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Pixel Stretch Tutorial
ok guys here a nice alternative to brushing and Filters although sometimes "some brushes are used to ehnance the overal look of the GFX piece.
1) first create a new document at the moment i tend to use 400 x 100 but anysize will do. Make sure that the BG layer is set to transparent.
2) Add your render to the sig. make sure that the stock meets the top and bottom limits of the sig like this.
2b) duplicate the layer a couple of times for the upcoming stages.
3) Select the colum marquee tool and click it on a point on the render where the stock meets both edges and has to most colour (On the bottom layer) Make sure the feather is set to 0.
4) press ctrl+T till the cursor looks something like this
5) click and drag it from left or right depending on where you render is. so it looks something like this.
6) Duplicate the bottom layer and use whatever blending options that you like to get the desired effect. Also Do the same with the top 2 stock layers. Basically just fiddle around with it till you get what you want.
7) Add brushing and txt if you want to complete the look.
8) Add a border and away you go.
This is my end result.
I hope this was easy to understand and you enjoyed making it. as its quite an easy method which can produce some very nice sigs.
Let me know if there is any part that you dont understand and ill be happy to go over it with you 