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Free Tutorials » Adobe Photoshop » Pixel Stretch

Learn how to create a rather cool looking "pixel stretch" effect on your images.

Step 1

Find the image that you would like to add the pixel stretch to and open it up in Photoshop. I used the one below:

Step 1 diagram

Step 2

Now select the Single Column Marquee tool from the tool bar.

Step 2 diagram

Step 3

Then using the Single Column Marquee tool, Select the section of the image that you would like to stretch.
Now press Ctrl+T. Drag the middle handle in the direction that you would like to stretch the image to gain the desired effect and then press enter!

Step 3 diagram

Step 4

Now your image should have been pixel stretched, play around with various locations to stretch and so on. My final result is below.

Step 4 diagram

Tutorial comments

10.01.2008 -

LiLManiac says …

hmm this is how have maded some efects of the matrix

01.10.2007 -

airforce1 says …

Sweet, I'll definitely use this for some white space, if I have any.

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08.10.2004
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