diff --git a/arcade/gl/types.py b/arcade/gl/types.py
index 158d38c3eb..f2ba7c2c99 100644
--- a/arcade/gl/types.py
+++ b/arcade/gl/types.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import re
 from typing import Dict, Optional, Iterable, List, Sequence, Tuple, Union
+from typing_extensions import TypeAlias
 
 from pyglet import gl
 
@@ -16,6 +17,13 @@
 GLuintLike = Union[gl.GLuint, int]
 PyGLuint = int
 
+
+OpenGlFilter: TypeAlias = Tuple[PyGLenum, PyGLenum]
+BlendFunction: TypeAlias = Union[
+    Tuple[PyGLenum, PyGLenum],
+    Tuple[PyGLenum, PyGLenum, PyGLenum, PyGLenum]
+]
+
 _float_base_format = (0, gl.GL_RED, gl.GL_RG, gl.GL_RGB, gl.GL_RGBA)
 _int_base_format = (
     0,
diff --git a/arcade/scene.py b/arcade/scene.py
index d36eb60ddc..033ccec06a 100644
--- a/arcade/scene.py
+++ b/arcade/scene.py
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union, Iterable, Tuple
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union, Iterable
 
 from arcade import Sprite, SpriteList
 from arcade.types import Color, RGBA255
+from arcade.gl.types import OpenGlFilter, BlendFunction
 from arcade.tilemap import TileMap
 
 from warnings import warn
@@ -434,9 +435,9 @@ def update_animation(
     def draw(
         self,
         names: Optional[Iterable[str]] = None,
-        filter: Optional[int] = None,
+        filter: Optional[OpenGlFilter] = None,
         pixelated: bool = False,
-        blend_function: Optional[Union[Tuple[int, int], Tuple[int, int, int, int]]] = None,
+        blend_function: Optional[BlendFunction] = None,
         **kwargs
     ) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/arcade/sprite/base.py b/arcade/sprite/base.py
index f318f8d8da..68e0d57b30 100644
--- a/arcade/sprite/base.py
+++ b/arcade/sprite/base.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Iterable, List, TypeVar
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Iterable, List, TypeVar, Any
 
 import arcade
 from arcade.types import Point, Color, RGBA255, PointList
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def __init__(
         scale: float = 1.0,
         center_x: float = 0,
         center_y: float = 0,
-        **kwargs,
+        **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> None:
         self._position = (center_x, center_y)
         self._depth = 0.0
diff --git a/arcade/sprite/sprite.py b/arcade/sprite/sprite.py
index ceeeb3a9a9..3447900885 100644
--- a/arcade/sprite/sprite.py
+++ b/arcade/sprite/sprite.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from arcade.hitbox import HitBox, RotatableHitBox
 from arcade.texture import get_default_texture
 from arcade.types import PathOrTexture, Point
+from arcade.gl.types import OpenGlFilter, BlendFunction
 
 from .base import BasicSprite
 from .mixins import PymunkMixin
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ def __init__(
         center_x: float = 0.0,
         center_y: float = 0.0,
         angle: float = 0.0,
-        **kwargs,
+        **kwargs: Any,
     ):
         if isinstance(path_or_texture, Texture):
             _texture = path_or_texture
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ def properties(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return self._properties
 
     @properties.setter
-    def properties(self, value):
+    def properties(self, value: Dict[str, Any]):
         self._properties = value
 
     # --- Movement methods -----
@@ -314,7 +315,13 @@ def stop(self) -> None:
 
     # ---- Draw Methods ----
 
-    def draw(self, *, filter=None, pixelated=None, blend_function=None) -> None:
+    def draw(
+            self,
+            *,
+            filter: Optional[OpenGlFilter] = None,
+            pixelated: Optional[bool] = None,
+            blend_function: Optional[BlendFunction] = None
+    ) -> None:
         """
         A debug method which draws the sprite into the current OpenGL context.
 
@@ -400,7 +407,7 @@ def remove_from_sprite_lists(self) -> None:
 
         self.physics_engines.clear()
 
-    def register_physics_engine(self, physics_engine) -> None:
+    def register_physics_engine(self, physics_engine: Any) -> None:
         """
         Register a physics engine on the sprite.
         This is only needed if you actually need a reference
diff --git a/arcade/sprite_list/sprite_list.py b/arcade/sprite_list/sprite_list.py
index fdc4a42a3d..b8de470e44 100644
--- a/arcade/sprite_list/sprite_list.py
+++ b/arcade/sprite_list/sprite_list.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     Union,
     Generic,
     Callable,
-    cast,
+    cast, Sized,
 )
 
 from arcade import (
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     gl,
 )
 from arcade.types import Color, RGBA255
+from arcade.gl.types import OpenGlFilter, BlendFunction, PyGLenum
 from arcade.gl.buffer import Buffer
 from arcade.gl.vertex_array import Geometry
 
@@ -957,7 +958,13 @@ def initialize(self):
         """
         self._init_deferred()
 
-    def draw(self, *, filter=None, pixelated=None, blend_function=None):
+    def draw(
+            self,
+            *,
+            filter: Optional[Union[PyGLenum, OpenGlFilter]] = None,
+            pixelated: Optional[bool] = None,
+            blend_function: Optional[BlendFunction] = None
+    ) -> None:
         """
         Draw this list of sprites.
 
@@ -983,7 +990,12 @@ def draw(self, *, filter=None, pixelated=None, blend_function=None):
 
         # Set custom filter or reset to default
         if filter:
-            self.atlas.texture.filter = filter, filter
+            if hasattr(filter, '__len__', ): # assume it's a collection
+                if len(cast(Sized, filter)) != 2:
+                    raise ValueError("Can't use sequence of length != 2")
+                self.atlas.texture.filter = tuple(filter)  # type: ignore
+            else:  # assume it's an int
+                self.atlas.texture.filter = cast(OpenGlFilter, (filter, filter))
         else:
             self.atlas.texture.filter = self.ctx.LINEAR, self.ctx.LINEAR
 
diff --git a/arcade/types.py b/arcade/types.py
index 6dce6ed517..64c4a99cef 100644
--- a/arcade/types.py
+++ b/arcade/types.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
     Sequence,
     Tuple,
     Union,
-    TYPE_CHECKING, TypeVar
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
+    TypeVar
 )
 from typing_extensions import Self