1. Chapter 14
Liquifying an Image

2. 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

3. Distorting Images Use the Liquify feature to modify images
8 tools in the Liquify feature are available to modify an image
6 distortion tools
2 non-distortion tools

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Opening the Liquify Dialog Box
Select the layer containing the items to distort
Click Filter on the Menu bar
Click Liquify

8. Liquify Dialog Box
Liquify Tools

9. Liquify Example Before After Twirl Clockwise Tool Pucker Tool
Bloat Tool

10. Liquify Tools

11. Warp Tool Example
Warped Bottle

12. Learn How to 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

13. 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

14. Purple area is frozen and not affected by distortions to other areas
Frozen Image Example
Purple area is frozen and not affected by distortions to other areas

15. 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

16. Reconstruction Example
Before
After

17. 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

18. 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

19. Use the Mesh Feature as you Distort an Image
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

20. Image with Mesh Showing

21. Changing Mesh Display Modify the appearance of the mesh:
Display mesh in another color
Display mesh in larger or smaller gridlines

22. Modified Mesh Display

23. Visualizing Distortions
View gridlines while making distortions
Check if symmetrical objects have equally symmetrical distortions

24. 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 list arrow, then click Merge Visible