Puzzle

In todays' tutorial I will teach you how to create a puzzle with any image

Created on: October,05, 2008
Created by: Majesticlicks
Program used: Adobe Photoshop cs3
Skill Level: Basic 2

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1. Open your photo. I used a J-lo photo here.

2. Go to Filter>>Texture>>Texturizer. Here, click on the small arrow, as shown below and select Load Texture. Now go to your Adobe Photoshop installation folder and go the texture folder, which is located here …\Photoshop CS\Presets\Textures. From here select the puzzle.psd file and hit OK.

Puzzle Jigsaw Pattern Photoshop Tutorial

3. Now apply the following settings

Puzzle Jigsaw Pattern Photoshop Tutorial

4. And you’re done. Your photo should look something like this:

Puzzle Jigsaw Pattern Photoshop Tutorial

5. If you want to add a realistic effect, like taking out a piece of the puzzle, zoom in, select the Polygonal Lasso Tool and select a piece of the puzzle. Once you select you piece, cut and paste it into a different layer. You should see some thing like this. Depending on your background color -

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6.Now take it out, or move it, as you wish. Here is my effect:

Puzzle Jigsaw Pattern Photoshop Tutorial

You can add some 3d effect to make the puzzle piece stand out more.

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