{"id":163917,"date":"2021-03-03T08:22:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T08:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=163917"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:12:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:12:02","slug":"how-to-do-a-disintegrate-effect-in-painttool-sai-in-3-easy-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-do-a-disintegrate-effect-in-painttool-sai-in-3-easy-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to do a Disintegrate Effect in PaintTool SAI in 3 Easy Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever since Avengers Infinity War erupted on screens worldwide and the might entity Thanos snapped his fingers to wipe out half of the Marvel universe, artists have been attempting to replicate the disintegrate effect. While most do so on <\/span>Photoshop<\/span><\/a>, performing this task on <\/span>PaintTool SAI<\/span><\/a> isn\u2019t as easy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fortunately, you have us to show you a quick trick in <\/span>how to do a disintegrate effect in PaintTool SAI<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to do a Disintegrate Effect in PaintTool SAI<\/b><\/h2>\n

Until more brush effects for PaintTool SAI becomes available, you\u2019ll have to be a bit innovative in your design if you want a disintegrate effect. We\u2019ll show you the basics, but it\u2019s up to you to master this technique.<\/span><\/p>\n

Step 1: Layer the disintegrate area<\/b><\/h3>\n

Firstly, select the image you want to use. Photo\u2019s with light backgrounds work better, but you can challenge yourself to something more difficult if you choose. Once the image is loaded, select the Lasso tool and clip the area you want to disintegrate, turning it into a new layer by copy-pasting.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Step 2: Stretch it out<\/b><\/h3>\n

With the layer and area still highlighted, got to Layers in the top menu and Transform. Move the shape outwards to stretch while still maintaining the attachment to the base. You\u2019ll want to ensure that the new layer still looks good, unless you\u2019re going for a crazy effect.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Step 3: Erase select parts<\/b><\/h3>\n

Once completed, you\u2019ll have the stretched layer superimposed over the original. Head to Eraser on the side, and change the type to Spread&Noise. Also, ensure you have the right size for your selection. You can start randomly erasing parts to make them vanish, showing the original layer underneath. Continue performing this task until you reach the desired effect.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Vanishing into thin air<\/b><\/h3>\n

Of course, an easier way would be to download a brush textures pack online and using the appropriate brush to create the disintegrate effect. However, we thought you\u2019d have more fun using the basic tools on PaintTool SAI to have more artistic control. If you have a better way of creating this effect, please let us know.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever since Avengers Infinity War erupted on screens worldwide and the might entity Thanos snapped his fingers to wipe out half of the Marvel universe, artists have been attempting to replicate the disintegrate effect. While most do so on Photoshop, performing this task on PaintTool SAI isn\u2019t as easy. Fortunately, you have us to show … Continue reading “How to do a Disintegrate Effect in PaintTool SAI in 3 Easy Steps”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9205,"featured_media":163919,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[2441],"tags":[2370],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-163917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionpainttool-sai"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163917"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":325019,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163917\/revisions\/325019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163917"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=163917"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=163917"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=163917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}