How to make a banner image look like an actual cloth banner

[wxman2]

First post here, so I hope this is the correct place. My son has a banner image he wants to use on a new website. He wants to know if it's possible to make that image he made, that's just a colorful, graphical version of the name of the site, and make it look like a cloth banner hanging on a curtain rod. I read through a bunch of ideas here, but I'm either not good enough yet, or looking at the wrong ones, because nothing I made matched what he was describing. I'll attach a small version of his original. Thanks for the help.

[NotMyFault]

A very quick way:

• add a ripple life distortion filter, with 2-3% strength 
• add the image of a flag / curtain, experiment with blend mode

for more realistic look, you may experiment with mesh distortion, or liquify persona.

in essence, you need to combine 3-4 effects:

1. adding textile texture
2. distortion of texture
3. Dodge and burn / lightning 
4. blur to simulate (out of) focus 

 

[wxman2]

Thanks I'll give that a try tomorrow. I think that's kind of what he's looking for. I'm still learning the program in general so I don't have the greatest confidence in myself.

[wxman2]

19 hours ago, NotMyFault said:

A very quick way:

• add a ripple life distortion filter, with 2-3% strength 
• add the image of a flag / curtain, experiment with blend mode

 

I guess I have a lot more tutorials to get through. I see the Ripple filter, but not 'life distortion filter'. When I set the Ripple to 3%, it shows almost no change. I also need to get my hands on some textures I can add.

[markw]

32 minutes ago, wxman2 said:

I see the Ripple filter, but not 'life distortion filter'

Originally a typo on NotMyFault’s part!☺️ That should have read ‘Live Distortion Filter’.
A tab for Live Filters can be found at the bottom of the Layers Panel.
Or they can be accessed from the Menubar in Photo: Layers > New Live Filter Layer (and in this case) > Distort > Ripple… or Mesh Warp…

But I rather like the idea of a Life Distortion filter! Actually that may just be beer!