PattyBee Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 For the longest time it has bothered me that I couldn't get my text to look crinkled along with it's crinkly or folded paper background. It always seemed to float on top in perfectly pristine UN-crinkled or UN-folded condition. Until I figured out displacement maps today! Whoo hoo! I'm sure most of you already knew this, but it was a light-bulb moment for me and so easy. Now, I'm gonna go back and fix some old layouts that have always looked unrealistic because of this. My husband just rolls his eyes and zones out on me, when I talk Photoshop, so I thought I'd tell you guys about about my small victory. Here's my before and after efforts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floss Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Patty that looks great.Displacement Maps?I'm not rolling my eyes,do share.How did you get it to look so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaP Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 That is awesome!! How did you do that???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappinchar Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Is that PS...not PSE? I've never heard of displacement maps. (I still have PSE4.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappinchar Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I forgot to say how great it looks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBat Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I love what you did. That looks great. I haven't heard of displacement maps either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjc Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 i have photoshop cs 4 ...can you tell me more....i love it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappinchar Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Now, where did Patty go? lol Off to fix those old layouts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoshopScrapper Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Patty ... oh Patty ... you have quite a line dying to know about displacement maps ... myself included! Denise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoshopScrapper Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 BTW - what you did with them looks absolutely awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyn Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Awesome! You must share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManiakMama Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Looks awesome! I really hope this is something that can be done in PSE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyBee Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 Hey I'm back. I had to nurse the baby and make lunch for the older kids (cheese quesadillas). So anyway, to execute a displacement map look under filter>distort>displace. A displacement map seems to be a guide telling PS how to distort an image (or text in my case). Since I wanted my text to conform to the crinkles below I used the original crinkled paper template as my "map". To create my "map", I created a copy of the orginal template and added a 5.0 pixel gaussian blur. I saved this file on my desktop. Then back at my original document, with the text layer now rasterized/simplified, I applied the filter>distort>displace> and then selected my slightly blurred copy of the template which I'd saved on my desktop as my "map". Photoshop whirred away for about 10 seconds and then viola! Oh, I also added another copy of the template above THAT and choose "multiply" for further emphasis of the crinkles. Oh, and yes it can be done in PSE as well as CS3! I have both programs. Let me know how this works out for you guys. I can add more if I missed something in the explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBarnes Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 You can do it in PSE. I put in Displace map in the help in PSE 7 and it took me to a tutorial from Mark Galer's Maximum Performance for Elements 5. You have to create a Displace Map and then have that under the text layer, do Multiply Blend Mode and then use the Displace Filter under Filter>Distort>Displace. The steps for creating the Displace Map are a bit complicated so I won't attempt to put it here. I suggest trying your Help files within your program and see what you can find. I thought I really disliked the Help Files in PSE 7 because it seemed difficult to find things, but it can take you to some interesting stuff! Edited to add: I see Patty answered at the same time I did! Thanks Patty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappinchar Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Thanks. I tried to play with it. When it wanted me to choose an image to use as a displacement map, it seemed to only want a PSD file. Did you save your image as a PSD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floss Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Thanks Patty and Pat (sounds like a dynamic duo lol)I will certainly be playing with those instructions when I get time.Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyBee Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 Thanks. I tried to play with it. When it wanted me to choose an image to use as a displacement map, it seemed to only want a PSD file. Did you save your image as a PSD? Oops, yes the "map" file has to be in PSD format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappinchar Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Cool. I'll keep this in mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaL Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Oh wow! That is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLLatscrapgirls Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Thank you for sharing this! I also get frustrated with the way text looks and can't wait to try it with a displacement map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetaudrey Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Neat-O! Thanks for the great tips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManiakMama Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 VERY cool, thanks for sharing this tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyBee Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 Ok, here's another one I did with a folded paper template. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappinchar Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Too cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoshopScrapper Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Patty, Thanks for the info. I can't wait to try this (as soon as I get my machine back in full running order). Denise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristyVW Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Very cool Patty! Thanks for sharing this! I, too, like when my text 'matches' the look of my background. I would often change the blending mode and/or erase parts of it with a grunge brush. This method looks like it does an even more detailed job of how it should look on a given background! I will definitely be using this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaL Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 LOVE IT! I can't wait to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanWassup Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 For the longest time it has bothered me that I couldn't get my text to look crinkled along with it's crinkly or folded paper background. It always seemed to float on top in perfectly pristine UN-crinkled or UN-folded condition. Until I figured out displacement maps today! Whoo hoo! I'm sure most of you already knew this, but it was a light-bulb moment for me and so easy. Now, I'm gonna go back and fix some old layouts that have always looked unrealistic because of this. My husband just rolls his eyes and zones out on me, when I talk Photoshop, so I thought I'd tell you guys about about my small victory. Here's my before and after efforts: Is this different than setting the text layer to "overlay"? I'll go try it if it gives better results!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elisha Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I must try this. TFS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbc72 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Great tip, thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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