❓ask-a-question

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk

[river otter]

Where do I find this texture here?

[limpid sedge]

does anybody know how to do this effect?

[strange hull]

Lmao what

[limpid sedge]

?

[strange hull]

Just squint your eyes and boom

[limpid sedge]

aight 😄

[limber stream]

does anyone know if this type of graphic is drawn in photoshop or if they are made in anothere way

[twin sail]

how can i colorize using the eye dropper?

[twin sail]

prehaps in fresco?

[sweet field]

Lots of ways of doing it. This is probably not completely hand drawn, they may have found some graphics online and put them together. You can definitely find a lot of graphics like this to use, maybe even royalty free. But if you want to draw it, you can do that as well. The method will depend on the way you want to print the piece as well. I'm not super familiar with printing as a whole, but if you want it screen printed I believe you can simply deliver a high quality pdf.

(Which you can get by drawing the illustration in Photoshop, for example)

[remote coyote]

Does anyone have any iPhone 15 mockups or device mockups in general?

[sweet field]

This page is pretty good https://www.mockupworld.co/ :)

[remote coyote]

Thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sweet field

[strange hull]

<@&548221840750018590> creep alert 🚨

Y’all up?

@spark snow

[keen dagger]

Done, thank you 👍

[wide wadi]

hey how can you make things blink in photoshop like a gif? Like words. Like say i have three words and theyre using the RBG effect (glitch effect). How can i make it so it looks like they’re flashing and changing colors fast

https://tenor.com/view/demise-hack-hacker-smile-evil-smile-gif-20726678

Like that but with words

[strange hull]

https://gprivate.com/680o0 @wide wadi

lol I always wanted to send one of those

[runic vortex]

How would I make this into a brush (The fade) without it ending up like this

I want it to be so when I draw, it has the fade but Im not sure how to define that into a brush preset

[serene coral]

isn't it simply a low flow hard brush?

[strange hull]

yup

[serene coral]

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/creating-modifying-brushes.html

[undone peak]

is there a way to create a seemless altercation to an image? Such as changing an eye color, making a helmet lenses glow? Generative fill seems to change the shape and makes the changes seem too out of place with the original image

[plain sigil]

how to disselect the rectangle?

[fringe wren]

command/ctrl + D

[plain sigil]

thx

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @fringe wren

[maiden garden]

How can I remove these lines? I can't remove them.

[plain sigil]

ctrl + D ig

[maiden garden]

ohh

Thanky

[plain sigil]

how can i get rid of such infractions

[maiden garden]

I'm new to ps and I don't know anything 😦

[plain sigil]

nvm

i got it

[strange hull]

what?

[maiden garden]

I sent it to see how it was 😁

This is my first experience with photoshop

[strange hull]

what are you trying to do

or whats the question

[lucid leaf]

hi, is there a tutorial somewhere or maybe a actions script , where i can learn to make this kind of path ?

[maiden garden]

YouTube video cover photo

[maiden garden]

I wanted to get your opinion on how you think it works.

[strange hull]

i aint even got a clue what an action script is

[strange hull]

its alright

[strange hull]

mine looks like this

nvm i found it

[lucid leaf]

ya it for rec your process and run again your stack list

[sly hawk]

Yes. Just google it. - "change eye color photoshop"

There are over 23 million results. I'm sure any of the top 50 would answer your query 🙂

[undone peak]

I meant using the generative fill, maybe that was a simple example but yeah I know how to change eye color easy but I was trying to get generative fill to do that and more advanced stuff

[rich pawn]

how can i erase the insides without erasing the edges

like this

[left tapir]

How can I save .dds files in photoshop on a mac?

[lucid crane]

It's not built into PS. A plugin is required: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yimyuWzgkg

[lucid crane]

Justt select inside the letters with Magic Wand tool and delete

[left tapir]

Sorry, I should have clarified. I know it's not native to PS. I have tried the tool linked in this video but it isn't working. I have Adobe CC 2024. Is there another way or app that's Mac friendly?

[lucid crane]

Sorry, I don't know. Others here may be able to help when online.

[lucid crane]

Update: I did find this. Not sure if it works though 🙂
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/how-do-we-save-dds-files/m-p/7716374

[fickle badge]

Who who wants to help me with t-shirt graphics?

I wish this graphic was of better quality for a T-shirt

without background

[supple moat]

i think it would be better to use

adobe illustrator for this

[scenic summit]

hey people :) i have a question: when trying to write a text converting it to Paragraph doesnt work... it makes the text invisible that was there before and i cant write in the text box anymore

[sly hawk]

A better solution would be to pick your font, add a STROKE and then make the FILL 0%.

[sly hawk]

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1580302357/pizza-cat-with-laser-eyes-ugly-christmas?click_key=333dfc24bec539ed2c0464db1682bf2a335d0efe%3A1580302357&click_sum=10cf374c&external=1&rec_type=cs&ref=landingpage_similar_listing_top-6&pro=1

Plenty of others seem to have been able to nick the image already 🙂

[gray flame]

idk if a lightroom question is ok here but ill ask anyway. I'm trying to intersect a mask with a really tricky subject mask that I already have, but it seems like there is no way to intersect a mask with another mask that you already have. I dont want to have to redo the entire mask so does anyone know of a work around?

[shut dove]

i noticed there was no indesign discord so ive come here. - Any ideas why my page running head is incorrect on my spreads?

for context, the left spread should always say 'Satanic Panic' the book title, while the right is automated to be the relevant chapter.

[gray flame]

nevermind i figured it out

[lucid crane]

I'm not sure you will get an answer here 😦
Please try in the main Indesign community: https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/ct-p/ct-indesign

[sly hawk]

I use indesign, so can help - but I'm not sure what I'm looking at on your screenshot

is the the top half of the image how it's supposed to look, and the bottom half is how your attempt is currently looking?

Can I assume you know you can aware that you can have MASTER spreads?

[shut dove]

yeah ive been using masters @sly hawk

and yes, top half is the correct format. Bottom is broken.

[sly hawk]

Am I missing something, can't you just add it here?

I assume your indd file is setup for 'facing pages'?

Also, you appear to have some extremely large margins is that intentional?

[shut dove]

Yeah its for facing pages

Sizing is intentional yes

@sly hawk

[sly hawk]

I can't really tell much more without seeing the document. Could you perhaps share the indd file with me via a DM?

please

[shut dove]

Sure thing

I'll send it over

[sly hawk]

You somehow created multiple 'right hand spreads'

So the trick is to put a new LEFT spread in, and then move the copy back over.

then delete the old wrong spread.

What forgery is this for then? 🙂

[warped totem]

I do not want the border to be kept outside the country's borders, how can I do it? The country border was drawn with the drawing tool

[strange hull]

What?

[warped totem]

like this

[strange hull]

@warped totem red parts on a different layer right?

[warped totem]

yes

[strange hull]

Ok so select the pixels for the red part

Hide the layer

Click on other layer (with pixels still selected)

Then click the mask button

Should be all good then

[warped totem]

thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @strange hull

[soft jay]

hey i need help the ctrl x doesnt work for me so i cant cut anything in photoshop can someone help?

my ctrl and x is working

other binds like ctrl z is also working

[soft jay]

please i have important work to do but i cant do anything without cutting

[sly hawk]

Edit > Cut

[strange hull]

Send the pic here

[soft jay]

why

just tell me how can i change binds or something

[serene coral]

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K

[strange hull]

wrong reply my bad

[real cargo]

Hello there! So I'm having an issue with every adobe app.

Every time I launch any apps (such as 3D substance painter or photoshop), I get this message

I can't figure out how to fix it, anyone able to help?

Everything worked fine the last time I used it

[strange hull]

SOLUTION 1
Sign out and sign in back to the Adobe app.

SOLUTION 2
Search for Command Prompt in the Windows search box.

Run the following command:

for /F "tokens=1,* delims= " %G in ('cmdkey /list ^| findstr /c:"Adobe App "') do cmdkey /delete %H

It clears the Credential Manager storage for all the Adobe apps.

[real cargo]

Well, actually i was in the middle of adobe remote support when you mentioned it (still am), fixed issye by removing all credentials like ya wanted me to, but in addition sign in with email and password, rather than gmail account

Now everything works except substance painter specifically

After restart, doesnt work again

[foggy bluff]

wsg everyone, can someone please help a brother out with something it would mean the world to me

[sonic token]

Hi! I'm hunting for an InDesign Maven... Is there anyone here that would consider themselves an expert?

