Learn how I Cubed a Apple

A friend of mine told me to show him how i cubed a apple for a television.

I think you will see the advertising in a few months.

So let's start. I will use this apple in this tutorial. ( you can use also a tomato, orange )

Open a new document ( 1000 X 1000 pixels )

Delete the grey background with the " Magic Eraser Tool "

Then drag the Apple on your new document.

Now it will come the funny part.

Create a new layer. ( press Shift+Ctrl+N )

Select the Pencil Tool. Set the Master Diameter to 25 px

Choose a grey color and draw something like me.

I will use a grey color because it is better for you to see what i am doing.

So start creating a 3D box by hand. It doesn't have to be perfect.

Select the Apple from the layer palette:

Now go to Edit > Transform > Warp.

You will notice that a Grid will appear on your apple.

Now with your mouse try to drag the points to fill the box. I recommend you to change the opacity on the grey box to 50 % so you can see what are you doing.

Then as i have told you try to drag the corners of the apple to fit with the box.

Click to enlarge

Now Select The layer with the Grey Box.

Change the opacity to 40 %.

Create a new layer, and with the Pencil Tool create the same a box like before but with a white color.

Now let's apply a filter effect. With the last white 3D box go to Filter > Blur > Box Blur and set the radius to 25 Pixels.

Now you can go one more time to Edit > Transform > warp and make some small change on the White box.

Here is my result:

I hope you like it.

You can tweak this yourself. you can add water drops or you can add a shadow.