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Posted on 29/11/14 11:43:16 PM |
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Emy
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How to put a picture on an small area of a fabric
Hi guys: I have a color picture that I need to place in "A SMALL" area of a piece of fabric (not in the whole fabric), the fabric has texture (see picture). I need to make this picture look realistic on that fabric, please let me know how to do this or if there is a tutorial about this. Thank you so much for your help. 
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Posted on 30/11/14 07:54:10 AM |
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matt
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Re: How to put a picture on an small area of a fabric
Hi Emy Use the displace filter as described in the book. Will work a treat, quick and easy. |
Posted on 30/11/14 12:43:57 PM |
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Emy
Composition Chef Posts: 390 Reply |
Re: How to put a picture on an small area of a fabric
Thanks, i will check the book. _________________ Why not! |
Posted on 30/11/14 1:03:09 PM |
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Emy
Composition Chef Posts: 390 Reply |
Re: How to put a picture on an small area of a fabric
I just read about the displacement, i am not sure how to use it if i want to put this logo (see below), in the upper corner of the fabric and make it look real. Thank you.  _________________ Why not! |
Posted on 30/11/14 5:53:15 PM |
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Nick Curtain
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Re: How to put a picture on an small area of a fabric
Hi Emy This is a banner I produced some time ago when Steve started the weekly banner theme and wonder whether this is the effect you are looking for? If so, I'll try and find the tutorial I referred to. I recall that you create a displacement map using a mono duplicate of the cloth image, which has a slight Gaussian Blur applied. The displace is then applied to the text at a moderate setting and the text then folds into the cloth. However, the real magic happens when you use the 'blend if' sliders, within the blending options dialogue, on a copy of the cloth layer, as this hides the text within the darker folds. I have never tried this with black text though and I would suggest that white text may work better. Easy to achieve by inverting the logo. Nick  |
Posted on 30/11/14 7:19:48 PM |
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Emy
Composition Chef Posts: 390 Reply |
Re: How to put a picture on an small area of a fabric
Hi Nick, thank you for your message. what you show me, Is exactly what i want to do, the only thing will not be only the letters of the logo, but the whole nike logo with the white background. If you think, it will work just fine with your tutorial, yes pls send it to me. Thank you _________________ Why not! |
Posted on 30/11/14 7:41:10 PM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply |
Re: How to put a picture on an small area of a fabric
Hi Emy In my opinion the white background will have to be excluded. The 'blend if' effect will merely create patches, which will me meaningless. It would be helpful to know what this is for and what you are trying to create. Nick |
Posted on 30/11/14 7:46:26 PM |
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Emy
Composition Chef Posts: 390 Reply |
Re: How to put a picture on an small area of a fabric
The fabric and the logo i posted here, is just as an example. I have a similar fabric and i need to add a "solid" logo to it, not just the letters , and put the solid logo in the upper area of the fabric and i need to make it look real, following the shadows and foldings that the fabric has. Do you have a tutorial for it? Thanks _________________ Why not! |
Posted on 30/11/14 8:49:54 PM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply |
Re: How to put a picture on an small area of a fabric
Hi Emy I found the video file but it's 34mb. so too big to send to you. So here goes:- Open the fabric file and inspect the channels. Look for the channel with the most contrast, as this will give the best results. Click on the channel and select all (CTRL A) and the copy the channel (CTRL C). Create a new file by hitting CTRL N and this will produce a file the same size as your original. Paste in the channel (CTRL V) and the new file should have your copied the channel as a new layer, so you will need to flatten the image. Displacement maps work on contrast, so make a levels adjustment, so that you have a good range of tones. As fabric is soft, you need to soften the edges of the folds, so apply a very small amount of gaussian blur, but don't go too far with this. Ensure the file is flattened and save it as greyscale - it should be by default as you have copied a channel. Save the file as a PSD on your hard drive and name it so you can find it easily. The file will be used in the next step. Working on the original cloth file, paste in your logo. Select the logo layer, go to filter - distort- displace and select the displacement file you have saved. When you click open, the logo should distort and fold with the cloth. There are vertical and horizontal settings in this process, so I suggest you start with 10 in each and increase the number if the effect is not strong enough. Copy the background cloth layer (CTRL J) and drag it above the logo layer. This is where 'blend if' comes into play. Choose the colour to blend, i.e. use the red channel if the cloth is red and play around with the sliders. If the text is white, then you need to start from the white side (top right slider) vice versa if text is black. By holding ALT you will split the slider to give a smooth transition, so drag the left portion of the arrow to the left and you should see the text blend into the fabric. This is editable by opening the dialogue again. You can try copying the copy of the cloth layer to enhance the effect and then play around with the opacity of this to select the desired effect. It's just a matter of experimentation. Finally, the logo is likely to have hard edges, so select the logo layer and try adding a small amount of blur to this also, to give a realistic softness. Hope this helps and I'd love to see the results. Nick |
Posted on 01/12/14 4:20:20 PM |
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Emy
Composition Chef Posts: 390 Reply |
Re: How to put a picture on an small area of a fabric
Hi Nick, thank you so much.I just print your instructions and I will work with it asap. I will let you know how it went. Thank you so much again!! _________________ Why not! |