[golden coral]

does anyone know how to remove watermarks?

the watermark at the top

[zenith summit]

That's the point of a watermark tho

[strange hull]

Yup

[quick pumice]

question, im trying to make a wallpaper for my esports team, but everytime i export the image to my files and set it as my wallpaper it looks like this, could i get help? why is it so zoomed in

[strange hull]

Wdym

Looks fine to me

[quick pumice]

this is what its supposed to look like

its so zoomed in

on my pc

doesnt it look like

[strange hull]

That’s the exact same image u sent?

[quick pumice]

oh well how can I make it zoomed out on PS? sorry if i sound like a noob i just want it to look good

[strange hull]

What do you mean?

They both look the same

[river otter]

Why does everyone's photoshop always look different?

mine always looks like this

[strange hull]

Because that’s not photoshop….

[river otter]

then..?

[bitter flume]

How do I remove the grey square on the right?

[strange hull]

Adobe express

[river otter]

huh

[bitter flume]

Its not part of the picture it was there when I loaded up photoshop

[strange hull]

That’s not photoshop

Simple

It’s adobe express

[river otter]

It says it's photoshop

[bitter flume]

Hello?

[tight vine]

Hey

[bitter flume]

Hi do you know how I can remove the grey square? Its not part of the picture, it was there when i loaded up photoshop. Its like a window or something? Thanks!

The one one the left*

I tried looking for an option to disable it and draggiing and moving it but it wont move

rightclicking it doesnt work either

[strange hull]

Photoshops not a website

That’s adobe express

A lite version that has 2% of the overall festures

You gotta download photoshop

[tight vine]

What are your right click options on it?

[river otter]

weird

[tight vine]

I never seen anything like that before, maybe just restart photoshop?

[bitter flume]

There arent any its just this grey square.

[bitter flume]

Yeah i will try that

[tight vine]

Other then that I'm not too sure, does it only appear on photoshop, if you click to another app does it go away?

[bitter flume]

Restarting Photoshop fixed it. It was my first time loading Photoshop so I guess it was supposed to be like a welcome box or something but I just skipped everything

[bitter flume]

Thank you!!!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tight vine

[tight vine]

Oh that makes sence. NP

[golden coral]

how do you remove them tho without messing up with the background?

[tight vine]

Not really a legal thing to do...

[golden coral]

what do you think of photopea?

[golden coral]

it's fansite for chinese manga scanlations

it's not official

[tight vine]

A watermark is a watermark regardless of it's "official-ness". If you really wanna know just google it.

[golden coral]

it's not illegal

especially the one i am working with

it's there for aggregators but i am not one

[tight vine]

Alr

[strange hull]

Cringe off brand

[blissful quest]

can someone help me please to edit photo

[golden coral]

I think it’s good for noobs, I use it

But do you know how to remove that specific watermark?

[strange hull]

why are you here then

this is for photoshop

[river otter]

Hi, is the light room classic enough to just put the photo and some presets?

[strange hull]

you can but photoshop is way better

[tight vine]

I mean, ya

[ripe quest]

There is Photoshop on the Web.

So, yes, Photoshop is also a web app on the Adobe website.

[ripe quest]

Photoshop exists on multiple platforms: Desktop, iPad and web. The iPad and web versions are more similar to each other than the desktop version.

[wide wadi]

What’s that? I clicked it and it didn’t work

[ripe quest]

It's a link to "Let me Google that for you" which I suppose is a troll response to your question.

[wide wadi]

why did they troll me for

[ripe quest]

You'd probably have more luck doing something like this with Adobe After Effects, using a "wiggle" expression on an image or group of shapes.

[strange hull]

but its not full photoshop

they got annoying with the names

[ripe quest]

I don't know. Perhaps they think they're being funny.

[ripe quest]

Please don't tell people things when you don't know the answer. Its perfectly fine to say nothing.

[strange hull]

yes it does work, and yea its kinda troll but get tbe right answer

[strange hull]

i was right tho

"why is my photoshop differant"

cuz its not full photoshop

[ripe quest]

You're not correct. Photoshop on the web is a thing. And that wasn't even their question.

[strange hull]

problem solved

[wide wadi]

Thanks. I was also gonna try making several images and apply some effect in a video editing software to get the effect. I’ve never made a gif/animated art before. But thanks.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest

[ripe quest]

Please don't argue with me. Just stop being a troll in this server.

[strange hull]

I’m not

[ripe quest]

This isn't a debate. Just stop acting that way to people.

[ripe quest]

You can probably do it with Photoshop but there aren't any expression controls there so you would have to make every frame of the animation by hand. Its do-able; its just a lot of work. (After Effects is a better choice for that sort of visual effect, if you have access to it.)

[wide wadi]

Aah ok gotcha. I have after effects from a bundle I think

Creative cloud

[umbral drum]

Good evening,
I was wondering if someone might be able to guide me on how to properly stream from Photoshop on Discord. While I was streaming in a friend's server, they told me that I was constantly minimizing my window, but I was certain I wasn't doing that. I found out what caused the repetitive disruptions was when I opened a tool in PS, it would pop open a new window for the tool. This would "minimize" my PS window, causing Discord to stop the stream because it assumed I minimized it. Only to resume my stream whenever I exited the tool. Is there a way to fix this somewhere in PS's settings?

[strange hull]

just stream full screen

otherwise you only show one window on discord

just how it works

[ripe quest]

In the Screen Share dialog window in Discord, choose "Screens" instead of Applications. Just remember the entire screen is visible; not just Photoshop.

[umbral drum]

Ah, ok. A small shame that that's the only solution to it. But, I can live with that. I'll do that moving forward.
Thank you, guys!

[golden coral]

Tutorials for photoshops also helps with photopea

Photopea is poundshop version of photoshop

[golden coral]

How? 😭

Always ruins the background tho

[strange hull]

well you arnt really ment to remove watermarks lol

[golden coral]

Depends

Whatever I am doing is not illegal 😭

Watermark is for aggregator sites and not for normal people

[runic frigate]

so I'm trying to photoshop mark knopfler into this image. I've made the selection, and now the only challenge is getting the lighting right. I'm thinking of approaching it by using brush strokes with the same colour as the lights on the layer above then changing the blend mode to multiply or overlay; is this the right approach?

[strange hull]

Yea cuz piracy is such a problem for other piracy sites lol

[runic frigate]

If not, how could I achieve this?

[golden coral]

Exactly!

[ripe quest]

First, convert the Knopfler layer to a Smart Object. Then use Filters > Neural Filters > Harmonization... and adjust the sliders. This should push it in the right direction. After that, you can further tweak the effect with Adjustment Layers. You can also make a merged copy of all the Layers and use a Camera Raw filter to bind it all together a bit better. (Don't forget to include a shadow under him that matches up with the other shadows in the image. That will help to make the composite look more natural and realistic.)

[runic frigate]

thanks, I appreciate it!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest

[wraith warren]

Is there a way to change the orientation of a project midway?

After spending a while making multiple things, I thought that it would be much easier I did the project in a portrait orientation instead

How would I do that?

[ripe quest]

You can rotate the canvas but you'll probably have to edit all of the layers to conform to the new aspect ratio.

[wraith warren]

oh

I can give it a try

How would I rotate the canvas?

[ripe quest]

Well, not "rotate" per se but use Image > Canvas Size to change the size and aspect ratio.

[wraith warren]

It didn't change the aspect ratio from 16:9 to 9:16

[wraith warren]

It seems to have done something but did nothing visually

it just moved the canvas to the bottom left

[ripe quest]

If you change the Canvas size from 1600 x 900 to 900 x 1600 (for example) it is a different aspect ratio. I thought that was the goal here. (?)

[wraith warren]

yep that is what I'm trying to achive

[ripe quest]

I also said that you will have to modify the layers themselves. Canvas size only changes the canvas; not the layers themselves.

[wraith warren]

from 1920 x 1080 to 1080x 1920 (landscape to portrait)

[ripe quest]

Image > Image Size rescales the image completely but I'm certain you don't want that.

You would have to adjust the Canvas and then adjust the layers inside the canvas.

[wraith warren]

the canvas seems to be the same
after resizing the layers, the blank white canvas becomes visible and is still the same as b4

[ripe quest]

There is no magical "readjust all my layers to match the new aspect ratio" button

[wraith warren]

It might make a difference that I am using artboard (?)

[ripe quest]

No. That doesn't make a difference.

[subtle shore]

Hi (adobe newbie here), there is probably an easy way to do this but how can I export a photoshop file into InDesign?

[ripe quest]

Define what you mean by "export" to InDesign. You just want to use the file in an InDesign project?

[subtle shore]

I'm doing a school project and it needs to be transferred in. They made clear instructions that it's made in Photoshop then placed into Indesign

[ripe quest]

Then you just need to make an InDesign project and save it. Then, (in InDesign) use File > Place... and locate the .PSD file and draw a box in the InDesign doc for it to be dispayed.

[subtle shore]

Thanks !

