I am looking for a way to make the image below straight - like in the line. To make it clear - it would be a tattoo template, which will be placed around my upper arm.
Is there any solution of this, in Photoshop?
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6Cant be done easily. Redrawing it would be easier.– ScottMay 9, 2018 at 13:34
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7My solution is below, but @scott is correct. Take the image to your tattoo artist. They will do a better job by just redrawing it.– GoofyMonkeyMay 9, 2018 at 13:53
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Hello Krystina, welcome to GD.SE and thanks for your question. I took the liberty to edit it to clarify it a bit and make it easier to read. If I butchered it beyond your recognition, feel free to revert my edits. If you have any questions about Stack Exchange of this site in particular, have a look at the tour or the help center. Keep contributing and good luck with the tattoo!– VincentMay 9, 2018 at 13:58
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It won't be perfect but you could use a Polar Coordinates filter (Filter → Distort → Polar Coordinates...) set to "Polar to Rectangular" on the image:
The result will be "straight", but will be distorted so you'll at least need to adjust the height to compensate. This is after transforming the layer to 50% height:
With a further bit of correction using a mesh warp (Edit → Transform → Warp):
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9This is a much more efficient solution. (Plus after 15 years, I now know a use for Polar Coordinates.) May 9, 2018 at 14:43
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2@GoofyMonkey indeed.... I can probably count the times I've used Polar Coordinates on one hand– CaiMay 9, 2018 at 14:46
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1That's the first thing I tried, but I couldn't get it to work! I guess I centered the image the wrong way. Good see that my first instinct was right!– VincentMay 9, 2018 at 17:54
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1@GoofyMonkey I actually use polar coordinates regularly, it's really awesome for making mini planets.– WelzMay 9, 2018 at 23:04
This can be done. But not done very accurately. There will be some warping and distortion when you straighten it out. That said, here's what I would do.
- Cut the piece into 3 separate pieces using your favorite selection method. I suggest the pen tool, but you don't really need to be that accurate.
Put each piece on it's own layer.
Then use the Puppet Warp Tool (Edit > Puppet Warp) to straighten each piece out. Add points along the curve and align the points and image into a straight(ish) line.
- If you need to, you can align the layers into one long line.
