Adobe Photoshop CS3 - Manual (Page 228)

PHOTOSHOP CS3
User Guide
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Reconstruct Mode Used for the Reconstruct tool, the mode you choose determines how the tool reconstructs an area
of the preview image.
Select Stylus Pressure Uses pressure readings from a stylus tablet. (This option is available only when you are
working with a stylus tablet.) When selected, the brush pressure for the tools is the stylus pressure multiplied by the
Brush Pressure value.
Distort an image
Note: If a type layer or a shape layer is selected, you must rasterize the layer before proceeding, making the type or shape
editable by the Liquify filter. To distort type without rasterizing the type layer, use the Warp options for the Type tool.
1 Select the layer you want to distort. To change only part of the current layer, select that area.
2 Choose Filter > Liquify.
3 Freeze areas of the image that you don’t want to alter.
4 Choose any of the liquify tools to distort the preview image. Drag in the preview image to distort the image.
5 After distorting the preview image, you can use the Reconstruct tool or other controls to fully or partially
reverse the changes or to change the image in new ways.
6 Do one of the following:
• Click OK to close the Liquify dialog box and apply the changes to the active layer.
• Click Cancel to close the Liquify dialog box without applying changes to the layer.
• Click Restore All to revert all distortions to the preview image, leaving all options in their current settings.
• Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click Reset to revert all distortions to the preview image and
reset all options to their defaults.
You can use the Edit > Fade command to create additional effects.
See also
“Blend and fade filter effects” on page 386
Freeze and thaw areas
You can freeze areas that you don’t want to modify, thaw frozen areas, and invert frozen and thawed areas.
Freeze areas
By freezing areas of the preview image, you protect those areas from changes. Frozen areas are covered by a mask
that you paint using the Freeze tool
. You can also use an existing mask, selection, or transparency to freeze areas.
You can view the mask in the preview image to help you apply distortions.
You can use the icons’ pop-up menus in the Mask Options area of the Liquify dialog box to choose how the frozen,
or masked, areas of the preview image work.
Using the Freeze tool Select the Freeze tool and drag over the area you want to protect. Shift-click to freeze in a
straight line between the current point and the previously clicked point.
Using a selection, mask, or transparency channel Choose Selection, Layer Mask, Transparency, or Quick Mask from
the pop-up menu of any the five options in the Mask Options area of the dialog box.