Advanced_Photoshop_Issue_138_-_2015_UK_

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COMBINE PHOTOS LIKE A PRO TECHNIQUES


11 TRANSFORM PHOTO ELEMENTS


FREE
TRANSFORM

PUPPET
WARP

SKEW WARP


LOCATE FREE
TRANSFORM
Click the Edit button on the top
menu bar. Scroll down and select
Free Transform on the pull-down
menu. You can also use the
keyboard shortcut Cmd/Ctrl+T.

LOCATE
SKEW OPTION
Click the Edit button on the
top menu bar. Scroll down
and select Transform on the
pull down menu. Scroll over
and select Skew on the
second pull down menu.

LOCATE
WARP OPTION
Click the Edit button on the
top menu bar. Scroll down
and select Transform on the
pull-down menu. Scroll over
and select Warp on the
second pull-down menu.

LOCATE
PUPPET OPTION
Click the Edit button on the
top menu bar. Scroll down
and select Puppet Warp on
the pull-down menu.

MAINTAIN
ASPECT RATIO
Transform your image while
maintaining the current aspect
ratio by dragging a corner and
holding the Shift button.

SKEW LEFT
OR RIGHT
Click the top or bottom of the
Skew Transform box and
move left or right to skew in
those directions.

INSIDE WARP
Select anywhere inside of the
Warp Transform box and pull
your selection in any direction
in order to distort the inside of
your image.

PICK POINTS
Select all of the points on the
webbed grid that are on areas of
your image you want to distort.
Deselect a point by holding Alt
while clicking the point.

FREE TRANSFORM
Transform your image’s height
and width by clicking and sliding
the top, bottom, or sides of the
Transform box.

SKEW UP OR DOWN
Click the left or right of the
Skew Transform box and
move up or down to skew in
those directions.

OUTSIDE WARP
Click and pull on any of the
points located on the Warp
Transform box to distort the
outside of the image.

PUPPET IMAGE
Click and drag any of your points
to move around that area on
your image. All other points will
act as anchors except the one
you move around.
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