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[sly hawk]

Also.... I fixed your message for you....

[sudden fox]

ton of layers

https://www.freepik.com/free-psd/fathers-day-text-effect_47759575.htm#query=3d text blue cartoon&position=22&from_view=search&track=ais&uuid=fad26925-39d7-4609-9ce2-d242469e6061

this one

[sudden fox]

thank you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk (current: #7 - 705)

[sly hawk]

Just keep hiding/showing the different layers to see what each layer is...

[sudden fox]

Sweeet thank you 🙏

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk (current: #7 - 706)

[sly hawk]

Alternatively, if you don't have the patience to edit like that, you could just do this....

but you'll get far less control!

[mental path]

Hello! I'm having trouble with the Auto Blend function. I've been following a tutorial but whenever I finally click "auto blend", I get this box saying, "the parameters for trim are not currently valid". Does anyone know how to fix ths?

I've had a ton of trouble with this and would appreciate the help!

[odd hemlock]

Can ui scale to a higher count to fit 4k?

[formal gust]

Is there anyone that could photoshop 3 pictures for me n merge them together?

[river otter]

Whoever made this PSD has nervs.

[river otter]

What should be done?

[formal gust]

Is it alright if I dm you details about it

[river otter]

Maybe you are trying with more than 2 layers.
Only 2 layers should be visible.
Hide others.

[river otter]

You can DM.

[warped crane]

canceling my adobe CC subscription since I'm getting a free one through Uni. Do I need to worry about access of any files/psds? I can't remember of Adobe CC started saving stuff to the cloud

[vernal ocean]

How do I easily color this picture?

[river otter]

magic wand

[vernal ocean]

How do I get to that?

[river otter]

wait

[vernal ocean]

Okay thank you!

[vernal ocean]

Am I able to do it on android devices? Or do I have to move to my laptop?

[river otter]

laptop

[vernal ocean]

Ohhh okay okay. That was my problem. Thank you!

[sharp vortex]

Sorry , can you please tell me what I'm doining wrong...I'v changed the text to 49, selected it with ctrl+click, deleted the mask and created a new one, inverted it and that's the result...

[rich cloak]

can anymore help me make the font look better

it looks funky in my opinion

the words not the font

[stuck glacier]

i think the strength of the chrome effect that you have applied needs to be decreased a bit

[rich cloak]

okay thank you

i needed a new set of eyes on it

[stuck glacier]

Not a probelm bro👍

[night willow]

im trying to change the color of an object. the object is originally white but when i change the hue/saturation of the object it is not giving me the color that i want because im assuming that its changing the hue/saturation of the orginal color. how do i change the color so that i can set it to a specific color that i want

[vapid flume]

That's the right asumption! The Hue Saturation doesn't colour things (it just changes them) unless you tick the "colorize" option.
This tutorial will tell you more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syUYNIgram0

[vapid flume]

I can see you only got the contour of the 48 that is masked. It looks like you inverted twice or somtehing (I do that all the time). It's either you need your text all black to hide it, or the outside all black. For now you seem to have just a slight stroke hidden in your mask

I would relected, invert if need be and fill the seelction with black

That said, you need to select the word 48 (not 49) for it to work as it's probably intended

[arctic lance]

what does this mean?

[vapid flume]

That means this colour is off-gamut

that means it's off the colour range of the colour mode you've chosen (RGB, CMYK etc)

[arctic lance]

I'll have to learn more about that thanks

[vapid flume]

See in the colour picker?
The top one is off-gamut, the bottom one are web-safe colour. Ignore the bottom one, it's outdated

[vapid flume]

It's a tough subject. I wouldn't worry about it too much if you're doing work for screens only. It gets critical if you work in print though

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamut

Every screen is different, and unless you work for games that are to be played on the exact same screen (Thinking handheld consoles) then whatever you do, the colours will always be slightly different.

[arctic lance]

I see thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #8 - 489)

[burnt timber]

how do they get the no stylist text colour to change from black to white and what filter are they using?

[vapid flume]

it's probably not a filter, but the text layer blending mode is likely set to one of these

difference/exclusion/substract etc

Test which one works better

of course the text layers needs to be on top

[burnt timber]

okay tysm

[sly hawk]

Thanks @vapid flume 🙂

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #8 - 490)

[sharp vortex]

here's a short video, thx for the help:)

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #8 - 491)

[vapid flume]

It seems to work now!

[sharp vortex]

nope

[vapid flume]

So maybe I didn't understand what you are trying to do. Did you try to just apply the levels to the number 49?

in that case just invert the mask (CTRL+I)

if that's not that, I probably didn't understand

[sharp vortex]

49 should looks like that

[vapid flume]

The mask is not updating with the smart object if that's what you are trying to do

If what you wanted is the mask to upadte from 49 to 48, that's not possible

[sharp vortex]

oh i see

[vapid flume]

You need to select the new number and create a new mask for each number

[sharp vortex]

i just want to make the text editable...and keep the same effects

[vapid flume]

You'll need to find another solution than a mask. Would a clipping mask help?

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop-elements/using/clipping-masks.html

clip the group to the number

[sharp vortex]

thank you, I'll try later

[vapid flume]

if you change the number, the effects will only apply to the number, whatever it is

Sorry, my bad, I don't think you can clip a group!
Just remove the layers from the group and clip them to the text layer (see the layer stack in my screenshot)

[sharp vortex]

my goal is to keep the curved gradient effect

[limpid vessel]

Dude. You saved me 🙏 Thank you so-so-so-so much 🍻

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #4 - 1602)

[sharp vortex]

that's how i did it...with two text layers

[vivid shell]

hey guys, i was wondering if someone could help me, im trying to remove the logo and the text from this image, but i cant, i wanted to use that AI stuff

i wanted just the background image

[sharp vortex]

thx for the help, appreciate it:)

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #8 - 492)

[warm hill]

how do i get those effects?

[mental path]

I did that and then it somehow filled the entire image outside of the selected area

[odd hemlock]

My photoshop ui is just bugging out and sometimes not working

I think the default resolution is clipping if that makes any sense

It seems to break when I'm using my huion tablet and the degree it stops functioning varies

[ripe quest]

What version of Photoshop is this? Help > About Photoshop...

[odd hemlock]

biggest issue though is on my huion tablet the ui is too small, Ive tried to scale it in edit>preferences

its

[ripe quest]

The display issue has nothing to do with Photoshop. That is a display issue with your resolution and tablet display size.

[odd hemlock]

Oh okay, so probably my tablet driver?

[ripe quest]

And you would have to Scale that in Windows Display Settings.

[odd hemlock]

ah okay, never done that before

[ripe quest]

Right-click on the Desktop and choose "Display settings" from the context menu. Scroll down to "Scale and layout" and "Change the size of text, apps and other items.."

[odd hemlock]

there is no layout option for me

only scale

oh nvm I see

How can I change this for only my tablet?

My main monitors are 1080

but my tablet is 4k

Nevermind I think I understand

Thank you

[ripe quest]

You should be able to choose the display (toward the top of Display Settings) and then change its settings.

[odd hemlock]

I didnt expect the setting to be in windows

its fixed with

[ripe quest]

Yes. These things are handled by the Operating System. Or your Tablet Display settings, (if they exist). But generally you do this in Windows.

[drowsy totem]

Need some help with Levels/Curves. I want to use the sample in image to set black point on the blue channel of an RBG image but the point I select only turns to darker grey (R13 G13 B13) and not Black (R0 G0 B0).

[hollow trout]

is it possible to edit photos in photoshop like lightroom

[vapid flume]

Yes, you have a specific filter called "adobe Camera Raw" which is exactly the same module than Lightroom. it's in "filter> Camera Raw filter"
Best used with a smart layer IMHO

[vapid flume]

It's been a while since I've used it on a single channel so I tested it and it acts as intended, can you show a screenshot, just in case?

The only thing that could happen if it it shows RXX/GXX/B0, XX being whatever but not 0 (because you only set the black point to one layer)

[drowsy totem]

Thanks for the reply, this is the blue channel of the image. The image is a computer game PBR files (R and G are normal map channels, the Blue is metallic and the alpha is Roughness. The game engine prefers metallic to be an all or nothing value so trying to turn the dark grey items in the bottom right part of the image to pure black.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #8 - 493)

[vapid flume]

Did you triy it by selecting the layer and set the balck point here

or running a curves or levels directly in the chanel?

