[thelist] "Burst paper" effect

[aardvark]

> From: "Gina K. Anderson" <gina at sitediva.com>
[...]
> I'm working on a project that needs a 'burst paper' effect, like an
> animal poking it's nose through the background with all the ripped
> edges around the hole..or the effect created when a football team
> charges through their 'home team banner'..
[...]

i once did this with a sheet of paper, a large marker, and a sheet of 
paper... i punched the paper, and scanned the resulting hole...

with some liberal use of levels, paintbrushes, etc., i got a pretty 
keen effect off it...

hth...