[urban dune]

Would these NFL football field outlines be possible to make in photoshop or is that more for illustrator?

[strange hull]

Yes

[outer crown]

I would like to get the look of the left-most object in the first photo closer to the top right object in the second photo, is there an optimal solution?

[nocturne cairn]

While I would prefer to build these lines in Illustrator, they are definitely possible with the vector tools in Photoshop.
The masking of the lines I would definitely do in Photoshop.

[arctic mirage]

does anyone here have any kind off a brush import i could use in general, I am generally looking for something like a smoke ect, i've tried importing from different websites but they haven't turned out as wished

[nocturne cairn]

Totally not what you are asking for but something that might help... Add an image with white smoke against a black background and change the Blending Mode to something like Screen.

[arctic mirage]

that's smart, thanks for that!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @nocturne cairn

[nocturne cairn]

Thanks mate. Hope it helps.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @arctic mirage

[bold hull]

Why are my images are all randomly jumbled up when I pick SVG format as export? What's wrong?

[strange hull]

Is that the image itself, or a print out?

[bold hull]

This is the original image

[strange hull]

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/svgs-not-exporting-properly-from-photoshop/m-p/12061544 @bold hull idk if this is the same thing as you but you might wanna look

[serene coral]

what exactly do you expect when exporting images as svg? what is the goal here?

[strange hull]

i think i see what he wants lol

thinking just exposting as svg makes it a svg

[urban dune]

Thank you Michael and @strange hull

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @nocturne cairn

[nocturne cairn]

Thank you. Happy to help.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @urban dune

[bold hull]

Because it's the only way to get from PSD to ai 😦

I need to convert it

[serene coral]

convert raster image to vector image?

[bold hull]

Sorry idk what u mean. I want from PSD file to AI file 😄

[nocturne cairn]

You can place a Photoshop file in Illustrator but you won’t be able to edit it.

[bold hull]

But will it have high Res? Like print huge pixel

[nocturne cairn]

Whatever size you build in Photoshop will be honoured inside of Illustrator. You can also resize the Photoshop file inside Illustrator. Inside Illustrator go to…
File > Place
and choose your Photoshop file.

[serene coral]

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/file-types/image/comparison/raster-vs-vector.html

[vapid flume]

You can export PSD images as SVG within Photoshop but there is a trick 😉 @bold hull

Go to preferences "edit>preferences>export"

and tick the "use legacy export as"

[nocturne cairn]

I’m signing off. I’ll leave you in the very capable hands of @vapid flume 🙂

[vapid flume]

Now when you go to file>export>export as you'll get SVG as an option

Thanks @nocturne cairn !

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @nocturne cairn

[nocturne cairn]

Any time 🙂

[sly hawk]

Sorry if someone already responded, I didn't see... you just want to make it more white/..ish and less glittery I presume?

[outer crown]

I want to increase the sense of glitz!
I want the thing on the left of the first one to be the same as the one on the upper right of the second one.

[sly hawk]

This much of an improvement?

[outer crown]

Sorry, it's the other way around!
I want to add the same glare on the upper right of the palette to the powdered one.
I want the powdery side to be more glittery.

I'm Japanese, so I'm sorry I can't communicate well in English....

[sly hawk]

"I'm Japanese, so I'm sorry I can't communicate well in English...."

What are you talking about?! - That's amazing english communication! 🙂

but... oops, I made the image backwards in that case!

[outer crown]

Can you add glare to the powdery stuff?
I want to make the powder glare instead of transferring it to a palette...?

[sly hawk]

Yeah, I understand now. Sorry

[vapid flume]

Tanukis are cunning creatures but with exceptionnal language skills 😂

[sly hawk]

Sorry, still around but in call

[vapid flume]

I just had a go with James is on a call @outer crown
Not sure if that's you wanted, but just added some "shadows/highlight" adjustment in there ( image>adjustments>shadows/highlights)

• a levels adjustment layers to increase the contrast even further and a new layer with a "noise" brush that makes white dots , set to linear light..

It's rather crude 🙂

[cerulean nimbus]

Hello everyone.

I'm tasked to mockup several design elements on the wall of a building. So far I've used perspective warp to fit the different elements on the wall, but since I have to do individual warps, they always end up looking slightly different in perspective.

Is it possible to create a layer or layer group/mask that forces the same perspective warp to anything put on that layer or in that group?

I feel I've seen it on free online mock-up ressources, but I haven't been able to find one now, or to manually recreate it.

Thanks for any help in advance.

[vapid flume]

@outer crown My favourite method would be using ACR (Camera Raw)
Adding lots of texture and clarity, + increasing contrast

[vapid flume]

I would try the Vanishing point function (filter>vanishing point)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5aMceFycN4
you can combine multiple elements inside a "grid", you created yourself from the original image

[cerulean nimbus]

Excellent. I'll check it out. Thanks a lot! ❤️

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume

[vapid flume]

You're welcome @cerulean nimbus

[outer crown]

@sly hawk @vapid flume
thanks you!!!!
i try it!!!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk

[vapid flume]

See what @sly hawk also have to share, he'll probably do better than my attempts 🙂

[sly hawk]

This was my 2 minute attempt...

@vapid flume

[outer crown]

wowwwww!!
So you're saying that we just need to add a bit of glitz here...!

[sly hawk]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z7DFPkzSC8

@outer crown

Feel free to play with the sliders/settings

[vapid flume]

James solution is better 🙂

the aim is to increase the local contrast, make whites whiter while not touching the rest of the tones. That's how the material react in real life, they add small particles of quartz/mica or similar to increase the brilliance, but only on very small concentrated areas. The material used is highly reflective, while the rest of the material not so much,...

[outer crown]

!!!!!!!!
I changed the drawing mode and it looks great!
Thank you so much!

Thanks to both of you!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk

[sly hawk]

ooh very fancy

[outer crown]

By the way,... I just have one more question, is it ok?

I would like to make the first photo look pull-glossy like the second one, what is the best approach?

This is how the detailing gets fluffed up...;;

[vapid flume]

Do you want to lose all those details or not? (most people within the beauty industry would, but I think it's wrong 🙂 )

Since you want to enhance all the highlights, the method is the same than with your previous question (the glossy part is a mixture of evening out the details AND increasing the local contrast)

[cerulean nimbus]

Worked like a charm btw. Perfect help 👌🏻

[vapid flume]

When you apply a gloss (on lips, on a painting, on a car paint) you are adding a layer of material that redirects light in all directions, completely erasing small details, so you can 't have a perfect gloss with all the tiny details, unless you remove a bit of gloss here and there to allow for the details to come out

[vapid flume]

Aahah, glad it helped!

[outer crown]

I agree, too...lol
But this time I want to pull it closer to the second one since that's the shape they are asking for.

I can get a glossy surface, but I just can't get a crisp outline (the whole thing is blurry).

[lucid crane]

I used a "dry" scratchy brush in white and then small blur localized on the additional paint

[vapid flume]

In that case, you can restrict the effects to an area by masking it. If the mask is spuer sharp (or you have a vector mask), then the outline will be super crisp

Because there, you applied the blur (it seems) to the whole face, and unless they specifically ask for it, then it's not good. But clients are not necessarily right 🙂

Instead of blurring it, you could apply a "dusst and scratches filter (Filter>noise>dust and scratches) it's a bit more subtle than blurring it out.

Also, by blurring, you get less defined "shimmering" areas.

You could also try to go back using the Camera raw filter and use a negative texture slider to remove all the tiny details, while keeping the highlights/shadows intact, and then mask that filter (like James shown you in his video) to restrict it to the lips only

Basically you are going to play with the sliders there 🙂

And then add @tawdry cliff suggestion at the end 🙂

[lucid crane]

A variation: @outer crown

[inland creek]

this is the before and after. would you say the lights are realistic enough?

[fringe wren]

Not so much, why is the light circular if the source of it is rectangular? that's the main thing that makes me feel like this is not realistic...
Then, add a more faded light around the main one, because the edges are too sharp atm
Also, I think you should desaturate more the colors (you can desaturate the blue and the red in the "hue/saturation" panel by using the single color instead of the "master") and decrease their brightness.

Try to look at real pictures (or in real life) cars at night and ask yourself where are the differences between the reality and your version. This will help you become more realistic (not only in this case).

[inland creek]

ill work on it now. thanks!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @fringe wren

[buoyant tinsel]

is there any youtube channel that teaches the Ps basics?

[serene coral]

https://discord.com/channels/547473772727238676/1061006627806920734

[lunar belfry]

hi

can i make it

so dropshadow

is all around

and not just on one side?

[ripe quest]

Set the Distance to 0 and adjust the Size and Spread. (Probably the opacity as well. 100% is probably too much. :)

[lunar belfry]

oh! great thank you

[willow gale]

@buoyant tinsel Have you checked out https://www.youtube.com/c/piximperfect?

