Photoshop tutorial

How to Make This Pixel Glitch Effect

Turn a figure render into a streaked, sorted-pixel glitch using Stippld and a stack of Wind filters. Stippld converts the image into a grid of square dots, three coloured drop shadows give the dots their RGB fringe, and repeated Wind passes smear those dots into the final trails.

6 steps
Stippld

Photoshop document: 16 in x 20 in, 300 dpi, 8-bit.

Settings

Size 16 in x 20 in
Resolution 300 dpi
Color mode 8-bit

Export your image at 50% scale. Include the black background.

Bring your image into Stippld and use these settings. I used a 50x50px white square for the icon.

Export using Save Transparent.

Stippld Controls

Resolution 100%
Image Adjustments Collapsed (default)
Stipple mode White on Black
Number of Dots 500
Spacing Uniformity 20
Dot Radius 9.00
Dot Variance 0.0
Dot Density 0.98
Icon Mode — Enable On
Icon Mode — Icon 50x50px white square (loaded via Load Icon)

Apply 3 Drop Shadow Layer Styles to your Stippld image.

Adjust the colors and settings to your liking.

Drop Shadow 1 (magenta)

Blend Mode Normal
Color Magenta
Opacity 100 %
Angle -132
Use Global Light On
Distance 3 px
Spread 0 %
Size 0 px

Drop Shadow 2 (green)

Blend Mode Normal
Color Green
Opacity 100 %
Angle 49
Use Global Light Off
Distance 3 px
Spread 0 %
Size 0 px

Drop Shadow 3 (blue)

Blend Mode Normal
Color Blue
Opacity 100 %
Angle 123
Use Global Light Off
Distance 7 px
Spread 0 %
Size 0 px

Duplicate this layer and rasterize layer styles. Then apply Filter>Stylize>Wind using these settings. Duplicate this effect 3 times.

Wind

Method Blast
Direction From the Right

Duplicate the layer you just made and move it below the first copy. Hide the top 3 Wind effects. Adjust the bottom Wind effect so the Method is Stagger.