I have demonstrated the Vanishing Point Tool in Photoshop CS twice earlier. See here.
This is another tutorial on the tool. It takes a bit getting used to, but once you grow accustomed to it, it is easy enough. It just needs a bit of practice.


Step 1 : I have opened up a photo of a cube and this scenery. I know you might find it a bit difficult to find a photo of a cube. It is a free stock photo. You can download it from the link given here. You just need to register.
http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=1084978
http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=1084978



Step 4 : Go to Filter>Vanishing Point. You can also use the shortcut ALT+CTRL+V.


Step 6 : All you need to do is to drag with the Create Plane Tool. You will find it acts like a rubber band. When you click the third point you will find a diagonal connecting the first and third points.

Step 7 : Drag to the fourth corner and a blue grid forms. Note if the grid formed is red, then Photoshop is telling you that the plane is impossible. If the grid is yellow, it means that something is still wrong, but photoshop will try to create the plane. Remember therefore that the grid has to be blue.




Step 11 : Now align the bottom left corner.

Step 12 : I find now that the grid on the right has moved for some inexplicable reason.

Step 13 : Just drag the middle handle and snap the grid in place.




Step 17 : Corner handles appear when you click the Transform Tool. Now keeping SHIFT+ALT pressed and drag any of the corner handles and the photo will increase in size proportionately.
Step 18 : Drag the photo around the side. You will find that it follows the plane of the cube.
Step 19 : Drag the photo up ans sideways till it meets the edge of the cube. Similarly drag downwards.
Step 20 : There the photo has fitted snugly to the sides of the cube. The Vanishing Point Tool is particularly useful to wrap artwork around a carton. That is all. have patience, if something goes wrong. As I said, it takes a little bit of practice. The fourth part of the tutorial is here.