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Step Four: With the black-filled layer

active in the Layers panel, Shift-click the

duplicate background layer so they’re

both selected. Then go under the 3D

menu, to New Mesh from Layer, and

choose Postcard. (If Photoshop asks if

you want to switch to the 3D workspace,

click Yes.) This will convert both layers

into individual 3D layers. The images are

still flat but can be manipulated in 3D

space; however, we need them to be in

the same 3D layer.

Step Five: With the top layer active

in the Layers panel, press Command-E

(PC: Ctrl-E) to merge it with the 3D layer

below. If the 3D panel isn’t already open,

go under the Window menu and choose

3D to open it. Make sure the Properties

panel is visible, as well.

In the 3D panel, you’ll see the indi-

vidual 3D objects (Layer 1 Mesh and

Layer 2 Mesh). You can rename these

3D line items to help better identify the

objects. Just double-click the name to

change it. We renamed Layer 1 Mesh

(the duplicate background layer) to

“Backdrop,” and Layer 2 Mesh (the

black-filled layer) to “Water.” Nested

with each 3D object are the materi-

als. We renamed these as well: Layer 1

became “Backdrop Mat” and Layer 2

became “Water Mat.” Once the layers

are renamed, click on Current View in

the 3D panel.

Step Six: With the Move tool (V)

selected, go up to the Options Bar and

you’ll see the 3D Mode tools to the far

right. Click on the first one, which is the

Orbit the 3D Camera tool. Then click-

and-drag the upper-right corner of the

image in a subtle clockwise move from

3 o’clock to 7 o’clock. This will rotate

the camera angle of the object so you

can see the two layers. (You can watch

this short video on this camera move.)

Now you can see the black-filled layer is

in front of the backdrop layer.