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Liquify
The Liquify filter makes it easy to manipulate areas of an image as if those areas had been melted. You work with a
preview image of the current layer, using special tools to warp, twirl, expand, contract, shift, and reflect areas of the
image. You can make subtle changes to retouch an image or drastic distortions to create an artistic effect.
To apply the Liquify filter
In the Editor, select an image, layer, or area.
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Choose Filter > Distort > Liquify.
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To zoom in or out on the image preview, do one of the following:
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Choose a zoom level from the pop-up menu in the bottom left area of the dialog box.
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Select the zoom tool from the toolbox in the dialog box, and click in the image to zoom in, or Option-click to zoom
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out. You can also use the zoom tool to drag over an area of the preview you want to magnify.
Select a tool from the toolbox.
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Select one of the following tools from the toolbox:
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Pushes pixels forward as you drag.
Forward Warp
Smoothly scrambles pixels and creates fire, clouds, waves, and similar effects. To adjust the
Turbulence
smoothness, drag the Turbulent Jitter pop-up slider in the Tool Options section, or enter a value between 1 and 100
in the text box. Higher values increase smoothness.
Rotates pixels clockwise as you hold down the mouse button or drag.
Twirl Clockwise
Moves pixels toward the center of the brush area as you hold down the mouse button or drag.
Pucker
Moves pixels away from the center of the brush area as you hold down the mouse button or drag.
Bloat
Moves pixels perpendicularly to the stroke direction. Drag to move pixels to the left.
Push Left
Copies pixels to the brush area. Drag to reflect the area perpendicular to the direction of the stroke (to
Mirror
the left of or below the stroke). Option-drag to reflect the area in the direction opposite to that of the stroke (for
example, the area above a downward stroke). Use overlapping strokes to create an effect similar to a reflection in
water.
Fully or partially reverses the changes you've made.
Reconstruct
In the Tool Options section, adjust the brush size and pressure of the tool, as needed:
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To change the brush size, drag the pop-up slider, or enter a brush size value from 1 to 600 pixels.
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To change the brush pressure, drag the pop-up slider, or enter a brush pressure value from 1 to 100.
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A low brush pressure makes more gradual changes.
If you're using a stylus tablet, select Stylus Pressure.
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To create the effect of dragging in a straight line between the current point and the previous point that you clicked,
Shift-click with the Forward Warp, Push Left, and Mirror tools.
To apply the changes in the preview image to the actual image, click OK.
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