Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Adobe Photoshop Elements 2

Chapter 14. Creating Complex Images

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Melting Images with the Liquify Filter

• Pasting an Image into Text

• Adding a Reflection to an Image

• Lighten and Remove Shadows

• Adding a Light Source

Effects, reflections, light, and shadow are some of the key elements that might not necessarily jump out at you in every photo, but definitely can make or break a picture. Some effects can improve the original composition, whereas others enable you to create entirely new ones. This chapter introduces the Liquify and Paste Into commands and teaches you how to create some cool effects. You also learn how to add a reflection or light source to an image, as well as remove shadows from an image.

Melting Images with the Liquify Filter

The Liquify filter consists ...