Distort a Picture in Photoshop CS6

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Video: Distort a Picture in Photoshop CS6

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You're watching VisiHow. In this video, I'm going to show you how you can distort an image in Photoshop CS6 in Windows 7. To begin, you should have a document open, either a new one or an existing one. I have already done this.

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   Navigate to the right-hand side

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   Make sure to select the layer that needs to be worked with. We don't want to accidentally free transform a background layer.

   

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   Press "Ctrl" and "T" on the keyboard

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   This is free transform. It brings up an edge to the layer, with squares along it. Let's make our layer smaller.

   

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   Position the mouse over a corner square

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   It should change to a diagonal line with arrows pointing from each end.

   

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   Click, hold, and drag inwards to make the layer smaller

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   Release when happy

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   Click, hold, and drag inwards from another corner if desired

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   Release when happy.

   

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   Right-click on the image

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   Click "Distort"

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   The image looks the same at first glance.

   

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   Click, hold, and drag outwards from one of the squares on the layer's border

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   It will distort the image. We can affect the perspective if we want, or it can help us fit the image to a shape, like maybe we're editing the image on a TV screen or something.

   

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    Click, hold, and drag outwards from more squares to experiment

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    We can use the corners, but also the middle squares. The middle squares pull the whole edge.

    

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    When happy, click the checkmark icon near the top right-hand side of the work area

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    Alternatively, click the icon directly to the left, which is shaped like a circle with a line through it. This takes us back without saving anything.

    

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    This is a VisiHow video, and I've just shown you how you can distort an image in Photoshop CS6 in Windows 7

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    If you have any questions, comments, or queries, feel free to add them to the section below and we'll do our best to get back to you.

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