Scratchy

If you've ever driven on a highway in a snowstorm you probably know that the best way to stay on the road is to drive with one wheel just off the edge of it. I think that's a good technique when it comes to creative activities: stay half off the road. It's slower, but ironically, you never end up going off the road completely.



While trying to find the outer creative edge of the Block Wave filter from showFoto, I discovered a rather interesting effect that mimics the natural effect of trying to scratch something to pieces. Not everyone may enjoy this pulverized effect, and I had my doubts too, but it gives a delightfully decayed and overgrown feel to imagery that is all too often polished and recognizable.



There's such creative potential in distortion filters once you've discovered where the road ends and where the ditch starts.



Tim Hodkinson

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