Lesson B: Transforms
Photoshop has a great many ways to bend and twist imagery. In this lesson, we’ll look at two. In the Compendium, the chapter “Filters & Transforms” has much more to explore.
Free Transform
Free Transform is flexible and powerful. It can perform both precise geometric transformations as well as more sculptural warps.
- Open “B1 Free Transform.psd,” a photo of a drinking glass.
- Right-click near the “glass” layer’s name and select Convert to Smart Object. This will allow us to revisit the transformation any time to reverse or continue it.
- Choose Edit > Free Transform, or use the shortcut ⌘-T/Ctrl-T. You now have transform handles around the perimeter of the Smart Object and many options to use in the Options Bar. When we’re ...
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