First of all, the 3D effect in CS4 can directly paste the layer you selected as a texture onto the 3D model. Take a sphere as an example. As for the principle of how to attach it, just imagine the unfolded plan view of the earth. If you don't want to find it, I will roughly talk about the upper edge and paste it to become the "North Pole". Similarly, the lower edge becomes the "South Pole" after being pasted, and the middle one is the "Equator". From top to middle to bottom can be said to be a process of shrinking-expanding-shrinking. If you still don’t understand it, go and research it yourself. I won’t teach science fiction here. Let’s get straight to the point.
After understanding the principle of mapping, we know that the picture we make is the material of apples, and red apples often have some yellowing skin, which is caused by uneven ripening during the growth process of apples. Then we choose the foreground color and background color It is red and yellow, and yellow can be slightly red.
So how do we make the background color achieve the desired effect? There is something called fiber in the filter, which is very useful. The settings are as shown in the figure.
If after setting this value, there are too many yellows or too many reds, you can click randomize a few more times until you find the desired effect.
After confirming, we can see the picture with a natural mixture of red and yellow. But there is still a problem, because the ball has no sides, and ours here has two sides besides the "north and south poles". After the map is mapped, these two sides will naturally merge. Then there is a problem. After the natural merger, The left and right sides are not a natural transition, but different from each other, so there will be obvious seams. So how to solve this problem, look down.
As shown above, we drag a selection and use CTRL+J to copy the new layer on the left side. Then move it to the right and flip it horizontally. In this way, the edge on the right is the same as the left, and there is no seam problem. But as we can see below, a new seam appears in the middle part of the right side. Why? What to do.
Simple, use the eraser tool, reduce the flow, and then use the blur brush item to rub a few times on the seams. Remember to do it on the new layer formed by CTRL+J.
Once done merge all the layers.
