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You can turn the
beetle photograph
into a 3D object in the
usual way, using 3D >
New 3D Extrusion from
Selected Layer.
It comes out as seen
above. It helps to spin it
around, as seen on the
right, to see what’s going
on better.
8
As before, make the donut into a 3D
object, then set the Extrusion depth
to 0. It doesn’t need to be exact, so you
can drag the button if you like.
7
This is the donut image we’re starting with. It has had
no special treatment, other than to cut the background
out so it’s on its own layer: this is an absolutely standard
photograph of a donut.
9
Follow the same procedure as
before, setting the Inflate angle to
90° and dragging the Inflate button to
pump up the donut.
W
E’VE LOOKED BRIEFLY AT HOW
we can inflate the front face of an
extruded object. But inflation has far more
to offer than this: it’s capable of turning flat
photographs into true three-dimensional forms
that can be manipulated and viewed from any
angle. Making 3D models was never as easy as
this – and the results can be staggering. We’ll
see how both a cutout shot of a beetle and
a simple view of a donut can be turned into
stunning objects.
3D layers: inflation
5
You can now
drag the
Inflate button
some more, to
pump more air
into the beetle.
As you drag, you
can see it taking
shape.
Inflatable donuts
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The third dimension
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We need to inflate both sides.
Open the Properties panel, and
change the Sides pop-up to show Front
and Back.
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Not only does Photoshop now inflate the back side of the donut, but it does
so using a mirror of the texture it used on the front. The result is that we’ve
turned that flat photograph into a true 3D donut, which we can view from any angle.
Now that really is magic.
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Here’s the result: a fully three-dimensional
beetle, which we can spin around and place
at any angle in our scene.
2
We first need to set the Extrusion
to zero. Although we can do this
by dragging on the Extrude button in
the head-up display, it’s hard to hit zero
exactly – far easier to drag the slider in
the Properties panel.
HOT TIP
Not all cutout
objects can be
turned into 3D
models in as
obliging a way
as those shown
here. But it’s worth
experimenting
with all sorts of
cutouts – partly
to see what works
and what doesn’t,
and partly for the
sheer fun of seeing
what happens
when you pump
air into a flat form.
3
Click on the
object and
press v until the
Bevel and Inflate
buttons appear.
Drag up on the
Inflate button to
blow air into the
beetle.
4
The Inflate
angle starts
off at 45°, which is
too flat. Drag the
arc to change this
to 90°.
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