Note that I chose the blue channel in the curves properties

I didn't run the adjustment on the channel

[drowsy totem]

running the curves or levels directly in the channel, the other channels need to remain unchanged

[vapid flume]

You could also use the calculation option

Only working on the blue channel

OK< I ran a test on another image and mine got stopped as 50/50/50 although I was able to get it manually by moving the sliders

I will try to search if we can tweak the black point to take everything into account

[drowsy totem]

I think I will just do it manually. as all the PBRs I need to amend pretty much have the same issue so the same level setting will fix them. Thanks for the help. I was hoping it would be something like a setting or preference change.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #8 - 494)

[vapid flume]

Once you done it manually you can use the settings as a preset

when you want to apply it, just select the preset in the list where "custom" is.
You can also try and double click on the back and white eyedropper to set the white and white point respectively. It launches the colour picking tool. Mine were set at respectively 000 and 255/255/255 so this was not the issue anyway.
Also we may both have a black point compensation in the colour profile that mess things up?

Let's see if someone has a better idea. Honestly it's not the kind of thing I use, so I probably never noticed it

If it bugs you you can ask the question on the Adobe Community Forum and see if another set of brains has a solution
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem/ct-p/ct-photoshop?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all

[drowsy totem]

i copied the channel and pasted it into a layer and it works as normal, the sample in image to set black point turns the grey to black. So looks like something that happens when working on just individual channels.

[vapid flume]

Good to know there is a Plan B at least!

[buoyant yacht]

Hi! I was wondering if there is a simple method to achieve a partial outline like portrayed in this image? I want to have a line like in the tree perfectly bend around the edges of another shape

I also have to keep it as a shape, so it can't be rasterized

[verbal mesa]

Good evening, Looking for some help with PS.

I am having several issue which I shall list. I should state that I have reinstalled photoshop and my Wacom drivers. I have also spent the morning with Adobe customer server adjusting things with remote desktop without any luck. These issues are random, restating PS helps temporarily but then they return. My keyboard mouse and tablet only have issue in PS. Any help with these issues would be appreciated as Photoshop is becoming unusable. Thanks.

When selecting transformation (ctrl T) it is freezing and I am unable scale, move an anchor or the reference point. I went to preferences, switched to legacy mode but the problem still persists.
Select brush tool, left click with the mouse or tab the pen to use the brush and it paints crazy zigzag lines all over the canvas.
Keyboard and mouse keep dropping out, keyboard short cuts randomly stop working. My pen also stops working but when I left click the mouse it works again.
This one happens less but rapidly zooming all the way in and out.

[ripe quest]

Which tablet is this? I've not experienced anything like this with my Cintiq. Have you checked that the firmware for your Wacom is up-to-date? Not the drivers but the firmware.

[verbal mesa]

Wacom Intuos Pro Small

[ripe quest]

Have you looked through the Forum/FAQs at Wacom to see if anyone else has experienced this?

[verbal mesa]

I'm looking through Forum at the moment, Photoshop Guru and Adobe. I'll check there, thanks.

[left trellis]

Good evening, hi i was looking to do an effect like this to a photo

[sly hawk]

Hows this?

If you want the stroke INSIDE the shape, just select this option:

[lilac ruin]

Hi guys I’m very new to photoshop and I want to add some red smoke to the bottom of this image but I’ve been trying for 2h and have been having a very hard time can someone give me a hand?

[swift zodiac]

Have you try to use a downloaded "smoke effect" brush with a red color ?

[lilac ruin]

No I haven’t how would I do that?

Thanks for the idea btw

[rose sierra]

Hi all, anyone know what's the name of this font? please?

[full spindle]

anyone know how i can achieve the blackness effect or what I can search up on google to find out how? I am trying to simulate a glaucoma effect

[summer rain]

hi everyone, im having trouble with this, any insights why photoshop (cs6) wont allow me to divide 15/15? At first it would change the number for me, now its just stuck like this

(the Horizontal slice seems to be the problematic one)

[crystal flower]

Hi everyone, my problem is that when I attempt to fill the image in, it turns the whole layer black

any help?

[ripe quest]

You'll have to provide more information than this.

[crystal flower]

I try to fill this exact icon in and chose the black option so that I can give it a glow effect, instead of just making the image black it makes the entire layer black. Does that help more?

[ripe quest]

I still don't understand what it is that you're trying to do. Can you share a screenshot of the Photoshop UI with the Layers Panel open?

[ripe quest]

What is supposed to be filled with black?

[crystal flower]

just the icon

[ripe quest]

You have to make a selection first. Hold Ctrl and keep it pressed. Then click on the Layer Thumbnail for the "Champion Rank seige" layer. Then use the Fill option.

[ripe quest]

Do you understand?

[crystal flower]

yeah yeah its all working now

thank you

[unique carbon]

hello? is this photo edited?

[ripe quest]

It would be difficult to know for certain.

[unique carbon]

i suspect this could be the real source

was editing like this possible in the 1940s?

oh no the channel is specifically about photoshop questions

uhhhhhhhhh

[ripe quest]

They physically airbrushed prints in those days. Painted right over thing

[unique carbon]

have... mercy?

[unique carbon]

i see.

[crystal flower]

back then they didnt need software when they could just cover it up in real life

[unique carbon]

considering the camera angle would it be safe to say it's edited?

[ripe quest]

If someone wanted to fake an image, they would paint over it, mount the painted image on an artboard, shoot another photo of it and then develop the photo. Otherwise, someone would obviously see the paint.

[unique carbon]

judging by the shadow of the propeller on the engine cowling, even the time of the day would've been the same

[ripe quest]

Why would you assume this was faked in the 1940s?

[unique carbon]

the painted plane is supposedly rocket powered

so, propaganda

[ripe quest]

Rocket powered? It has a propeller. heh

[unique carbon]

well, such plane definitely existed

it's just that this image could've been edited for some reason

[unique carbon]

screenshot from an engine test

[ripe quest]

It could have been but it would be difficult to know.

[ripe quest]

The tail is not the same.

[unique carbon]

yeah i noticed that too but don't know what to make about it

[crystal flower]

bro was there

[unique carbon]

so the tail fuselage was cut because there's a rocket engine there now, the rear wheel was moved forward, markings were added, and also a cockpit canopy...?

i wanted some way to say with certainty it was edited 😔

[thick blaze]

any way to zoom in and out while selecting something?

[ripe quest]

You can hold Space, then click and hold the Ctrl key, then click and drag left/right to zoom in/out

[river otter]

Sorry, I was away, had to reinstall computer.
You need to disable fill and color overlay effect and then make selection for a mask, so only wanted stroke or strokes get selected.

[crystal flower]

Genuine question

not done yet and I look goofy af but thats not the problem hahah

[river otter]

I never click on clickbait thumbnails.

That what I would think.

[crystal flower]

the title actually matches the thumbnail

so its not clickbait

question is mainly if it looks alright or not

[thick blaze]

i tried but i cant use the rectangular marquee tool w that

[river otter]

You should not copy "wow" thumbnails. But, that is up to you.

[crystal flower]

wow thumbnails?

[thick blaze]

its really hard to properly communicate what someone has trouble with on photoshop idk how to explain it clearly lmao

[ripe quest]

You can zoom independently while the selection is still active but you cannot zoom and add to a selection at the same time.

[thick blaze]

ah

alr

thanks

[river otter]

https://medium.com/reciprocall/the-evolution-of-thumbnails-are-shocked-face-thumbnails-losing-their-impact-on-youtube-144604564ff9

Everyone consider such content as bad.

[crystal flower]

I have put the time into making it so I will keep it but next time I will change them up a bit. Thanks for the advice

[river otter]

Instead, you could make like wink thumbnail with thumbs up, way more professional.
Or just normal thumbnail of yourself.

[crystal flower]

yeah I will try and do something like that

im only just starting off so I need to learn things like this anyways

[ripe quest]

The "shocked face" image has just been done to death. Its just comical now. I would do something different. :)

[crystal flower]

alrighty will do thank you

[river otter]

You need patent for everything.
There are thousands wannabe Mr.Beast, who started it first and that is why he is famous.
Brand yourself.

