
229CHAPTER 9 • 3D and Packaging Effects
STEP ELEVEN: Now you’re going to use
the cube itself to add the shading to
your photos. In the Layers palette, drag
the cube layer above your photo layer,
then change the layer blend mode of this
cube layer to Soft Light. When you do
this, your photo cube will appear subtly
shaded, with the bottom photo becom-
ing darker, the right photo lighter, and
the left side not as light.
OPTION: The effect is essentially com-
plete, but I thought I’d put it on a
background just to show you the final
effect. Open a photo you want to use as
a background (I opened a photo of some
clouds for my background). Now, return ...