Gift Wrapping in Photoshop

[lucyw33602688]

Hello! I am currently trying to wrap a TV in christmas wrapping paper and am struggling with the best technique. I have tried displacement maps and distorting but it doesn't seem to look right. I am sure it is much easier than I think!

[Bojan Zivkovic]

Can you post your image or some samples so we can better assist you.

[lucyw33602688]

Of course, here is an image of the TV, and I was thinking of just using any generic christmas pattern for the paper.

TV image

I want an effect like this:

Gift Wrap Effect

Thank you!

[Bojan Zivkovic]

You will need to do and some manual work if you want realistic wrap as posted. Either create distortion map by painting highlights/shadows or paint them directly in Photoshop. You can achieve realistic look without any filter or plugin using nothing else but brash and blending modes. Look for wrapped TV to get idea how it looks or to get idea where to paint shadows and highligts which will give you realistic look. 

[davescm]

I would do that by modelling in a 3D application. This was Blender:

Dave