Wrapping a label around a cylinder
Photoshop Tutorial
Here
is another tutorial that has come about by a request from the forum.
This is how you wrap something around a cylinder. This us useful for creating labels for cans etc.
INGREDIENTS
by Colin Smith
- Gradients
- Cylinder
- Layers
- Filters
- Transforming
- Layer Blending modes
- Difficulty 7/10
1
Begin with a cylinder. or make your own with the gradient tool.
If you make your own, set the gradient to reflected and linear.
2
Open
the object you want to wrap around the cylinder and put it on its own layer
on top.
3
Here is where it all happens:
Filter>Spherize set the amount to 100 and change the mode to horizontal only.
Click ok
4
See how it looks distorted?
5
Press Ctrl/Cmd+T for free-transform.
Drag the sides in until it matches the size of the shape.
6
This
step will add a boost of realism.
Change the top layer to multiply mode. See how it appears to blend into
the cylinder, and it shares the shadows and highlights.
7
If you want a more rounded look on the ends of the cylinder:
Make a huge selection with the circular marquee tool.
Invert the selection. Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+I
Now use the eraser tool to erase the corners away.