Photoshop Creative Issue

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ou may think small furry animals are pretty

cute to begin with, but this charming 3D

animal-cube effect gives them a whole new

level of adorable quirkiness. Created almost

exclusively with the Liquify filter, it is a simple

technique that is so satisfying and fun to use, with

amusing results!

One key thing to remember is that you only get

one level of undo within the Liquify filter. Undo

once, and that’s it – no going back any further. This

can be very frustrating when you have been

carefully pushing pixels for several minutes only to

make a couple of dodgy brush strokes and ruin it

all! For this reason, we recommend you periodically

click OK to apply the progress you have made with

the filter so far, for example immediately after you

have edited one small body part, then return to the

Liquify filter again to continue with your artwork.

As you manipulate the image, imagine the

animal’s body as being made up of 3D shapes;

think about their positions, the perspective, and

how the different shapes would connect with each

other. Once you get the hang of it, you can have

fun trying this technique out on other animals, too.

Create block

animals with

Liquify

Have fun pushing pixels around to

make this cute cuboid gerbil

Tutorial Create block animals with Liquify

On the FileSilo

Download your free

resources at http://www.filesilo.

co.uk/photoshopcreative

Essentials

Works with

What you’ll learn

How to use the Liquify

filter’s Forward Push Tool

and Freeze Mask Tool

Time taken

1 hour

CS6+ CC

Expert

Sarah

Cousens

“As an animal lover, I oten

ind that cute furry critters

become the focus of my

designs. Combined with my

interest in the surreal, this

block efect has me hooked.

“I am a designer and

illustrator and have been

using Photoshop ever since

forming my own design and

illustration company, Cool

Surface Ltd, ten years ago.”

Elements