❓ask-a-question

[inland creek]

You can do most of that using layer styles

[forest canyon]

do you have youtube tutorials of it?

[inland creek]

You right click on the layer you want to modify and select layer styles

[inland creek]

And you'll have a bunch of options

Search on youtube "photoshop layer styles tutorial"

You will find so many

[forest canyon]

Okay, Thanks

[grand stump]

This could be done with any lens. But better would be some Macro lens, because you get the more close up shot and get nearer to the object. More important will be to get the right Lighting. Have fun.

[serene coral]

could this be a display difference? does it look the same when on the same display? also, is there any reason you're working in 32bit?

[sly hawk]

That's **not **simply a layer style. They've literally used a texture with the golden texture/shine and then probably masked it into the shape of the letter P. The inner shadow IS a layer style though.

The right camera is half the battle - plus of course lots of lighting - They're then they're clipped out of the background with reflections etc added afterwards.

Just in case you're unaware, pixels can be 'partially' selected. - like with feathering.

Try making a red to blue gradient, and then use the colour selection tool to pick the BLUE colour. - You'll see that it will select a 'gradient' of blue, but when you look at the 'line of ants' selection line, it will look like a very 'black and white' straight line. - You can't see from that, but you'll find that it's selected pixels OUTSIDE that range

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This is a GOOD thing, since otherwise selections would look awful - See example below:

[vapid flume]

@proven aspen I don't know if you read my (comprehensive 🙂 ) answer yesterday.
Regarding the lens: I said a 80 mm would do, because you can close in on small objects (not too small) and avoid distortions. That's the same usual lens people use on potraits. The thing is, since you want to be close enough to the object, you can either opt for a macro lens if they are real small (a close up of the medaillion for example) or opt for a lens that can focus on close to the object. This is called "minimum focusing distance" and you need to check on the lens specs (it's written also on the barrel of the lens for DSLRs, I think)
This is why it's a bit tricky to use a zoom lens for these (irrespective of the focal distances covered) because they generally have longer MFD, while prime lenses (a lens with only one focal distance) will generally fare better.

BUT, if you got a large enough focal distance, and you won't mind the blurred background (or if your background is irrelevant, like it clearly is in your case), you can use a larger focal distance than 80 mm and/or use a zoom
See this exemple from my work samples

In the file info, you read
Nikon D5, taken with a 24-120 mm at f/4 and 1/125 sec (so while a tripod is useful, you can do without in this case) at ISO 100 so there is no noticeable noise

Keep in mind that it's a proper studio setting with hella lots of light flooding in, hence why the photographer could achieve f/4 at 1/125 sec. If you buy a light tent, reasonnably priced, like I told you yesterday, then you'll have to 1- get a tripod and lower the speed, and/or 2- increase the aperture and be VERY minute about the focusing

The rest, white background and reflections are obviously done in post production, with Photoshop

typical before/after

[lucid crane]

If may suggest also @proven aspen , there is the possibility of using focus stacking in PS to get very sharp focus across small objects.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aty0Ds1pgUo

[vapid flume]

Yes, and that too! 🙂

[mortal onyx]

Can someone teach me how to make the black background ?

[vapid flume]

Do you mean the black behind the numbers?

[mortal onyx]

yes

i tried making it but failed miserably

[vapid flume]

No worries 🙂 Just follow the step by step
So first create a selection of the size of the shape, do that on a new layer

Then fill it with black go to edit>fill>black in the colour drop down menu

that's what you get

Now deselect (select>deselect) and apply a motion blur filter

be sure the angle is at 0 if you want it parrallel to the edges and tweak the distance so it does the effect you want

Now, lower the opacity (see on the layer panel) and possibly change the blending mode if you have a background as in the exmaple. "multiply is a good starting point, but you can experiments with the others)

then you can add your text

You can also add a little standard blur if you feel it's too neat like in my example filter>blur>gaussian blur

[mortal onyx]

where's blurr ?

[vapid flume]

In the filter menu

top bar

You probably need to get acquainted with the basic interface first, I suggest you have a look at the hands-on tutorials within the software

You need to understand where things are before starting a new project

[mortal onyx]

oh

didn't knew that

[vapid flume]

But I should have indicated the path as well, my bad! It's filter>blur>motion blur

In the hands on tutorials, you have the basic stuff, but you can also type what you need to do and in some instances, Photoshop gives you the step by step directly within your window, hightlighting the tools to use and the menus to open. It's very good!

[mortal onyx]

Thank you so much with the help but it's a bit too small

[vapid flume]

What is too small? You have to determine the size of your selection according to the text in the first step, if that's what you mean...
So if you need just that blurred shape to use as an overlay for a video for example, you need to create a new Photoshop file with the exact size of your video so you can accurately size things.
It's a lot of speculation of course because you didn't tell exactly what you wanted it for

[mortal onyx]

Ok thanks and sorry for the trouble

You're my savior

[vapid flume]

No problem.
If that's what you wanted to do (overlays for video)
The best bet is to design the whole thing in Photoshop, and export each element separately, so you are sure everything is sized correctly in the end result.
Search for "export layer as file" in the help, and you'll get what you need

[mortal onyx]

ok:th

👍

[vapid flume]

You're welcome!

[graceful talon]

is it possible to recover ?

[crystal pasture]

Hi everyone i hope you are well !
I have a quick technic question about a pattern
I am designing a jersey and i saw on this reference the dot pattern.
I am looking to make it the same but i don't really know how to do it,
It's look like a size based gradient on a dot, but i am very confused
Thank you for your help in advance,
Have a great day

[vapid flume]

Not sure, but I would always save as a TIFF file (with all the layers) so you can have a second option, just in case.
You can also do a file>export>export layers as files, so you will have all the layers saved separately as individual documents. You'll be able to to re-build the file, discarding the corrupt layers this way.

There are probably other solutions, maybe someone have a better idea?

[graceful talon]

Unfortunately I can't open the psd file...

[vapid flume]

It would be a halftone pattern, where the pattern takes the cue from a black to white gradient to adapt the size of the dots
In Photoshop it's done through filter>filter gallery> Halftone pattern

[crystal pasture]

Oh Damn i totally forgot about filters, thank you very much it makes sense !

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume

[vapid flume]

However I think for this kind of printed material (given it would be a full jersey given to a fabric printer) I feel it should be done with Illustrator instead.

The best bet would be to create the gradient, turn it into a smart layer, make sure your foreground and background colours are black and white (the filter use the default colours to work)

[crystal pasture]

Yes, dont worry about is, i am making it in photoshop first to make a creative feedback to client, as i am more comfortable in PS, approved version will be done in Illustrator

[vapid flume]

With the smart filters you'll be able to change the details after applying the halftone

[vapid flume]

Excellent, makes sense!

[crystal pasture]

Yes i get it ! the filter is pretty straight-forward,
Thank you again

[steep crypt]

when i try to rotate, move something it does it really slowly

how do i fix it?

[ripe quest]

You've already posted in #📝project-feedback. Please don't post the same question(s) multiple times/in multiple channels. You'll have to wait until someone has time to respond.

[inland creek]

you're right, i'm sorry won't happen again

[ripe quest]

We just want to make sure we're using everyone's time properly. Thanks!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @inland creek

[river otter]

how can i make thumbnails in this kind of aesthetic?

this morbid looking thing

[oak nest]

Can someone remove the horizontal shadow ?? Plzz

[ripe quest]

@oak nest - Please post these sorts of requests in #💬chat-general

[indigo quarry]

Is it possible for me to get this text effect with the bobble thing surrounding it in photoshop

[ripe quest]

Please describe "this effect" to clarify. The text? the border and shadow around it? Those are easily accomplished with Layer Styles.

[indigo quarry]

yh exactly that

[urban mulch]

How do I export my psd file into a vector?

[indigo quarry]

I don't know how to though. Is there a documentation that explains it or can u just make a quick description I should try it out right now. If I get to any problem I'll update u quickly

[indigo quarry]

export as svg?

if that then it's on the options for export

[urban mulch]

It only gives me jpg png and gif

[indigo quarry]

hmmm. In mine if I click files > export > export as

on the top right there is a format option

svg is uder it

[urban mulch]

You know what I just opened it in illustrator and saved it as svg there, thank you 😊

[ripe quest]

Maybe something like this, using Layer Styles and Smart Objects...

[ripe quest]

Simply choosing SVG format doesn't necessarily save the art as vector shapes. It will depend on how the artwork is constructed.

SVG also allows embedding of raster graphics so you might want to check into that.

[urban mulch]

Oh okay thank you I will look into that

[ripe quest]

If they are raster graphics (pixel-based images) and you want them to truly be converted into vector shapes, they will have to be "traced" and converted. This is a slightly different process.

[indigo quarry]

Thanks. but wait after I'll try it out now

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest

[indigo quarry]

works. Thanks a lot man. already using it well

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest

[magic lantern]

Hey! I forgot what that thing are called

Like that thing close to the edges

[lucid crane]

decorative edge scrolls

[next nest]

What's the best/most efficient way to clean this up? - I need the shape to take that of a circle, the spirals to be more artfully shaped in terms of thickness and like they were drawn with a clean hand rather than a computer mouse. I'd also like to change the angles of the spirals. The concept I'm going for is that all the spirals are originating around the central lettering and branching outward to create the world. I have the adobe suite, I'm not so well versed in Photoshop, my sons been doing most of the drawing, I've paid him in Pokemon cards but he's going to mutiny if he's at this any longer. On an unrelated note, this is for my private practice as a psychotherapist, If anyone reading this is capable of improving the preexisting work (have the original .psd) I'm more than happy to trade free professionally administered therapy for the assistance.