[plucky folio]

hi

how can i get the red chrome effect on a text like the picture “hi”

any tutorials?

[empty mural]

what is the best way to add neon lights and bright lights here?

[plucky folio]

is that neon genesis evangelion

[empty mural]

ye

[plucky folio]

cool

i cant answer your question tho sorry

[left trellis]

💀💀💀

[vapid flume]

See if it helps. It may not be exactly what you need, but once you get the gist, you can adapt to theexact effect you need.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LroDHm7sWM

[warm hill]

why does the font show like that

[vapid flume]

Ahahh I was obsessed with Evangelion (more the serails than the movie to be honest) When I had access to it many years ago! Fantastic sttuff 🙂
I think you might want to have a look at the layer styles
https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/using/layer-effects-styles.html
you can add a glow layer style to one of the shapes you already done, or if it doesn't fit your needs, create new shapes, add some glow, and then put the "fill" section to 0 (and leave the opacity to 100) so that the shape is invisible but the glow is still visible

[warm hill]

even tho the exclamation mark was after DO

Dee doo, Dee doo!

[vapid flume]

One possibility is that it may have been badly built

That happens, not everyone is a professional!

[warm hill]

its not it works perfectly fine in photopea or any other platform

might be up something with my settings but dk what

[vapid flume]

I am not aware of any kind of settings for western style typography that could affect that in PS, but maybe I just never stumble upon it (If you ever type in Japanese characters, there are some settings that can affect how the characters of a typeface look, and I supposte for arabic, chinese and all the other non-roman languages)

Do you have one of the letter with a sort of underscript when you select the whole word?

Let me try to show what I mean

[warm hill]

yea

[warm hill]

yep

[vapid flume]

this undersipt may be the trigger for alternative glyphs

[warm hill]

i cant select all the letters in the sentence

[vapid flume]

I meant that

[warm hill]

nope i dont know that

[vapid flume]

the little rectangle beneath the I, gives you alternative gliphs for the I

What do you have when you change the font?

[warm hill]

its the same with other fonts

yep just noticed

[vapid flume]

I would say, reset your preferences, becase it's not normal. Last question. Did you copy and paste the text, or did you typed it in full?
What happens when you type another text?

[warm hill]

copy and paste

[warm hill]

same with all the texts

but i copy and paste

[vapid flume]

Type it in full, your copied text may have non-visible character that only PS recognises

maybe the ! is just a way to warn you of such a character

[vapid flume]

Just to see if it's a copied text error.

[warm hill]

i typed but its still not working

that text line shows like that

[vapid flume]

In that case, I would go to the preferences (edit>prefrences) an in general, click on the "reset preferences on quit"

[warm hill]

not working

ill restart and try

[vapid flume]

OK

Let's see if someone else has another idea!

[warm hill]

so i think it might be because of my extension

how do i delete my extensions

[vapid flume]

in manage plug ins?

if they're in the old extension menu (legacy) I think you need to remove them from the CC app "stock and marketplace" panel. If it was an unofficial extension then you'll have to remove manually
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/remove-extensions-cc2019/m-p/10343528

[warm hill]

yes its working after i deleted and reinstalled it

[vapid flume]

OK, good to know. Mind if you tell us the name of the extension? Maybe it will help someone else...

[warm hill]

its typertools

and nvm it actually didnt work it was the file which was bugged

just needed to redownload the file and retry

[vapid flume]

OK, I was susggesting that you put a bug request on their forum as well, just to help other users of that extension, but it doesn't matter now...

[warm hill]

alr ty

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #8 - 495)

[vapid flume]

You don't need to resort to skulls if nobody answers your question. It may just be bad timing etc.
The style of your image is sort of hybrid, and I doubt nobody will tell exactly how it is done. It will be a combination of threshold adjustment, colourisation (by hand), multiple filters like halftones and a good bunch of the effects available in the filter>filter gallery.
You can try finding specific tutorials (which aren't likely to cover everything you need, but could be a good start for you to experiment) if you search for "Punk posters", "distressed poster", etc..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=JX-9aDKb9y0

see Caroline Dietl here (and check her Behance page) to see if fits somehow with what you want to do

You can also put your image into Pinterest, and it will suggest you similar images based on the design, and you can search for tutorials accordingly. At least you can get a "name" for that style and it helps with further research.

[static moth]

tes

[forest crescent]

How do I add a font that I have downloaded from a website?

[vapid flume]

You need to install it. Locate the .otf, .ttf or whatever file format the font is in, right click and choose install.
It should show up in PS immediately

[ornate yoke]

Hi, I’m a student in the uk, and am interested in buying adobe crearive cloud for students, I have looked to see if I am eligible for this. When mentioning secondary schools, which I am in, adobe mentions those approved by US organisations, as I am on the uk, would I still be able to get the discount?

[vapid flume]

Yes you can. The wording is US based (I will flag that by the way) but you need a school email (.edu or something of the kind)
The best bet here, to know the full extend of the proof you have to provide would be to contact customer service there
https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?rghtup=autoOpen

the eligibility is that it needs to be an accredited school (public or private)

[ornate yoke]

Ye I have a school email, thanks

[ornate yoke]

It should be I don’t see why it wouldn’t be

[vapid flume]

If it's a state school, then no worries. It's just sometimes people are either honmschooled or atending schools that don't follow the curriculum (I don't know how they're called) and in that case it's likely not to work

[left trellis]

Oh ok thank, you, but I think there’s a misunderstanding I didn’t mean skulls, it was more of an expression like laughing emoji

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #8 - 496)

[vapid flume]

That's OK! I know some people use this as a sign of anger or frustration. That's why it felt weird.
No offence taken 😉

[left trellis]

🙌🏻

[charred slate]

how would i ake these lines smooth instead of choppy?

[warm grove]

make ur artboard bigger, like 2000 x 2000 pixel & 150 resolution , or use illustrator better than photoshop

[charred slate]

whats the best way to trace this?

@warm grove

[warm grove]

Redraw, or se image trace

Redraw better, to practice more

[charred slate]

what tool should i use to redraw, im very new

[warm grove]

pentool

[charred slate]

ok

[languid scaffold]

anyone know how to remove backround and leave sibject with white back round

[warm grove]

Select object tool

[charred slate]

how would i make it to where someone could go into a setting and change the color of one point of my hat template

[steep token]

For some reason generative expand doesnt work for me, its basically greyed out and i cant select it no matter what. Does anyone else have this issue?

[old scroll]

is there a way to justify text such that the spacing is distributed over the letters instead of the words?

like if i want there to not be that much space between 'programming' and 'camp'

[warm hill]

anyone got a similar background like that purple smoke?

[languid scaffold]

Hi

[steep oyster]

hi, why doesn't the generator work for me?

[void crater]

v

v

how do i draw a path after my pen tool path

[crystal citrus]

hello ,can anyone tell me how te remove the white outline from the christmas tree

[river otter]

This is done by evergreen trees brush on mask.

But, you can do it by going on Modify - Contract.

[sly hawk]

Hey, happy to help but it depends on the image. Can you post it?

[languid scaffold]

Ok give me a minute I’m not at my computer

[sly hawk]

Depending on how/if it's masked, you can maybe just 'shift the edge'

[sly hawk]

You'd likely make it using SHAPES.

[river otter]

Hi

[languid scaffold]

I want to take black back round out

[river otter]

anyone know why i have this ?

[sly hawk]

Hey I'm confused. I thought that that particular statue from the Vatican had more missing fingers and a broken arm.

[sly hawk]

I'd do this 🙂

[sly hawk]

It seems to think you're using a pirated copy of photoshop 🙂

🏴‍☠️

...are you?

[river otter]

Aaa….🙂

I just wanna see how it work for this I got a pirated copy 💀

[rich cloak]

how can i get the select subject and remove background menu back

I clicked a button and it disappeared

[ivory rampart]

@rich cloak

[river otter]

Sure. 🤣

You had trial version.

[river otter]

hello, can someone help me with an image i really don’t understand what im doing but I’ve done almost of whats needed but i csbt figure out rhe last little bit

[ripe quest]

If you'd like help, you'll have to describe what the issue is.

