);
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Kernel radius is calculated using the minimum viable value.
-        /// <see cref="http://chemaguerra.com/gaussian-filter-radius/"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        private static int CalculateDefaultRadius(float sigma)
-        {
-            return (int)MathF.Ceiling(sigma * 3);
-        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Convolution/GaussianBlurProcessor{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Convolution/GaussianBlurProcessor{TPixel}.cs
index 9b60fb2d2e..a129ff5473 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Convolution/GaussianBlurProcessor{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Convolution/GaussianBlurProcessor{TPixel}.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-// // Copyright (c) Six Labors and contributors.
-// // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// Copyright (c) Six Labors and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Primitives;
@@ -14,17 +14,14 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Convolution
     internal class GaussianBlurProcessor<TPixel> : ImageProcessor<TPixel>
         where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
     {
-        private readonly GaussianBlurProcessor definition;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="GaussianBlurProcessor{TPixel}"/> class.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="definition">The <see cref="GaussianBlurProcessor"/> defining the processor parameters.</param>
         public GaussianBlurProcessor(GaussianBlurProcessor definition)
         {
-            this.definition = definition;
             int kernelSize = (definition.Radius * 2) + 1;
-            this.KernelX = CreateGaussianKernel(kernelSize, definition.Sigma);
+            this.KernelX = ConvolutionProcessorHelpers.CreateGaussianBlurKernel(kernelSize, definition.Sigma);
             this.KernelY = this.KernelX.Transpose();
         }
 
@@ -47,33 +44,5 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Convolution
                 source,
                 sourceRectangle,
                 configuration);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Create a 1 dimensional Gaussian kernel using the Gaussian G(x) function
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>The <see cref="DenseMatrix{T}"/></returns>
-        private static DenseMatrix<float> CreateGaussianKernel(int size, float weight)
-        {
-            var kernel = new DenseMatrix<float>(size, 1);
-
-            float sum = 0F;
-            float midpoint = (size - 1) / 2F;
-
-            for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
-            {
-                float x = i - midpoint;
-                float gx = ImageMaths.Gaussian(x, weight);
-                sum += gx;
-                kernel[0, i] = gx;
-            }
-
-            // Normalize kernel so that the sum of all weights equals 1
-            for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
-            {
-                kernel[0, i] /= sum;
-            }
-
-            return kernel;
-        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Convolution/GaussianSharpenProcessor.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Convolution/GaussianSharpenProcessor.cs
index 001471720a..bc06ee6182 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Convolution/GaussianSharpenProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Convolution/GaussianSharpenProcessor.cs
@@ -3,38 +3,38 @@
 
 using System;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
-using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Primitives;
-using SixLabors.Primitives;
 
 namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Convolution
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Applies Gaussian sharpening processing to the image.
+    /// Defines Gaussian sharpening by a (Sigma, Radius) pair.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The pixel format.</typeparam>
-    internal class GaussianSharpenProcessor<TPixel> : ImageProcessor<TPixel>
-        where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
+    public class GaussianSharpenProcessor : IImageProcessor
     {
+         /// <summary>
+        /// The default value for <see cref="Sigma"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const float DefaultSigma = 3f;
+
         /// <summary>
-        /// The maximum size of the kernel in either direction.
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="GaussianSharpenProcessor"/> class.
         /// </summary>
-        private readonly int kernelSize;
+        public GaussianSharpenProcessor()
+            : this(DefaultSigma, ConvolutionProcessorHelpers.GetDefaultGaussianRadius(DefaultSigma))
+        {
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="GaussianSharpenProcessor{TPixel}"/> class.
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="GaussianSharpenProcessor"/> class.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="sigma">
-        /// The 'sigma' value representing the weight of the sharpening.
-        /// </param>
-        public GaussianSharpenProcessor(float sigma = 3F)
-            : this(sigma, (int)MathF.Ceiling(sigma * 3))
+        /// <param name="sigma">The 'sigma' value representing the weight of the blur.</param>
+        public GaussianSharpenProcessor(float sigma)
+            : this(sigma, ConvolutionProcessorHelpers.GetDefaultGaussianRadius(sigma))
         {
-            // Kernel radius is calculated using the minimum viable value.
-            // http://chemaguerra.com/gaussian-filter-radius/
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="GaussianSharpenProcessor{TPixel}"/> class.
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="GaussianSharpenProcessor"/> class.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="radius">
         /// The 'radius' value representing the size of the area to sample.
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Convolution
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="GaussianSharpenProcessor{TPixel}"/> class.
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="GaussianSharpenProcessor"/> class.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="sigma">
-        /// The 'sigma' value representing the weight of the sharpen.
+        /// The 'sigma' value representing the weight of the blur.
         /// </param>
         /// <param name="radius">
         /// The 'radius' value representing the size of the area to sample.
@@ -56,10 +56,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Convolution
         /// </param>
         public GaussianSharpenProcessor(float sigma, int radius)
         {
-            this.kernelSize = (radius * 2) + 1;
             this.Sigma = sigma;
-            this.KernelX = this.CreateGaussianKernel();
-            this.KernelY = this.KernelX.Transpose();
+            this.Radius = radius;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -68,63 +66,14 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Convolution
         public float Sigma { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the horizontal gradient operator.
-        /// </summary>
-        public DenseMatrix<float> KernelX { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the vertical gradient operator.
+        /// Gets the radius defining the size of the area to sample.
         /// </summary>
-        public DenseMatrix<float> KernelY { get; }
+        public int Radius { get; }
 