[lucid crane]

If you’re up for trying yourself, you might find that Adobe Illustrator makes it easier to draw those smooth lines you are looking for. Or try the pen tool in PS.

[undone narwhal]

Are there no more Daily Creative Challenges for PS and ILL? 🥲🥲

[sly hawk]

I think you would be better off finding an image which is already sort of half way there and modifying it accordingly.

[sly hawk]

What is the logic behind the globe/circle and the idea of 'psychotherapist'? - I only ask so better help you with your logo idea.

Also, I noticed your logo just says HC, would it not include a reference to "psychotherapist" or "treatment", "services" or "support?"

[solemn laurel]

https://forms.gle/5Ef4Et1uNDKWwE4w7

Im looking for artists to answer a quick survey on the impact of AI in Digital Arts

it would help alot for my final project

[sly hawk]

Maybe something from here as the basis?
https://www.shutterstock.com/search/spiral-globe

[next nest]

The original image was done that way. Its already been modified and painted over.

I run a growing Instagram page that hosts a number of other practitioners. We all operate with similar principles under the same umbrella.

[sly hawk]

So the "HC" is enough for the audience to know what it's for?

[next nest]

The HC is an abbreviation of the domain and social handle

[quiet scroll]

so im working on a game and i am wordering if i can use adobe stock images for my textures and if i need to sign up for a trial or anything?

[sly hawk]

Obviously I don't know your aim, intent, brand etc, but from an outside/designer perspective, If it was for a group of people to communicate and discuss psychotherapy, I'd have gone for some kind of speech bubble brain concept....

[next nest]

It's a collective for medical professionals who are hollistically oriented

[sly hawk]

(sorry, I know you're asking for help on creating the logo you already designed, not someone suggesting alternatives)

[next nest]

I just happen to be the psychotherapist in the puzzle

[sly hawk]

Adobe stock requires some kind of paid subscription, yes.

[quiet scroll]

thanks, are there any alternatives i can use without a subscription you know of?

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk

[sly hawk]

Unsplash is good.

[quiet scroll]

thanks

[sly hawk]

With 60 minutes of your original question? - It seems not.

[nova creek]

Hello

is anyone there to help rn

i want to erase the outline of the moon here. but i have to do it manually, is there a way i can create a circular ruler so that the process is way cleann

[nova creek]

wow demn

this is how it turned out. Any suggestions in mind?

[ripe quest]

I might control the "glow" another way. One way might be to use a Layer Style...

But I don't know what your goal is.

[nova creek]

the glow is not made in photoshop. i have captured full exposure shot for the moon and its behind the actual layer

for the effect

[rocky kelp]

Hello.. has anyone experienced this problem? Sometime it happens and I don't know what caused it. The object is not displaying properly. The object layer is inside a group with a mask. The object needs to be dragged into the visible part to display properly. Any help is appreciated thank you. I'm using version 24.5.0

[serene coral]

while this definitely is an unwanted behavior, it has a low level of impact, with the fix probably being pushed away in time by the team. Ps saves resources by not rendering what's outside the canvas + transform mode only rerenders transformed objects when you're finished repositioning them and applies effects, antialiasing etc when placed. you can avoid this problem really easily by using the move tool instead of transform mode. It shouldn't have this problem + is much faster and lighter on resources

[rocky kelp]

I was actually moving it with the move tool..

[serene coral]

sorry, I messed it up, it's the other way around. does the culling happen to you when transforming? (ctrl+T)

[rocky kelp]

It does display normally when the object enters transform mode. Which I do usually do. I just wondered if there was a solution with the the regular move tool. Thanks for the help btw

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @serene coral

[graceful lark]

any retouching tips that dont take an hour for each pic? for example piximperfect has a one minute way of doing it on photoshop. Theres also the option of using portraitpro plugin or neural filters. Any other quick retouch recommendations?

[serene coral]

unfortunately, this is just how it is now. However, I encourage you to follow the instructions in #🪲report-a-bug to report this problem

[serene coral]

can you share more details? what are you retouching? how much time would you like one image to take?

[graceful lark]

portraits.... the quickest method possible😅

[serene coral]

If you watch PixImperfect then I'm not really sure what more would you like to know. If time is the problem then I'd invest in retouch4me plugins and run them as an action as Unmesh did in one of his videos. Otherwise, I'd get/make a frequency separation action to streamline the workflow

[acoustic shadow]

wait thats awesome! this isnt the first time ive heard about people wanting to go into med but focusing on the holistic approach.

came across this video hoping to find a way to animate filters in photoshop, and it seems this 'animation' only works because the object is moving. does anybody know of any resources in which i could use something like distort->wave or distort->zig zag, but animate it so that the filter is moving/changing ontop of my video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09o4lygIWpU

i was hoping premier pro worked similar to photoshop, but i can't find a filters tab in premier like there is on photoshop

[stiff trail]

Echoing wertos - There isn't a silver bullet else we'd all be using it. Give it another 6 months and there will be an AI plugin that makes everyone look equally plastic at the touch of a button - we're just not there yet.

Most importantly, learn to prioritise based on the requirements and output size. Go for the big wins first.

[graceful lark]

Making the action does sound like a plan. thanks @serene coral i guess I was wondering if there s something out there that does work better, faster, harder, stronger

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @serene coral

[graceful lark]

@stiff trail thanks! yep, thought that AI plugin mighta come out and I had missed it in the noise of all the updates. I usually do a natural retouch, but that effect of pores evenly showing, that magazine style grade, thats what im looking to learn- but trying to figure out how to do it in LRC or RAW.

[stiff trail]

No, LRC isn't the tool for that.

As soon as you need to touch pixels you're off to Potatoshop

[onyx nebula]

hey, can someone help me with a little exercise

on photoshop

[stiff trail]

Depends what it is 😄

[vapid flume]

@graceful lark If you want to even out the skin and limit it to LrC, you can try to move the "texture" slider (the one that is next to details) into the negative. If the model has only slight pimples it might work, you can also add grain (the LrC/ACR grain is way more realist than the Photoshop one IMHO, I generally use that one only when I need to replicate film grain)
But agree that I would go to Photoshop. I generally work with a mix of ACR for grading, grain etc, and frequency separation for the retouch proper

[onyx nebula]

can i dm you bro?

[vapid flume]

Also there are skin retouching presets in LrC (notably in the plugin section of the CCapp) but if you reverse engineer them, they generally work with the texture slider.

[onyx nebula]

@stiff trail

[vapid flume]

But it's always good to reverse enginneer presets anyway

[stiff trail]

No, just ask the room - if someone can help they will.

[vapid flume]

If you can get more than one advice it's always a bonus! 🙂

[stiff trail]

Then everyone can learn 🙂

[vapid flume]

THIS!

[graceful lark]

Heyaaaa Sandrine

[stiff trail]

I suspect LRC will add "AI" skin smoothing at some point - it'll be interesting to see how they fit that around LR's procedural model.

[graceful lark]

oooooh this sounds really interesting, are there any tuts online? Links pretty please?

oh wait i meant to reply to Sandrine

[stiff trail]

NGL, if there was a generic solution I'd bloody love it - however I'd much rather they focus on fixing backdrios and not skin!!

*Backdrops

[vapid flume]

Yes, probably, the remove noise option was a nice addition. I still use LrC mostly for myself (with the odd client request here and there) and ACR when it's client work...

[graceful lark]

I use masks to select backdrops and clean em up with texture. I hate getting out of raw/ LRC

[stiff trail]

If I showed you the kind of thing I'm talking about, you'd see why LR isn't an option 😂

[graceful lark]

Sandrine if theres any tuts on this, I would be ever so grateful

[graceful lark]

ok I mainly use it to clean up footprints on backdrops or seamless backdrops that have a stray ripple, fold, badly-ish lit

[vapid flume]

CC app >stock and marketplace > plug-ins >Lightroom classic

[graceful lark]

ooooh

[stiff trail]

What's your target output resolution? I've never had satisfactory large output from dragging healing brush masks about.

[vapid flume]

But I never used any, I really retouch "by hand". I tested a few once someone sent me to review, but while nice, not really what I do

[graceful lark]

insta🫣

[graceful lark]

theres so many styles out there indeed... havent found mine yet, I just know im not the happiest with my own yet. Sometimes I think all I really need is a color grade instead of further skin retouching. but i guess thats something i gotta take a call on as I figure it out

[vapid flume]

To be honest, it's driven by the client requests, I don't do portrait photography myself, so I don't have a style. I know that people who hire me prefer very natural retouch, so it became my style by default, if someone asks for a Kylie Jenner retouch on a spotty adolescent model , and that they pay nicely (they exist!) then I would do it, but indeed, I would hate it 😂

[stiff trail]

I shoot a lot of people on backdrop, and due to the nature of it, there's always a lot of backdrop to clean up 😐

If there was an AI button I could push to do that part of the job, oh boy

https://tenor.com/view/red-button-spam-press-button-click-gif-17367381

[lucid crane]

Does this explain things?
https://youtu.be/k4oKYCyQepk?si=03A9XBuKCDy7pAKp

[vapid flume]

I don't think I ever seen any tutorial on this, I looked at some presets I tested, try to reproduce what they did to create my own, but I really never saw a tutorial
Maybe try the Lightroom Queen? There's always some nice info on her website

[stiff trail]

There's a colour match tool that'll do it ? there's also website's that'll rip the LR settings if they've been left in the metadata.

