Learning Adobe Photoshop CS4By Greg Bowden

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Creating 3D ShapesChapter 10

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10Creating 3D Shapes

Photoshop CS4 Extended provides extensive tools to create and edit 3D shapes. This chapter will introduce a few of these tools. If you are not using the extended version of Photoshop CS4, you will need to skip this chapter.

Starting a New Document 1 Load Photoshop or close the current file then display the FILE menu and select NEW.

3 Select OK to start the document.

Creating Shapes

A Setting the Layer

3D shapes are created from layers so you need to setup the layer first.

2 Set the WIDTH to 800 pixels, the HEIGHT to 600 pixels and the BACKGROUND COLOUR to WHITE.

1 Expand the LAYERS panel and create a NEW LAYER.

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B Converting the Layer to a 3D Shape

1 Display the 3D menu, highlight NEW SHAPE FROM LAYER and select the SODA CAN.

4 Press STEP BACKWARDS (CTRL+ALT+Z or OPTION+COMMAND+Z) until the filled layer is returned to the screen.

5 Display the 3D menu, highlight NEW SHAPE FROM LAYER and select a different shape, such as HAT.

2 Set the FOREGROUND COLOUR to a colour (for example, brown) and select the PAINT BUCKET TOOL from the TOOLS panel (it is within the GRADIENT TOOL)

3 Click on the canvas to fill it with the selected colour.

2 The layer is converted into a can with the layer colour forming the lower part of the can.

3 Select the 3D ROTATE TOOL from the TOOLS panel and drag the can to rotate it.

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7 Press STEP BACKWARDS (CTRL+ALT+Z or OPTION+COMMAND+Z) until the filled layer is returned to the screen and try some of the other shapes.

NOTE: Shapes such as the soda can and the hat can be created then used in other images.

Adding Text to 3D ShapesYou can include text in a 3D Shape. To illustrate this a label will be added to a wine bottle.

1 Press STEP BACKWARDS (CTRL+ALT+Z or OPTION+COMMAND+Z) until the filled layer is returned to the screen.

6 Use the 3D ROTATE TOOL to rotate the shape.

2 Select the HORIZONTAL TEXT TOOL and set its STYLE to BOLD, its SIZE to 72 pt and COLOUR to WHITE.

3 Click near the left centre of the canvas and enter:

MacRed’s <enter> Fine Wine

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6 Display the 3D menu, highlight NEW SHAPE FROM LAYER and select WINE BOTTLE.

8 Save the wine bottle if you wish.

4 Select the MOVE TOOL and move the text to the centre of the canvas.

7 Use the 3D ROTATE TOOL to rotate the wine bottle. The layer colour is the label colour and the text is part of the shape.

5 In the LAYERS panel SHIFT+CLICK on the LAYER 1 layer so that both it and the text layer are selected.

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Adding Photos to 3D ShapesYou can add whole images to shapes. For example, you could design a cover for a can then add that design to the SODA CAN shape.

1 Close the current file, select OPEN from the FILE menu, access the CHAPTER 10 folder of the PScs4 SUPPORT FILES and open the VENICE file.

2 Set the view to FIT ON SCREEN (CTRL+0 or COMMAND+0).

3 Display the 3D menu, highlight NEW SHAPE FROM LAYER and select the SODA CAN shape.

Creating a 3D ShapeThe 3D tools can be used to create 3D designs. Let’s use them to create a billiard ball.

A Setting the Background

A gradient filled background will be created to set a lighting effect for the billiard ball.

1 Close the WINE BOTTLE file then display the FILE menu and select NEW.

4 The photo fills the lower part of the can. Use the 3D ROTATE TOOL to rotate it.

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3 Select the GRADIENT TOOL and set the FOREGROUND colour to a light GREY-YELLOW and the BACKGROUND colour to a dark GREY-YELLOW.

4 In the OPTIONS BAR set the GRADIENT box to FOREGROUND TO BACKGROUND and the GRADIENT TYPE to LINEAR.

2 Set the WIDTH to 800 pixels, the HEIGHT to 600 pixel, the BACKGROUND COLOUR to WHITE and select OK.

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B Creating the Layer

The billiard ball will be created in a separate layer. We will create a dark green ball rather than black so that you can see the sphere shape a little more clearly.

5 Drag a diagonal line across the canvas and the colour should fade from light to dark.

1 Create a new layer in the LAYERS panel and call it:

Ball

2 Set the FOREGROUND COLOUR to DARK GREEN then select the PAINT BUCKET TOOL and click on the canvas to fill it.