Vanishing Point was one of the most interesting additions to Photoshop CS2 and with CS3 it has become even more powerful. It is an incredibly powerful feature that is also very easy to use. In this exercise we are going to map a decal on to the side of a building. It should take you no more than two minutes to do.

1. Choose an image to map your logo or words on to. Make sure that you rasterize the logo document. Now copy its contents.



2. Filter> Vanishing Point and use the Plane tool to create a basic grid. The image I have chosen is ideal for this purpose as you can clearly see all edges of the the shape. Hit the X key to temporarily zoom into the image. You are aiming for the grid to be blue in colour. If the grid is yellow this means that there could be problems ahead. If it is red then it's a no no.



3. Now paste in your logo/decal and move it until it snaps to the plane. Reposition the logo to your satisfaction. In Vanishing Point its always worthwhile turning on heal to see if it helps your cause. There are two choices: Luminance or on. In this example I have used the former.



4. Now it's time to experiment with Layer Blending modes. These can be found in the drop-down menu in the layers palette. This is the effect if I choose the Darken Mode.



5. Here is the same image with the Multiply mode selected.


6. In the end I have opted for the Colour Dodge mode and taken the Opacity down a little.



So ends the first in a series of Vanishing Point tutorials. In the next I'll be showing you how to create more complicated grids and map objects around corners.