[vapid flume]

well either a generative fill or a content aware fill might be good and fast enough

[stiff trail]

Sadly not.

I do leverage CAF a lot, but so far, bah.

Retouch4Me backdrop cleaner knocked a few minutes off, but when there's shadows on the floor it gets in a pickle

[vapid flume]

It works well for me, but I never do big selections, I always do by smaller chunks of even-ish areas

I would never expect to get a one click solution

[stiff trail]

It'll come... I hope it'll come 😄

I would say BG fix takes maybe 3 minutes per image. If I could get that down to a 30s compute step, I'd be so happy.

(I operate in bulk)

[vapid flume]

Well, in that case that makes sense!

[graceful lark]

yes, I operate in bulk as well, therefore the search for better skin retouch options

[graceful lark]

May I see? If its NSFW, feel free to DM.. sorry if thats a no go and Im not supposed to ask 😅

[stiff trail]

I'll pop you the insta 1 sec

[graceful lark]

ok I just read this again, this is what I do indeed minus the grain. I actually added grain just this morning and couldnt decide if what I was doing made sense or not. The auto mask of people part bby part is such a help but not always exact. still, it works

[vapid flume]

That would be a great addition to Photoshop, but since I can use it in ACR it really helped me greatly (mostly for grading in my case). Of course there's still some manual painting on the masks, but they are generally pretty accurate. My retouches takes between 20 minutes to 1 hour generally , because I do portrait but not always (they're mostly products) so I am not overly concerned by 10 sec gains of productivity, but in the case of bulk editing, it makes all the difference indeed!
The bulk of my retouches would be targeted grading, heavy cleaning (for products), remove creases and stuff for fabric, working reflective surfaces and a good dose of compositing to assemble multiple shots together...

[stiff trail]

Hah yeah if I had a budget I'd be less demanding 😂

But I get paid $15/image, so gotta go fast.

[graceful lark]

@supple wind what did you mean by reverse engineer the plug ins

[vapid flume]

I'm freelance, plenty of downsides, but the upside is that I get to say the price 🙂

[stiff trail]

(Shoot and retouch)

I'm freelance too, but more than that and nobody pays :/

Guess it's cos the standard isn't up there.

[vapid flume]

you take an image, you apply the plug-in, you check on the history, waht have been done, and then you test every sliderto analyse what it does. Then you try to either reproduce on a new photo or tweak the preset to make your own

[vapid flume]

I used to do bulk retouches/cut-outs earlier in my career (if we can call it that) but that was at a time when we didn't have much in the way of automatisation (select subjects etc). I had jobs when I had to cut out glass ornaments with the pen tools and there were 100s of them. It's tedious and boring. But since automatic solutions have became more viable, then every one and their uncle can do a decent job cutting out someone from a background, so I had to change gears a bit, otherwise I would have had to compete on unfair grounds (gear to buy by myself as opposite to be employed by silo farms, bills to pay, you know, things that normal people do). It wasn't easy and since it was a gradual change, the first years were hard, but it became easier right during the lockdowns. Maybe I don't earn much larger amounts of money but at least I don't sweat 12 hours per day and I can actually take some time to answer here 🙂

[graceful lark]

ah yes got it... did that with some after effect plug ins to figure out the hows! makes sense!

never knew the term 🙂

[vapid flume]

And more importantly I get the time to improve my techniques and marketing (still getting there though) meaning that I can try to aim even higher

[vapid flume]

After effect is out of my league 🙂 I tried, I failed!

[stiff trail]

Yeah my issue isn't cutouts - that would be sent to Indonesia etc. My problem is editing studio images for customers who can't/won't pay more for the result.

[graceful lark]

same story pretty much... I use all of my free time to try to learn but theres SOOO MUCHHH to learn and either I have ADHD or the description of being a gemini is true, but Im all voer the place and Im oscillating between being disciplined and not

[stiff trail]

The budget isn't there to outsource it, but the automation isn't there to do the job either 😐

I basically need wealthier, more discerning customers who are happy to pay more 😄

[vapid flume]

That's the real aim! Really... we don't need more work, but wealthier clients

[stiff trail]

For real 😐

[vapid flume]

My breakthrough was when I started working with agencies. They generally have some budget that the direct clients (for example photographers) don't have.
You can be the go-to retouching person, with some luck, and be integrated in a bigger marketing budget.

Some marketing agencies have budget that are crazy. And the real hurdle is sometimes to price with their expectations. Once I got contacted, and apparently I quoted too low, they didn't trust me.
Now, I learned my lesson, I spend more time analysing the whole picture (usage, final client reputation etc) than really sweating about quoting for the work I produce. It's about finding the right balance, really.
And I'm still winging it somehow...

And it's not because the client is more prestigious that the work is harder. far from it.

[stiff trail]

Where are you based?

(UK Here)

[vapid flume]

I wish I had more of them 😂 (they're also VERY demanding clients, but I don't mind)

UK too!

South East

[stiff trail]

Ah, the monied bit 🙂

I'm in the sticks unfortunately.

But in the sticks and terrible at commerce.

It's not a great combo.

[vapid flume]

I wouldn't say monied as a whole. I live nearby some estates and there is indeed some real poverty. It's extremely divided though.

If I was better at commerce and networking I'd be living in the sun (and an early retiree 🙂 )

[stiff trail]

Hah yeah.

I've no hope of that.

[vapid flume]

Me neither 🙂

[stiff trail]

My retirement is a cardiac at 58

[vapid flume]

That's rough!

[final warren]

Hello everybody! I've been trying to make the background of this image transparent, but there are too much details and photoshop isn't able to do it the easy way. I've tried using Select>Color Range but then I don't really know what to do after selecting the color I want to get rid of with the eye dropper tool.
Could somebody please halp me?
Dankeeee

[vapid flume]

If you got a good result as a selection, then I would use it to create a mask from it

[stiff trail]

What colour is it going to sit on top of when its in its final resting place ?

[vapid flume]

that way you can hide the background and even retouch a little with a small brush

click on the icon at the bottom of the layers panel to create a mask from a selection

[final warren]

Some kind of clearer beige

[final warren]

I'll give it a try, thanks!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume

[stiff trail]

Also for lineart it's almost always worth looking at the K channel after a Max GCR CMYK conversion. as the basis point for a selection.

Not always, but it's worth a quick look.

[final warren]

is it the + sign?

[stiff trail]

It's the black rectangle with thewhite dot

Sandrine linked the button graphic, too 🙂

[final warren]

whoops I'm blind

sorry

thank you

[vapid flume]

No worries 🙂

[surreal lantern]

Is there any recommended resources/tutorials that focuses on portrait edits for on-site shoots? Not really looking for retouching edits but more so "effects".

I've been playing around with gradients, adding lighting effects such as spotlight, rim light to the model, sun/len's flare. i'm hoping to learn more edits that focuses on effects and enhances photos but not to the point where it changes the environment too much. Hoping to enhance a photo and keep its environment not too overly edited.

[final warren]

I got it to work, yessss

[rapid obsidian]

https://www.upscale.media/upload

the AI option of this upscale is crazy good. most useful resource i know of.

[sly hawk]

You can also do it this way:

You could then turn it into a smart object, use the object to make a selection and then create a perfect MASK.

[final warren]

THE. MASK. not a mask. THE PERFECT MASK

thanks for letting me know 😆

[sly hawk]

Umm... I think I overpromised slightly... take a look 🙂

[surreal lantern]

Thank you so much! I'll definitely check this out

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @rapid obsidian

[graceful lark]

omg loved your work on Behance Kosel just showed off

[vapid flume]

THE MASK!
https://tenor.com/view/the-mask-smokin-gif-14216700

[vapid flume]

oh thank you!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @graceful lark

[vapid flume]

"who" are you? (woo woo woo woo) I get confused by all those usernames 🙂

[sullen gorge]

Hi, brand new here. I'm using PS for clean plating VFX shots. Unfortunately we work with 32 bit float EXR's and it doesn't seem that PS Generative Fill supports this yet. Does anyone have intel on when this will be available? Open EXR images are the standard in feature film production, so until this is updated I'm not sure how I can really take advantage of the new AI features in my professional work...

[serene coral]

maybe not exactly the answer to your question but here some valuable figures in the current AI image generation world had a talk about this: https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI/issues/572
the main problem is the training data that is 8-bit-only + some tech limitations. My wild guess is 1-2 years from now this will be a thing, not now unfortunately

depending on your workflows you could simply treat a GenFilled image as an 8-bit image you have to put onto your exr. still, bit depth would be a problem

[sullen gorge]

Right on, I figured it might be a ways out at this point. Thanks for sharing.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @serene coral

[serene coral]

maybe @ripe quest knows more about this? 👆

[vale fractal]

...i still dont know how to fix that

[astral dove]

does anyobody know how to make this like blue shadow?

[vale fractal]

oh, i dont need help now

i figured out

[vale fractal]

i said that i figured out, but thanks

[vale fractal]

also problem was in other thing

in opacity

i just... accidently clicked "rainbow circle" when was trying to find just an rainbow gradient

[vale fractal]

im sorry i didn't mention it right away

[vale fractal]

okay, now that buddy needs help

[light tendon]

I'm trying to make my image width exactly half of a specific area, so like this

how can I go about that?

[warm badge]

Heey, hi everyone, i know this is a channel just for phothoshop, but can someone help me with a little problem on premiere pro?

