About this lesson
Use it to make full-page images from elements that were photographed on an angle. Super easy to use, and the quality will surprise you. For CS6 and above versions of Photoshop.
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Quick reference
Topic
Get to know the perspective crop tool with this quick tutorial.
When to use
Use it to make full-page images from elements that were photographed on an angle. Super easy to use, and the quality will surprise you. For CS6 and above versions of Photoshop.
Instructions
Select the perspective crop tool from the crop tool menu
- Use the tool to click on the four corners to create the perspective.
- Press return to accept changes
Adjust the selection further
- Enter into the transform mode
- Holding down the ALT or Option key will allow you to adjust so that both sides are effected equally
- Accept changes and save
Tip
Use for wall murals, or floors, that you want to create a texture out of.
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- 00:04 The perspective crop tool in Photoshop CS6 has been reinvented and I am
- 00:08 thrilled . 3 00:00:09,330 --> 00:00:13,460 In Photoshop CS5, it was one of those hidden tools that many users didn't even know
- 00:13 existed.
- 00:14 Now, it's right there with the crop tool in your toolbar.
- 00:17 Even the way it functions has been improved. Let's take a look at why I'm in
- 00:21 love with this tool.
- 00:22 Whether you'd like to use an area of your photo for a texture, or simply want
- 00:25 to straighten it out, this tool may be your savior.
- 00:26 Unlike in Photoshop CS5, this tool is no longer
- 00:30 hidden within the crop tool,
- 00:32 it now resides right under the crop tool in the tools bar - as its own tool.
- 00:35 The neat thing about this tool is that you get to tell
- 00:39 Photoshop exactly what area of the image
- 00:41 you want straightened out by dragging out the proper angles.
- 00:45 For example, in this photo here, if I want to grab the poster that is plastered on this
- 00:49 wall, using my perspective crop tool
- 00:50 I can follow the angle of the poster,
- 00:53 clicking on the four corners to create the perspective.
- 00:57 Once the bounding box is complete,
- 00:58 accept the changes by either using the check mark on the Options bar,
- 01:01 or press Return or Enter on your keyboard. As you can see, without any
- 01:05 additional modifications,
- 01:06 Photoshop has done a pretty snazzy job at straightening out our poster and
- 01:09 correcting the perspective.
- 01:10 From here, if the result is either too wide or too narrow, we can easily make
- 01:14 these changes.
- 01:15 In your Layers panel, make sure that the background layer has been converted to an
- 01:19 editable layer.
- 01:19 Now, if the result is too narrow, we can use our transform tool to pull the sides
- 01:23 outwards, holding down your ALT or Option key will pull both sides together.
- 01:27 Once it is the size that you are looking for, grab your traditional crop tool
- 01:30 and extend the canvas out. If the results came out too wide,
- 01:34 it's simply the opposite. Let's try one more example.
- 01:37 In this photo, let's try to straighten out the crooked sign.
- 01:40 Grabbing the perspective crop tool again,
- 01:42 I'm going to draw my bounding box around the black edges of the sign,
- 01:45 trying my best to line up my lines so that Photoshop can adjust the image
- 01:48 properly.
- 01:49 When I accept, I usually get a result either slightly too wide, or slightly too narrow.
- 01:53 Whatever the case, I can easily make some minor adjustments to get the result that
- 01:56 I'm looking for.
- 01:57 So the next time you take a photo of an object slightly crooked, don't get
- 02:00 discouraged.
- 02:01 Give the perspective crop tool a shot. You'd be surprised at what it can do.
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