Perspective Warps and Distorts with Adobe Tools: Volume 1 : Putting a New Twist on Photoshop

Chapter 1:  Introduction to Warps

Chapter 2:  Basic Warping ToolsSub - Topics:• Blur Tool• Sharpen Tool• Smudge Tool• A review of the Perspective Crop Tool• Brief discussion on other tools you may use to enhance or correct your distort (Example, Stamp Tool or other healing brushes)

Chapter 3:  Warping with PatternsSub - Topics:• Basic Pattern Creation• Drawing and Erasing with a custom Symmetry Paint and paths panel and create a custom pattern layer in Photoshop• Filter Other > Offset filter• Defining a Pattern (where are they stored)• Live shapes pathfinder properties using Pen and Shapes tools• Edit > Fill pattern built-in scripts• The Layers panel working with adjustment layers and patterns• Working with Patterns in Layer Styles• Library Panel: Adobe sensei Capture Create from Image a pattern • Pattern preview 

Chapter 4: Transform Your Layers in a Non-Destructive Way with Smart ObjectsSub - Topics: • Free Transform• Scale• Rotate• Skew• Distort• Perspective• Warp • Warping with Normal or Smart Object Layers• Applying this knowledge to further warping of patterns, brushes, shapes, and styles

Chapter 5: Warping TextSub - Topics: • Create Warp Text• Covert Text to Path, Shape Layer or a Frame.• Warping text while the FX Styles are applied

Chapter 6: Working with Puppet WarpSub - Topics: • Edit > Puppet Warp (Tool)

Chapter 7: Perspective Warp & Content-Aware ScaleSub - Topics: • Edit > Perspective Warp• Edit > Content Aware Scale• Edit > Sky Replacement

Chapter 8: Basic Filters & Smart FiltersSub - Topics: Basic Filters:• Filter Gallery > Distort (Diffuse Glow, Glass and Ocean ripple,) Texture > Stained glass • Filter > Blur (Radial Blur, Shape Blur)• Filter > Blur Gallery (Spin Blur)• Filter > Distort (Displace, Pinch, Polar Coordinates, Ripple, Sheer, Spherize, Twirl, Wave, Zigzag)• Filter > Pixelate (Crystalize, Mosaic, Pointillize)• Stylize > Oil paint• Combining Smart Filters and using Masks• Project: Creating a simple GIF animation from some of the distorts created after using the filters• Tips on the Filter > Render Tree, Flame and Picture Frame 

Chapter 9: Advance Filters working Smart FiltersSub - Topics: • Advanced filters:  o Lens Correction (Correcting Distortion)  o Adaptive Wide Angle (Correcting Distortion)  o Camera Raw Filter > geometry (Correcting Distortion)  o Filter > Vanishing Point  o Filter > Liquify (workspace related tools)  o Filter > Neural Filters Workspace (Smart Portrait, Landscape Mixer)