[lucid crane]

Probably best to ask in the Premiere Pro discord https://discord.gg/adobepremiere

[lucid crane]

You could use the rulers to check the sizing, you could use cropping, you could use canvas size. Lots of ways 🙂

[light tendon]

I have rulers active, how do I check the exact position of a certain pixel?

[teal talon]

WHen using AI, how would I generate a backround and use that exact same backround for every photo I have? I am trying to put all photos of my candles in the exact same backround.

[lucid crane]

You can read the position in the ruler bar. Pull out a guide from the ruler side, place it in the position you want and take a look.

[lucid crane]

I'd suggest you generate the background you like and then put it into a lower layer than the your cut out image of your candle.

[lucid crane]

Like this 🙂

[light tendon]

yup seems to be working perfectly thanks, only thing is how do I snap to a ruler? Using shift also enables free transform and I dont want to stretch my image

[lucid crane]

Make sure View > snap to guides is switched on. Then when you make a selection it WILL snap to the ruler guides 🙂

[light tendon]

its turned on, but in free transform mode it doesnt seem to snap

[lucid crane]

Hmm, it does here. Try a rectangular selection of the region, then CTRL T or ⌘ T

[proud moat]

Hi!!! I need help asap!

[light tendon]

works thanks, other question - I'm trying to texture a 3d model with photoshop and I need 2 images tiled together, whats the cleanest way to get rid of the seam?

[astral dove]

does anyone know how to make this blue shadow?

[proud moat]

Hi!!! I need help!! MIXER Brush won't let me do Color Dynamic in ANY brush!! Normal brush let's me use it, but I want the Mixer to allow that too. What's happening?!

[lucid crane]

See https://jkost.com/blog/2015/01/how-to-create-a-seamless-pattern-tile-in-photoshop.html
and use remove to fix any seams that you see. ( or just try remove tool to start )

[light tendon]

doing that right now but the offset moves my image which I can't have (the right seam would break as well), and remove tool gets rid of the brick pattern and it becomes weird

[lucid crane]

Post the image you need to tile so I can see

[lucid crane]

So I'm puzzled. This is already a seamless image.

[light tendon]

yeah, the problem I have right now is my UV map to apply the texture to is not that big, so putting this one inside of it tiled will result in the bricks being gigantic, putting 2 of them next to eachother eliminates seams but then the bricks are too small

[lucid crane]

So, you'll have to play with some scaling with the tiled result.

[light tendon]

yeah I end up putting 2 of the same image next to eachother, one overlapping the other a bit, which gives me the seam

[iron prism]

Helloo I have a question how can I make this green smoke effect in photoshop ?

[lucid crane]

I'm sure you could find a custom brush that creates smoke like strokes

[ripe quest]

The Mixer Brush doesn't work the same way as the "standard" brushes. When those settings are greyed out (disabled) that means that tool is not capable of using those features.

[proud moat]

Ah... But I saw Rhadso use it with the mixer brush

[ripe quest]

I don't know who or what that is. Generally speaking, when those items are disabled, that means that the tool (or mode) is not capable of using those settings.

[iron prism]

Oh great thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @lucid crane

[proud moat]

Lemme give u link to how he uses it maybe you catch glimpse of something I didnt

https://youtu.be/rD1TR9cN9g0?si=bP7kWzhMAclUpCga

[ripe quest]

Sorry. This video doesn't really reveal anything specific. They are using a combination of tools here, such as the Brush, Mixer Brush, Clone Stamp, etc. The portion that shows the "Color Dynamics" selected, they are using the Standard Brush tool.

The Mixer Brush doesn't have the "Symmetry" options.

[lucid crane]

Some inspiration here > https://speckyboy.com/free-smoke-brush-packs-adobe-photoshop/

[iron prism]

Thank you that helps

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @lucid crane

[proud moat]

Ok! Thanks for bothering!!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest

[frank horizon]

Hey everyone question to people who watched Adobe Max. Did anyone else get an email from someone at Adobe about the AI webinar and learning more about it? The email seemed legit, the address was from @ adobe. I just wanted to know if anyone else got one

[ripe quest]

I didn't get that. However, I didn't sign up to receive anything about it. Did you? Also, are you positive the sender address is from the Adobe domain?

[frank horizon]

yeah i checked, it was from adobe, i even looked up the person sending it and found their linked in profile i think.

[astral horizon]

Hey y'all, have this lil manga guy, I wanna change his coat from this orange to a blue, how would I go about doing that?

[strange hull]

like that

[astral horizon]

A little bit darker and yeah I'd love to learn how to do that

[strange hull]

i just selected the orange parts and made a mask

then applied hue/saturation filter

[strange hull]

heres ur file

[ripe sierra]

Hey, how do I apply a stroke to the outside of an image without it being cut off when I export it?

[sly hawk]

If it's OUTSIDE the canvas, it will never export out.

Try adding your stroke INSIDE the shape instead

[strange hull]

fact

[ripe sierra]

Dang. Can I expand the canvas to meet the outside then? If I add it inside, it covers too much.

[sly hawk]

Yeah, you can expand the canvas. No problem

[sly hawk]

Do you know how wide your stroke is?

[ripe sierra]

It's just 2 px. Not a big deal but I'd rather have it on the outside, if I can.

[strange hull]

then just expand canvas

lol

[ripe sierra]

By 2px right? Just the size of your stroke?

[sly hawk]

Image > Canvas Size

then if you want a simple 2px stroke all the way around, just add 4 pixels to the height and width

literally typing +4 into the box works

[ripe sierra]

How come it's +4 and not +2?

[sly hawk]

Because we're adding +2 at the top and +2 at the bottom

2+2=4

@ripe sierra

[sly hawk]

I'll show two options. - Route one is a bit complicated but quicker....

[strange hull]

i think mine was easier lol

[sly hawk]

option 2...

(I tried the colour range picker, but couldn't get a good selection of JUST the orange)

@astral horizon

[astral horizon]

Thank you so much!
Will be trying these when I get home

[ripe sierra]

It's weird because typing +4 for me will add 2px to the width and the height doesn't change

[strange hull]

sent ur file

[ripe sierra]

But if I type the actual size change it will

[strange hull]

i wanna see what ya mean

[sly hawk]

yeah, you need to add +4 in the WIDTH
AND +4 in the HEIGHT

[strange hull]

i think he did that

if not, lol

[sly hawk]

(I'm guessing they only filled in the top box (width) and didn't adjust the height)

...it's all good though!

[ripe sierra]

That did it, thank you

Sorry I thought it was supposed to automatically distribute 2 pixels across the width and height when you typed +4 just in the width's field

[strange hull]

Maybe if you had ratio locked

[ripe sierra]

Maybe 🤷‍♂️

[sly hawk]

You just need +2 on the left and +2 on the right (width)
and +2 top and +2 on the bottom (height)

so that's +4 height and +4 width

[sly hawk]

If you want some smoke in your own image, you could just grab some existing stock image and place it in your own.

[ripe sierra]

Thanks again! 🙂

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk

[sly hawk]

@iron prism

[ripe quest]

@dusk tulip - Please ask questions here.

@forest condor -> The Contextual Task Bar is part of Photoshop. It will hide itself temoporarily when you move the main window around. Or are you asking about the Firefly web app?

[forest condor]

No yeah didnt realize I was clicking on canvas

any idea though if theres a way to make it generate in a higher quality?

[ripe quest]

At this time, GenFill generates in 1024x1024 blocks. If you fill areas larger than that, Ps will generate the pixels and upscale them. The larger it has to scale them, the quality will degrade. I'd advise you to work in 1k blocks.

[forest condor]

ah I see, thanks. Yeah it was bigger than that

[forest condor]

oh yeah much better thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest

[light tendon]

how do I draw a straight line without the line tool (that puts the line on a different layer

[rapid obsidian]

You can draw straight line by using brush tool.

Hold shift key and click at the position of points.

You can draw on same layer or different layer.

If this is what you were asking.

[light tendon]

thanks a lot, didnt know about the brush straight lines

[ripe quest]

Use the Line Tool. You can either draw in Shape mode or Pixel mode....

One of the benefits of "Shape" mode is that it is a vector object and the attributes of the Line can be adjusted after its been drawn.

As suggested above, you can also paint lines with the brush and using shift you can connect the lines effortlessly. That offers a bit more 'freedom' in creation of the lines but might make them more difficult to edit after.

Try all of them and see what works best for you. :)

[light tendon]

thanks, also, how do I add a transparent layer? So I don't have to start from a solid color and paint on that

[lucid crane]

Just click the plus button at the bottom of the layers panel 🙂

[grave fossil]

i need some help

anyone can help me

fast

can you help me

[ripe quest]

@grave fossil - Please don't ping people. You can ask questions here. If someone knows the answer and are available to help, they will probably reply.

[dark bay]

Anyone would know how to add a writting to a paper that is crumpled? You know to follow those crumples in the paper

Like in this photo

[ripe quest]

You can try using a Displacement Map technique. See this tut: https://youtu.be/LJ7DVOFf1Ro?si=4i1zLXRBfTsNHKc1

[dark bay]

Thank you. I'll watch it

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest

[river otter]

How to make edgy, sharp, or round paint drop and similar transition between colors like in these examples?

[wise cosmos]

InDesign: I need the Sample Buttons And Forum category thing shown below but i cant find it anywhere

[shadow condor]

hi, does anyone know how to make guides like this? I dont remember how to do it 😭

[stiff trail]

Just drag then in from the ruler

[shadow condor]

is there a specific option for it? someone showed me a way to do it by 1 margin with 3 sections

[river otter]

Or this....

