Creating a 3D Shape from a Layer in Adobe Photoshop CS5
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This excerpt from Adobe Photoshop CS5 Classroom in a Book shows you how to create a 3D hat using a layer that contains the image of a brick wall.
Note: This excerpt does not include the lesson files. The lesson files are available with purchase of the book.
From the book
From the book
From the book
Photoshop includes several 3D shape presets, representing geometric shapes and the shapes of everyday objects, such as a wine bottle or ring. When you create a 3D shape from a layer, Photoshop wraps the layer onto the 3D object preset. You can then rotate, reposition, and resize the 3D object—you can even light it from various angles with a number of colored lights.
You’ll start by creating a 3D hat using the layer that contains the image of a brick wall.
- In Bridge, return to the Lesson12 folder, and then double-click the 12Start.psd thumbnail to open the file in Photoshop. The 12Start.psd file contains several layers with the contents of the final CD cover: music notes, sky, a brick wall texture, and a blank background.
- Choose Window > Workspace > 3D to display the 3D and Layers panels, which you’ll use in this lesson.
- Select the Brick layer, and then choose 3D > New Shape From Layer > Hat.
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Photoshop creates a 3D object, wrapping the 2D image of bricks around the shape of a hat.
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