Liquify is one of the many things to learn in Adobe Photoshop. Today I am writing a step by step tutorial on how to liquify pixels with Adobe Photoshop.
I hope this will help the readers to learn about photoshop tools. If not, then it would at least help them to solve their confusion.
Table of Contents
How to Use The Liquify Tool in Photoshop: Step by Step Guide
Step 1: Open the Image in Photoshop
Open the image in Photoshop by clicking > File from the menu bar. Then click > Open.
Step 2: Create a New Layer
Copy the background and create a new layer in the Layers panel.
Step 3: Select Liquify Tool
Go to Filter > Liquify (Shortcut: Shift+Ctrl+X) on the top menu
A new layer of liquifying will open at this stage.
Step 4: Use of Forward Warp Tool
Select the Forward Warp Tool (Shortcut: W) from the menu bar of the Liquify Layer
Step 5: Change the Brash Size
Fix the brush size that you will be needed during editing. You can also do it using the shortcut button ( ] ) to increase the size and ( [ ) to decrease the size of the brush.
Step 6: Fix the Image and Check Differences
Use the brush to fix the distorted pixels on the images. Click on the “Show backdrop” option in the right menu to check the differences
Step 7: Use of Freeze Tool
To avoid disturbing other pixels around, freeze the pixels around.
For freezing the pixels, select the Freeze Mask Tool (Shortcut: F) from the left menu bar of the Liquify Layerand drag the brush on the pixels you want to freeze. Click on “show mask” to see the masked areas on the image. Interestingly, the highlight of the marked pixels can be changed
Step 8: Use of Zoom Tool
Click on the magnifying glass sign from the menu bar of the Liquify Layer (Shortcut: Z) to select zoom tool. Click on the image to zoom in and click along with pressing the (alt button) to zoom out.
Step 9: Use of Pocker Tool
Select the Pucker Tool (Shortcut: S) from the left menu bar of the Liquify Layer. Click on the image to make the pixels cozy like billow example.
Step 10: Use of Bloat Tool
Just like the Pucker Tool select it from the left menu bar of the Liquify Layer (Shortcut: B).
Use the Bloat Tool to do the opposite. This would help you to flatten the pixels of your images.
Step 11: Use of Push Left Tool
Select the Push Left Lool (Shortcut: O) from the left menu bar of the Liquify Layer. Apply this to move the pixels to the left direction.
Step 12: Use of Twirl Clockwise Tool
Select the Twirl Clockwise Tool (Shortcut: C) from the menu bar of the Liquify Layer.
Use to twirl the image pixels like the example image below
Anyone can use the steps mentioned above and learn how to liquefy images.
I always say, practice makes a man perfect. Try this technique and practice it by yourself for as many times as you can. This will help you to get more perfect at work.
Cheers!