Kinda like paper cut. Is there a fast way, or pen tool long way is only possible?

[strange hull]

Still don’t get your question lol

[ripe quest]

Just paint it with a brush.

[foggy seal]

any help? im new to ps

im in the middle of a project and i want to add something at it says this

[stiff trail]

I'm going to guess your scratch disk is full.

Press "Learn how to fix".

[strange hull]

1. Clear Your Scratch Disk: You can free up space on your scratch disk by deleting unnecessary files from your hard drive. Photoshop uses your hard drive as a temporary storage space for data that doesn’t fit into your computer's memory.

2.Change Scratch Disk Allocation:
Go to Photoshop Preferences (on macOS, it's under the Photoshop menu, and on Windows, it's under the Edit menu).
Select 'Scratch Disks' and choose a different hard drive with more free space as your primary scratch disk.
You can also check or uncheck drives to add or remove them from the list of scratch disks

2 options

[scenic mason]

Kind of a dumb question but how would i go about making A simple Explosion particle like just a glowy circle

smth like this but a fullc ircle

[strange hull]

@scenic mason explain more

[scenic mason]

so uhh

[scenic mason]

this is a 2d image

its like

a circle

with bloom

its like

a explosion 2d particle?

just not animated

[scenic mason]

but you see how its like a circle and then there are layers

like bloom

[strange hull]

like this?

@scenic mason

i just painted it

[scenic mason]

sort of yes

💀 idk how to do it

[strange hull]

do outer glow first

[scenic mason]

i have no idea im very new to photoshop

will you be able to send me it with transparent background pls?

[strange hull]

lemme see the photo

i can try

[scenic mason]

thank you

[thorny seal]

Hey I’m a procreate user tho when I save a photo (34x34) it goes blurry and I’m not sure how to fix it. Can anyone help?

[strange hull]

@thorny seal you know 34x34 is like very small right?

ofc its gunna be blury

[thorny seal]

I was tryna do pixel art

How would I fix it

[strange hull]

@thorny seal

[thorny seal]

I’m on procreate tho

That’s the thing…

[strange hull]

bro

do you know where you are?

[thorny seal]

Ik lmao

[strange hull]

bruh

[thorny seal]

I’m sped ok

[strange hull]

💀

get on photoshop

[thorny seal]

lol

[undone iris]

dawg

[rapid obsidian]

what are you trying to fix?

34x34 would sure be blurry.

You can paint all shades of same color into one solid color

for example if there is a bunch of red pixels and they are different hue/saturation

just choose one of them and paint others same.

or 2 colors' scheme.

[rapid fern]

for a vinyl record player cover design should i make it like a old fashion way or new way?

[serene coral]

that's your own design choice 🖌️

[rapid obsidian]

It depends on you first.
And if you are trying to sell.
Depends on customer's choices.

[rapid fern]

ohkk thanksss

[vapid flume]

I never used procreate (I'm a Fresco user!) but I'm sure there are Procreate discord servers or reddits
For what I see the software is radically different (both in UI and in concept) than Photoshop is, so, while there could be the off-chance you find someone who use both, it's still unlikely.

[spring elk]

so, i know i posted this already here, but i am trying so hard to get this exact text effect here, the green one, but i cant. i played with the layer style effects all day and i still cant get it can someone explain to me in detail what effects do i need to add? also i cant pinpoint exactly which font this is

[rapid obsidian]

For font use Whatthefont named website but it may not work since half of font is already covered. So you can just search fonts.

Other than that I can just guess what effects are applied.
1)First is color gradient overlay.
2) Bevel and emboss.
3) Outer/Inner glows.
4)Metal texture overlay or Noise.

[river otter]

I need some help, My color pallet wont pick up the color I chose with the eyedropper tool

[rapid obsidian]

Just press I and pick it?what's happening

[river otter]

So when I do that, it gets stuck on the color it was before

As you can see I picked darkblue but its still on purple

[rapid obsidian]

Oh.

If this is bug you can try restarting photoshop

[river otter]

I did

Multiple times, I even restarted my pc

Tried to close tab and reopen the color tab but no luck

[rapid obsidian]

maybe press X to switch colors then pick one

[river otter]

Didnt work

[rapid obsidian]

did you press q?

also check if it is on normal color mode

rgb

press ctrl 2

[ripe quest]

This is a known issue. Try dbl-clicking inside the color block. Then single click to select the color.

[river otter]

both didnt work

[river otter]

I didnt quiet understand it.. sorry

[ripe quest]

The Color Panel. The image you posted. Double click inside there.

[river otter]

I did

[ripe quest]

Win 11? The latest version of Photoshop?

[river otter]

Yes

[ripe quest]

It seems to occur for various users. You can report the bug to the Photoshop Community Forum.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem/ct-p/ct-photoshop?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all

Include your platform, Ps version and any other relevant details.

[rapid obsidian]

I never encountered such issue.

[ripe quest]

And I've said that its a known issue.

[scenic mason]

can someone make this with a trransparent background or teach me in a more specific way how (im very very new to photoshop)

[winter agate]

guys, how do i deform arrow to look like this? or i need to create it with this form? anyone can help?

[limpid glade]

this is kinda of editing question

how to i put border on a image

ok so i cant send the picture here

[serene coral]

I would probably look up the shape online and use it. If you want to create one, I'd suggest either using pen/shape tools or creating one in Illustrator

[winter agate]

okay, thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @serene coral

[serene coral]

use layer styles. right click a layer > blending options > check "Stroke"

[limpid glade]

you dont get it..and i cant send the picture here

[serene coral]

have you verified yourself in id:customize ?

[limpid glade]

i meant to say its nsfw image

so im doing 3d work and theres a plain clothing on the character

the underwear part is complete black color

i want to make it look like celvin klein underwears

that elastic logo part

[serene coral]

ok and what about the image border? how is it connected?

[limpid glade]

i want to make this under white border part

this portion

this is my characters stomach part

i want to put this white border...just the border not the text

[serene coral]

looks like you could literally paint it with the brush tool and then refine with a layer mask. I'd go with a wide white rectangle, make it a smart object and add logos repeating inside, save and close the smart object and use warping to bend the shape so it matches

[dusky matrix]

how would you make it look like this bottle has liquid in it? I have tried a few different things but nothing looks realistic...

[foggy seal]

is there a way i can change the image format while the project is open, like kind of resize

[ripe quest]

You could try using Generative Fill...

[ripe quest]

You can change the Canvas Size (dimensions and aspect ratio), if that's what you mean.

[foggy seal]

where do i go to change it?

[ripe quest]

Image > Canvas Size...

[foggy seal]

tysm very helpful

[tight bridge]

does anyone know why under the windows dropdown for extensions (legacy) it's greyed out?

[ripe quest]

Edit > Preferences > Plugins... Load Extension Panels (perhaps also, Enable Generator and Enable Remote Connections) are enabled? If not, you could try enabling, then restarting Photoshop and see if that changes the situation.

[twin bronze]

consider downgrading to 25.0

it seems they fixed it in 25.2 beta, im also waiting for that version

[tight bridge]

It's still greyed out unfortunately, do I need to have a extension* installed in order for it to open up or should I already have that access?

Because I don't have any installed at the moment

[ripe quest]

Well, if there aren't any installed, that could be why the sub-menu is disabled. There is nothing in there to select.

[foggy seal]

hello, i have another question, how can i cut out the cup from the background?

when i click select and mask it cuts out but when i click ok it turns me back here

i wanted to remove the bg from the cup thats what i meant

[neat birch]

The easiest should be:

1: make selection
2: click "Layer" in the top bar
3: Choose "new layer" in the drop down
4: Choose "new layer via cut" in the second drop down
5: Remove the layer containing the background in the layer stack in the bottom right corner

[dusky sedge]

right click, invert selection and delete

[neat birch]

or that 😛

[dusky sedge]

😛

[neat birch]

I tried my best

[foggy seal]

on the background or cup?

[neat birch]

and here I was thinking I at least had the basics of photoshop down

[dusky sedge]

right click , cut into new layer would work too

[foggy seal]

i only could move the cup out of the background but im not sure what to do next, do i need to create a new layer?

[ripe quest]

You can select the cup with Object Selection and then Ctrl J to jump it to a new layer.

[tight bridge]

Hmm I did install one and it still doesn't show, or it's still greyed out

[dusky sedge]

select the cup then right click and this

[foggy seal]

yes it worked

thanks

[strange hull]

Your so close lol

Just command+i

The delete key

Or you can use a mask for non destructive if needed

[ripe quest]

Its possible the plugin isn't compatible with the version of Photoshop you have installed. If it is, you might need to check where your Extensions reside. You can check this post to see if it applies to you and if you're still having problems, post there and see if one of the Ps team offers a solution. https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/extension-legacy-greyed-out-help-plz/td-p/12996615

[foggy seal]

i cut out the bg from the cup but now i cant find the text layers

it only shows these 3

[ripe quest]

Generally, don't delete things. Always work non-destructively if you can by using Masks.

[strange hull]

Cuz you deleted it

[foggy seal]

yeah i didnt know, it was my first time cuttin something 😅

[strange hull]

lol

You can already recreate it t

[timber oxide]

Can u help me

[ripe quest]

Undo and try it again. This time use a Layer Mask.

[strange hull]

Still gunna remember the text

It looks like it was combined

Not layered

[ripe quest]

This is why you use a mask. Pixels that were hidden can be painted back in using the Mask.

