![]() You can hold Alt or Option to temporarily access the Dodge tool. The Burn tool darkens the image the Dodge tool brightens it. In the corners, just match the direction and shape of the original loops. Using a soft-edged brush, drag from the top left of the flag to the top right, performing a loop downwards in between.Ĭontinue to work around the flag, adding more loops with the Burn tool below and above the original. Switch to the Burn tool, set to Highlights at 100% opacity. This locks the transparency, so that no painting or smudging operation can extend outside the bounds of the pixels already present on the layer. On the Hard Light layer, check the first icon next to the word Lock. ![]() You won’t see any difference to the artwork, but the Layers panel should now show the shading area to match the flag shape. ![]() With the selection still active, use Select > Modify > Inverse so that everything except the flag area is selected, and hit Backspace to delete it. This fills the layer with 50% gray, which is invisible in Hard Light mode. Also, check the box marked Fill with Hard-Light-Neutral color. Make a new layer and set its mode to Hard Light. You’ll see the familiar “marching ants” border appear. First, load up the pixels in the flag as a selection, by holding Command (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows) and clicking on the thumbnail of the flag in the Layers Panel. With the basic shape done, you can move on to the shading section. Try to make it look less stiff by waving the edges in a more realistic, organic way. You can drag the handles, or the corner points, or the four interior intersections in Image Warp to move it around. Now it’s time to adjust the rest of the flag so it’s waving more effectively. Drag the adjustment handles until it fits the shape. The flag needs to be adjusted so the left side matches the tape that’s already attached to the pole. The shape itself won’t change, but you’ll now have access to all the control handles. You can choose to wave it up or down I’ve chosen to go up first.įrom the pop-up menu in the Options Bar, change the type from Flag back to Custom. Grab it and drag it to create a more traditional flag shape. There’s only one handle on the Flag distortion, about a third of the way along the top edge. The initial effect is a little extreme, but it’s a start. Press the Image Warp button on the Options Bar, and choose-naturally enough-Flag as the distortion preset from the pop-up menu (the menu will default to reading Custom). All we’re interested in here is the approximate size. Use Command T/Ctrl T to enter Free Transform mode, and adjust the size of the flag so it fits onto the existing tape attached to the flagpole. You won’t see any initial difference, other than the fact that the icon in the Layers panel now sports a tiny Smart Object logo in the bottom right corner. You can do this by choosing Layer > Smart Objects > Make Smart Object. ![]() We can change the design to whatever we want later.īefore you start distorting, turn the flag into a Smart Object. I’ve chosen the flag of Sweden to begin with, because it’s a simple design that will allow us to see the distortion and shading process clearly. Here’s our starting image: a flagpole and a flag, on separate layers. Pretty cool, right? So let’s see how it’s done. Fortunately, you can use Photoshop to create a multi-purpose rippling flag, and then replace the design with the flag of your choice. But it’s not so easy to find images of rippling flags, especially shot against the background you want. It’s easy to find flat flag artwork online. ![]()
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