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This video is a pixel stretch effect tutorial in Adobe Photoshop CC 2019.

The pixel stretch effect was invented a while ago and there are many ways of creating it in Photoshop. In this video, I will show you my approach, which might be the most efficient and non-destructive way of creating these fun compositions.

0:00 Intro
0:29 Info/ Inspiration
1:21 Workflow
2:40 Selection/ Mask refinement
6:00 Creating the stretch
12:27 Refining the stretch
15:43 Adding a Mask
17:38 Shadows and Highlights