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ptg 336 Chapter 14 The Liquify filter gives you amazing control over an image. For example, you can distort the image pixels almost as if the image were an oil painting that had yet to dry. In addition, you can magnify specific areas of an image or reduce them in size. The Liquify filter lets you push, pull, rotate, reflect, pucker, and bloat any area of an image. The distortions you create can be subtle or drastic, which makes the Liquify command a powerful tool for retouching images as well as for creating artistic effects. Modifying Images with Liquify Modify Images with Liquify Open a document. Select the Layers panel, and then select the layer you want to liquify. Click the Filter menu, and then click Liquify. Select from the following Liquify tools: ◆ Forward Warp. Pushes pixels in front of the brush as you drag. ◆ Reconstruct. Drag inside the image, using a specific brush size to restore previously modified areas of the image. ◆ Twirl Clockwise. Click in an area to twirl the pixels (contained inside the brush tip) clockwise. To twirl counter clockwise, hold down the Alt (Win) or Option (Mac) key. ◆ Pucker. Click and hold to move pixels towards the center of the brush tip. ◆ Bloat. Click and hold to move pixels away from the center of the brush tip. ◆ Push Left. Drag to push pixels to the left of the brush tip. For example, dragging straight up pushes pixels to the left, and dragging to the right pushes pixels up. 4 3 2 1 Forward Warp Twi rl Clock wise 4 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 14 Manipulating Images with Filters 337 ◆ Mirror. Drag to copy pixels to the left of the stroke. ◆ Turbulence. Smoothly scrambles the pixels in an image. Creates realistic waves or fire. ◆ Freeze. Paints a mask over an area of the image, and then protects that area from change. ◆ Thaw. Erases the protective mask created with the Freeze tool. ◆ Hand. Drag to move the visible image. Useful if the image is larger than the physical document window. ◆ Zoom. Click to zoom in on a specific area of the image. Click and drag to define an area to zoom in on. Hold down the Alt (Win) or Option (Mac) key and click to zoom out. Click OK. 5 Bloat Mirror Tur bulence 5 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 338 Chapter 14 The Liquify Tool options control the brush tip. Since all the Liquify com- mands are executed with a brush, it's important to understand how you control the brush tip. When you apply the brush stroke, the faster you drag the mouse, the less effect is applied to the image; if you drag slowly, you gain more control and the effect is more intense. Practice dragging the cursor over the image to produce different effects, and if you make a mistake, don't forget the undo key—Ctrl+Z (Win), A+Z (Mac). Working with Liquify Tool Options Work with Liquify Tool Options Open a document. Select the Layers panel, and then select the layer on which you want to use the liquify tool. Click the Filter menu, and then click Liquify. Select from the following Liquify Too l op ti on s: ◆ Brush Size. Select a value (1 to 600). ◆ Brush Density. Select a value (0 to 100). Brush Density controls how much the brush feathers at the ends. Lower values equal increased feathering. ◆ Brush Pressure. Select a value (1 to 100). Determines how quickly a liquify effect is applied to the image when the brush is moving. The lower the value, the slower the effect. ◆ Brush Rate. Select a value (0 to 100). Determines how quickly a liquify effect is applied to the image when the brush is stationary. The lower the value, the slower the effect. ◆ Turbulent Jitter. Select a value (1 to 100). Controls how tightly the Turbulent Jitter tool distorts the image. The higher the value, the more distortion. 4 3 2 1 4 Liquify Tool options From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 14 Manipulating Images with Filters 339 ◆ Reconstruct Mode. Determines how the Reconstruct tool restores the image. Click the list arrow, and then select from the available options: ◆ Revert ◆ Rigid ◆ Stiff ◆ Smooth ◆ Loose ◆ Reconstruct. Click the button to reconstruct the image stage by stage. ◆ Restore All. Click the button to restore the image to its original state. ◆ Stylus Pressure. Select the check box if you're using a drawing tablet. The pressure you apply to the drawing tablet will now control the pressure applied with the Liquify brush. Click OK. 5 5 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 340 Chapter 14 When you work with an image that contains a selection or mask, you can use that information to control how the Liquify command adjusts the image. Think of the mask as a visual representation of the work areas of the image. Creating a mask gives you precise control over what portions of the image are modified. Working with Liquify Mask Options Work with Liquify Mask Options Open a document. Select the Layers panel, and then select the layer containing a selection or mask. Click the Filter menu, and then click Liquify. Select from the following Liquify Mask options: ◆ Replace Selection. Shows the selection, transparency or layer mask in the original image. ◆ Add To Selection. Shows the mask in the original image, so you can then add to the selection using the Freeze tool. ◆ Subtract From Selection. Subtracts pixels in selection from current protection created with the Freeze tool. ◆ Intersect With Selection. Uses only pixels that are selected and currently frozen. ◆ Invert Selection. Uses your selection to invert the currently frozen area. Click OK. 5 4 3 2 1 1 5 4 From the Library of Wow! eBook . for creating artistic effects. Modifying Images with Liquify Modify Images with Liquify Open a document. Select the Layers panel, and then select the layer you want to liquify. Click the Filter. tool. ◆ Hand. Drag to move the visible image. Useful if the image is larger than the physical document window. ◆ Zoom. Click to zoom in on a specific area of the image. Click and drag to define. key—Ctrl+Z (Win), A+Z (Mac). Working with Liquify Tool Options Work with Liquify Tool Options Open a document. Select the Layers panel, and then select the layer on which you want to use the liquify