{"id":220,"date":"2007-08-25T22:47:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-26T02:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orbittrap.ca\/?p=220"},"modified":"2007-08-25T22:47:00","modified_gmt":"2007-08-26T02:47:00","slug":"scratchy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/orbittrap.ca\/?p=220","title":{"rendered":"Scratchy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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There’s such creative potential in distortion filters once you’ve discovered where the road ends and where the ditch starts.<\/p>\n

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Tim Hodkinson<\/a><\/p>\n

Technorati Tags: digital art<\/a> fractal art<\/a> distortion filter<\/a> showFoto<\/a> wipe out<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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