How To Create a Motion Blur Effect in Photoshop

Two easy techniques you can use to create an abstract or “impressionist” effect in photoshop is to use either a motion or zoom filter. These techniques work great when you have an image with strong lines such as a forest scene.

by Anne McKinnell

The original image before the motion blur is applied

For the first technique I am going to start with this rather boring and cluttered image I made in a forest on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

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