Puppet Warp is Cropping Parts of Layer

Did you get an answer? It happens to me too!

That is correct. First adjust the expansion and then you can start the warping.

"...it distorted the pose in the process"

By @Robotfist

Use more than six pins to "lock down" the parts you don't want to move.

At this point you might need to delete the current six points and start again. I think the default expansion is 2 pixels.

Jane

You can probably solve this by increasing the "Expansion" setting in the toolbar.

Ok, this did something. Expansion did seem to restore the tips of the fingers, but it distorted the pose in the process. I'm guessing this should be applied before posing?

Can I ask why is the image in Puppet Warp B&W while the other is in color?

It is in black and white because I wanted to modify it a bit from the original before it was posted. I am under an NDA and should not be posting content from my company.

Hi there. Unfortunately, I cannot share the whole project because there are certain parts of it (not seen here) that cannot be released to the public. My company does not allow assets to be posted at this stage. I might be able to release a modified version of the project though. I will have to ask.

You can probably solve this by increasing the "Expansion" setting in the toolbar.

Can I ask why is the image in Puppet Warp B&W while the other is in color? Are these on two layers with a clipping mask? If so, can we see the Layers panel?

Also, personally I would use more than six pins to "lock down" the parts I don't want to move.

You made a SO. If you click the eyeball to hide the Puppet Warp, how do the fingers look?

Jane

Can you share the PSD where this is happening? Use dropbox or CC files to share a download link.

I just tested it with Photoshop version 23.2.2 on Windows 10 and I'm not seeing the issue