How to bend an image in Photoshop

Bending shapes in Photoshop is a great skill that very few people know and master. In the following article, let's find out how to bend photos in Photoshop in the following article.

1. Warp photos with the Warp tool

Below is a sample image, I will bend the image of Doraemon hat with Warp feature:

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Step 1: Select the layer to edit and go to Edit menu (1) => Transform (2) => Warp (3) .

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Step 2: You will see the board with small dots around the image as shown below. Now you need to move the dots to different positions to create curvature for the image.

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After moving to different locations, your image will move as the model below. You press Enter after editing is complete to complete the changes.

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And finally, our image has been bent with the Warp tool.

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2. Warp photos with Puppet Warp

Step 1: You need to create a layer mask for the image by clicking on Layer (1) => Add Mask (2) .

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Step 2: Go to Edit (1) => Puppet Warp (2) .

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Step 3: Your screen will become the shape shown below. Please click the left mouse button at many points to form small dots as shown below.

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After creating the small limit, then click on the dots and move in the direction to shrink the image. Each dot will be pixel-limited, so the more dots you create, the more you can edit the curvature of the image.

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Step 4: Once completed, press Enter to save the settings and we will have the complete image as shown below.

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3. Bend the shape with Distort

Step 1: Go to menu Filter (1) => Distort (2) => Polar Coordinates . (3) .

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Step 2: You select the operation to warp the image (1) with the Rectangular to Polar is the curved inward image and the Polar to Rectangular is curved outward => OK (2) .

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And finally, we will have a very unique curved image.

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With the way to warp photos in Photoshop shared above, readers can easily create photos with new and interesting unique skills. Good luck!

Update 05 July 2020
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