Liquify'Tool'Tutorial'

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I'want'you'to'play'around'with'the'Liquify'tool'before'you'take'it'

seriously.''

It’s'really'fun!'''

Control'Click'and'open'your'selfie'on'Photoshop.'''

The'default'image'size'should'be'10”'x'14”'

Crop'the'image'using'the'crop'tool'''Size'your'selfie'down'the'your'desired'size.'''Too'much'extra'space'is'bad'Too'liIle'extra'space'is'bad''NO'HAIR'CUTS'AND'NO'HEAD'CUTS.''

FIRST&BEFORE&ALL&ELSE&&'Use'the'lasso'tool''and'roughly'cut'out'the'head,'being'more'careful'around'the'neck'area.''''Command+C'to'copy'the'selecTon'and'PASTE'so'you'have'2'heads.'''''Click'on'the'head'layer,'hit'Command+T'to'trigger'Free'Transform'Mode'

In'Free'Transform'mode,'look'at'the'liIle'diamond'in'the'middle'of'your'image.'This'is'called'the'Target'Symbol'''CLICK'AND'DRAG'IT'to'the'boIom'of'the'chin.''

STll'in'Free'Transform'Mode,'click'the'edge,'hit'command'and'drag'one'of'your'corners'out.'''TOP&HEAVY:'Move'the'target'symbol'down'to'the'chin'and'drag&the&top&corners.''BOTTOM&HEAVY:'Move'the'target'symbol'to'the'top'of'the'head'and'drag&the&boCom&corners.'

With'your'HEAD'layer'ACTIVE,'go'to''Filter'!'Liquify.''

If'you'see'this'toolbar,'your'toolbar'is'incomplete.'''''Look'to'your'right'and'check'the'box'next'to'Advanced'Mode.'

THIS'is'the'toolbar'you'should'have.''

Lets'go'through'them.'

Forward&Warp&tool&(W)&'You'can'push'the'image'in'or'out'to'make'something'look'slimmer'or'wider.''

Twirl&Clockwise&Tool&(C)&''Swirls'your'image'clockwise.'''

&&Reconstruct&Tool&(R)&''It’s'an'UNDO'brush.'It'undo’s'whatever'changes'you'made'to'it.'''

''Smooth&Tool&(E)&''This'smooths'out'bumpy'edits'and'makes'it'look'cleaner.''''

Pucker&Tool&(S)&''Makes'things'look'smaller.'Think'of'a'vacuum'cleaner.''

Bloat&Tool&(B)&''Makes'things'look'faIer/rounder.'Careful'for'the'edges'though!'It'may'make'your'edits'look'like'a'sphere.''

Freeze&Mask&Tool&(F)&''Whatever'is'frozen'will'not'be'effected'by'the'edits''

&&Thaw&Mask&Tool&(D)&''Whatever'is'thawed'can'be'edited.''

Take'a'look'at'the'MASK'OPTIONS.'

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