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USE WARP AND SELECTION TOOLS

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DARKEN AREAS

To balance the image of the zipper with the original picture, we need to

slightly obscure the bottom. To do that, press Q to make a Quick Mask, and, using

a blurred brush, paint the parts that we want to make darker. When you are

satisfied, press Q to turn it into a selection, then press Cmd/Ctrl+I to invert the

selection, and Cmd/Ctrl+L to adjust the Levels.

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ADD THE SHADOWS

Add the zipper shadow using the zipper_shadow.jpg image on FileSilo.

Set to the Multiply blend mode, it will remove the white, so that only shadows

remain. Now we have the base of the zipper ready for work in detail. It is always

necessary to scale, rotate and adjust to match the shadows. We recommend that

you separate the two shadows in the file, to work on them separately.

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ADD THE ZIPPER IMAGE

Add the zipper image to the composition

(zipper.png on FileSilo) and rotate or scale to locate it

in the right place. Once located, press Enter to

confirm and convert to a Smart Object automatically.

You can rasterize the layer, because it remains

unchanged, or leave as a Smart Object.

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ORGANISE AND GROUP LAYERS

Keeping order is very important during the work process, and more so in Photoshop. At this point

we need to arrange the composition. It works best to group layers, and give them names and colours to

identify them easily later on. Since Photoshop CS6, a search engine for layers has been provided. Therefore, it

is very important that they have a name and the colour to identify them quickly. You never know when you will

want to make adjustments or need to modify some of the work you have done or if another person will need

to use your file. By having the whole process completely organised and in order, you’ll save a lot of time.

ADD THE ZIPPER

USE THE RENDERED IMAGES, OR ADD THE .OBJ DIRECTLY IN PHOTOSHOP

001 COLOUR CODING

As you can see, the colours are very useful to quickly identify the material in

the composition

002 GROUP EVERYTHING

Creating groups is a good way to keep layers (preventing you from dropping

them into a single layer)

003 ORGANISE YOUR SCREEN

It is important to organise the software labels too. Avoid having too many tools

open, and check the entire piece regularly

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You never know when

you will want to make

adjustments or need to

modify some of the work

you have done

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