Creating a Liquify Mesh
You may have noticed the Load Mesh and Save Mesh buttons, located at the top of the Liquify dialog box. A mesh is a predefined Liquify operation. When you activate the mesh option, a mesh or grid is placed over the image, and then as you use the Liquify tools, the mesh distorts and bends. After applying a lot of work to a particular image, it's quite possible you might want to use that exact Liquify on another image. That's where the Load and Save Mesh options come into play. With a click of a button you can create a mesh and use it over and over again.
Create a Liquify Mesh
Open a document.
Select the Layers palette, and then select the layer you want to liquify.
Click the Filters menu, and then click Liquify .
Select the Show Mesh check box.
Use the Liquify tools to adjust the image.
Click Save Mesh .
Enter a descriptive name, such as Fire, or Crashing Waves, for the mesh.
Click Save .
Click OK .[View full size image]
Did You Know?You can display the distortion created by the Liquify tools. Check this option to display a mesh (grid) over the image preview. When you select the Show Mesh check box, a mesh is applied to an image, which distorts as you apply the Liquify tools. When you clear the Show Image check box (turning off the Image), you get a visual grid that represents the distortion values applied to the image. |