side of the icon, and you can hold ‘SHIFT’ and tilt the image back
and forth, giving it a 3D perspective.
>> Make the layer vanish by tilting it back into the horizon—it
will appear as though it’s a flat line, like in our image [Image E].
Once you hover your mouse over the flat line where the image
is hidden, this will change to the move tool icon and then you
can drag your image down and it will start to appear as in our
example. Then, drag this down towards the path so it follows the
perspective and sits nice and flush with the pathway.
>> To alter the size, once it’s in position, hold the ‘CTRL’ key—
this locks the Z-axis to make sure the perspective remains the
same. Once you’re happy with the position, hit ‘transform’ on the
3D transform pop-up window to confirm your selection.5
ADDING TEXTURE
To finish the image off, we’ll be adding the texture from the
original onto our icon. Duplicate the original background
and bring this layer to the top. Then change the blending mode
to ‘Grain merge’.
>> Now, we’ll create a layer mask from the icon layer, so
click on this layer while holding down the ‘ALT’ key to create a
selection from it. Then right-click on the top layer, hit ‘add layerFDEmask’, and on the drop-down click the ‘selection’ option.
Next, select the icon layer once more, go to ‘layer’ and
select the option ‘layer to image size’ [Image F]. Then, hit
the forward slash key to bring up the search, and once
this is open type ‘Bump Map and hit enter.
>> The Bump Map can transfer textures from one
layer to another with fine adjustment. After the window
pops up, click on the question mark and double-click
the original background layer. Then you can tweak the
elevation and depth sliders to get a 3D texture you like.
>> Once you’re happy, hit ‘OK’ and there you have it
[Image G]. You’ve just created a painted graphic to an
existing image using 3D perspective and a vanishing
point. Keep trying this on various images with alternative
shapes and images. These skills are great at helping you
to understand how perspective works in an image.GWhether you’re creating digital artwork or
just practicing as a hobby, at some point you’ll
probably need preset icons to use in your
work. If that’s the case, visit the Noun Project’s
website ( thenounproject.com), where you’ll find
a huge online library of flat graphics, icons and
typographic symbols. Paid memberships give you
full access, but the free service offers access to
over 3 million icons that you can save in PNG and
SVG formats. It’s a great place to start looking.NOUN PROJECT
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