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Step 10: Make just the pixel stretch

layer active, and then click-and-drag

the middle-right handle to the right

edge of the canvas so it again runs

from edge to edge across the image.

Press Enter

Step 11: Both our model and back-

ground are in place, so now it’s

now time to have some fun with

the background with the Warp tool.

Our single-pixel selection included

the turquoise background color,

but we only want to warp the

stretched colors from our subject.

So, with the pixel stretch layer

active, get the Rectangular Mar-

quee tool (M), select the turquoise

background at the top, then hold

down the Shift key and select the

turquoise background at the bot-

tom. Tip: Press-and-hold the Space-

bar while drawing a selection to

reposition it. Press Delete (PC: Back-

space), and then press Command-D

(PC: Ctrl-D) to deselect.

Now, Right-click on the pixel

stretch layer in the Layers panel and

choose Convert to Smart Object. Go

to Edit >Transform>Warp. Grab the

top-right corner handle and pull it

over like a sheet of paper, as shown.

You can drag the other corners and

handles around to get the effect you

want; for example, I dragged the bot-

tom-right corner up to give the bot-

tom edge a slight curve. When done,

just click the checkmark at the right

end of the Options Bar to commit

the change. By doing this to a smart

object, you can go back into Warp

at any time, and the control handles

will still be where you left them, or

you can go back to the original layer

and redo the entire warp.