[ripe quest]

Check the #💬chat-general channel where you originally posted.

[ripe quest]

For more information about using Layer Masks, see this post: https://discord.com/channels/547473772727238676/1045711257178738760

[foggy seal]

thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest

[frank topaz]

Anyone knows a better way to add this?

Or do I need to seperate those white flares from the bubbles somehow?

[river otter]

Hi everybody, how can I achieve this shape

[lucid crane]

I’d use a circular selection to subtract from a square 🙂

[river otter]

Alright, I'm new to photoshop but, I'll give it my best shot!

[hallow path]

hi i need help with this picture how do i remove the the number 60 in front of me on the first picture i have 2 other pictures to be used fro reference

[ripe quest]

I would make one "bubble" object. Convert it to a Smart Object and then duplicate it and position it as needed.

[ripe quest]

I would try to remove them with GenFill first. Then touch it up after that...

[river otter]

I've got a selection going, what should I do now?

[hallow path]

crazy thank you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest

[frank topaz]

But what difference would it make if it's a smart object?

[ripe quest]

Then if you need to edit it, you can just edit one instance of it and it will update all of them.

[frank topaz]

Yeah that's true, but question is how do I make it so that it doesn't become grey

Right now I overlay the text onto the bubble, the green part becomes green, but the white part becomes grey

[river otter]

Does anybody know what this shape is called so I can search for a tutorial on youtube?

[ripe quest]

I don't know if it has a specific name. You can draw that with the Pen Tool or use Shape operations to create it. Both might be somewhat difficult if you're not familiar with these tools/techniques.

[river otter]

I'm here at the moment.

I've created the shape and made a selection.

[ripe quest]

I would need to see both items separately and perhaps I could suggest a workflow.

[ripe quest]

One moment...

[ripe quest]

In this image, it looks like these shapes are just "overlapping" but what you're saying is that you want to create this separately?

[river otter]

Yeah, I want to include an image like the people hugging and have that shape overlap in that way.

[frank topaz]

What I did so far is place logo over bubble, set logo to "hue" and add a little drop shadow

[ripe quest]

Perhaps something like this. Simply creating rectangles and rounding one corner of it...

[river otter]

Seems to be what I'm looking for, thank you for the visual representation.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest

[strange hull]

@frank topaz what about this? (ignore the bad cutout i didint feel like trying)

[ripe quest]

Any particular reason that you're using "Hue"? Why not choose a different Blend Mode?

[strange hull]

i jsut set it to screen lol

i just set the screen and this time i lowers opacity

this

[ripe quest]

Instead of Blend Modes, you could experiment with Advanced Blending > Blend If... Tip: you hold ALT to split the handles.

[strange hull]

Kinda similar to this app I used lol

The logo

[frank topaz]

Thanks! I'll try that out

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest

[frank topaz]

It kinda is 😆

I think this is the best I can do, thoughts? If there's any way to fuse the logo into the bubbles better I'd like to hear them. If not then I think I'll just go with this

[ripe quest]

You can put the K behind the bubble and adjust its Blending and/or opacity. However, I don't really understand what your intent is with the layout so... :)

To me, it seems like the K is more important than the bubble but I could be wrong.

[strange hull]

Send the .psd and we can look more lol

[frank topaz]

It's just for a little news paper I'm writing, something like this

[ripe quest]

Then I think its fine. :)

[frank topaz]

I made the character with MidJourneyAI, made a bunch of characters, just trying to add a little of our company theme onto them

Thanks! I think it looks pretty good for what it's supposed to be 😁

[hallow path]

i managed to get the backround right but i cant get the lighting right and a part of the arm is missing

[ripe quest]

You can run GenFill a couple times. It might take more than one try at it. This was how I masked it.

[ripe quest]

Here is my example PSD if you want to use it/play with the file...

[hallow path]

thank you appreciate it

[fickle widget]

Anyone know how to make this or can give me a yt vid like doing the texture it looks like carbon fiber or some sort of texture

[acoustic seal]

anyone know whats the easiest way to remove the background of an object and replace it with a solid color? the object isnt too detailed so there wouldnt be any tiny spots where the background isnt gone. thank you!

[inland creek]

would you say i blended the smoothie all right with the background? like the shaddow and the highlight and stuff

[acoustic seal]

not an expert by any means, but imho the place were its resting on the table is a bit unrealistic

from farther away though i wouldnt have noticed

[inland creek]

shoeld i move it closer or further? my perception of things is not that good xD

[lucid crane]

Two things I see. For the lighting in the scene, the shadow at the bottom right edge of the bottle is incorrect. The straw should be sharp and in focus like the glass top its in line with (z space)

[acoustic seal]

i wouldn't know. my perspective is from a non-expert lol

[stiff trail]

Can anyone tell me if their brush settings pallette keeps collapsing when they reload photoshop ? 25.1.0

Just noticed it after update today.

[vapid flume]

I honestly can't remember if it did before, but someone else mentionned it the other day so it might be something new. (I have my usual brushes in a folder at the top of the rest, so I very rarely feel the need to wade through the insane amount I have 🙂 )

[stiff trail]

It definitely hasn't done this since the rubbish v20 bugfest

[zenith sparrow]

@vapid flume hello there! I'm here to ask my Lightroom question if you don't mind. 😉

[stiff trail]

I'v ereset prefs too, irrittatingly

[vapid flume]

you can file a feature request here:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem/ct-p/ct-photoshop?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all
(click on ideas at the top)

[vapid flume]

Fire!

[stiff trail]

I could also go outside and scream at the clouds.

Which I feel would actually get me further than dealing with that void.

7 years I've been hounding tech support over a lr issue.

No biggy, just 7 human years.

[vapid flume]

I used it for Fresco, and actually believe it or not, someone answered to all my feature requests and one even have been implemented 😉

[stiff trail]

IDK if I've the energy to pursue a second issue.

[zenith sparrow]

So, in LR Classic, I've set up several export presets, in most of the i have the export location set to "Choose folder later", but the thing is, recently when LR opens that explorer window for me to pic the folder, it always goes to the same specific folder, instead of starting from the last folder I exported to. I have a feeling this was the way it was working in the past but I can't be sure.
Wouldn't it be more logical this way? Instead of always starting in the same folder and making me click a bunch to get to what I want?
Is there any way to set this?

[vapid flume]

I need to check because actually it's been a while I didn't export from LrC (generally I export to Photoshop for the final touches, so export from there)
Bear with me

By all accounts I used to have a special export for instagram (+ a print preset with a neat frame to cater for square posts) and indeed it did create a specific folder, every time I exported using this)

[stiff trail]

I believe it opens the same location.

It always bugged me too. It's laughably primitive compared to C1's export tool 😦

out of interest which folder is it selecting as the starting point for "Choose folder" ?

[zenith sparrow]

I'm not even looking for that level of complexity @vapid flume , I'm just trying to click less things when I'm reving an album for a client and getting some specific photos I didn't export when I first designed it.
For every instance in which I export, maybe one or two photos, I have to go through the whole clicking to get to right folder because the starting location is always the same when that window pops up. (And I have no idea why LR is starting from that specific place).

[vapid flume]

I just tested it, and it di create a new folder named as I told it to, by applying the preset.

but I don't have "choose folder later", I can't remember seeing this

[zenith sparrow]

I'm using this

it's on that first dropdown

[vapid flume]

OK then, sorry, I never used it!

[stiff trail]

What folder does it start you in ?

[zenith sparrow]

It starts me in a folder from a specific wedding of this year. I have no idea why...

and that's why I think this wasn't working this way before. I don't remember this happening last year.

[vapid flume]

OK, Used it, and it starts with "document" for me, which is not useful (There's nothing in there)

[stiff trail]

Starts me in my LR's catalog folder

[zenith sparrow]

ok, but try exporting a photo to the location of your choice, and when it's done go back throught the process, is the open location the same that you exported the first image to?

[stiff trail]

I have just reinstalled, though.

[vapid flume]

But I can't tell you if it was the same before, as I never used it. I mostly use LrC for personal work and I tend to export just for socials and the odd print page

[stiff trail]

And incidentally LR is STILL a slug on a Ryzen 7950X with 64Gb RAM and a completely clean installation of Windows.

IDK why people tolerate it.

[vapid flume]

just tested it and yes it did

I still have to click once on "choose" and then it's recognised

[zenith sparrow]

So why isn't that happening on my LR? I had the feeling this is how it worked for me before.

[vapid flume]

No idea, but with each major update my LrC get screwed a bit, so I have all my presets and stuff saved in a safe place for me to load again.
Doesn't happen with Photoshop...
And don't get me started with a new catalogue after each update 😂

[zenith sparrow]

Honestly I've never had an issue with catalogue updates. And I have separate catalogues per year since 2016. I've just updated them all to the latest version when I get prompted and everything's been fine.
This thing I'm complaining about is just a bit bothersome, more so because I feel like it was working logically before and not now. 😂

[vapid flume]

Actaully I just put a giant post it note on my tablet that says "sort Lightroom" in fat big letters and that's what I will be doing tomorrow morning 🙂
I'm the one catalogue for everything kind of girl 🙂
Obviously not for the rare cases where I have work for clients in LrC (it's very rare) and in that case I create a catalogue just for them. Apart from that, it's one big catalogue for my personal photos (there aren't tons of them to be honest, I pretty much gave up photography now)

[vapid flume]

I have a RTX2070 so not new or crazy by any means, and Lr is surprisingly smooth and also very quiet (I'm looking at you Substance 😒)

[zenith sparrow]

I used to be one catalogue (my 2016 one has pics from 2009 until 2016) but when I started getting more wedding work it became easier to sort stuff by year. Makes it easier to find if needed too. 😉

[vapid flume]

Yes that makes sense if it's work.

