Displacement Mapping Sample

My Get Pushed challenge this week was to produce a displacement map. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, it involves taking text or a picture and wrapping it around the contours of another picture.

This for me was a real learning curve as I didn't have much idea of what I was doing. I don't have full Photoshop, just Elements 11, which limited me somewhat with online tutorials.

However, I was fortunate in finding a Gavin Hoey tutorial from 2008 (4 years before PSE 11 came into being) and if anyone is interested, the link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHNO4Sgnw5E

There are many tutorials online for displacement mapping so I cribbed a little bit here and a little bit there. The results do depend largely on the type of background used, the more contrast in it the better. Very much a case of trial and error!

[FBailey]

@la_photographic Hello Laura, here's my response to your challenge (and it was a challenge too!) Felicity

[Mags]

Wonderful effect! I'll take a look at the link. =)

[Casablanca]

This is total Greek to me! But thenI have never tried Photoshop. Interesting effect

[FBailey]

@casablanca Chunks of this were Greek to me too but I'm glad I persevered, euphoria when it worked!

[PhotoCrazy]

Nicely done, thanks for the explaination too!

[Laura]

Looks great.

[Kathy]

Gracious what a challenge. Seems you did well. May have to try this.

[Phil Howcroft]

very clever felicity

[Mary Siegle]

This is AMAZING! I was not familiar with the term. It sounds difficult and you have done it so well.

[FBailey]

@mcsiegle Oh thank you! I guess it's a lot simpler if you have Photoshop and know what you're doing. It was all a bit guess and press and hope you're pressing the right key for me!