[rich cloak]

thanks

[exotic helm]

i guys, i would like to move the selected image around the grey area but when it goes out of the black line, i want it to not been seen, how can i do that?

to make it something like the red icon in the background of this ilustrarion

[exotic helm]

did i explain my self correctly?

[restive iris]

Help, any action that I undo in Photoshop is shown to me with a negative effect, how can I remove this/off that function?

[gilded fractal]

Shortcut key input timeout is too short

Even if I briefly press the 'z' key, the 'zoom' tool stays on for only a moment and returns to the original tool.
I try to press the z key very, very briefly to switch to the zoom tool, but many times it fails.
How do I solve this problem?

[tribal bloom]

wild

[gilded fractal]

?

[ripe quest]

Seems like a glitch. Save your work. Restart Photoshop.

[gilded fractal]

I am continuing to work on this computer
Even if I turn Photoshop on and off or the computer on and off, it doesn't work.

[ripe quest]

What version is installed? Main menu: Help > About Photoshop...

[gilded fractal]

Photoshop originally has a function that allows you to use a tool only while pressing a button if you hold it down for a long time. There is no problem with the function itself.
But my problem is that the 'long press time' is too short. I have a problem because even if I press only briefly, it is recognized as a 'long press'.
​

[ripe quest]

I'm running 25.3.1 and I'm not experiencing that. Still testing it.

[gilded fractal]

I don't know exactly what the problem is
It may not be a Photoshop problem, but a 'Wacom Screen Tablet' problem, or a keyboard problem...

[ripe quest]

I'm using a Wacom Cintiq Pro.

[gilded fractal]

hmm.. me too..

[gilded fractal]

i solved

anyway thx

[river otter]

hi there! Can someone help me edit letting into a picture? I’ve tried myself and it just looks meh, kinda really bad lol so im hoping one of you can lend a helpful hand 🙏🏽 dm open

[stuck glacier]

Instead of just pressing the 'z' key try the 'press and hold' method.
As long as you hold the key that particular tool will be active and when you release it, it will revert back to the tool you were using before.
Works with all the tools (I've used so far).
(I use this method all the time for rotating the canvas)

[ripe quest]

Pressing (and holding) R (Rotate Canvas) and Spacebar (Pan) + click/drag is how these tools work. You don't press and hold "Z" for Zoom. Pressing "Z" switches to the Zoom Tool.

If you want to initiate Zoom from the keyboard, the user can hold the Spacebar (which initiates Pan) then also press and hold the Ctrl key. This switches to the Zoom operation. Click and drag to interactively zoom. However, you must have the "Scrubby Zoom" option enabled.

[stuck glacier]

Oh, okay
Sorry
I didn't know😅

Alt + scroll on mouse can work too, right?

[ripe quest]

I just use the mouse wheel with Scrubby Zoom enabled to interactively zoom.

[stuck glacier]

oh okay👍

[ripe quest]

I was just mentioning these other ways you could pan and zoom. :)

[stuck glacier]

It is helpful knowing different ways of doing a thing. 🙂
Thank you😁

[sly hawk]

Yes you did. This is done using either a clipping mask, or layer mask.

Here is the solution, using a CLIPPING Mask.

[exotic helm]

Thank you SO much 😁😁😁

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk (current: #7 - 708)

[ember maple]

whats the differences between tool presets and brush presets? is there one better than the other? i see you can convert from tool to brush but not the opposite?

[dreamy oracle]

How do I make the background gradient like the original

I tried Gradient tool but it doesn't work becuase I can't use it on this layer

Another question I have is how do I get the details like the and stuff

[ember maple]

you can change your gradient layer to a different blending mode like Darken or smth might do the trick

[dreamy oracle]

I am changing it but the color is not becoming gradient

[ember maple]

choose a different type of gradient

yours currently looks like it's the "transparency to white" gradient

[steady kite]

I'm not sure if this is the right channel, but my pc is down atm. Is anyone willing to add two pics together that I have?

[dreamy oracle]

I have, nothing is happening

[ember maple]

show me your whole screen

[ember maple]

add?

[steady kite]

I'll DM ya

[sly hawk]

Also, if you want that over-exposed look, try this:

[dreamy oracle]

I was gonna use Camera Raw Filter but I'll use that

[dreamy oracle]

The issue that I found is that the color of the top & buttom is not the same in the original picture

The top is darker then the buttom

[sly hawk]

Yeah, camera raw will allow it, I didn't know if you had the original raw files.

[dreamy oracle]

So is camera raw better or should I try your teqnuiqe

[sly hawk]

I think my technique/route is fine.

[dreamy oracle]

I could do both and see what is better

[sly hawk]

You can add as many colour points to a gradient as you want, also, note a gradient doesn't have to be linear...

[dreamy oracle]

How about this?

[dreamy oracle]

Also where can I find the propeties?

[sly hawk]

properties of what?

A layer?

[dreamy oracle]

No this, your in propeties

[dreamy oracle]

Nvm, I got it

[primal torrent]

anybody knows why this happens and how could I fix?
https://gyazo.com/1a52f73c1c5ed6c98ef33ef29b08d050

[sly hawk]

what bit?

the black lines around the box?

that's just looks like a massively thick stroke with the dash settings enabled and tweaked

Also... it helps if you can share your whole screen and PS interface

[sly hawk]

You need to apply the gradient to a fresh layer, not an existing adjustment layer

Looks like you've already got it here:

[dreamy oracle]

I tried using the Gradient tool but it is not working

[dreamy oracle]

I found that I can edit the curve background but I dont have the Line showing like you do

[sly hawk]

Curve and gradient are two different things.

On the video above, you just need to wiggle this line around here:

to change the background GRADIENT, click the gradient tool on the left and then the GRADIENT layer:

@dreamy oracle

[dreamy oracle]

I can't change it to gradient

[dreamy oracle]

What I am trying to get is here.

[river otter]

Fill color adjustment and draw with gradient tool on maks.
I didn't read all conversation, but that's the answer.

Considering you have white background, you would add greyish color fill.

In case you don't have background, then add gradient fill.

[dreamy oracle]

Where can I find Gradient fill?

[river otter]

Layer adjustments.

[dreamy oracle]

All I have is this as background

[river otter]

Why you have a man as mask?

Put that gradient layer bellow man.

And add inverted man mask on man layer itself.

[dreamy oracle]

Because otherwise it's like this, I can't make it myself bigger because it ruins it

[river otter]

Hold alt and drag that mask on man layer, press CTRL+I.

After that,move gradient layer bellow man, delete existing mask, add new mask, grab gradient tool, and draw.

[dreamy oracle]

So what I need to do

1. Put a gradient layer below my mask?

[river otter]

The last thing i write one by one.

[dreamy oracle]

So I go on Layer 1, and press Ctrl i

[river otter]

On its mask, that you just put by holding alt.

[dreamy oracle]

Okey, I just inverted the Mask

[river otter]

Youre not following whats told you to do.

[dreamy oracle]

Can you put it all in one message as steps?

[river otter]

1. Go on that mask, hold alt, drag mask to layer 1 (man).
2. Click on mask of a man, press Crtl plus I.
3. Grab gradient layer by mouse and drag it bellow man.
4. Click on gradient layer mask and press Del.
5. Click on gradient layer and add mask.
6. Grab gradient tool and draw.

Or you can just drag without alt to move it instead copying.

But im trying to teach you more.

[dreamy oracle]

Okay, step one finished. I held alt and copied to under Layer 1 (Original Picture, Man)

Step two finsihed, I inverted the mask underneth (layer 1) that I just copied.

Step 3, what gradient layer. I have 2 now?

[river otter]

I dont think you know whats layer, whats mask.

You 'll have to start from beginner tutorials.

Also, James show you in video how to do it without mask.

[dreamy oracle]

Nvm, I got it. Didn't know I could seperate them

Step 5, where is my gradient layer, did I just not delete it by pressing del?

[river otter]

You did haha

Just add new

Below

You can draw gradient fill on its layer, and on its mask. Depends what you are going for.

[crystal flower]

guys how do I blend the edges of an image ??

I have parts of my image that werent cut out properly and I want to blend it into the background

[dreamy oracle]

Okay, so I make a new layer and gradient filter?

[river otter]

No.
Gradient fill adjustment.
And on its layer you can draw with gradient tool with colors per wish.