[short turtle]

When I use type tool he is always taking the right side how i can make it always like this

[radiant swan]

Does anyone know how to blend in skintones

[strange hull]

Yes

[radiant swan]

Can u help me im newcomer

[willow nova]

hi guys

hope yall r doing good

i just need help with resizing an image

[hushed niche]

Hi, you can also move the drop shadow on the image, when the layer styles window is open

[willow nova]

so a youtube video thumbnail is maximum of 1280x720

how do i resize it to fit on the 1280x720

[lunar belfry]

not sure i understand

[hushed niche]

When you have the window you posted, you can click and drag directly on the document to reposition the shadow, but D.Human has also given good starting points.

[hushed niche]

Hi, if the image ratio is not the same, the crop tool might not be enough, Content aware scale might be useful: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/content-aware-scaling.html or the generative fills options

[hushed niche]

Hi, phlearn is also plebiscited: https://phlearn.com And a text and image addition that I also recommend is photoshopessentials: https://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/

[hushed niche]

You can also set an outer glow set to a dark color, in multiply mode.

[true sentinel]

Anyone knows how to fix these artifacts(I don't even know what this is?) when resizing objects in photoshop?

https://streamable.com/p27c26

I have this problem only on versions 23 and above

[sweet field]

This looks like a graphical error, maybe try updating your graphics card drivers?

[true sentinel]

i've got updated all drivers

[sweet field]

Could you try these and see if they may fix it?

Go to Preferences > Performance... click the Advanced Settings button and uncheck "Use OpenCL" - Restart Photoshop and try to reproduce the problem.

If the problem persists - Go to Preferences > Performance... and uncheck Use Graphics Processor. Restart Photoshop.

[willow nova]

guys how to u remove backround from an image

[true sentinel]

still the same

[strange hull]

so many ways

[strange hull]

whats ur hardware

[sweet field]

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+remove+background+from+image+photoshop 👍

[ripe quest]

The Remove Background Quick Action...

[ripe quest]

Help > GPU Compatibility.... any errors or issues reported there? Maybe just a driver update required.

[willow nova]

nvm i got it

[strange hull]

is this normal? i was just gunna check mine

[true sentinel]

i7-6700HQ
GTX 960m
16gb ram

[strange hull]

Had to restart photshop odd

[sweet field]

That is an outdated graphics card, maybe Photoshop no longer supports it in the newest version?

[true sentinel]

last driver update was 11.14

for this gpu

[river otter]

Hey! I made a little animation in Photoshop. How can I export it while keeping the transparent background?

[strange hull]

choose File > Save For Web. In the Save For Web dialog box, select GIF, PNG‑8, or PNG‑24 as the optimization format. Select Transparency @river otter

[obtuse dew]

Hey guys! I made a project with some layers and stuff and exported some pictures. I closed photoshop, moved the pictures. Today I wantes to create a new picture and wanted to load the old project with all my layers - just wanted to switch something.
There is no project anymore and I just can open the final picture as a jpeg.

Is it possible to recreate the old layers or where can I find the .psd file?

[low prawn]

Why is it that when I draw with white it shows black on mask? this is not really a problem, however what is a problem is that when I switch colours (trying to draw back the image), the brush doesnt work. opacity and flow are defiitely up.

[river otter]

TYVM!

[strange hull]

very cool

[vapid flume]

You are in substract mode in your brush blending mode, you should go back to "normal"

[brave wigeon]

how can i possibly achieve this kind of logomark in photoshop? Everytime I try, I either can't get the text to look good, or either the keycap to be nice & smooth

This is a logo for myself, and it's an keycap, on the top there is esc (escape) and on the side there is keys

[sweet field]

Logos are better done in Illustrator; it will be vector based, so you can size up infinitely.
In Photoshop I would do this using the pen tool, making one side at the time. In Illustrator, I would build it up using rectangle shapes.

And for the text, it's easier to use a downloaded typeface than trying to create it from scratch.

[brave wigeon]

Yeah, I was going to do it with an font, but I just suck at transforming it

I'm gonna try to do with Illustrator

[umbral prawn]

does anyone have a good resource for artistic textures like charcoal graphite, and such?

[remote coyote]

Does anyone know any tools to make a mockup like this? I tried to make one from scratch but it isn’t as professional

[nocturne cairn]

Are you wanting a quick way to…

1. Make colour variants of a design, or
2. Layout a bunch of existing images in a grid with rounded corners and a drop shadow?

[brave wigeon]

Do you mind explaining how to do it using the rectangle method? I saw some tutorials, and I understand the basics I just don’t get it how to make the logo lol

[willow gale]

I would also do this in Illustrator, @brave wigeon, but here's quick look at one way to approach this in Photoshop.

[willow gale]

https://imgur.com/a/x2UpkbJ

[remote coyote]

The second way

[latent flare]

how could I rebind the hand tool so it is middle mouse button

because it's default is space

[wise trout]

I tried removing the background and it didn't work, the last one is what it looks like in the photoshop editor and the first one is the one i downloaded

[latent flare]

try the colour range feature

[wise trout]

Fixed it

whoops

[latent flare]

nvm

[wise trout]

it was in JPEG

not PNG

[wise trout]

thank you though

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @latent flare

[wise trout]

actually

Is it possible to take the second pic and only select everything that isn't white?

[latent flare]

yes

just inverse the selection

[wise trout]

But i didnt do color range

i selected pixel by pixel myself

How does color range work?

[latent flare]

oh colour range allows you to select stuff via its colour

[wise trout]

WOAH

thats so cool

[latent flare]

aka "oh I want to get rid of all the red in this mage" colour range allows you to sample the red you want to remove and delete all of it in a picture

[wise trout]

that awesome

i got it fixed even better

thank you so much

it looks so much cleaner now

[latent flare]

no worries

[wise trout]

Is it possible to remove a range of colors?

[strange hull]

wdym

[wise trout]

If i do just white select, the first image comes out but the borders look awful

is it possible to do like colors between like

white and gray?

[strange hull]

just do it again

[wise trout]

but with gray?

okay

[strange hull]

ye

[outer crown]

(and @lucid crane )
Sorry for the late reply!
Thank you! I will give it a try!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume

[outer crown]

By the way, is it possible for you to tell me how you made your choice,,,?
I can't get a good outline like you..,

[strange hull]

well he is a expert

lol

[languid shale]

Hey guys, I am designing a t-shirt for an event. I had created this with ai and need to recreate it now in photoshop. I need to recreate that arched line thing, how would you suggest I do that?

[strange hull]

Just put it in photoshop and cut it out

[languid shale]

It is on an angle

and the name is wrong and stuff

[strange hull]

just un angle it

[languid shale]

bro i know like nothing about photoshop lol

[strange hull]

straight er

[languid shale]

I need a defferent bird and want to move the lines around and stuff

[strange hull]

bruh thre bird is the only good part of this

[languid shale]

bruh lol, its just inspiration

im not taking this exact thing, i just wanna know how to make that type of effect with lines

[strange hull]

draw

[languid shale]

theres gotta be another way no?

to make it exact

[strange hull]

you cant litterly rip it off this image

yea

[languid shale]

im not learning anything by doing that tho

i want to do this more and actually learn how to do things, i feel like there has to be a way to make precise lines

[strange hull]

I think that’s more of a illustrator thing

[languid shale]

ahh okay

[grand stump]

There would be several ways. First you can as mentioned put the Image in Photoshop and draw what you need from that image over on another Layer, change Font, Color, Elements like the bird, etc. and Trace the Lines. For the Text you can warp the Text and draw the lines under it.

But if you want it to be precise so that the lines are all straight you want to rebuild that idea in Adobe Illustrator (also AI) as mentioned. For this you can head over to the AI Discord https://discord.gg/adobeillustrator and ask there for help also. Hope that helps.

[languid shale]

Awesome thank you. ill try out illustrator

[twin swift]

hey! I hate to just pop in here and ask a question before vanishing, but it's 4 am and I'm trying despearately to get this assignment in 😂

So i have a GIF that's refusing to play. It won't export in preview, and saves as a still image. Any advice? I've combed around the internet, but I'm not very adobe savve

[vapid flume]

Can you share your screen? I mean the whole thing, timeline, layers panel and all

That helps a lot

[twin swift]

if you mean in a call or something, that's fine by me!

but as for the timeline and basic screenshots, this is what we're working with. Just keeps exporting as an image from the timeline rather than the GIF

I'm supposed to be uploading the finished gif onto a google slide

[vapid flume]

Can you try a couple of things
Render as an MP4 (if it works keep the resulting file, it may be useful) File>export>render video

2- reduce your size to 1500 px. I know there is a size limitation to Gif, although now I can't remember what is it

You can do that at the save for web stage

(use save for web, not export by the way)

[twin swift]

okay cool! Im giving the MP4 thing a shot :)))

[vapid flume]

if it works with a reduced file, try the big size with save for web instead of export as

Let me know if any of these works and based on the results, we can turn a video into a gif if needed

[twin swift]

its taking a bit of time for the preview to load- hoping that just means it's putting together the gif?

