Using warp tool

[Samstu]

Hi I am doing a painting of a baby and the client wants the baby resting on this blanket so the baby sort of sinks into the blanket, so I need to alter the image accordingly. I can add shading in the painting stage but can someone suggest how to alter the image so it looks as though it is dipping in the middle. I presume it is using the warp tool which I’ve played with but not able to get the middle bit right. This is not the baby I’m painting but it shows the way I want to treat the blanket. Also a pic of the blanket.

Any help would be appreciated

[Affinity Rat]

The technique you use depends on how realistic you need it to appear.

Here I did no warp just darkened and feathered mask.

So doesnt really look real, the shadows is what largely make it look sunken in, but the geometry of a regular pattern like that will make a warp difficult.

[Affinity Rat]

This was done very fast not being careful with selection.

Could also easily darken side of head to give illusion of shadow, I didnt do it.

I made shadow too dark.

[Samstu]

Thanks Affinity Rat, I’ll be able to add the shading when I paint it but it was really help on  how I alter the perspective on the blanket that I was hoping for. I think I’m probably going to have to hand draw it as I’m not having much success with the warp tool

[Affinity Rat]

Quick attempt at warp.

[Affinity Rat]

If you have the blanket a watermelon and a camera your all set!

[Affinity Rat]

I’m certainly no expert here, but I suspect this is the way to go, using the warp mesh and double clicking to create grid nodes that can then be bent to change the geometry. Note that this was done on desktop version not Ipad, the warp mesh is a filter on the Ipad.

 

The more nodes on the grid would allow tweaking the image to make it look realistic.

 

[Affinity Rat]

Quick attempt on Ipad using mesh warp

[Affinity Rat]

The more nodes you use and tweak the better it will look. Think of a topographic map, its the same, the closer the lines the steeper the slope.

[Affinity Rat]

Would help to have nodes snap to guides, dont know if possible, had snap to guides set, but didnt seem to work.

[Affinity Rat]

Kind of a fun challenge.

babyblanket.afphoto

[Affinity Rat]

Dont know if possible to save the mesh, doesnt seem so.

[Affinity Rat]

I suspect the effect you are trying to achieve on the blanket, would be trivial in Blender, Maya, 3D Studio or most other 3D programs. Once distorted, import to add the baby.