Photoshop Puppet Warp

I've been using a new Adobe process in the creation of my animations -puppet warp. This allows a degree of selective distortion of 2D images far greater than anything ever achieved before, and I've found can be used to create an almost 3D effect in images. The crushing tin can in Fat-Can, and the distorting flesh of Pipe-Dance were both achieved with puppet warp.

The effect is achieved by laying down a really extensive web across the image or layer you intend to warp. By clicking the mouse on any of the nodes or lines of the warp mesh, you insert a "pin", which can then be moved, dragging the underlying image with it, in relation to the other pins beneath it. Thus a limb can be bent in a way that simulates real movement, or a section of the image can be warped inwards while the rest remains untouched.

Below is a screenshot of an image with puppet warp loaded onto a layer, you can see the pins I have placed, and which can individually be dragged around to create warp & distortion.