[vapid flume]

How long is it in total?

[twin swift]

well,,, its low quality and weirdly zoomed in, but plays?

its 30 frames :000

[vapid flume]

It's probably too big and too long

try to reduce the size

I'm pretty sure it's too big for a Gif, also it will be limited to 256 colours so there will be some banding and stuff

GIf is useful for looping meme LOLs but it's a rather antiquated file format to be honest

[twin swift]

gotcha! I was hoping that was it

i got it to look nice, selected done, whole window went away. should i be searching around for it in my files, or export it again?

(oops- thats my bad. fixing it up again lol)

[vapid flume]

OK Great

In case you need it in the future, there is a way to quickly transform your MP4 in GIF via Adobe Express
https://new.express.adobe.com/
It could be a last minute solution if you're pressed again.

[twin swift]

THANK YOU!! i can finally go to bed 😭 Ill absolutetly keep that in mind, this was a lifesaver

hope you have a good night!

[vapid flume]

I am merely in my morning here 🙂

Good night and take care!

[pallid umbra]

I need to work with big aspects, yet photoshop seems to be laggy.
need to work on a poster with H80'' and W33'' as the sizes that needs to be printed on CMYK-32 bit 300 PPI .

I have a powerful computer but i don't know how to improve photoshop performance.

Gave PS 8 gb of ram, enabled my GPU

my specs are:
16 gb of DDR4 Ram
I7-12k
RTX 4050 Laptop GPU

[vapid flume]

First I suggest you Check your GC compatibility

it should check "all green"

if all good, you need to check what's up in the preferences

[pallid umbra]

With the file open or without?

[vapid flume]

Either, that's not an issue

in preferences, check the performance tab

and check also the advanced settings

[pallid umbra]

enable 30 bit display?

[vapid flume]

You need the GPU taking the biggest part of the burden if possible

[red scroll]

Hi i want to add custom colors to this image can someone help me please

for example this color here

[vapid flume]

If you have a 30 bit display, yes!

[red scroll]

i have like 90 diffrent colors that i need to add but is there a way to do them quickly

[vapid flume]

is it just the colours or also a texture?

[red scroll]

the whole texture

[vapid flume]

I suspect this a 3D model, it would be much simpler changing the texture at the 3D stage

I'm going to summon @sly hawk for that one, he probably have more streamlined workflows than mone for this

[red scroll]

should i use photoshop or what. And the textures that i got are for real products they r 900 x 900 pixels

[sly hawk]

You called? 🙂

[red scroll]

can u help please

[sly hawk]

Custom colours aren't an issue, but textures are a way different task.

lets start with colours

[vapid flume]

For changing whole textures on a 3D render, do you have any tutorials to share? This is your expertise field 🙂

[red scroll]

I need to apply all these colors and textures to any kitchen model. Its like a commercial type thing

But im not quite sure how to get it done

[vapid flume]

What is your level in Photoshop, what are comfortable with? (smart objects? transformations?, creating repeating patterns?)

None of your samples are reapeating patterns, so you'll need to create patterns from your samples

[red scroll]

Im not that good in it. I need those to add it to the website i created

my designing is weak

[vapid flume]

That's quite a big task. I hope you're not on a deadline!

[red scroll]

which tools should i use do u have any idea

if u give me a pattern or way ill start with that. Because at the moment i have no idea what to start with

[vapid flume]

Let's see what James is saying, but first learn to create repeating patterns from your samples in Photoshop

I cannot give you a pattern, you'll have to build it yourself.. For ALL your samples

[red scroll]

creating repeating patterns will smooth my work but i didnt have any experience with this type of work

[vapid flume]

https://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/repeating-patterns-intro/

May I inquire something that may sound bizarre, and there is no ill intend there
Why did you accept this job?
I have more than 10 years in the field and I can tell you that I'll have to be given lots of time (and money) to do that kind of things

Definitely not something for someone who isn't used to this

[red scroll]

i accepted the job for the website i made them the website but the guy wants to add smth like this to the website. I thought it would be easy so i said okay i can do it

but then i got lost and now im depressed

[vapid flume]

Unless you feel ready to learn the hard way and have enough time, I will suggest you hire someone else separtely to do it. That's my honest advice

[red scroll]

im in their office rn im sufferring someone help me

[vapid flume]

I don't want to give you false hopes

[red scroll]

istg

[sly hawk]

Well here is the way to do your solid colours...

[vapid flume]

If the client changed the brief, you don't have to comply

You signed for a website, not a design job

[red scroll]

yeah but there are alot of issues im just 18 but thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume

[vapid flume]

See what James comes up with

[red scroll]

ohh thats actually smart tysm!

[sly hawk]

I work in an agency and if a client changed the brief to replace textures on a kitchen there is no way I'd agree to that without a big cost increase

[sly hawk]

Obviously the original mask needs to be done well, but ONLY once!

[vapid flume]

You don't have to agree if it's not in the contract. The fact that you are 18 have nothing to do with it

[sly hawk]

You can then use the same mask for all.

[sly hawk]

This is one of mine:
https://doorvisualiser.com/

[red scroll]

Im doing it because its my dad friend company im forced to it man im not getting anything in return

[sly hawk]

There is another one somewhere I did for a kitchen company and the counters change colour.

[vapid flume]

Without spilling too many beans, how much do they charge to do that kind of things @sly hawk and how long would you expect to work on it, given that it's your actual expertise

@red scroll Don't do it, that's crazy. what will they do if you don't do it?

[sly hawk]

If I was tasked to change the colour of that image to maybe 20 different BASIC colours, I'd charge... at **least ** £60 per colour... - £1,200

[red scroll]

alot of issues man.. im working for free im actually depressed i can dm u my problems if u care

[vapid flume]

It's not even batsh*t crazy

[red scroll]

thats alot

[vapid flume]

@red scroll You're taken advantage of, do you realise that?

[sly hawk]

....so is a kitchen.

[vapid flume]

That's NOT a lot

[red scroll]

i do but i have no other choice

[vapid flume]

Given the work involved

[red scroll]

i will brb

[vapid flume]

At least tell them you need time

[sly hawk]

The client needs to provide a decent set of textures. This amount is useless.

[sly hawk]

Where about in the world are you anyway?

[vapid flume]

because changing the colours, James told you how to do it, but you'll need to get proper textures, these ones are not good, You can't work with what you got

Sorry @sly hawk already answered that

[red scroll]

Turkey man

[sly hawk]

and yeah, if you're down, yeah of course you can DM me. I'll help where I can

@red scroll

[vapid flume]

Also, are you sure these are real kitchens?
This coffee machine looks suspisciously fake

[sly hawk]

IThis would be the basics of adding a texture

[vapid flume]

I am asking because it could be much simpler changing the texture on a 3D model.

[sly hawk]

but given that the entire scene is fake, it would be better if the client stopped penny pinching, and went to the 3D artist and asked them to swap out the texxtures in their render.

[vapid flume]

It's a steep learning curve though,, so you'll have to learn a 3D software (and of course have proper textures to begin with)

@sly hawk great minds! 🙂

That's definitely a job for the 3D artist!

[sly hawk]

applying your own textures over the top is a LOT of work, since you'd need the right scale, the proper pattern repeat (if there is one), and you'd need to use multiple angles/smart objects for where it's not 'straight on'

[vapid flume]

I already checked on a few of the textures and they aren't repeats, so they'll need retouching (and it will look bad given the small size)

[craggy gorge]

probably a stupid question but how do i make an image all one colour like the man in red?

[sly hawk]

(for logic/reference - only - I'm not suggesting you try to repeat it)

[sly hawk]

Gradient map is the easiest

[vapid flume]

You'd need to use a gradient map

[craggy gorge]

ok thank you

[vapid flume]

Plays 7 nations army in the background

[craggy gorge]

many thanks

[craggy gorge]

ignore the colour, but whats the name of this type of filter/style

[vapid flume]

I'd call it duotone

[half knoll]

Hi. When editing DNG files from my iPhone and imported from Mac Photos app they are converted to .tiff files and the raw plugin is not activated. If I airdrop it to my mac's download folder it works. I checked all settings and everything is updated. Is this a bug in PS or photos app?

[serene coral]

when exactly are the files being converted to tiff?