[crude jungle]

Any photoshoppers for hire?

[zenith sparrow]

well I'm gonna keep digging into this detail, see if I can find info on it on the interwebs

[vapid flume]

Try your luck in #💬chat-general , but be aware that we don't have a job board here so it's pretty much a lucky dip.
otherwise you can have a look at https://www.behance.net/hire

[vapid flume]

You can also check on the community forum
https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic/ct-p/ct-lightroom-classic?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all
If I find anything tomorrow, I'll update here

I'm going to bed now though 😁

👋

[stiff trail]

What do you need and when? 🙂

[stiff trail]

4070 here, and the UI is just awful.

And this is quite literally a 1 day old windows install.

Fresh LR, fresh catalog, and the UI just ... ugh,. It's so laggy.

[arctic lance]

when I hold SHIFT to make a perfect straight line it's faded how do I FIX that

[stiff trail]

Which tool?

[arctic lance]

the b Rush

[stiff trail]

If you're using a mouse, do you have simulate pressure ticked ?

[arctic lance]

it creates a line for you when you holf shift and it's faded like this

[stiff trail]

See above.

[arctic lance]

it's a pen

oh i can just use my mouse

the simplest problems cause me to much suffering

thanks anyways denyEr

[stiff trail]

You#ve got me wondering what's causing it though

On a mouse, simulate pressure would achieve it

With a pen though...

[arctic lance]

it's just like that by default... draw a box's creator had the same problem when he held shift to make lines

it's annoying

[crude jungle]

check dms

[stiff trail]

Now here's a Q

Windows Ink and that stupid radar splash when you tap

I've disabled "Visual effects" in the pen settings, but it's still going at it.

[sly flame]

Can someone make a jouch head with a human body with abs

[light tendon]

often when I press space for the move hand right after zooming in I get this popup, how do I disable it

[rapid obsidian]

Press Alt one time ig.

[median forge]

Anyone know how those Instagram reels make time lapses of their designs on photoshop? Like do they legit take screenshots of every single step and stitch them together or is there an easier way

[rapid obsidian]

DO you mean like fast forward time lapses?

Where you show 2-3 hours of work in short video

[chrome kite]

Do you guys know how I can get this kind of effect on photoshop

[rapid obsidian]

Easiest way would be AI art.

If you want to do manually, draw this whole from start to end. It is a lot of work.

[chrome kite]

I meant like the design of the jersey should I use a specific brush or is there another method

[rapid obsidian]

alr.

[timid star]

is there a way to make photoshop load faster? most times when i want to make something quickly or edit something quickly i'd use a different program even though i'm paying for photoshop cause i know it takes ~5 seconds to load and i do not have that kind of patience lol

[serene coral]

brushes, patterns, plugins etc can slow down the launch time. next time when launching try to see what takes more time to load

[serene coral]

you can either simply record your screen while working or open the same document in another window and record that to keep the image still

[median forge]

Yeah, some people do full on time lapses where it’s screen recorded but I imagine that would slow computer performance a lot, but some people show like 10 different stop motion type images of progress as they go through

[median forge]

Oh word

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyHCPfiL810/?igshid=MWw2bGVyeXJkcXZ3bQ== this is kinda what I’m going for

thescvyn

„Scavenger” Poster Process

This is the poster which I have made during one of the weirdest days I had in the previous month. I wanted to prove myself that you can do something nice even if you don’t feel like you are able to

Make sure to SAVE & FOLLOW if you liked

Thank you for all the support and for 1000 amazing followers ❤️

#graphicdesign...

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[serene coral]

this reel shows the layers of the design appearing one by one. you can easily do it after the design is done, given your workflow allows this

[median forge]

That’s what I was thinking too but wasn’t sure

Seems easier too to just take a bunch of screenshots at the end of different layers appearing and then you can fit it in a shorter reel

[rapid obsidian]

can't see the reel because i dont have active instagram rn but a slideshow of images may seem simple but is boring.
If you still want that then download capcut and use a transition effect called 3D zoom.
Additionally there are other better transitions available too.

What i see most people doing is.
While you work, record short clips.

For example 2-3 seconds after drawing finished(show drawing final line).
Then start and end of coloring.
Then adjustments.

Anything you do, just keep in mind Do not fast forward like 100x times.
Good 2-3 seconds of everything are better. You can speed up to 3x if you like.

Keep things simple.
Most people watching videos watch them for satisfaction. They look satisfying.
If you take it to the level where it gets hard for them to do, they will not be able to relate.

For example a drawing WIP gets more likes and comments than a completed project on twitter.

Because most people are learners, and they Love to see what They can achieve.
The point where it gets beyond what they can do.
They will feel it just like a stock image.

[rapid obsidian]

Never turn it off lol.

[viral vault]

Does anyone know what these numbers are in?

Milimeters?

Pixels?

Percent?

ah nevermind

I found it

[rapid obsidian]

Edit>Preferances>Units and rulers
Check there

[vapid flume]

There are things beyond your machine specs that can help. When Photoshop loads, if you pay attention you will see what takes time, it can be presets like patterns, so you need to limit those presets to the bare minimum you want to work with (or either learn to load them only when you need them). I say patterns because that the presets that tend to be huge since they are pixel based, but it can be anything you have in large quantity, even if individually they account for nothing: ie: brushes. When Photoshop loads, it will tells you what it is loading. I know it shows very quick, but try to keep an eye on it and take the necessary measures.

[river otter]

Hey, this might not be exactly related to photoshop but, why does my saved image lose its colour after saving a copy? The format is CYMK because, I'll be printing it. I have tried both a .JPEG and a .TIFF however, to no avail.

Is this just the thing with CYMK?

(the brochure was made in photoshop)

(right is saved, left is screenshot from photoshop)

[vapid flume]

CMYK is a process that fits the printing process (the 4 colour printing process) where CMYK are inks. The screen works using light (RGB) so the colou reproduction is entirely different.

If you want your images to llok more or less like they would in CMYK, when printed, then you need to "soft proof"

[river otter]

Both are screenshots though.

I should add that I took the right side in word.

Wouldn't the same logic apply? Or does the processing of CMYK happen before printing?

[vapid flume]

ie: tell your screen to mimic CMYK colours, now if your images are intended for printing, and your printer asks for CMYK, that's how you do it (and if you want to properly mimic the colours you'll need more than "working CMYK, you'll need your printer's colour profile)

Word is not a colour calibrated workflow

In fact very few common software take any notice of the attached colour profiles of a picture

[river otter]

Makes sense, just happened to be the most straightforward way to include two images of brochures in a PDF. 😅

[vapid flume]

You want circumvent that by exporting in PDF and make the necessary adjustments in PDFs. CMYK colours will always appear dull on a screen (as a general rule, not 100% always 🙂 )

[river otter]

So, if I tell my screen to mimic CMYK colours then, I can edit the colours the way I want to see them?

(and they'll be mostly similar when printed?)

[vapid flume]

Yes, that's the spirit, just keep in mind that printers machines vary, so to have the best outcome, you must

• Have a calibrated screen (you need to use a device for that, I use Spyder)
• ask your printer their colour profile (as a general rule always ask your printer for info before the design stage)
• load the profile into photoshop
• use the soft proof function to mimic the CMYK according to your printer's profile

Colour profile take the ink, the paper and other parameters into account. So if you plan to print a banner and a leaflet of the same design, you'll have to tweak according to each of the prints. If that makes sense

[old elm]

can we download a free photoshop version (crash cersion) in macbook air?

[lucid crane]

If I'm understanding the words in the brackets, then no

[old elm]

oops okie, that means we have to purchase it no other options!

[lucid crane]

There's always the free trial, but be careful not to exceed the trial period or you will be charged. Your school, college or work may be able to offer access 🙂

[vapid flume]

@old elm if you're a student, know that certain schools and universities offer a team account to their staff and students. And even if that's not the case, students get an unbeatable discount, and you can even use the app to earn a living while a student, so that's a great deal!

[old elm]

Thanks for the info✌

[river otter]

Cheers, thank you!

[zinc hinge]

Hi guys!

[vapid flume]

You're in the Adobe OFFICIAL discord channel... You know that?

So I'll have to delete your question

[ruby mountain]

Hey, I'm trying to automate opening an image and converting it to 300/72 ppi (trying to make both work)
I made an action and added it to the events manager, but for some reason only the automated files (as in not the ones made by me clicking the action myself) turn out way heavier than they should? a file that would be a couple megabytes is 1.7 gb

i thinkj this is why

[vapid flume]

If you changed the resolution without changing the pixel count (without interpolation) then the size should be the same wether 72 or 300 dpi

if that makes sense 🙂

OK, you answered your own question 🙂

Do you know you can do that automatically either in Bridge or using the "image processor" script in Photoshop?

That way you don't have to set the output folder in the actions

[ruby mountain]

oh there's an app for that didn't know that

I'll use that i guess, seems easier than automating

[vapid flume]

That's in Photoshop

and in bridge you can have the same menu or use the export function

that's in bridge

or the export presets (in bridge too)

[ruby mountain]

you can resize from there?

[vapid flume]

Yes, you can

You can even indicate if you want a set size for the bigger lengh, in case you got both landscape or portrait images

[ruby mountain]

for future reference, how do I resize in photoshop without the file becoming huge?

