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1. Open a new image with a white raster background 600px x 600px
2. Open the map image ctrl+c to copy it then ctrl+L to paste it as a new layer onto the white image.   Rename the layer "map".
3. Get the rectangluar selection feather 0 and make a custom selection with the following settings:

4. Ctrl+C to copy.   While still selected add a new raster named "1".   Now Ctrl+Shift+L to paste it into the selection.   Select none.
5. Click back on the map layer to activate it.   Make a custom selection this time change the left to 200 and right to 300.
6. Copy the selection as before.   Add a new raster layer named "2".  Paste into the selection as before.   Select none as before.
7. Once again on the map layer make a custom selection left 300 right 400.  Copy it, add new layer named "3", paste into the selection, select none.
8. Again on the map layer make custom selection left 400 right 500, copy it, add new layer named "4", paste into the selection, select none.   Your layer palette should look like this and each layer should have a section of the map on it:

9. Now delete the map layer since we won't need it any longer.   You should still be able to see the original map (this is if all layers are visible ).
10. Click on layer 1 to activate then turn visiblity off to layers 2,3 and 4.  This is what you should see and what the layer palette should look like:

   

11. Go to Effects->Geometric Effects->Skew and apply the following settings:

12. Turn on visibility to layer 2 and make it active.   Apply the skew but change the angle to -25.
13. Get the mover tool and move the second piece of the map into place, making sure that any lines or words match up.   Your image should look like this:

13. Repeat the skew angle 25 for layer 3 then move it into place.
14. Repeat the skew angle -25 for layer 4 then move it into place.   Click the chain link beside each of the 4 layers (each link will turn blue and show the number 1 beside it allowing you to move all pieces in tandem) and get the mover tool and move the map into the center of your canvas.   Your image should now look like this:

15. Add a new raster layer named "creases".
16. Now click on layer "1" to activate it, ctrl+A to select all, Ctrl+F to float the selection, then Ctrl+Shift+F to defloat the selection.   The piece on layer 1 should now have the marching ants around it.
17. Click on the creases layer to activate it.   Now get the black2white_gfx gradient set to linear, angle 90, repeat 0 and fill the selection with it.   Your image and layer palette should look like this:

   

18. Repeat step 16 but select the piece on layer 3.   Repeat step 17.   Your image and palette should look like this:

   

19. Change the angle of the gradient to 270, select all, float, defloat the pieces on layers 2 and 4 and fill them with the gradient on the creases layer.   Your image should look like this:

Select none.   Lower the opacity to the creases layer to 30.

20. Add a new raster layer called creases 2.  Set the angle of the gradient to 270 and fill pieces 1,2 and 3 with it on this layer by selecting all, float and defloat as before.   Lower the opacity of the layer to 10.   This will bring out the folds of the paper further.   Your image should look like this:

Turn off the visibility to the background layer and then merge all the other layers and there you have your folded paper.   If you wish, you can give it a more "smushed" look by using the deform tool and pushing the sides in a little further.   Or hold the shift key and push the top nodes in to make it look like the paper is sitting on a table.   And don't forget to give it a drop shadow to your tastes.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and found it easy to follow.   If you have any comments or questions please feel free to .

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