[half knoll]

They just open as tiffs and the plugin is not activated. However if I airdrop the same photo to my mac and open from download folder it works. Something with the photos app? I could not find any settings that would cause this.

[old cedar]

Hello! I know this is a photoshop server but I don't know whereelse to ask! if there is anybody who could help me out on why I do only have " regular" font in Indesign, I've already installed the bold/ italic fonts on my laptop and they appeared in indesign but since I updated they disappeared again & don't know how to install them in indesign!

much appreciation for your help!

[vapid flume]

I don't really work a lot in InDesign, but I don't think you install fonts in InDesign, they are installed on your system, or synced from your Adobe Fonts

[serene coral]

"When editing DNG files from my iPhone" - are you editing the photos in the iPhone?
"imported from Mac Photos app" - imported how? Opened using Ps? Downloaded?
"If I airdrop it to my mac's download folder it works" - is it a DNG file then?

[vapid flume]

Are they Adobe fonts ? or fonts you own? (as in bought or downloaded from a website)

[jaunty violet]

How would I go about turning a normal picture into exactly this effect? Anybody got some ideas?

[half knoll]

I did not edit them on the iPhone
My photos are synced via iCloud to my Mac
I just right-click on the photo in the Photos app and choose edit with... If I look at the info in the Photos app it is a .dng file, but the file extension is changed to .tiff in PS
After airdropping it to the download folder the file info looks exactly the same as in the Photos app.
My guess is that the issue is about how the Photos app handles the DNG files. Couldn't find anyone else having a problem with this though...

[serene coral]

pattern + mosaic filter
https://youtu.be/75WaK2Y8fXo

[serene coral]

Sounds like the "edit with" option converts the file to tiff

[half knoll]

Yes maybe, same issue if I try to edit with Lightroom. Is there a workaround if I want to open a photo from the photos app?

[half knoll]

I think you are right about the edit command. If I export the original from the Photos app to another folder and open it from there it works as expected. An "open with" command is missing in the Photos app.

[old cedar]

they are already installed on my system but they don't appear in my adobe app!

I've installed the bold from internet!

[vapid flume]

Are they appearing in - say - microsoft word?

What are the font that you installed? Can you point me to the website?

[old cedar]

I don't have the bold font / the italic one either

I just got the regular one

[old cedar]

dafont.com

They appeared once, and then disappeared after update!

[vapid flume]

no, the link to the font on the website (I'd be wary of fonts from Dafonts, they're no professional ones, and sometimes are badly designed)

[old cedar]

https://www.dafont.com/the-bold-font.font

[vapid flume]

For example they still distribe type1 fonts that aren't recognised anymore

[old cedar]

it says that I've already installed but they don't appear in the app

[vapid flume]

I see only one variation here. no italics available

[old cedar]

so where should I download the fonts

[vapid flume]

This seems like the current version
https://the-bold-font.com/
also you have way here to contact the designer of the font, maybe ythey can help?

What is the file format of this font you downloaded? (I don't want to download it to find out)

[old cedar]

okay, thank you, I'm going to download this one and let you know shortly!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume

[vapid flume]

I see it's a .ttf, it should be all good

[tranquil pond]

I made a puppet in PS, and using it in Char Animator, and I was wondering if anyone knows how to resize the puppet in Char Animator. His legs are off the background, and I am not sure how to move him or resize him.

[deep geyser]

why is my 1 pixel grid not aligned with my pixels?

i just went into grids and set the size to 1 px

[serene coral]

Maybe it's not a 1 pixel grid?...

[jaunty violet]

Thank you!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @serene coral

[orchid knot]

I'm trying to use inpaint with an AI plug-in but failing. Is this the place to ask?

[deep geyser]

it is i think

[ripe quest]

What plugin? You'd probably need to contact the plugin manufacturer for problems with their software.

[orchid knot]

It's the Abdullah Alfaraj Stable Diffusion AI for PS. It works but I'm not able to make changes within the selection, the entire bounding box makes changes. I'll have to do some searching I guess.

[runic kelp]

i need help im trying to recreate this but i dont even know where to start.

[ripe quest]

You'd need to contact them through their GitHub page. I don't think they are tracking issues on their Discord anymore.

[deep geyser]

i just accidentally hit a hokey to hide all ui. Which key was that?

[ripe quest]

Tap the Tab key

[deep geyser]

ty mate

[ripe quest]

This appears to be based on a screenshot of a Google Map in 3D view. I would start there. However, I'm not entirely sure people have the rights to use that imagery for commercial purposes as I think Google licenses that data from Maxar or another geospatial data provider.

[sacred lichen]

I went to update my photoshot beta, however it keeps saying update failed and i can no longer access the app? Any ideas

[runic kelp]

i have both the picture and the plat, is there some way i can just get the plot lines?

[ripe quest]

Try removing it completely. Then restart the PC. Then go back to the Creative Cloud app and try reinstalling it.

[ripe quest]

You're going to need to transform it. You can try dropping the layer into doc with the aerial view. Then use: Edit > Transform > Distort to attempt to position it. You'll probably want to turn the opacity down on that layer so you can line it up.

[runic kelp]

this is where im at, i changed the perspective i just can't seem to line it up properly.

[sacred lichen]

sounds like a good idea ill give it a try ty!

[ripe quest]

Similar to this...

[runic kelp]

yes like that but if you look closely its not perfectly lined up, and everytime i try to distort it and move it, it moves somewhere else too

its just a huge back and forth thing and i just cant seem to line it up

also are you using photoshop? or a different adobe app?

[ripe quest]

You'll probably have to scale it disproportionately. You'll just have to do the best you can. There no way to do it automatically.

[ripe quest]

I'm using Photoshop.

[runic kelp]

Ok thank you ill keep trying!

[ripe quest]

You can get it pretty close.

[ripe quest]

Here is my example PSD. You can use that/play around with it if you like. Notice that the lot lines are a Smart Object and that layer uses Advanced Blending for the opacity.

[runic kelp]

Thank You, ill play w it!

[ripe quest]

If you double-click on the Lotlines Smart Object, you should just be able to copy/paste your unredacted version of the image in there, save it, close it and continue editing the main document. (This is one of the many benefits of the Smart Object.)

[runic kelp]

whats smart object lol

and where do i find it

[ripe quest]

Its the top layer in the Layers Panel.

[runic kelp]

Got it!

[ripe quest]

You might want to read up on it a bit. They're pretty important for modern workflows and for working effectively in Photoshop.
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/create-smart-objects.html

[chilly tartan]

Edit: nevermind, I figured it out. Hi! How would I go about backing up all of my photos from the creative cloud on lightroom to my external hard drive and still have them viewable? Do I need to download all 46,000 of my photos or is there another way then manually doing it?

[runic kelp]

is there a way for me to make these lines thicker, like ai or something that can basically re-draw the lines?

[ripe quest]

No. You would have to redraw them yourself. I would probably do this with vector shapes.

[deep geyser]

Is there a way to make the move tool not make pixels look kinda bilinear but stay hearest neigbor?

already turned this on

but when i move my pixel art it turns from this

to thus

[limber stream]

ayo

is that a eggplant w veins or am i trippin?

anyone knows why my images suddenly become lower quality after closing and opening the file

[strange hull]

it does am im scared

[limber stream]

had a stroke readin this

[strange hull]

it has veins

im scared

@limber stream

[limber stream]

got it

same

[runic kelp]

anything else i could do to improve?

[river otter]

Is it possible to fuse to pictures with the same background?

They have sligltly differenr thi gs going on but background is the same

[lavish scroll]

how is this like text effecx made

this grafitti

[hushed niche]

On what format are you saving?

[hushed niche]

Are you moving things in single pixel increments? Maybe setup a single pixel grid and snap to grid? Am on my phone, do not remember if there is a snap to pixels

[deep geyser]

No, its lies an deciet

[deep geyser]

There is in illustrator so i assume its a thing in ps, ill give that a shot

Ty

[strange hull]

You like that?

Its unreadable

[limber stream]

psd

[lavish scroll]

well like look i got this text and i want to fill the outlines with like some cool effect or something

[strange hull]

I think that’s more a adobe illustrator thing

[lavish scroll]

ok

[strange hull]

But I’m sure you can do something like it here

[sly hawk]

Yeah, it's likely because your pixels aren't 'solid'

many are 50/60/70 % opacity

[deep geyser]

I used the blend tool for a lot of it so i might need to take care of that

[sly hawk]

Where did you get it?

@deep geyser

[deep geyser]

Wdym get it?

[sly hawk]

Did you make the image yourself?

[deep geyser]

I did

[sly hawk]

looks nice.

[deep geyser]

Dont question my reasoning lol

[sly hawk]

very colourful :

[deep geyser]

Making a mario kart type game for uni

And my mate told me to add veins

So i did

[sly hawk]

yeah cool. - So how many pixels is the original image?