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        protected override void OnFrameApply(ImageFrame<TPixel> source, Rectangle sourceRectangle, Configuration configuration)
-            => new Convolution2PassProcessor<TPixel>(this.KernelX, this.KernelY, false).Apply(source, sourceRectangle, configuration);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Create a 1 dimensional Gaussian kernel using the Gaussian G(x) function
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>The <see cref="DenseMatrix{T}"/></returns>
-        private DenseMatrix<float> CreateGaussianKernel()
+        public IImageProcessor<TPixel> CreatePixelSpecificProcessor<TPixel>()
+            where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
-            int size = this.kernelSize;
-            float weight = this.Sigma;
-            var kernel = new DenseMatrix<float>(size, 1);
-
-            float sum = 0;
-
-            float midpoint = (size - 1) / 2F;
-            for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
-            {
-                float x = i - midpoint;
-                float gx = ImageMaths.Gaussian(x, weight);
-                sum += gx;
-                kernel[0, i] = gx;
-            }
-
-            // Invert the kernel for sharpening.
-            int midpointRounded = (int)midpoint;
-            for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
-            {
-                if (i == midpointRounded)
-                {
-                    // Calculate central value
-                    kernel[0, i] = (2F * sum) - kernel[0, i];
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    // invert value
-                    kernel[0, i] = -kernel[0, i];
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Normalize kernel so that the sum of all weights equals 1
-            for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
-            {
-                kernel[0, i] /= sum;
-            }
-
-            return kernel;
+            return new GaussianSharpenProcessor<TPixel>(this);
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Convolution/GaussianSharpenProcessor{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Convolution/GaussianSharpenProcessor{TPixel}.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..edde9f9e7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Convolution/GaussianSharpenProcessor{TPixel}.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Copyright (c) Six Labors and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Primitives;
+using SixLabors.Primitives;
+
+namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Convolution
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Applies Gaussian sharpening processing to the image.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The pixel format.</typeparam>
+    internal class GaussianSharpenProcessor<TPixel> : ImageProcessor<TPixel>
+        where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="GaussianSharpenProcessor{TPixel}"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="definition">The <see cref="GaussianBlurProcessor"/> defining the processor parameters.</param>
+        public GaussianSharpenProcessor(GaussianSharpenProcessor definition)
+        {
+            int kernelSize = (definition.Radius * 2) + 1;
+            this.KernelX = ConvolutionProcessorHelpers.CreateGaussianSharpenKernel(kernelSize, definition.Sigma);
+            this.KernelY = this.KernelX.Transpose();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the horizontal gradient operator.
+        /// </summary>
+        public DenseMatrix<float> KernelX { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the vertical gradient operator.
+        /// </summary>
+        public DenseMatrix<float> KernelY { get; }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        protected override void OnFrameApply(ImageFrame<TPixel> source, Rectangle sourceRectangle, Configuration configuration)
+            => new Convolution2PassProcessor<TPixel>(this.KernelX, this.KernelY, false).Apply(source, sourceRectangle, configuration);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/Convolution/GaussianSharpenTest.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/Convolution/GaussianSharpenTest.cs
index 675498745e..7c2205f4e4 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/Convolution/GaussianSharpenTest.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processing/Convolution/GaussianSharpenTest.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Processing.Convolution
         public void GaussianSharpen_GaussianSharpenProcessorDefaultsSet()
         {
             this.operations.GaussianSharpen();
-            var processor = this.Verify<GaussianSharpenProcessor<Rgba32>>();
+            var processor = this.Verify<GaussianSharpenProcessor>();
 
             Assert.Equal(3f, processor.Sigma);
         }
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Processing.Convolution
         public void GaussianSharpen_amount_GaussianSharpenProcessorDefaultsSet()
         {
             this.operations.GaussianSharpen(0.2f);
-            var processor = this.Verify<GaussianSharpenProcessor<Rgba32>>();
+            var processor = this.Verify<GaussianSharpenProcessor>();
 
             Assert.Equal(.2f, processor.Sigma);
         }
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Processing.Convolution
         public void GaussianSharpen_amount_rect_GaussianSharpenProcessorDefaultsSet()
         {
             this.operations.GaussianSharpen(0.6f, this.rect);
-            var processor = this.Verify<GaussianSharpenProcessor<Rgba32>>(this.rect);
+            var processor = this.Verify<GaussianSharpenProcessor>(this.rect);
 
             Assert.Equal(.6f, processor.Sigma);
         }