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Applying Puppet Warp to type

Applying Puppet Warp to type - Photoshop Tutorial

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Applying Puppet Warp to type

In this exercise, I'm going to give you a sense of how and why you might apply Puppet Warp to live editable text inside Photoshop. I've created a new sample file called Ideal distortion.psd, found inside the 23_distort folder. It allows us to compare the original version of the leaping guy in the photograph to a warped version. In order to see the two side by side, go up to the Window menu and choose the layer Comps command. That will bring up the layer Comps panel. I've gone ahead and created two comps; Original and Warped. If you switch from Original, which we're seeing right now, to Warped, by clicking in this page column right there, to the left of the word Warped, then you will see a Puppet Warped version of the guy. So this is the Original version, once again, this is the Warped version. You can see, it's actually a fairly subtle effect, all things considered. I've just made them a little skinnier. I've stretched him out. I've turned him into a sort of elongated beanpole of a…

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