Adobe Photoshop for Matte Painting
Course 6: Adapting the image to your needs: Free position deformation
By David Vega Palacios , Graphic Designer
Joined November 2019
About the video: Free position deformation
Overview
“This function allows us to make elastic and organic transformations. In this unit you will learn how to use it to achieve complex deformations of any image through meshes and pins.”
In this video lesson David Vega Palacios addresses the topic: Free position deformation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 6: Adapting the image to your needs. Get to know the different transformation tools and some practical tricks.
Partial transcription of the video
“PHOTOSHOP FOR MATTE PAINTING COURSE 6 LESSON 2 Free position deformation Now we will use the Puppet Warp tool to achieve complex deformations using meshes and pins. Let's see it. With this function you will make organic transformations in your images very easily. For example, you can create movement in characters and also interesting distortions. To understand the use of this tool we will go to another image. And here we will find this figure. The first thing we will do with this tool is convert the object or element we want to distort into a smart object. I'll right-click on the layer that...”
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Course summary for: Course 6: Adapting the image to your needs

David Vega Palacios
By David Vega Palacios
Peruvian-born David Vega is passionate about the entire creative and transformational process of a photo-compositional project. Founder of MIDAS studio, he dedicates his time to creating impossible images in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment.
He has collaborated with brands like Toyota, Movistar, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Coca-Cola, Scotiabank, UPC, Oreo, Backus, Renault, Cartavio, Honda, Ford, and many other brands and advertising agencies. In 2019, he made the “200 Best Digital Artists” list from Lürzer’s Archive.
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