[vapid flume]

it's image>image size

untick the "resample" option. Resample "adds" pixels

[ruby mountain]

understandable

[vapid flume]

But that's a common mistake, it's probably there by default so we tend to click OK and not read things 🙂

[ruby mountain]

is there an option to keep original dimensions and just change resolution?

nvm it's right there

i need t o read better

[vapid flume]

You're forgiven... Have another coffee 🙂

[ruby mountain]

is there a way to vertically center text in a text box?

[vapid flume]

see the top menu where you'll have the center text icon

select the text first

You can also see that in the character panel (in view>character)

[ruby mountain]

isn't that horizontally

i need it to be centered vertically tho, like I draw a text box and paste something in, i'd like it to be entirely centered in the text box

[vapid flume]

You mean a rectangle shape or a text box. (The text box is the box you got when you create a new area text
In the case of a shape you can use the align option
that you got when you select the move tool

you need to select both the shape and the text

[serene coral]

long story short... https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-center-text-vertically-in-bounding-box-like-indesign/idi-p/12248615/page/2#comments

it's been requested back in 2019 and we're still waiting. My solution is to just use point text and center it manually by selecting both layers and using alignment buttons

[ruby mountain]

saw that when i looked this up, was this guy re-agreeing with himself every few days?!

i wanna meet that guy

[serene coral]

you mean feedback community member? I believe that's a placeholder for an anonymous user of a retired forum/community

[ruby mountain]

shape would be kinda defeating the purpose of it being done easily and automatically, ig I'll just move the text box after finishing my business in it

[ruby mountain]

they're all the author

or maybe it goes by username

so they're different people but it still says author

[serene coral]

yeah, I would love a Figma-like approach to texts inside of shapes too

[vapid flume]

They added the EM box function in illustrator which makes it easier to align text by bypassing the baseline alignment, so I guess they will add it in Photoshop as well?

not ideal but...

[serene coral]

just adjust the bevel&emboss settings if you want it exactly the same

if by 'funky' you mean the effect on k, you have to either separate the shapes and mess around or do it properly in Illustrator

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @serene coral

[sterile grove]

Hi does anyone know what these are? and what they do when selected? they are at the top of screen in photoshop

[lucid crane]

They are settings for when you are using an airbrush ( ie tablet )
As is usual in Photoshop, if you hover your mouse over these things, it will display a tooltip describing what it does 🙂

[sterile grove]

Oh ok thank you!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @lucid crane

[pallid acorn]

how can i edit photos to achieve a similar effect to this?

[lucid crane]

If you mean the head, then perhaps try Filter > blur > motion blur or lens blur.
If you mean the text then layer styles is worth a try and then some editing to put in the streaks

[pallid acorn]

yeah thats what i mean

im getting something that resembles my example

i think they used a special photographing technique though

[lucid crane]

Yes, it could have been a still taken with a slow shutter and a head shake.

[pallid acorn]

yeah i think so

the music video featured similar graphics

another question, how can i make a blur brighter?

i got 5 dots that i want to turn into a really long blur

but the longer i make the blur the fainter it gets

[lucid crane]

Quick try:

[gritty galleon]

Hello, is there a way to get rid of this dithering ? Its a photography of a manga back cover. I want the dithering to be gone completly, not only on the yellow background, but on the rest aswell, but keep the rest sharp if possible.
I thought, maybe photoshop is not ideal here, but maybe there is an AI to fix it?

sorry for reposting, I thought this belongs here instead of chat general

[ripe quest]

You might be able to try this type of technique. Scroll down to the answer marked as "Correct" => https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/removing-newsprint-pattern-from-photos/td-p/7645875

[lucid crane]

The key to the answer by @ripe quest is** part one **of the instruction re scanning.
If you have the original manga back cover, you could try taking the photo at an angle and see if it helps the interference effects you are seeing. NB. this is not easy.

[gritty galleon]

I dont have the original anymore :(

This is a copy from the web

[lucid crane]

@gritty galleon Then if this is really important to you there are advanced tools such as:
https://ft.rognemedia.no/
NB. again - not easy

[gritty galleon]

thanks ! I'll try that

[lucid crane]

Good luck. You might like to try generative fill for a stylistic approach 🙂

[ripe quest]

There are other AI workflows that can do this. However, they are complicated, require special software (and knowledge) and are beyond the scope of this server. :)

[lucid crane]

"and are beyond the scope of this server. 🙂 " and us 😉

[lofty kernel]

hello, i am trying to write text in photoshop using an imported font (raleway). however, the letters 'i', 'z', and the number 4 seem to be thicker than the rest. does anyone know what i can do to fix this?

[ripe quest]

I could probably do this with SD and ControlNet. However, in the time it would take me to set it up, I could just paint it out. Honestly, if it were me, I'd probably just flip on the tunes, stretch out my wrists/fingers and start painting. haha

[ripe quest]

Hmm. Not really. Maybe find a similar font?

[lofty kernel]

oh, for some reason the semi bold version of it is weird. i put it in medium and it looks normal. thanks tho!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest

[ripe quest]

Better solution. :)

[light tendon]

when I draw on my mask gigantic transparent squares appear, whats happening? A restart didnt fix it

[gritty galleon]

I tried this but its so complicated >.<

not getting to good results

[ripe quest]

Sounds like a GPU issue. Check: Help > GPU Compatibility... and see if any issues or errors are reported there.

[ripe quest]

What version of Photoshop is installed?

[light tendon]

how do I check?

nvm

2024

[ripe quest]

Help > About Photoshop... @light tendon

[ripe quest]

Try: Edit > Preferences > Technology Previews... "Older GPU mode (pre 2016)" - Mark that checkbox and restart Photoshop.

[light tendon]

seems to work, its strange since I never have that issue except for now

other problem, I cant select my mask to paint on it anymore for some reason

[ripe quest]

I would be sure to keep my GPU drivers up-to-date. That is an older GPU now.

[ripe quest]

Looks like you're in Quick Mask mode. Tap Q to release that. Then select the Layer Mask to paint on it.

[light tendon]

oh wait maybe the issue I had before is also only in quick mask mode

[ruby mountain]

Hey, I'm kinda nitpicking here, but is there a way to make rtl persist between text boxes? font and font size already do, but they're in character, so idk how to make the same thing in paragraph...

[scenic mason]

can i still get help with this?

[stark idol]

@scenic mason you wanna learn to do it ?

or just wanna do it on the picture

[river otter]

how can I make a mask for curves from a depth map

so i'm trying to make an adjustment layer and i want to use hue/saturation, yet it's not opening or working for me

like, i can't click on it

can someone help?

[limber jolt]

how do i make an electric like glowing effect to eyes

[scenic mason]

anything

im just like

really new to photoshop

[stark idol]

someone did show you yesterday

[scenic mason]

yeah but like

idk how to do

the things he did

[scenic mason]

.

[stark idol]

have u photoshop opened rn

[scenic mason]

yes

but like

i never used it before

[stark idol]

maybe before doing anything

[scenic mason]

i only know really basic

stuff

[stark idol]

watch for some tutorials for learning the interface

[scenic mason]

ill trybut i thought its better to come here because idk if ill use it that much so something basic like this wont require me to learn the entire interface

[stark idol]

when i say the interface i mean basic stuff

not all the software

[scenic mason]

i know how to add fill circles etc but idk how to make bloom and stuff

[stark idol]

you know how to make a gradient map

[scenic mason]

nope

[scenic mason]

but if this is what i need then ill look into it

[stark idol]

click that and gradient map

[scenic mason]

oh

ok

[stark idol]

right here you got a gradient and you gonna make the fire aspect

so it's like a gradient of orange values

click the stuff i've circle

[light tendon]

how could I go about making an image of metal more metallic looking? Like more shiny

[stark idol]

use a metal texture @light tendon

it would be easier

it looks too mucj like rock

[scenic mason]

how did you add the color

[stark idol]

the white point on left

[light tendon]

yeah I cant use pbr textures so I'm stuck using a color map

[stark idol]

you put black

double click the white square on left

and put black

[scenic mason]

ok i see

[stark idol]

and you can put any squares you want

so you add one by double clicking the bar

not double clicking sorry

clicking one time and down of the bar

you gonna have this setup

you understand what i mean

[scenic mason]

yep

[stark idol]

create two more points

like this

you gonna make a fire aspect

[scenic mason]

wait im still on the first thing

[stark idol]

by changeing the colors

which one

wait wait

[scenic mason]

how do i delete a square

[stark idol]

close the gradient and delete it, i feel like it's too advanced for you

you will never remind it

we gonna do something easier

[scenic mason]

aight

[stark idol]

click that again

and create a solid color

a black one

[scenic mason]

so to just create a solid black color?

[stark idol]

yes

after creating your solid black color

you gonna create a new layer

[scenic mason]

ok

[stark idol]

you know how to do that right its right here

[scenic mason]

yep

i did it

[stark idol]

ok nice

now select your brush tool

on left

[scenic mason]

done

[stark idol]

click right here

[scenic mason]

done

[stark idol]

change hardness to 0%

[scenic mason]

done

[stark idol]

after that close that little panel

[scenic mason]

done

[stark idol]

make sure you're still selecting the empty layer you've created

[scenic mason]

yep

[stark idol]

and change that mode

to linear dodge (add)

[scenic mason]

done

[stark idol]

now on left you gonna select an orangey color

[scenic mason]

done

[stark idol]

press okay and click one time for making a circle

does it look like this for you?