Graphics Programs Reference
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Figure 6.11
Creating the curtain efect based on the plane shape.
1. Create a new Photoshop document with a dark gray background.
2. Change the color of the foreground in the toolbar to white.
3. Select the Brush tool and change its opacity to 15% in the
Properties bar.
4. Make the brush size large enough to create the irst stage in the hill.
5. Reduce the size of the brush by pressing the [ key on your keyboard and
create a smaller circle inside the irst one to create a brighter area.
6. Repeat the following steps in diferent areas in the ile to create diferent
hill contours and diferent heights based on how the brightness of the
circles' centers (Figure 6.12).
7. From the 3D
>
New Mesh from 2D Grayscale Layer menu, choose the
Plane shape.
Shortcut: You can use
SHIFT + [ to decrease
the brush size and
SHIFT + ] to increase the
brush size.
Just as the Plane and Two-Sided Plane options create a 3D plane shape,
the Cylinder and Sphere shapes create full 3D shapes out of the grayscale
layer. In an earlier example, we created a chess rook based on a model
created in Collada 3D. In this example, we will use the grayscale layer to
create a chess pawn from scratch in Photoshop. The gradient we will use
will identify the height and depth that will form the chess pawn model.
Here's how:
1. Create a new Photoshop ile.
2. Create a new layer with a white background.
3. From the Styles icon in the Layers panel, select the gradient overlay.
