Library: Creative Design

Create instant page curls using CS2

Application: Adobe Photoshop CS2
Operating Systems: Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

In the accompanying article "Turn heads with a realistic page curl," we show you how to simulate the look of a corner curling up off the surface. It's an effective technique, but CS2 features a new Transform option that makes creating this sort of effect even easier.

To create a page curl in CS2:
1. Select the Rectangular Marquee tool from the Toolbox and drag a rectangular selection across the bottom-right corner of the image layer.
2. Press cT ([Ctrl]T in Windows) to select the Free Transform command.
3. [control]-click (right-click in Windows) inside the resulting bounding box and choose Warp from the context menu.
4. Click and drag the bottom right co...