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zenyara
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Need Help with bending an image 2011-01-19 23:25:48 Reply

I would like to bend an image (of a railroad track) to make the turn.
How would I do this or can someone do it for me?

Or I need the rail part bend so it will match the rest of the tracks.

Below is the image I need bent/modified.

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Response to Need Help with bending an image 2011-01-20 01:34:30 Reply

Why can't you open the program you used to make the .gif, pinch the wood bits together slightly at one end, and redraw a slight curve for the rails?


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Response to Need Help with bending an image 2011-01-20 01:40:48 Reply

depending on how steep the turn is, id just redraw it.

otherwise, try screwing with the warp tool for gentle curves

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Response to Need Help with bending an image 2011-01-20 05:46:34 Reply

At 1/20/11 01:40 AM, Swizletek wrote: depending on how steep the turn is, id just redraw it.
otherwise, try screwing with the warp tool for gentle curves

This.

If you're using Photoshop you can find the Warp Tool under Edit > Transform > Warp.
You'll probably get together a series of tracks (long enough to form the arc's length), then warp them round to meet 90 degrees. Then you can touch up the details, since the planks under the tracks are going to get distorted.

If you want somebody to do this for you, I'd recommend posting a picture of the path you want the corner to make, attached to your current track design.

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Response to Need Help with bending an image 2011-01-21 10:51:03 Reply

What size are the tiles at? Is this the actual size of them because it is an odd size. I'll try, and you can cut it down to the needed size.

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Response to Need Help with bending an image 2011-01-21 11:00:51 Reply

It ain't perfect, but oh well. =P Hope it helps at least.

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Response to Need Help with bending an image 2011-01-21 11:03:40 Reply

without the small pieces of support lumber

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