briansteenstry said 5 years ago 9/7/2006 8:11:33 PM EDT



Save now! This is the critical step. We can't just apply a cherry-shaped mask to the sphere, or the reflections will be all wrong. We need to actually scoot the pixels around to distort the reflection into what something cherry-shaped might reflect. This is called warping, and it's new to Photoshop CS2. If you don't have CS2, you can use the liquify filter, but it will be more labor-intensive and difficult.

Warping is too easy! Select what you want to warp, and then select EDIT/TRANSFORM/WARP. When you do this, you'll get a box around your selection with bezier handles just like a path. You can move these handles around and warp your selection into any shape. If you ever used Illustrator's free distort tool, you'll be instantly trained!

TIP: If you get it close, but not quite "ON", you can apply the warp and then warp it again to fine-tune. This is WAY easier than trying to get it perfect the first time! You can also use the liquify filter for touch-up.

TIP: SAVE EARLY, SAVE OFTEN, SAVE NOW! Seriously, I crashed using warp after putting a couple hours into this image! I had not saved. (Save your pity for someone who DID save!)