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Photoshop pixel effect how to#
That wraps up this Photoshop Elements tutorial on how to scramble a photo. In the Dialog box, use the slider to adjust the Cell Size to where you want based on the preview. Go up to the Filter menu and choose Pixelate>Mosaic… This will protect the original state of the photo. Press Control+J (Mac:Command+J) to put the selected area on it's own layer. You can also give it a feather amount of 2-5 pixels by going up to the Menu bar and choosing Select>Feather… That will give a softer transition on the edges of your selection, but it's entirely optional. Use your favorite selection technique to make a selection of the area you want to affect. Open an image you want to try this technique on This tutorial was inspired by a question from Sue. In this tutorial you'll see how to easily achieve this effect with Photoshop Elements.
Photoshop pixel effect license#
This technique is also used to conceal information like numbers on credit cards or license plates. Sometimes it's used to hide the more interesting parts in a nude shot. You've seen many shows where they pixelate part of an image to scramble it.