Pixel Stretch

Another simple photoshop tutorial that teaches you the pixel stretch. Can be very handy in a background.

Firstly, you wouldn’t use this
tutorial on its own to show a picture. It would be used as part of a
background or button. I am just doing it on a picture to make it easy
for you to see what it is happening. Ok? Good. Learn!

1. Start off by opening your original image. This is mine.

2. Now using the Single Column Marquee Tool , select a row off center of your image.

3. Press Ctrl + c (or Edit > Copy) and insert a new layer (Ctrl + Shift + n).

4. Paste the column on the new layer (Ctrl + v). You probably can’t see the difference at the moment.

5. Press Ctrl + t (or Edit > Free Transform) and drag the middle-right (or middle-left) handle out the same side.

6. Press enter and you are done. As I said before, it isn’t much of an
effect on it’s own, but can be quite effective if used in a background
or behind text.

Thanks to Dev-Freak.com for submitting this tutorial.

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