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dc39909740
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December 18, 2016
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Is it possible to flip the image and keep its placement?

  • December 18, 2016
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You can either flip a layer or flip an image. Say Im focused on SPOTA of the canvas, and I want to flip SPOTA so I can spot any flaws. If I flip the layer or image, SPOTA ends up on the opposite side of the canvas. Thats fine. However, if I am zoomed in, I need to scroll over to SPOTA manually each time I flip it. Zoomed out its no problem, zoomed in it becomes a hassle.

I recently trialed other art painting software and some of them flip the camera instead of the canvas. So you end up keeping your place zoomed in.

Is it possible to do this in photoshop?

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Trevor.Dennis
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Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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December 18, 2016

SPOTA?

Objects flip about the central handle.  You can place the position of the handle any where you like by holding down the Alt (Opt) key and clicking)

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dc39909740Author
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December 19, 2016

SPOTA = an example spot on the canvas i named spot A.

I get the central handle thing but I mean the entire canvas. If I keep working on one layer, it eventually gets to big to simply flip but keep my place at the same position. If Im on the right side of the canvas and decide to flip it all, the camera will still be on the right side with the opposite side showing. Some other art programs move the camera with the flipped side so you dont lose your place.

mytaxsite
mytaxsite
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December 19, 2016

dc39909740 wrote:

SPOTA = an example spot on the canvas i named spot A.

I get the central handle thing but I mean the entire canvas. If I keep working on one layer, it eventually gets to big to simply flip but keep my place at the same position. If Im on the right side of the canvas and decide to flip it all, the camera will still be on the right side with the opposite side showing. Some other art programs move the camera with the flipped side so you dont lose your place.

Probably Puppet Warp is what you need.  It can fix multiple points and flip the rest..  There are lots of tutorials on YouTube but I can only post the official Adobe Help Page here:

<Warp images, shapes, and paths in Adobe Photoshop >

Please try YouTube and search for Puppet Warp (or use Google) as it shows to use it usefully to get exactly what you want.

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