This effect was generated in Filter Forge, a Photoshop plugin that allows you to create your own filters.
This effect is used to tear parts of the image. You can tear a strip and leave the background as a b&w/negative image, color or transparent. You can tear vertical or horizontal strips and change its position, width and amount.
strip, tear, paper, torn, strips, shred, bite, lucato, negative
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