How to - add a texture to an object?
I would like to create a mood board and I need to show various bits of furniture eg sofas in the chosen fabric - how can I do this in photoshop please? I have the sofa image and the fabric image
thanks
I would like to create a mood board and I need to show various bits of furniture eg sofas in the chosen fabric - how can I do this in photoshop please? I have the sofa image and the fabric image
thanks
You would need to split the furniture into sections then warp and transform the material onto each section. This is best done by putting the fabric into a smart object and then using copies of that smart object on each section. By doing that, swapping the fabric for a different one simply involves changing the content of one smart object, the copies will all change together. Then you would need to ensure the lighting and shadows look realistic across the furniture and fabric. If your furniture image has no pattern then you could use the multiply blend mode to transfer the shadows from the furniture onto the warped fabric.
The above is not straightforward and it can take a lot of time to make the fabric look convincing e.g. each fold and bend needs to look real.
An alternative is to use 3D software, and a 3D model of the furniture. That model can be complex to make, but once done, placing and changing the fabric texture is relatively straightforward.
Dave
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