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ppearce43
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November 2, 2020
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How can I make a depression effect on an image?

  • November 2, 2020
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I am making a poster for Veterans Day.  I have an image of a pair of hands palms up, slightly cupped.  I have another image of a Flag.  I want to place the flag in the cupped hands, and have the flag appear as if it is laying within those cupped hands.  The best way I know to describe my desired effect is if you think of a "reversed bloat" using the Distort Filter, but I can't seem to find that.  Does that make sense?  Any suggestions? PSD attached. I'm using PSE 2020 on a Windows 10 platform. 

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Greg_S.
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November 3, 2020

Perhaps use a displacement map.  Take a look at this thread for ideas.

Greg_S.
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November 3, 2020

You can also use the Filters>Distort>Liquify> Pucker and Bloat tools.  But, that involves more guessing on how to distort the flag.

 

hatstead
Inspiring
November 10, 2020

Thank you, the displacement map procedure looks like it will work.


You're welcome. Glad to help.