Image Warping

Menu -> Effects -> Image Warping

This filter allows you to deform interactively some parts of the image. To use it, first select a deform type then click on the Warp Tool and drag the mouse pointer.




General
Remap Scale
Sets the scale of the mesh.





Warp Tools
Warp tool
Smoothly scrambles pixels. It is useful for creating fire, clouds, waves, and similar effects.
Twirl tool
Rotates pixels clockwise as you hold down the mouse right button or drag. To twirl pixels counterclockwise, hold down the mouse left button or drag.
Zoom Tool
Moves pixels toward the center of the brush area as you hold down the mouse right button or drag.
Moves pixels away from the center of the brush area as you hold down the mouse left button or drag.
Flower Tool
Moves pixels like a flower as you hold down the mouse left button or drag.





Brush
Size
Sets the width of the brush you will use to distort the preview image.
Pressure
Sets the speed at which distortions are made when you drag a tool in the preview image. Using a low brush pressure makes changes occur more slowly, so it is easier to stop them at exactly the right moment.
Feathers
Controls how a brush feathers at the edge. An effect is strongest in the center of the brush and lighter at the edge.
Pinch
Sets the speed at which distortions are applied when you keep a tool (such as the Twirl tool) stationary in the preview image. The higher the setting, the greater the speed at which distortions are applied.
Brush Mesh
Render some sort of preview of the brush mesh.



File Menu
To apply a distortion mesh, click Load Mesh, select the mesh file you want to apply, and click Open.
To save a distortion mesh, after distorting the preview image, click Save Mesh. Specify a name and location for the mesh file, and click Save.
To reset a distortion mesh, click Reset Mesh. This removes all distortions.
The mesh files are compatible with Adobe Photoshop CS.



How to deform an image: With the Image Warping tool