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Cubes in Photoshop
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Making perfect cubes in Photoshop.
I was in need of a cube, so I thought, "No problem,
3d Transform filter!" Well, for some reason 3d
transform does not give you a perfect stackable cube.
They taper at the back, and one side, so they are
useless if you want to stack them. It took me some
time to figure out how to make a cube perfect, but
it's a pretty simple process. So, I figured I'd make
a tutorial just in case somebody else needs a cube.
Step 1. Create a new document For mine I wanted it
fairly
high resolution, so I went with: 1000px X 1000px
180 DPI.
Step 2. Create a new layer 
, this will be
called “Layer 1”
Step 3. Using the 'Custom Shape Tool' (U) 
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select the square.
If you don't see the square, follow Step 3. in the
eyepiece tutorial to add
custom shapes (read the paragraph below 'Figure B.)
Figure A.
Step
4. With “Layer 1” active, and black as your
fore ground color
Use the square shape and holding Shift, drag a square out
to about this size. See Figure B.
Figure B.
Step
5. Go to Edit > Transform > Skew. Now,
grabbing the center
adjustment square on the right side, skew the square like this.
See Figure C.
Figure C.
Step 6. Duplicate "Layer 1".
Step 7. Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal to flip "Layer 1 Copy".
Step 8. Hit 'V' to activate the 'move' tool. Now,
holding shift, drag
"Layer 1 Copy" to the left lining it up perfectly with the
"Layer 1". You may need to zoom way in to line them up.
See Figure D.
Figure D.
Step 8. On "Layer Copy 1" go to Image >
Adjustments > Brightness
and Contrast. Crank up the brightness to make it a lighter
shade of gray. Repeat this step for "Layer 1" but use
either
a lighter, or darker shade of gray, so the two side stand out
from each other. See Figure E.
Figure E.
Step
9. Now Merge "Layer 1 Copy", and "Layer 1"
CTRL+E
See Figure F.
Figure
F.
Step
10. Now move (V) the object on "Layer 1" down
near the
bottom of your canvas.
Step 11. CTRL+click on "Layer 1" to load it as a selection.
Step
12. Create a new layer, it will be called "layer
2" and make sure it is beneath "Layer 1"
Now on "Layer 2",
fill the selection with a lighter grey, or white.
Now you'll want to flip
"Layer 2",
go to Edit > Transform >
Flip Vertical. (See Figure G.)
Figure G.
Step
13. Hit (V) to select the 'Move' tool. Now using
either your arrow keys
or your mouse, move the shape
on "Layer 2" upwards to make the top
of the cube. You'll see
it take shape as it moves upwards.
See Figure H.
Figure H.
Step 14. Merge "Layer 1" down to "Layer
2", and you're done.
Now let the real fun begin!! What?! Didn't you like playing
with blocks when you were a kid? ;-)
Final result:
You can change (add) color using Hue/Saturation (CTRL+U).
Put a few blocks on different layers, and you can build some
pretty cool (albeit almost completely useless) things.
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