And you can draw with gradient over mask as well.

On mask, black hides, white shows.

[autumn dome]

what is this error

[autumn dome]

anyone knows?

[river otter]

Thats man layer not gradient fill adjustment.

[dreamy oracle]

So wheere do I go to make a gradient fill adjustment

[river otter]

Its not error, some tools work only on raster image.

[autumn dome]

how can i color these easier?

[river otter]

https://youtu.be/SmY4hbCZdfY?si=ZPULqU6LSAuSf0DR

[river otter]

Are you trying to use magic wand?

[autumn dome]

im trying to use the paint bucket

after i used the magnet thingie

[river otter]

Yes, thats the way.

And thats normal to be rasterized.

[sly hawk]

What's the image? - It sort of depends on what you're doing.

[autumn dome]

i need to raster my thing?

[sly hawk]

No hang on.

What's the objective?

What's the layout panel look like?

@autumn dome

[river otter]

Or you can make selection without magic wand.

[river otter]

@sly hawk

[sly hawk]

No, I get that 🙂 - I was just thinking it's better to avoid rasterising if you can help it.

[autumn dome]

any other way to color them?

[autumn dome]

thenn?

[sly hawk]

You've filled it with picture frame boxes?

[crystal flower]

im actually just wondering how to cut out more of an image once it has already been cut out because it doesnt work

[sly hawk]

Can you please just send over the PSD. Using pictureframe boxes looks like the mistake was made an hour ago when you made them all.

[sly hawk]

Cut out as in MASKED?

[dreamy oracle]

My issue is that the top is darker than the buttom in the original picture

[crystal flower]

Masked?#

I mean I have used the magnetic lasso tool to cut it out

[river otter]

Then choose darker color in gradient, or by eyedropper tool from original image

[river otter]

Why his frames look like this?

[dreamy oracle]

The middle is lighter than both buttom and top

How can I get 3 colors in a gradient

[sly hawk]

Can you share your pic please. - I'm sure there is a much better way than using the magnetic lasso tool.

[crystal flower]

well unless there is a better way to cut it out other than the magnetic lasso tool. select and mask does not seem to work properly when I do it hense why I used the magnetic lasso tool in the first place

[river otter]

@dreamy oracle basicaly shows you all.

[sly hawk]

I've shown you this

Got the original pic? before you tried clipping out?

[crystal flower]

Yeah I have the original pic

[sly hawk]

Mind PMing/sharing please? - I'll send a video of how it can better be done.

[crystal flower]

alright will do

[dreamy oracle]

👑

Appreciate y'all
@river otter @sly hawk

[river otter]

@sly hawk tell me if object selection does it please, after you get the image.

[dreamy oracle]

What's the best way to recreate all the lines and background details like the Plus

Also where can I find good fonts for free

[sly hawk]

Dafont is a good start

[sly hawk]

The 'best' way is to find the matching font and literally re-type out every line of text

[limber jolt]

does anyone know how do i give him a mask like the one in the other photo

[ripe quest]

How? Painting and/or pixel manipulation. Either paint it by hand or find a similar image asset to composite into the existing image.

[woven lark]

does anyone know how i could edit my images to get this shadowy boarder effect thing

[limber jolt]

cant ai do it?

by giving a similar mask at least

[ripe quest]

You can try. I don't know that it will give you the mask that is shown in the other image. Maybe you can get it close and then paint and manipulate to completion.

[woven lark]

this isnt my image btw i saw it and i am wondering how he did it

[sly hawk]

It's just a rectangle with either a blur effect or a dark outer glow.

[woven lark]

ty both 😅

[deep radish]

I am not getting daily creative challenges channel updates why?

[ripe quest]

I'm not sure that there have been any updates in a while.

[ripe quest]

Do you have the notifications turned off for the #📣creative-challenges channel?

[deep radish]

done

since December 1, 2023 , no new creative challenge is posted right?

[ripe quest]

It seems so. When new challenge events are scheduled, they are announced in that channel.

[dusky cargo]

how can i remove the white parts of this image and make it blend in with my background

[ripe quest]

Please describe what "make it blend with my background" means to you. If you just want to drop the white pixels, you can set the Blend Mode for that Layer to "Multiply."

[dusky cargo]

with this tshirt

[dusky cargo]

oh wait i just figured it out, thank you so much 🙏

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #4 - 1606)

[ripe quest]

Depending on the desired effect, you may want to choose "Soft Light" for the Blend Mode and use a subtle Advanced Blending effect on it...

[dusky cargo]

oh wow, thanks for the tutorial im def saving that

youre a lifesaver

[crystal citrus]

thank u bro ur the best

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk (current: #7 - 709)

[limber jolt]

is there a way to make the right eye look like the left one (in the shape not the color)

[valid hornet]

hello , can somebody help me , the color is not the same when i want to export

[ivory rampart]

select the eye you want to duplicate and mirror it @limber jolt

[limber jolt]

uhhhh

idk how?

[valid hornet]

most of the time , it is black and white

[ivory rampart]

select eye and ctrl+t and click first option option on left

[limber jolt]

uhh how do i even duplicate first

[ivory rampart]

yes

[limber jolt]

uhh how do i duplicate....

[ivory rampart]

ctrl+j

[limber jolt]

okkkk..
THANK YOU

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory rampart (current: #222 - 6)

[ivory rampart]

also ctrl+t allows you to transform, so you can fit in new position

[limber jolt]

I noticed..
new knowledge gained

[wispy nexus]

Hello

any solution to large PNG files please?

after save

[hushed oyster]

Anyone know how in photoshop i can resize a image to a certain size with quality

it doesn't matter if the dimensions arent righ

t

[dreamy oracle]

Free Transform? Cntrl T

Try that, I am not an expert tho

[hushed oyster]

That worked fine

Anyone know how I can best emulate this text? I have the font & color

wi want the letters to like overlap over each other like this

[sly hawk]

decrease the letter spacing I guess?

In your font, do the O's have stars in then @hushed oyster ?

oops, not quite right 🙂

[hushed oyster]

yes

i fixed it

[random shard]

Hello, I have a problem with nicht recovery. I watched some tutorials where the object was marked and then put into „screen“ mode, after that they were brighter but still looked good. When i copied these steps my stuff got brighter but looked very bad, I don’t know what I did wrong

The masked engine was put into screen mode

[restive iris]

So, if anyone else encounters this problem ( glitching ), I have found a solution. The problem was that the video drivers were outdated, I updated them to the latest version and it was fixed

[languid scaffold]

how do itake out a black back round invert it ?

[languid scaffold]

hi any one help me out ?

i have a black back round that i want to invert to white .any suggeestions?

[ivory rampart]

ctrl+I

[grave lotus]

I have a question in this tutorial you provided you changed the blending mode, but blending mode color stays only when the t shirt layer is behind it correct? How would I keep the same color effect and just have the image of the guy on the transparent backround

[sly hawk]

You only want the dark and no yellow don't you? That's Easy enought but it's 1.30am for me. If you don't get an answer in the next 8 hours or so, I'll drop you a guide/recording in the morning. - it would be extra handy if you could supply the highest res image/drawing you have to work from. - ta

[grave lotus]

Yes I'd just like to keep the look that is achieved once linear burn is applied but have everything else transparent, here is how it looks on normal without linear burn.

[ripe quest]

Yes. Blending Modes only work when there is a layer behind/underneath to blend with.

[grave lotus]

What would be the best way to keep the color or achieve a similar look without anything underneath?

[ripe quest]

You can try the Advanced Blending > Blend If... but this really depends on the effect you're trying to get.

Like James said above, if you can provide the original without the shirt one of us could probably demonstrate various methods.

[grave lotus]

Gotcha

[ripe quest]

If you watch in the demo video I made, you can see the Blend If section. Instead of the Underlying Layer, use the Current Layer sliders. Hold ALT and split the white handle.

[grave lotus]

Should I upload it if I send it in discord res prob gets lower right?

[grave lotus]

So if I hold ALT and split the white handle it will stay even if I remove the backround?

[ripe quest]

Set the Blending Mode back to Normal if you changed it.

[grave lotus]

I did that and used the ALT shift key while chaging the current layer slider and it helped with removing the white parts on the image I needed to get rid of, now I used color overlay to change the color around a bit would that work?

