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Photoshop may be a 2D image editing program at heart, but that
doesn't mean that its lacking in features that can simulate 3D effects. In this
tutorial I will detail a simple method for 'mapping' text onto an irregular
surface, giving us the impression that it is part of the underlying original
image, rather than a overlaid afterthought.
 Step
1: Open up a stock image in Photoshop of any size and/or format. The
best results for this tutorial usually involve images with many undulating
areas of high and low brightness. For this reason I have selected a wavy
fabric... although you are, of course, free to experiment.
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Step 2: This may seem like an odd step, but save
your work, and then save a duplicate of your PSD into a separate file called
'displace.psd'. This will be used later in the tutorial, but for now
just close the duplicate and work on your original image.
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Step 3: Use the horizontal Type Tool to create a
word. In my case I've used the 'Arial' font at size 110. Don't worry if you
don't want to use this particular typeface - just select something with a
solid look (script-style fonts rarely deform well).
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Step 4: Right-click on the type layer in the layer
palette and select 'Rasterize layer' from the dropdown menu that
appears. Then, with the type layer still selected, choose Filter >
Distort > Displace from the menu. Duplicate the settings in the image
opposite and then select the displace.psd image you saved in step 2.
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Step 5: And that's it! Your type layer is now
displaced according to the relative contrasts of the displacement map. To
get a better result, you should now change the type layer blending option to
'Overlay' and drop the opacity to taste. Clean up any over-stretched areas
with the Eraser Tool. You can even add layer effects for added realism if
you have the time to experiment.
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Variations: Of course, this technique is not
limited to text objects - you can displace pretty much anything (even
complex images), although results do tend to vary.
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- Tutorial written by Man1c M0g
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