

Yep! And you should also try blurring a cropped layer instead of cropping a blurred layer. The former is technically what I had actually done with the two GIFs above. The order in which those two effects are stacked can make a significant difference.
















Thanks for the feedback. While creating these, I always felt like I could have put more effort into removing the credits to make them imperceptible. But I am glad to hear that the simple blur job was effective enough.
And it was!
https://quokk.au/c/high_quality_gifs/p/599185/when-you-see-someone-who-actually-puts-time-and-effort-into-practicing-the-same-kind-of-art