[deep geyser]

The canvas is 64x64

[sly hawk]

Perfect.

[deep geyser]

Not sure how big the bananaplant is

[sly hawk]

Would you please mind sharing the image here? - the PSD?

We can try making it SOLID first, (no partial opacity) and then increasing the size.

[deep geyser]

Sure gimme a min

[empty salmon]

hello guys, do you have any ideas using what tools can I recreate such surface fire? i wanna make another object "enveloped" with flames idk if i express my thoughts correct, but here's a reference picture

[deep geyser]

naming conventions on point (:

[deep geyser]

What did you change=

[sly hawk]

👆

[sly hawk]

ummm good question.

[empty salmon]

i literally have no ideas how to recreate this, so i will be glad to hear your opinions

[sly hawk]

Have you tried googling it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=myKT8ouEV7U

[empty salmon]

of course i had tried googling before I asked for help here, but for now I haven't found anything that looks like what I want to make

[sly hawk]

I imagine a lot of it is just finding a good reference image in the first place I guess.

[empty salmon]

these references that I've sent are the exact same thing I wanna do

but with another object

[deep geyser]

I see what you did there with removing the transparent pixels thats very neat. How come you upscaled the image and then added the grid? doesnt that mean i cant really edit the pixle art with the pencil tool?

[sly hawk]

https://unsplash.com/photos/fire-hgKzuj2nAsI

[deep geyser]

Also very cool video i can tell you do that often

With keystrokes and everything

[empty salmon]

do you have any ideas how can I make this blue basis of fire?

[sly hawk]

It was just to show that it was a 'perfect' one, since much pixel art isn't literally 1:1 scale. Otherwise it's too small!

[deep geyser]

fair, gotcha

[empty salmon]

transition from blue to orange, like on the pics above. to make fire more realistic

[empty salmon]

and by the way, thanks for this image, it fits perfectly for the main part of the fire

[sly hawk]

Is this cheating too much?

[deep geyser]

how come, that when instead of using crtl + j in just copy and paste the layer, the third one is offset by on px?

[sly hawk]

(just in case you want to change the flame colour)

[sly hawk]

Sorry not sure. - That's probably why Cntrl+J is a better option.

[empty salmon]

seems a decent way to do that, now i need to figure out how to make blue edging

[deep geyser]

makes sense

what do you use to make those quick screen recordings? just obs?

[sly hawk]

Try this

[sly hawk]

ShareX

combined with 'KeyVis' for the keyboard strokes

[deep geyser]

is that just a hotkey to record and quick send or smth?

[empty salmon]

and to add some depth to fire, i have to find more dense picture of it? or i can make it look more dense using ps tools

[sly hawk]

no. I need to open the software and manually set it to record.

It then saves to a location and I drag the file to discord to share it

[deep geyser]

why do you use it over obs then?

[empty salmon]

because its lot more easy to use than obs

[deep geyser]

yea ig thats fair

[empty salmon]

sharex is a very powerful app tbh, i love it

[sly hawk]

Make it more dense by duplicating it a few more times perhaps.... Cntrl+J

[deep geyser]

but once you have everything set up in obs...

its still a massive pain

oh yea one more question... why when i set up a grid like this on the 64x64 canvas...

do i get this

its just not aligned for some reason

and the pixels are smaller in the grid

which does not add up to me

[sly hawk]

Looks fine when I do it?

[deep geyser]

tf what

whats that goofy ah non deterministic feature

im so confused

what is curious too is, that if i rescale the object i get this perfect smaller pixel art in the preview and as soon is i confirm it goes to being blurry

[strange hull]

good it shouldnt be veiny 💀

[deep geyser]

Any way to make it just keep the preview and not interpolate the pixels wierdly?

[deep geyser]

i mean the preview also isnt veiny (:

[sly hawk]

(sorry, back)

[sly hawk]

If it's going blurry you have the wrong interpolation settings

switch to nearest neighbour.

[deep geyser]

I cannot believe it said interpolations setting right there

I was looking thru setting and stuff

Which interpolation setting does it use for the preview? seems to still be different to the final image

[hushed niche]

Strange, there should be no compression. Maybe you were seeing the doc at an uneven percentage, and Ps reopens the file at 100% if possible, therefore you do see the real image.

[sly hawk]

I don't think you can. - The render it's making mid-resize is just a preview. @ripe quest or @serene coral are welcome to correct me though! - Sorry]

[sly hawk]

It's sorted.

They were shrinking/expanding pixel art without the correct interpolation settings.

[deep geyser]

Its so interesting to see how the backend works in these sorta programs. Really strange that they use an "inaccessible" algorithm for the preview

[serene coral]

We could ask the source directly... 😁
Hey @spark snow, what interpolation method is used while transforming in the transform mode before it is applied?

[sly hawk]

@deep geyser 👆

[deep geyser]

I assume pete is the god of photoshop, creator of every photo?

But fr im really curious now

[limber stream]

what do you mean with uneven percentage? like the size?

[wide dune]

Hi I'm getting a 205 error and I have no idea how to fix it?

[sly hawk]

They're the Photoshop Product Manager, been with Adobe for close to 20 years.

[deep geyser]

Oh, my bad i meant about the interpolation mode, read their bio alr

[copper condor]

Can someone help me photoshop something i dont think it will take long

[humble verge]

yo who can help me out with something?

i want to make the effect of the bills going thru the watch

but i tried multiple methods that i use most of the times and more but i can add highlights after like shadows

[spice hornet]

I was wondering how I would go about doing this:
I have a bunch of text from a book im reading, to fit the entire (white) canvas. I will add the text in, and get an image. Then, I will make it so that the image is only visible through the individual characters rather than having the whole image visible with text over it, to create an effect where its as if the text is creating the image

does anyone have any ideas?

[humble verge]

like this type of shadow

[jade flare]

your asking people to commit fraud?

lmao

[strange hull]

@copper condor no that fraud

Nobody will help

[jade flare]

hey everyone how do i move a shape that i've created a clipping mask for?

everytime i create a clipping mask for a basic shape, im unable to move the shape until i merge the layers

[copper condor]

my bad im sorry i didnt know that was fraud

[strange hull]

💀

You did tho

[wise fog]

hello, I'm french student at my third year at uni in Paris, i study math and economics

can someone please help me creat a cool powerpoint slides for a group presentation of 4students

it's for microeconomics game theory and my topic is "battle of sexes"

i asked dall-E for introduction slide , but the spelling is terrible

1-Introduction Slide

Depicting an overview of the "Battle of the Sexes" game theory concept with vintage-styled graphics (inspired of revolutionary road film adaptation of richard yates novel).
2-Nash Equilibrium Slide

Illustrating the concept of Nash Equilibrium in the context of the "Battle of the Sexes" with appropriate diagrams and vintage design elements.
3-Application Slide

Showcasing scenarios where the "Battle of the Sexes" game theory can be applied in real-world situations.
4-Open Question Slide

Presenting a thought-provoking question to the audience, engaging them with the topic in a retro design framework.
5-Conclusion Slide

Summarizing the key points of the presentation, with a retro graphic summarizing the "Battle of the Sexes" theme.

anyone care to help please , i want to impress my professor and the other students, it's kinda of a competition of who'll get the best grade , and this semester is crucial for my master applications

[tidal patrol]

Whenver I click the adjustments, it hides my 1 layer and says no layers match the filter

I'm trying to use the curves tool but cant because of htis, anyone have any ideas?

[hushed niche]

Hi, this is a filter, to show or hide layers. To add an adjustment, click the button at the bottom of the layers panel.

[serene spoke]

how can i fix not being able to transform the layer with control T? its just showing a purple outline now

[sudden verge]

keep getting this every time i try to open a newly created smart object and unsure why, i can open older ones in older projects but any new ones i make i can't open

[solar ridge]

I've been getting a similar issue too. Except my photoshop won't open any file or image.

If I go to preferences and disable my GPU it goes away

I have a 4080 Nvidia GPU.

Still trying to figure out a solution.
Switching to a previous studio driver for the GPU worked for a day or so, but now I'm getting the same issue again.

[hushed niche]

Which version of Ps? Did you try the beta as well, or to roll back Ps?

[solar ridge]

I'm on 24.7.2

I was initially on 25.1

[hushed niche]

Hi, a regular layer? Which version of Ps? Are they smart guides? Layer unlocked?

[hushed niche]

Did you try to start without plugins? (Hold shift as you start)

[hushed niche]

Fresh preferences, when you tried 24.7.2? (Prefer the manual method: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html )

[hushed niche]

Hi! Click on the mask itself, not the fill.