[ripe quest]

It would be something like this...

This is just a quick attempt but it might be similar.

[grave lotus]

Thanks for your help gonna try it

[ripe quest]

And, yes. You could potentially use an Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation + Colorize to do a color shift...

[grave lotus]

your a beast thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #4 - 1607)

[grave lotus]

achieved pretty much same color effect

[ripe quest]

Did you get done what you wanted?

[grave lotus]

Yeah it looks a bit different when exporting it

Not sure if cause of my settings or it just how the preview looks

u think its fine?

[ripe quest]

I'm a little bit confused by this workflow. Was the original image created as vector art? SVG? Or what is going on here?

[grave lotus]

Was created as an SVG

I have the SVG and PNG

[ripe quest]

All those lines in the drawing were vector shapes?

[grave lotus]

It was created by a hand drawing artist I paid

and I used a ai converter

to convert it to svg

should I just edit the png instead?

following the same steps

I thought maybe the vector shapes would be better cause ima print it on the t shirt

[ripe quest]

Hmm. So was it a bitmap "embedded" in SVG or were all of those lines in the original artwork all vector shapes?

[grave lotus]

No the original artwork was a scanned pencil sketch

i could send it to u

to show what I mean

[ripe quest]

Oh. So it wasn't vector shapes. OK.

[grave lotus]

Yes after that I used this software called vectorizer.ai to convert it into vector shapes

is that bad?

[ripe quest]

No. Its not bad. But if you have that as vector shapes, I'm not sure why you'd want to convert it to pixels.

[grave lotus]

Hmm youre prob righjt

Thats what my manufacturer is asking for

How do I export as SVG though I dont see an option

Im gonna ask him if he can use a SVG

[ripe quest]

You already have the SVG file. There shouldn't be any need to convert this to SVG. You have the original SVG, yeah?

[grave lotus]

Yes so would I just click save on photoshop?

Or save as

With my edited corrected color version of the svg file

I just dragged it into photoshop

[ripe quest]

Hang on one sec. I'm gonna look at your SVG file.

[grave lotus]

ok

[ripe quest]

Yeah. So, this file is all vector objects...

That's excellent.

[grave lotus]

https://vectorizer.ai/

I used this tool on the png

[ripe quest]

So, I suppose you're not familiar with working with vector files and thus, you brought it into Photoshop? Is that why?

[grave lotus]

I was trying to make sure it comes out nice on the t shirt so I was having trouble erasing all the necessary white parts like inbetween the necklace and earrings

Haha im not a graphic designer or vector artist at all

[ripe quest]

I see. I get it now.

[grave lotus]

I do video editing/marketing mostly

What program is that you have it open in?

[ripe quest]

Adobe Illustrator

[grave lotus]

Thats prob better for this type of job?

[ripe quest]

Well... Illustrator is for creating/editing vector graphics. Photoshop is [primarily] for creating/edit raster graphics (i.e. pixels). Though, Photoshop has some rudimentary vector editing tools.

It just depends on the job and the final output which one you'd choose for a particular project.

[grave lotus]

So I should prob edit in photoshop first then once complete vectorize it

Yeah I was reading and it says vector graphics are the best for t shirt printing so just learning all this stuff step by step

https://www.instagram.com/virtuososthreads/

[ripe quest]

Well... I'm not sure you want to convert this back to vector art again after you've edited it in Photoshop. You might lose some detail along the way.

[grave lotus]

I been growing my instagram for like 3 months now and getting ready for my first clothing collection

so just tryna make sure the graphics are good

[grave lotus]

I think it might be fine because my manufacturer is doing direct to garment and from my knowledge it prints the ink directly onto the t shirt with the image so PNG and not a vector file is fine aslong as its high quality

[ripe quest]

Ideally, you'd do all of your editing, and layout design in Illustrator and export PDF or whatever file format the printer is requesting.

The PNG is probably fine. As long as the file is large enough/high quality.

[grave lotus]

Yeah this is what he tells me so prob png is just better

So instead of exporting this svg to png you think I should just edit the original png version?

[ripe quest]

That's fine. I'd follow their directions.

[grave lotus]

He actually sent it to me in .tif

whatever format that is

but I think just changing it to png is fine

[ripe quest]

I was mentioning what I would do if it were my project. But since the printer is requesting the PNG, then just follow their directions.

They know what will work best for their workflow. :)

[grave lotus]

Yep, thanks.

So this current image I have that I edited you think if I export it to png it will lose quality?

this one

[ripe quest]

The Export As screen, you're viewing a "Preview" at 10% of the total size. Did you export the file out and look at it?

It should be fine.

[grave lotus]

yep looks good hopefully it doesnt come out wonky looking on the shirt

and it blends well

[ripe quest]

Check with the printer and see what they think. Maybe they can look at it and know if it will work with their process. Or they can do a test run on some fabric before running a lot of them.

If not, you can go back and adjust the Photoshop file.

[grave lotus]

thanks for your help really appreciate it

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #4 - 1608)

[ripe quest]

No prob. Good luck with the project!

[turbid charm]

hi guys i made my design with 60x30 how do i change it 30x80 without streching the thing

[sly hawk]

Image > Canvas size

[turbid charm]

ya i tried that but i need to stretch the image to fit in the canvas

[serene coral]

then you have to modify your layer to cover the canvas

[fervent girder]

JUS wanted to confirm, cloud syncd files are now going to be discountinued? This means?

can you please elaborate this

[wheat timber]

how do i convert png to svg and clean up my lines?

this is wayyyyy tooo jagged,

[fervent girder]

this doesn't look ng

PNG

[wheat timber]

yes i need to make it higher quality edges

i dont know how to do it or what to do.

[fervent girder]

YOU ARE creating svg fro png?

and using PHOTOSHOP

[vapid flume]

The only thing that the announcement means is that the synced folder present in your computer, will no longer sync with what you feed it with

only that, and nothing else

[wheat timber]

i just need it cleaned up and back in DDS or png format.

[fervent girder]

SVG are mainly vector charactor file.

[wheat timber]

i dont care how it gets done.

[vapid flume]

All the files that are synced at the moment will be deleted from your Staroga espace, but not from your computer

[wheat timber]

i am open to ideas.

[fervent girder]

got it. This means, cloud files is no longer to accessible.

what bout the work project which are going on cloud ?

as a team.

so this will hamper the team coperation?

[vapid flume]

No, all your cloud files will still be available, just not synced with your computer in that special folder I shown in my screenshot. They will exist indedemdent;y, not synced anymore. But YOU WILL NOT LOOSE ANYTHING.

[fervent girder]

you jus meant, you don't want the edge like that?

lined which is showing up in the image?

[vapid flume]

If you need to work as a team, upload your files using the CC app, instead of using that folder in your computer

[fervent girder]

if the cloud isn't going to store file then how can we work and colloborate on the same file online?

[vapid flume]

Who said the cloud isn't going to store files? Re-read what I said...

[fervent girder]

means, the file will stage in the cloud, all online?

right

[vapid flume]

The folder on your COMPUTER will stop syncing with your Cloud. The Cloud will stay the same

[fervent girder]

Okay.

Thanks for clearing

[vapid flume]

I think the main issue with this, is that nobody uses the synced folder, and so it makes sense then why they are dropping it

[fervent girder]

hmm.

[wheat timber]

exactly

[vapid flume]

Unfortunately it was a very useful feature to me (I used it everyday to transfer stuff between my phone and my computer)

[fervent girder]

you can do some brush work on the edges.

[wheat timber]

no. thats not the answer. @ripe quest has helped me with this before but i cant damn well remeber what they did.

[vapid flume]

the search box is the answer 🙂

[wheat timber]

will look

[vapid flume]

if you remember particulars like date, links attached etc, you can filter accurately

[flint turtle]

hi

[dreamy oracle]

How can I make this better

The + and stuff. I don't know how I can do the rocket drawing at the top tho
I should have taken a better picture from the start

[sly hawk]

The bottom heading in the original magazine uses a drop shadow. yours looks wierd with an outer stroke. - I assume you did this because your arms make it hard to read the text

[timber canyon]

hi I need help for some reason my

vanishing point in filter is unavailable

[vapid flume]

That's because your color mode is grayscale (not RGB) some filters work in RGB and nothing else

image>mode>RGB 8 bits

[ripe quest]

I'm not sure what you're referring to, pal. :)
Can you show me the image and describe the goal?

