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STEP SIX:
THE MAGIC OF BLEND IF
Right-click on the sampledesign
layer and select Blending Options.
In the Blend If section at the bot-
tom, drag the white Underlying
Layer slider to the left. You’ll notice
that the transition looks very harsh,
so Option-click (PC: Alt-click) on
the white Underlying Layer slider to
split it and drag the two halves (as
shown). In this example, the posi-
tions of the two halves are 195 and- Click OK once the design looks
natural and realistic.
STEP SEVEN: APPLY LIQUIFY
The design looks like it’s on the
T-shirt, but it doesn’t curve with the
folds. To manually add these folds,
let’s use Liquify: Go to Filter>Liquify.
In the Liquify Properties dialog
on the right, scroll down and check
Show Backdrop. Set the Use menu
to Background, and the Mode menu
to Behind. Decrease the Opacity
enough so that you can see the
creases of the T-shirt. In this case,
we’ve set Opacity to 50, but change
this as you’re working on the image.
Select the Forward Warp Tool
(W) and simply nudge the design to
match the folds in the T-shirt. Click
OK when it looks good.