Liquify and Warp

• The Liquify filter lets you push, pull, rotate, reflect, pucker, and bloat any area of an image. 

• The distortions you create can be subtle or drastic, which makes the Liquify command a powerful tool for retouching images as well as creating artistic effects.  

• Access the Filter tool by going Filter > Liquify.

• Forward Warp – Push pixels around by clicking and dragging on them.

• Reconstruct – Erases liquify modifications by clicking and dragging on the area.

• Smooth – Smoothes edges and wrinkles.

• Twirl – Twists pixels in a clockwise direction. Hold ALT for counterclockwise.

• Pucker – Pulls pixels to the centre of the brush. 

• Bloat – Moves pixels away from the centre of the brush. 

• Push Left – Warps pixels to the left as you drag. To drag right, hold the ALT key.

• Freeze Mask – Creates an area that won’t be affected by liquify tools. 

• Thaw Mask – Selectively removes mask from image.

• Face Select – Selects faces in image allowing the face shape to be changed.

• Move Image – Hand tool drags image around the workspace.

• Zoom – Magnifies image.

FACE AWARE LIQUIFY PANEL

• Photoshop automatically detects facial features in an image and allows you to change them.

• Ideally,  you want to make only subtle changes.