© 2011 Delmar, Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Liquifying an Image

Chapter Lessons Use the Liquify tools to distort an image Learn how to freeze and thaw areas Use the mesh feature as you distort an image © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Distorting Images Use the Liquify feature to modify images 12 tools in the Liquify feature are available to modify an image –10 distortion tools –2 non-distortion tools © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Using the Liquify Feature Use to make parts of an image appear as if it has been melted Apply the Liquify distortions with a brush –Modify brush size and pressure © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Freezing and Thawing Use the two non-distortion tools for freezing and thawing areas within the image Freezing –Protects an area from editing Thawing –Thaws a frozen area to permit editing © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Use the Liquify Tools to Distort an Image Apply distortions to any rasterized layer Contents of the active layer appear in a large preview window in the Liquify dialog box © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Opening the Liquify Dialog Box Select the layer containing the items to distort Click Filter on the Application bar Click Liquify © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Liquify Dialog Box © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning Liquify Tools

Liquify Example © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning Before After Twirl Clockwise Tool Pucker Tool Bloat Tool

Warp Tool Example © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning Warped Globe

Freeze and Thaw Areas Use the Freeze and Thaw Tools in the Liquify dialog box to: –Freeze areas within an image so that Liquify tools leave them unaffected –Thaw frozen areas and then edit them © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Freezing Image Areas To selectively freeze areas –Paint them with a pointer By default, frozen areas are painted in red A different color for frozen areas can be applied © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Frozen Image Example © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning Blue area is frozen and not affected by distortions to other areas

Reconstructing Distortions Individual distortions made with the Liquify feature do not appear in the History panel –These distortions cannot be undone Use the History panel to delete the effects of an entire Liquify session Reconstruct using one of eight reconstruction modes © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Reconstruction Example © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning Before After Smooth Mode Loose Mode Stiff Mode Rigid Mode

Reconstruction Methods Click Revert in the Liquify dialog box Choose the Revert mode, then click Reconstruct in the Liquify dialog box Click the Reconstruct tool, choose the Revert mode, then drag the brush over distorted areas in the Liquify dialog box © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Reconstruction Methods Click the Cancel button in the Liquify dialog box Make distortions in the Liquify dialog box, then drag the Liquify state to the Delete current state button on the History panel © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Reconstruction Modes © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Use the Mesh Feature Turn on the mesh to see the effects of distortions Definition of the mesh: –Series of horizontal and vertical gridlines superimposed on the preview Control the mesh using the View Options section in the Liquify dialog box © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Image with Mesh Showing © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Changing Mesh Display Modify the appearance of the mesh: –Display mesh in another color –Display mesh in larger or smaller gridlines © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Modified Mesh Display © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Visualizing Distortions View gridlines while making distortions –Check if symmetrical objects have equally symmetrical distortions © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Viewing Distortions Distort imagery with companion layers visible Two methods: –Select the Backdrop check box in the Liquify dialog box, then select which layers should be visible with the selected layer –Click the highest layer on the Layers panel, click the Layers panel options button, then click Merge Visible © 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning