Showing posts with label Weave Effect with Photoshop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weave Effect with Photoshop. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Weave Effect with Photoshop

This is about creating a Weave Effect with any image in photoshop, It is quite easy to do. The image will look as if it has been woven on strips.
Step 1 : I will be using this free stock image. You will find it here
It belongs to darthangel2
I will achieve this look.
Step 2 : Press CTRL+J twice to make two copies of the Background Layer.
Step 3 : Click on the Background Layer.
Step 4 : Make sure the Foreground/Background Color is set to Black/White. If it is not press x and then d on the keyboard to restore the default.
Step 5 : Press AT+BACKSPACE to fill with the Foreground Color which is Black in this case.
Step 6 : Double click on Layer 1 copy and rename it Vertical.
Step 7 : Double click on layer 1 and rename it Horizontal.
Step 8 : Click off the eye icon in the Vertical Layer
Step 9 : Go to Edit>Preferences>Guides, Grid & Slices.
Step 10 : Give these settings.
Step 11 : Click OK.
Step 12 Go to View>Show>Grid.
Step 13 : The image looks like this with the Grids
Step 14 : Click the Rectangular Marquee Tool.
Step 15 : Go to View>Snap To>Grid.
Step 16 : Draw out a selection with the Rectangular Marquee. Note I have  drawn the first selection so that it includes the model's eyes.
Step 17 : In the top panel click on the Add to Selection icon.
Step 18 : Draw out the remaining selections.
Step 19 : The Horizontal Layer should be selected.
Step 20 : Click the Layer Mask button. A Layer Mask forms next to the layer thumbnail on Horizontal Layer.
Step 21 : Press CTRL+H to hide the Grid temporarily.
Step 22 : Click on the Vertical Layer. Turn on the eye icon of the layer.
Step 23 : Click the Rectangular Marquee Tool.
Step 24 : Press CTRL+H to turn the Grid back on.
Step 25 : In the top panel the Add to selection icon should be selected.
Step 26 : Draw out the vertical selections with the Rectangular Marquee.
Step 27 : Click the Layer Mask button. A Layer mask forms next to the layer thumbnail on Vertical Layer.
Step 28 : Press CTRL+H to hide the Grid. The Horizontal and Vertical strips are now created.
Step 29 : With the Vertical Layer highlighted, CTRL+CLICK on the Horizontal Layer Mask.
Step 30 : The image looks like this.
Step 31 : Press CTRL+SHIFT+ALT and click on the Layer Mask of Vertical Layer.
Step 32 : The image looks like this.
Step 33 : Go to Select>Save Selection.
Step 34 : In the Save Selection dialogue box I have named the selection as squares. By default New Channel is selected. Click OK.
Step 35 : In the top panel select Subtract from selection.
Step 36 : Drag out over the top left square.
Step 37 : It disappears.
Step 38 : Drag out the next alternate square.
Step 39 : The square disappears. You should deselect all the alternative squares similarly.
Step 40 : The alternative squares have been removed.
Step 41 : Click on the Horizontal Layer.
Step 42 : Press CTRL+J. The squares are copied and pasted onto Layer 1.


Step 43 : Press CTRL+ALT+G to clip Layer 1 with the Horizontal Layer.
Step 44 : Click on Vertical Layer.
Step 45 : Go to Select>Load Selection.
Step 46 : The Load Selection dialogue box comes up. For the Channel select squares saved earlier. Click OK.
Step 47 : The selection is loaded.
Step 48 : Click on Subtract from selection in top panel.
Step 49 : Drag around alternative squares. The squares should be different from the ones selected earlier.
Step 50 : The alternative squares have been removed.
Step 51 : Press CTRL+J. The squares are copied and pasted on Layer 2.
Step 52 : Press  CTRL+ALT+G to clip the layer.
Step 53 : Click the Layer Style button. Click on Outer Glow.
Step 54 : In the Outer Glow the color has to be changed. Click where the small white hand points.
Step 55 : The Color Picker opens. Type 000000 in the highlighted box at the bottom. It stands for Black. Click OK.
Step 56 : Change the Blend Mode to Multiply.
Step 57 : Drag the Size slider while watching your image. How much you drag the slider will depend on your image. I have set the Size at 150. Drag the Opacity slider to 100%. Click OK.
Step 58 : The image looks like this.
Step 59 : Press ALT and drag the fx icon to Layer 1.
The finished Weave Effect.
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