Graphics Programs Reference
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6.
Experiment with dragging pins to warp the
elephant. Try to curve her trunk and reposi-
tion her legs:
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Drag pins to warp the mesh.
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Try adding pins to keep nearby
areas intact.
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If an area doesn't overlap properly, you
can click the Pin Depth buttons in the
Options bar. These can be used to control
how much something overlaps.
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To remove a pi n , r ig ht - cl ick on it a nd
choose Delete Pin.
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If unwanted warping occurs with a pin,
select it, and then hold down the Option
(Alt) key and drag.
7.
When you're satisfied with your transforma-
tion, press Return (Enter) or click the Com-
mit button in the Options bar.
Using Smart Objects Before Transforming
Smart Objects are a bit of “under the hood” Photoshop magic.
Essentially, this powerful command allows you to embed raster or
vector data into a layer. The layer can then be transformed indefi-
nitely because the embedded data remains editable and scalable.
You c a n c onve r t one or mor e l aye r s i nt o a new S m a r t O b je c t or
choose to add new content as a Smart Object.
video 24:
Transforming
Smart Objects
A Smart Object is simply one file embedded inside another. This
can be very useful because Smart Objects allow greater flexibility
than simply applying the Free Transform command to a regular
layer. With a Smart Object, you can perform multiple nondestruc-
tive transforms with no loss in quality (as long as you don't exceed
the pixel dimensions of the original raster object).
