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[ 97 ]Step 12: Before we do any more
work on the warp, we need to mask
the pixel stretch layer on the left side
of our model. Click on the Add Layer
Mask icon (circle in a square) at the
bottom of the Layers panel, then get
the Brush tool (B), select a large-ish
brush, press X until your Foreground
Color is set to black (black to conceal,
and white to reveal), and begin paint-
ing away the layer up to the model,
as shown. Once you’ve painted the
left side out, you can begin to see
how cool this effect can be.
Step 13: We’re going to fake a
shadow under the curl to make it
look like the colors are really curl-
ing over itself. First, add a new blank
layer above the pixel stretch layer,
and name it “Shadow.” Then, go to
Layer>Create Clipping Mask to clip
it to the pixel layer below because
you want the shadow to only affect
the pixel stretch layer and not spill
into the background. Change the
blank layer’s blend mode to Multiply
and set its Opacity to about 25%,
as we want to build up the shadow
using multiple paint strokes.
Step 14: We need to sample a color
from the pixel shape, but before we
do, let’s make a selection of where
we want to paint the shadow so
we don’t go above the curl. I’m
going to use the Pen tool (P), but
you can also use the Polygonal Lasso
tool. Make a very careful selection
around the curve, and include the
entire area where the shadow will be
(see image). If you use the Pen tool,
when you’re done, press Command-
Return (PC: Ctrl-Enter) to convert the
path to a selection (marching ants).