[wheat timber]

right here: #❓ask-a-question message thx for looking.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #4 - 1610)

[ripe quest]

Yeah. I see it. But what is the goal here? If you just draw straight lines, its safe to assume that it will look "jagged." :)

[ripe quest]

You mentioned that you're trying to convert a pixel-based image to SVG. I'm assuming that you mean that you're trying to convert the pixels to shapes with color fills. Or are you wanting to embed the raster graphic into the SVG format?

If you're trying to convert pixels to shapes/fills, you're going to need Adobe Illustrator to effectively trace the bitmap. That is the only way that you're going to be able to do that with any sort of fine control over the results.

[wheat timber]

thx for letting me know. is the methdo you describe same as how youve done it in the past for me?i dont know if you recall but you have helped with this before. i went and looked up those convos but didnt make much sense then as it doesnt now either.

[ripe quest]

I help hundreds of people. My apologies. I can't recall every instance. But I've asked you a few specific questions about the goal. Can you answer them?

[warm hill]

does anyone know a font like this?

[wheat timber]

yes i just need the jagged edges refined and smooth without changing the overall shape.

[rare widget]

How can I export the image that defines a pattern?

[ripe quest]

This still doesn't really tell me what you need or how the SVG will be used. Regardless, it sounds like you want to edit the anchor points, converting the corners to Bezier curves. Then, depending on what version of Photoshop you have (and which Preferences are set), you might need to enable "Legacy Export As" for the SVG export options to show up in the Export As dialog...

[ripe quest]

Sorry. I don't understand your question. You've defined a pattern and now you want to use it to fill an area and then export it out to a specific file format?

Or the image you used to define the pattern, you just want that to be exported to a specific format?

@rare widget - If its the latter, you'll have to figure out the size of the pattern. You can do this by opening up the Pattern Window. Then hovering over the Pattern you're interested in. You can see the dimensions in the tooltip. Then you can create a document at that size. fill it with the pattern. Then export it out to whatever file format you need.

[wheat timber]

i have 24. i dont know how to explain it better. my shape needs a higher resolution definition i thought converting to SVG would help?

[ripe quest]

Do you understand the difference between raster and vector graphics?

[wheat timber]

nope

i just remember we did this before and it worked for my end goal.

[ripe quest]

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

As I said, if you're trying to convert a pixel-based image to vector shapes (with color fills), you'll need to a tool like Adobe Illustrator, and the Trace Bitmap function that it has.

If you're just trying to draw a basic vector shape in Photoshop and export it out to SVG, see the video I posted above.

Beyond that, I'm not sure what to suggest to you.

[wheat timber]

i have a shape already, its perfect except its jagedness. i dont know what else to do and no i dont think bexier curves would help. thank you for all your help as always 😁

[ripe quest]

The only way to NOT make it sharp corners or "jagged" is to convert the corners to curves.

I suppose you could rasterize the vector layer and blur the edges but that defeats the purpose of using vector objects.

Which is why I asked what it is that you intend to do with this...

[wheat timber]

i intend to use it in another tool. but mainly i intend it to keep its shape. that is the most important thing. destination, not journey.

[ripe quest]

I wish you the best of luck with it.

[wheat timber]

many thanks 🙂

[deep radish]

how to choose background color ? maybe gradient?

[ripe quest]

There are many different ways to get the same result...

[minor vortex]

Guys why cant I change the smoothness of my pencil?

[brazen elbow]

i use the threshold option and now i cant use colors on this layer but black grey and white, how can I get to use all colors?

[patent gyro]

I think your file is set to Grayscale, but you can change it to RGB or CMYK depending on your needs by going File > Document Color Mode

Sorry, thought this was the Illustrator server. It's Image > Mode in Photoshop

[deep radish]

I have a problem when distribute spacing after I create clipping mask a photo to a shape , distributing spaces with the selected shapes is OK but photes inside shape displaced any fix?

[marble needle]

hi guys i have a problem cuz i need to make a loterry card of some kind for my school and i wonder how do i auto insert following numbers into those cells like 1, 2 ,3 etc? pls help

till like 250

[ripe quest]

This would probably require scripting. And I would probably do this with Adobe Illustrator.

[marble needle]

i started doing it manually but ty tho lol

[ripe quest]

Ouch. This solution looks decent: https://youtu.be/02SLTH26sMQ?si=Und8bA70jdyZQ-UR

[marble needle]

aww I already finished it but ty so much i check out the video!

[sly hawk]

I feel like I'd have just fudged something using Microsoft Excel or used Adobe Indesign since it allows you to use TABLES!

[rugged elk]

what rank you going for?

[proper ledge]

so, i want to smudge this edge, or rather blend it in general BUT the orange and the grey are both on diffrent layers

so its not blending em with the smudge tool!

what can i do

i tried google. maybe i googled wrong but i tried

[sly hawk]

Rank?

[sly hawk]

Maybe just blur the top layer? or add an outer glow?

[proper ledge]

that is essentially exactly waht i was looking for

[ripe quest]

What rank is there above "God"? lol

[sly hawk]

lol

[sly hawk]

"God's Wife"

[ripe quest]

Can't argue with that logic.

[sly hawk]

Glad I could help 🙂

[proper ledge]

what am i doin wrong :p

its a gradient layer i might add, (it was a gradient before as i am experimenting on how best to do it)

also doesnt work on this normal fill layer, where it did ask me if i wanted to convert in a smart object

ahhh the second thing worked

[dim gust]

um its been doing this in an infinte loop how do I fix it?

[willow gale]

I would restart your computer and then try signing in through the CC Desktop App.

[dim gust]

that is what i have been doing

should i try the browser?

[ripe quest]

Did you restart the PC?

[dim gust]

I am reinstalling creative cloud rn

nvm

fixed the login issue now this

its my wifi

thats the problem

ima try to fix it ig

[ripe quest]

There could be some file corruption somewhere. You might have to uninstall AE and delete the directories from "AppData." I would [first] back up any custom files, scripts or similar resources that might be in there. Restart Windows. Then reinstall the app.

[bitter arrow]

How can I have my "Gradient map 2"-layer above my "ARVA"-layer, but not affect the layers below the "ARVA"-layer without moving the "ARVA"-layer below them.

[ripe quest]

Right-click on the Gradient Map layer and choose "Create Clipping Mask" from the context menu.

[bitter arrow]

That helped kinda, now the text lost some color (I used the smudge tool on this text)

[ripe quest]

Are you sure that its a "Gradient Map" that you want to use? Gradient Map will map colors of the gradient to the luminance values of the image.

[bitter arrow]

This is my first day using photoshop so I don't know what I'm doing :D, any tips on how I could get the same distorted colorful look on the text withouth using gradient map then?

[ripe quest]

Instead of the clipping mask, you could try a Layer Mask.

Not sure if that will produce the desired effect, though.

[bitter arrow]

I'm currently trying to figure out how that works, hasn't worked still though.

[ripe quest]

Remove the Clipping Mask. Either Undo that last operation or right-click on the layer and choose "Release Clipping Mask" from the context menu. Then Ctrl-click on the ARVA layer to make a selection of those pixels. Then add a Layer Mask to the Gradient Layer.

This may be a bit complicated since you're just getting started. :)

[bitter arrow]

I'm catching on, and you don't get how much I value your help ❤️

I've been smacking at this for hours already and this is a huge help already

[bitter arrow]

feels like nothing is happening when I do this

Do I highlight both layers and create an layer mask

or just highlight the arva layer and right click the gradient map 2 and create a layer mask

[ripe quest]

Its going to be a bit difficult to describe since I don't know if you're familiar with how Layer Masks work.

[bitter arrow]

I'm watching a youtube video 😄

you can try of course

these are my current layers

[ripe quest]

One moment...

[bitter arrow]

The relevant text layer is named "text"

and the gradient that I want on the text is "gradient map 2"

And I didn't want the gradient to effect anything below the "text"-layer

[ripe quest]

This is the difference between the Clipping Mask and the Layer Mask. Hopefully, it makes sense.

