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Making a 3D postcard
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom
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Making a 3D postcard
You will now convert your  at image into a 3D postcard. You will do this by using the new 3D
features and tools that have been added to Photoshop CS4. You will experiment more with the
new and improved 3D features in Lesson 13, “Introducing 3D.”
Converting multiple layers into one smart object layer
Because the 3D features work with an individual layer, you will  rst convert the multiple
layers in this image into one smart object layer. A smart object layer can embed multiple layers
into one layer. You can re-open the separate layers by double-clicking on the smart object
layer in the Layers panel. Find out more about smart objects in Lesson 10, “Getting Smart
in Photoshop.”
1 Click once on the bottom (Background) layer, and then hold down the Shift key and
click on the topmost layer (Bike On!). All layers are now selected.
2 Click and hold on the panel menu (arrow in the upper-right corner of the Layers panel)
and select Convert to Smart Object from the panel drop-down menu. The layers are
consolidated into one layer. As a default, the smart object layer takes on the name of the
topmost layer.
Select all layers. Convert them to one smart object layer.
Turning your image into a 3D texture
You will now take the smart object layer that you have created and apply it as a texture to a
3D object. In this example you will create a simple 3D postcard.
To avoid clipping o some of the layer, you will expand the canvas. This makes your work area a
little larger, and creates some needed space for 3D rotation.
1 Choose Image > Canvas Size; the Canvas Size dialog box appears.
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