
Photoshop Elements 3 Down & Dirty Tricks208
3D Hardcover Book Effect
This technique for creating the pages and spine of a hardcover book makes great use of what is perhaps the lamest filter in all of
Photoshop Elements—3D Transform. Any technique that manages to use this filter has got to be worth something.
STEP ONE: Create a new document in
RGB mode at 72 ppi (I created an 8x6"
document). Create a new layer by click-
ing on the Create a New Layer icon at
the top of the Layers palette. Then, go
under the Filter menu, under Render, and
choose 3D Transform. Select the Cube
tool from the Toolbox on the left-hand
side of the dialog and drag out