[bitter arrow]

You could basically recreate my problem

Add a more colours to your gradient

then use the "smudge tool" on the letters

and get them disrtorted

[ripe quest]

The result will be the same. I was trying to demonstrate how both types of masks work.

[bitter arrow]

I figured out kinda how I could do this, but It would require a lot of manual work:

[ripe quest]

It might be better to choose a different strategy to create the effect.

[bitter arrow]

I got an idea

Didn't work

I tried to create a text box

before I smudged It I created a clipping mask with the gradient map

then smudged it

but it was just solid yellow

[ripe quest]

One moment...

You could Smudge the text or also try Warping the text with Transform > Warp. Then you can play with Layer Styles to add various color effects. Perhaps you can work it a different way. Perhaps using Layer Styles, it will be easier for you to modify the colors, etc.

[bitter arrow]

Yeah, I could try that

[ripe quest]

OK. I have to step out. Good luck.

[bitter arrow]

Thank you D. Humann!! You really helped alot and I learned a lot from this! I really respect the time you gave me

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 1615)

[ripe quest]

You're welcome. Good luck on your creative journey! Hopefully, you'll have a lot of fun!

[keen edge]

What is the red spot on the image ? I am using Lightroom.

[rugged iron]

that indicates your whites are blown out - if you look at the histogram, you'll see the far right line - amount of white - and a triangle. Clicking on the triangle will show/hide the warning.

@keen edge see example attached - I intentionally increased my exposure, causing the whites on right to over-expose "blow out" (loss of data), which relates to the line far right (amount of photo that is over-exposed) and triangle also circled

[plain zephyr]

I am using adobe photoshop cs3 and i want to change the multiple undo shortcut in liquify from ctrl+alt+z to ctrl+z,
TIA.

[vapid flume]

In the modern day Photoshop it would be in EDit>keyboard shortcuts. But honestly, since CS3 is not maintained anymore (and by a long shot) I don't know if changing the keyboard shortcuts was a thing right then...
You should still have a PDF of the help files

see if that helps
https://help.adobe.com/archive/en_US/photoshop/cs3/photoshop_cs3_help.pdf

If you lost it (It should have been on a separate CD when you bought CS3 first time, even if it was an upgrade)

[plain zephyr]

well I'm working on my work pc so i don't have the cd and I don't think its possible i've searched it on edit>keyboard shorcuts didn't find it there,Thanks for the help anyway🙂

[vapid flume]

Double check in the PDF I pointed you to (and save it then!)

[dreamy oracle]

How do I bend a line in photoshop

[vapid flume]

Is your line a vector line or a raster line?

[dreamy oracle]

I got no cluee, but I got another issue now.

I can't even make a line

[vapid flume]

I think it's time to reset the preferences

edit>preferences>general>reset on quit

It is indeed bizarre

Fort the first one. If it's a raster line (pixel instead of shape or path, what I suppose is "bana" and form" in your inteface), then you can use CTRL+T (edit>transform>warp)

or go to "warp directly by right-clicking on the shape if you've done CTRL+T

when there, you get the choice between custom (you bend the line using the grid that shows)
or presets

[dreamy oracle]

Where? I'm on Mac.

And my PS is on Swedish, can't find any results on google

[vapid flume]

It should be the same path for Mac

I don't know any Swedish sorry, English is not even my first language

[dreamy oracle]

nvm solved it

[vapid flume]

But you got the help files in Swedish with you go to help (the last entry in the menu)

the help files are linked to the language of you interface

Good you solved it!

[dreamy oracle]

The thing about wrapping, it doesn't bend good

I am trying to recreate the transparent line

[vapid flume]

You cannot do that with a bending since it's got an angle. You need to do that with a vector path (bana?) and not with "pixlar"

You need to draw it with the angle

https://helpx.adobe.com/se/photoshop/using/paths.html

That said, I wouldn't use a line (since lines mean "straight lines" in Photoshop. I would use the pen tool, with a shape, with no fill and only a stroke of the colour you need. You can then control the thickness of the stroke in the top panel.
Again, refer to the help files to see it in Swedish
That's the pen tool

Failing that, you could simply take a brush with the colour of your choice, tweak the thickness and opacity, and simply draw it by hand.

As a photo retoucher, I routinely draw hair by hand (assuming it's hair you're trying to reproduce)

With a good graphic tablet and the right brush, that is easily done.
That's the brush tool

The first tool will be a vector path, the second tool will give you a raster/pixel stroke

https://helpx.adobe.com/se/photoshop/using/drawing-pen-tools.html

and
https://helpx.adobe.com/se/photoshop/using/painting-tools.html

[dreamy oracle]

Whatever I do I can't get it right

I am trying to reproduce the lines, hte transparent ones.

Do you know how I can do it?

[sly hawk]

Yeah, you just need to watch some simple beginner videos on how to use the pen tool

@dreamy oracle

Learn what the HANDLES do, etc:

[proud fjord]

is there a way of converting a psd file to pdf without having photoshop?

[sly hawk]

there are lots of online converters. Have you tried googling it?

[serene coral]

https://convertio.co/psd-pdf/

[keen edge]

Really thanks. I was in doubt from a long time.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @rugged iron (current: #837 - 1)

[proud fjord]

Somehow I didn't get any of these results
But thank youu

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk (current: #7 - 715)

[river otter]

Anybody good at identifying fonts?

[autumn musk]

How should i phrase or could anyone send me tutorials on how to achieve this type of look

[royal cedar]

How can i create the same effect as here where the laughing emojis are behind the colour?

Any help would be appreciated

[lunar belfry]

that is the opacity slider

just set it to somewhere around 33-50 percent

you'll get the same effect

[royal cedar]

thank you

[agile wind]

how to fix shadows on lantern its very dark

[lunar belfry]

levels

play with that

[agile wind]

ty

[small scaffold]

can someone tell me what is this? i am a beginner

how can i crop this single image?

[lunar belfry]

what would you like to crop out exactly?

[small scaffold]

like the side part
i want to cut some yellow part on the left

i select that part and press delete and this pops up

[lunar belfry]

for me its grayed out

but

click on your gun layer

then go to Layer > resterize > layer

and then try to do what you're doing again

[small scaffold]

Thank you man it worked

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @lunar belfry (current: #78 - 21)

[small scaffold]

how can i change this background's colour?

[ripe quest]

See: #❓ask-a-question message

[small scaffold]

thank you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 1616)

[gleaming burrow]

Hey guys, can someone help me quickly with a pattern? Does anyone know about it?

[river otter]

Does anyone know a marble statue effect?? Like something I can just downloaded and put it on any image??

If yes, please ping me

[ivory rampart]

you probably will need a bit of work to achieve marble effect

it won't be a single click

[ripe quest]

If you have a specific question, feel free to ask. Post any relevant screen shots that will help to demonstrate the problem/issue.

[ripe quest]

I don't know of any Action or plugin that will do this automatically. You would likely have to create the effect using various operations. And each image you try to use will probably require a slightly different approach.

[deep radish]

any fix? pls

[river otter]

If possible, can you recommend a video?

[ivory rampart]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMBYy1Du4yg

[ripe quest]

Did you try going to YouTube and typing "Photoshop marble statue effect"?

[gleaming burrow]

i send you my question in privat chat

[ripe quest]

Fix? I'm not sure there is a fix since its not broken. You could try converting the layers to a Smart Object and then align it.

[ripe quest]

No. Please ask questions here in the channel.

[deep radish]

All good! thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 1618)

[gleaming burrow]

https://youtu.be/TpNBBZ4cHHo?si=pZYOZllE5NU7qJ81 This is my template

and i want to get it into this projekt

how can i create a layer where i can insert my pattern @ripe quest

[ripe quest]

You could do something like this with a Clipping Mask...

[ripe quest]

But the tutorial uses a Layer Mask on the Adjustment Layer.

[slate grove]

I hit append and now my shapes menu is duplicated for the defaults.
Also 2nd question, I went to adobe stock and added some shapes to my library, how do I import them? Is it just find the download location and import?

[gleaming burrow]

how can i convert a jpg/png to a pattern (.pat)

[ripe quest]

Make a Selection (or Select > All if you want the entire canvas). Then Edit > Define Pattern. Give it a name.

[ripe quest]

You can delete the duplicates.