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Scaling, skewing, and rotating layers using Free Transform

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Scaling, skewing, and rotating layers using Free Transform

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- [Instructor] We're going to take a few moments and look at all of the options that Free Transform has to offer. Now, this document has two layers, the kitchen layer, and then a mirror that's in a frame on the wall, and I want to put the kitchen so that it looks like it's in the mirror. I'll start by converting the kitchen layer to a smart object by right clicking and choosing Convert to Smart Object. Now we can make as many transformations as we want and we'll never lose any image quality. Then I'll choose the Edit menu and come down to Free Transform. You can also use the keyboard shortcut Command + T on Mac or Control + T on Windows. Now, by default, the width and height are going to be constrained so that we don't distort the image when we transform it. If we ever want to distort it, we can uncheck that link icon or we can temporarily turn it off by just holding down the Shift key when we drag. If I hold down the…

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