Tutorial on creating a realistic chain effect using Photoshop (1)

Completed effect (Figure 01) Figure 01 Completed effect

Material 1 (Figure 02)

Figure 02 Material 1

Material 2 (Figure 03)

Figure 03 Material 3

The operation process of the "Iron Chain Effect" case is as follows:

1. Create an iron chain effect

(1) Execute the "FileOpen" menu command to open the "Material 1" picture, as shown in Figure 04.

Figure 04 Open the file (2) Double-click the "Background" layer to pop up the "New Layer" panel. Use the default "Layer 0" as the name. Unlock the layer and make it operable, as shown in Figure 05. Figure 05 Unlock the layer (3) Execute the "EditFree Transform" menu command, rotate the layer to a certain angle, adjust the size and position, place the chain part vertically, and press the Enter key to perform the operation, as shown in Figure 06 Show. Figure 06 Execute the "EditFree Transform" menu command

(4) Switch to the path panel, click the "Create New Path" button, create a new "Path 1", click the "Pen Tool" in the toolbox, and draw the shape of a unit of the iron chain, as shown in Figure 07.

Figure 07 Draw the shape of a unit of the iron chain

(5) Convert the drawn path into a selection, execute the "SelectInverse" menu command, and press the Delete key to delete the content in the selection, as shown in Figure 08.

Figure 08 Delete content in the selection

(6) Create a new "Layer 1" below "Layer 0" and fill the canvas with white to facilitate observation of the operation effect. Click the "Eraser Tool" in the toolbox to erase the upper part of the chain to a fade effect, such as As shown in Figure 09.

Figure 09 Wipe the upper part of the chain to fade effect (7) Drag "Layer 0" to the "Create New Layer" button, copy the "Layer 0 Copy", and move it down to the "Layer 0" layer Connect the iron chains and check whether the satisfactory effect is achieved. If the connection is not ideal, you can repeat the above operation, as shown in Figure 10. Tip: This operation step is mainly to check the connection of the two sets of iron chains, so that the defined brushes can be well connected. Figure 10 Check the effect (8) Execute the "EditFree Transform" menu command on the "Layer 0 copy", rotate the layer 90 degrees to place it in a horizontal position, and press the Enter key to perform the operation, as shown in Figure 11. Figure 11 Rotate the layer 90 degrees

(9) Click the "Crop Tool" in the toolbox, pull out the cropping box with the mouse, select only the chain part, and double-click inside the cropping box to perform cropping, as shown in Figure 12.

Figure 12 Cropping canvas

(10) Only display the "Copy of Layer 0", hide other layers, execute the "EditDefine Brush Preset" menu command, enter the name in the pop-up "Brush Name" dialog box, and click the "OK" button to complete the operation , as shown in Figure 13.

Figure 13 Execute the "EditDefine Brush Preset" menu command

(11) Click the "Brush Tool" above the toolbox, open the brush drop-down menu in the options bar, and select the stored "Iron Chain" brush, as shown in Figure 14.

Figure 14 Select the stored “Iron Chain” brush

(12) Open the "Brush" panel, in the "Brush Presets" dialog box, in the "Shape Dynamics" option, select "Direction" in the "Control" text box in "Angle Jitter", and in the "Brush Tip Shape" "Spacing" in the option bar is set to 150%, as shown in Figure 15 and Figure 16.

Figure 15