Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
This feature is a real-time preview of the dif erent sections of your image as they are
being rendered. When the tiles stop appearing, your rendering is complete.
Based on your system's video card and other factors, even small i les could take a while
to render. You can pause the process at any time by clicking anywhere within your
image or pressing the Esc key.
If an image has been paused from rendering, the Render command will now be listed as Resume
Render in the 3D panel menu.
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Choose File > Save As. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the ps13lessons folder,
and then type ps1302_rasterized.psd into the Name text i eld. Choose Photoshop
from the Format drop-down menu and press Save.
When you save a i le in either the PSD, PDF, or TIFF formats you preserve the 3D
model information such as the lighting and 3D layers. Generally, you want to maintain
this information; however, occasionally you might want to l atten your image or
export your image for other uses. You can do this by rasterizing your image, just be
aware that once a 3D image is rasterized, you cannot undo it, so you should always
keep a master 3D backup.
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Choose Layer > Rasterize > 3D. Your image is now converted to a standard
bitmapped image that you can edit or manipulate as any other image; for example, you
can make selections, apply i lters, and so on.
For now, you will undo this command and return to your 3D model.
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Choose Edit > Undo or press Command+Z (Mac OS) or Ctrl+Z (Windows).
Using your 3D layers as an element in a composite is very simple, although they can
also become very involved. Here you will create a very simple composite using the
gradient tool.
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Click the background layer in the Layers panel, and then click the Gradient tool in the
Tools panel. Make sure Black is the foreground color and White is the background color.
 
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