Split effect

[More-Than-Weird Al]

Does anyone know how to do a split effect similar to what's shown here (not animated, just for a still image)? I've tried looking around, but no luck(must've been using the wrong terms).

Edited April 11, 2022 by More-Than-Weird Al

[Reptillian]

Coding is the answer. If you can figure the math out, you can code it.

[More-Than-Weird Al]

1 hour ago, Reptillian said:

Coding is the answer. If you can figure the math out, you can code it.

I get that but I was wondering if there was already a way to do it (Like I said before I just want a static filter).

[Red ochre]

Pyrochild's Gridwarp can do this.

Select and copy each half of the image to different layers then warp each separately and use a black background layer. Use a small grid (fewer lines) and just move the control points horizontally.

[More-Than-Weird Al]

27 minutes ago, Red ochre said:

Pyrochild's Gridwarp can do this.

Select and copy each half of the image to different layers then warp each separately and use a black background layer. Use a small grid (fewer lines) and just move the control points horizontally.

I was kinda hoping I could avoid splitting layers. Thanks anyway. I'll keep it in mind. Also isn't there a chance of parts of the layers overlapping each other with that method? I wanna try avoiding that. If there's no other option, then it's ok.

Edited April 11, 2022 by More-Than-Weird Al

[Red ochre]

11 minutes ago, More-Than-Weird Al said:

Also isn't there a chance of parts of the layers overlapping each other with that method?

Select one part, copy/paste to new layer then Edit/Invert selection, copy paste to another new layer. (Make sure you're back on the original layer when copying).

[More-Than-Weird Al]

1 minute ago, Red ochre said:

Select one part, copy/paste to new layer then Edit/Invert selection, copy paste to another new layer. (Make sure you're back on the original layer when copying).

Ah I get it. Thanks!

[ardneh]

Some additional thoughts:

 

Make a Rectangular Selection half the width of the canvas.
Then Cut / Paste into New Layer.
(There will be no overlap)

Flip the layer horizontally.
Toggle off visibility and make the unflipped layer active.
Apply Grid Warp.

Make the flipped layer visible and active.
Press Ctrl F to have Grid Warp repeat what it did to the first layer,

then flip the layer back to its original position.

 

That's the process I used to do this.
(Except Liquify was used rather than Grid Warp.)
 

 

[More-Than-Weird Al]

13 hours ago, ardneh said:

Some additional thoughts:

 

Make a Rectangular Selection half the width of the canvas.
Then Cut / Paste into New Layer.
(There will be no overlap)

Flip the layer horizontally.
Toggle off visibility and make the unflipped layer active.
Apply Grid Warp.

Make the flipped layer visible and active.
Press Ctrl F to have Grid Warp repeat what it did to the first layer,

then flip the layer back to its original position.

 

That's the process I used to do this.
(Except Liquify was used rather than Grid Warp.)
 

 

Interesting. I undrstand your method. Thanks for your suggestions!

Edited April 12, 2022 by More-Than-Weird Al