[solar ridge]

Thank you! Emptying the appdata Photoshop preferences manually seemed to do the trick.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche

[solar ridge]

I wonder what it was - Will see if it comes up again.
I'm on a relatively new system and didn't have any plugins installed and didn't change many default settings in preferences.
It started off with black boxes appearing in places on the workspace - and then got progressively worse until any image file wouldn't open upon launching PS.
The computer has a pretty good hardware. Thanks again.

[hushed niche]

Yes, a pretty good GPU. Sometimes Ps does not close properly, corrupting prefs. The plugins thing was for troubleshooting. What is strange is both versions had issues. Prefs are per version.

[vapid flume]

Hello (ou Salut!)
Do you specifically a power point slideshow or can it be done in another software?
Because we predomidently deal with Photoshop here 🙂 I would have no idea how to use power-point to be honest 🙂

You can do very simple slide shows, either with Photoshop, or if you're a beginner I would suggest using Adobe express, you got slide show templates in there and it makes the whole experience really pain free

[vapid flume]

Also in addition to what @hushed niche said. Check your layer filter system

you are now in a layer sorting mode (the system info to know what to display, but you chose adjustment layer in the kind field (the adjustment layer icon is pressed)
Just slide down the layer filter toggle and you'll be good

when no icon is pressed

so either be sure you deselect the adjustment layer icon, or you toggle the layer filter off

[vapid flume]

Show us a screenshot or it didn't happen 🙂
Joke apart, a screenshot speaks a thousand words (and then some)

[vapid flume]

The clipped layer needs to move together with the layer it's clipping, if you separate them in the stack, they're no longer clipping. It's even best you group them if you run into that issue often (you can clip to a layer or a group by the way)

[sly hawk]

That's easy enough you'll need to mask the back of the watch.

[empty salmon]

if i install photoshop beta from cc app, will it replace stable ps or just be as separate installation?

[sly hawk]

This would be your logic/workflow

[vapid flume]

It will be a separate installation. In fact, nothing will ever be uninstalled if you don't choose uninstall, specifically. However, if you choose "update", the updated version will replace the current one.

I'm pretty sure you can even install multiple stable versions of the same software, although I've never done it

[hushed niche]

Hi, if you update to 25.2 it is now possible to hide the filters in the panel (Hamburger) menu.

[wise fog]

salut , thank you for responding :), is there a cool powerpoint software i could use that would answer my needs? i only need 5 slides themed in that style

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume

[vapid flume]

I don't think Microsoft has jumped the Discord bandwagon yet, but there is probably either a reddit for that somewhere (I am not really acquainted with reddit to be honest)
The thing is it depends if you are asking for "design" inspiration, or for "technical inspiration"
Design inspiration can be found irrespective of the software used, while technical is really down to the software used.

[wise fog]

like i used dall-e to generate the introduction slide , but the spelling is terrible :/

[wise fog]

i'm looking for smth with style

i took off the misepelled words, but that's far as it gets with my photoshop skills

[grand stump]

you can try Adobe Express for that. There are tons of Templates or you make your own or you use Text-to-Image AI to generate your Images as you like.

[vapid flume]

I agree with @grand stump with using Adobe express for that.
1- you'll have generative AI within Adobe Express directly. If you need to prompt to generate images, you can do it directly there. Gen AI with Adobe Express only uses copyright free base images to generate new images. That's important...
2- You can remove some elements in a very simple way, and perform basic retouching tasks
3- You get templates to start from, which makes the work to actually create a layout way simpler. You start from something tried and tested, and then you can tweak individual elements to suit your needs.
If you have Photoshop, use your Adobe Credencial to log in to the web app
https://new.express.adobe.com/
This is the discord server for Adobe Express
https://discord.gg/adobeexpress

[wise fog]

thank you so much both of you. Merci !

i'm just trying to impress the professor 😉

is there a way i get it for free , it's expensive , and i' don't come .....from let's say wealthy background

[vapid flume]

It's free, and since you already have photoshop, it's included in your subscription. Also your school should entitle you to a free account if they happen to have a CC team subscription (which most French schools have)
To know, you need to contact your school administration

But I see you've joined the Adobe Express discord, you will get some useful info there

[wise fog]

i don't have photoshop

ok thanks , i'll see to it

are you french?

[vapid flume]

OK, I thought you had it since you posted on the Photoshop discord server 🙂
You also said you retouched the text

Yes I am French, but I live in the UK now

[wise fog]

with online free software

[wise fog]

cool ! 🙂

[vapid flume]

Oh OK 🙂

[wise fog]

bonne journée Sandrine

[vapid flume]

A toi aussi!

[humble verge]

i tried using layer mask multiple times

but i would always do smth wrong and i cant do that shadows

[rustic monolith]

Hello! Is there a way to copy the text effects in 1st image (for example the one i encircled in red) to the text in 2nd image?

[humble verge]

its some king of texture and a clipping mask created and the texture having a different blending mode

like lemme show u

[manic citrus]

Can someone please photoshop me a sharp jawline and thicker eyebrows?

[humble verge]

something like this?

[lunar hollow]

need help, i'm trying to pay for my photoshop plan but it tells me that my card, city and postal code is invalid (it's 100% valid)

[humble verge]

nah bro it doesnt work

i tried and it literally doesnt work

[rustic monolith]

yes, something like this

[lucid crane]

No one here can help with that. Ask in the main community.
https://community.adobe.com/t5/account-payment-plan/ct-p/ct-account-payment-and-plan

[sly hawk]

Are you saying that the thing I proved work in a literal video...doesn't work?

[runic kelp]

how do i place the one on the right over the left one without losing the distort effect

[humble verge]

in my case idk or im too dumb and i did something wrong...

[runic kelp]

like copy the position its in and place the new one down

[sly hawk]

hasn't this already been answered by @ripe quest ?

[runic kelp]

what?

oh yeah he helped me get it in position, now i need help to see if i can copy the new photo on the right to the same postion without having to distort it all over again

do you understand what im trying to say? its just a tad confusing lol

[sly hawk]

Just out but can help later

[ripe quest]

If its the same dimensions, you should be able to dbl-click on the Smart Object to open it. Copy/paste or drag in the new lot lines image and position so that it matches the previous one. Then save and close it and go back to the main doc. However, there is no guarantee that these are going to exactly line up. You might have to re-adjust it.

[ripe quest]

If you scroll up to yesterday, you can see the example PSD I posted for this. Have at it, if you like. I'm heading into a meeting. #❓ask-a-question message

[runic kelp]

THANK YOU!

i got it!!

[magic roost]

How do I select modify? It's Grey's out for some reason and I'm trying to get rid of the white outline around my horn

You can see the outline better here

[plain sigil]

guys i selected this part with a pen tool, how do i select it now?

so that i can mask it

[tame lintel]

Hii

[strange hull]

It’s not a giftcard right?

[plain sigil]

nvm

[strange hull]

navigate to Window > Workspace > Essentials (Default) to reset your Adobe Photoshop workspace back to the default

[tame lintel]

Ops sorry I deleted it,

[tame lintel]

Tysm 🥰♥️✨

[buoyant viper]

I've been using photoshop for 8 years and I've never had this happen. I'm making a logo for someone and for some reason it's changed size and ppi but when I hover over it, the data changes back to what I had it set as?

[strange hull]

What?

[brazen elbow]

how can i get this ripped effect on ps? tyy

[strange hull]

Why does to hood have a zipper 💀😭

[opaque wind]

hey guys, is there a way to let the colours be better visible for example the 2 left lines on the DC are poorly visible

i know i use gimp but still

[foggy seal]

what was the shortcut key to unselecting while cutting out something

[ripe quest]

Ctrl D to de-select but I'm not sure what you mean exactly.

[opaque wind]

bro i only want to change some thing on this one specific photo there are surely people here who know a bit about gimp

[ripe quest]

You'll have to ask in the Gimp server or consult the documentation for it.

[opaque wind]

where can i find this

[ripe quest]

I don't know. Search the Discord channels. There is bound to be one.

[opaque wind]

wow xD

[ripe quest]

The people who help out here and answer questions use Photoshop. Not Gimp. Sorry.

[opaque wind]

no problem

[sly hawk]

I assume that a smart object must be used somewhere and it's confusing something, or someone

[sly hawk]

Modify there means modify the selection. You don't have any pixels selected.

[humble verge]

I mean if u wanna help me out cuz im tired

[sly hawk]

I gottchu!

[sly hawk]

I made a video showing each step.

[humble verge]

yeah but idk i just cant do it

even following the steps

somethings aint adding up

[sly hawk]

Can you share your actual layered PSD please?

with the money/watch on 🙂

[humble verge]

i will

gimme a moment

[manic citrus]

No way that’s actually crazy thanks bro