Disintegration Effect (Dispersion Effect) – FULLY EXPLAINED Photoshop Tutorial

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1. 0:00 Introduction
2. 2:27 Making a Custom Dispersion Effect Brush
3. 3:52 Fune-Tuning The Brush Settings
4. 6:11 Hide Pixels Using The Custom Brush
5. 7:36 Paint the Disintegration Effect Behind the Model
6. 9:33 Paint The Main Disintegration Effect
7. 11:02 Making a Seamless Crack Pattern,
8. 14:50 Applying the Crack Pattern
9. 17:00 Adding Dust to Your Dispersion Effect
10. 17:52 Color and Adjust The Dust Layer
11. 19:14 Apply a Particle Overlay
12. 20:17 Camera Raw for Final Details
13. 22:41 Fine-Tuning the Final Image
14. 23:21 Walkthrough of the Finished Disintegration Effect

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In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to create a disintegration (dispersion) effect.

This effect has become very popular because of the Avengers: Infinity War movie.

Although this effect looks complex, it is actually very simple. You will use a disintegration brush and a pattern to create this effect.

You can follow along with your own images. You can use the free watermarked images from Adobe Stock. Or you can use the finished Brush and Pattern.

Disintegration Effect Asset Files

Images on Adobe Stock:

• Cracked Mud
• Charcoal
• Overlay

Downloadable Assets:

• Disintegration Effect Brushes and Pattern (11233 downloads )

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