❓ask-a-question

[fringe dove]

how

[polar siren]

just wishlisted the game cause of this pic lol

[fringe dove]

lol

[ripe quest]

I'm not sure what you're doing to get that result. However, you can try various layers styles or duplicate the layer, blur it and change the Blend Mode for that layer.

[fringe dove]

so yeah what i did was i made like 7 copies of it with gausen blur increased it on each one the last one was like 500px and then above the third copy i make a cloud thing and at the very bottom it was a black image and above them all i had a greadient map

[ripe quest]

Why not just try a Layer Style... Outer Glow or Drop Shadow with a specific color assigned?

[fringe dove]

yeah idk i followed the first tutorial i found

[ripe quest]

Just dbl-click on an empty portion of the Layer to open the Styles Window, add an Outer Glow and tweak to meet your requirements.

[little warren]

anyone know how to fix the liquify error

[ripe quest]

Can you show the specific error that you're referring to?

[river otter]

Is there a way to add QUICK TRANSFORM to the toolbar for easy use like in my video? (sketchbook) https://youtu.be/pQBqyRsz1fw?si=1lUC1Xq_ml4qA6Oh

[ripe quest]

You cannot create your own floating toolbars. You'd need to write a plugin to do something like that.

There are Selection and Transform Tools that do all of those things which can be accessed quickly using keyboard shortcuts.

[boreal lark]

Hello, does anyone know how to create this effect?

[ivory rampart]

looks like mask on image

[river otter]

How to select the pixels on a PNG without selecting the whole image

[ivory rampart]

there's many tools

lasso

magic wand

you can select by color

depends what you want to select

[river otter]

What's the quickest way tho, the PNG has a bunch of edges and it takes a while to do it

Photoshop doesn't have just a select pixels feature for individual layers?

[ivory rampart]

if it's on separate layer you can ctrl+click on layer to auto select, invert selection (ctrl+shift+I) and go to select -> modify -> expand and choose how many pixels you want to expand

but this will work only if you want to remove border pixels of your png layer

[rustic bolt]

Hello, anyone might know why can't I use the history brush properly?

[river otter]

How would you crop or cut a image that's outside the guide lines?

How to make it so an outer glow doesnt cover the entire image under it? Like I'm trying to give an image with a lower opacity an outer glow but you can see the glow under it

[rustic bolt]

Any idea how can I make the black layer lineup better?

[open harbor]

anyone know how i can replicate this text? I paid someone to do it for me before but I want to replicate it

[river otter]

I think it's the bebas nue font with a blue > white gradient and a light blue stroke

[river otter]

Got it, thank you.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 1662)

[river otter]

And a drop shadow

[open harbor]

this font?

[open harbor]

this the full iomage

[sly hawk]

Yeah. Delete it. - then duplicate the white layer, turn it black and nudge it down a bit. Done!

[zenith adder]

how can i make so that my photoshop does not mess with images that i import, it makes them more blurry and such and im working much with pixelarts

[river otter]

hey guys, sorry to disturb but i just edited an image in photoshop but the text wraps around the box of the image instead of the targeted image?

anyway i can photoshop the hand as its own png instead of being a block with an image in it?

[carmine dome]

thank you! i think the 3D effect or whatever it is on this really sells it. It's well done.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vernal ember (current: #80 - 20)

[river otter]

oh waiitt i just realized i already did the path thing right, just had to set the path of wrap text as the path i made in photoshop

thanks!

[versed zenith]

hellooo

this

beautiful photo

taken from a state of the art Canon Powershot A3100 IS

how do i make the transparent part of the wall just a copy of the wall

[onyx moth]

How do i fix the opacity? i coped 3 group layers (from the bottom left one) and the opacity has changed for some reason

never thought making a simple twitch banner would be so hard 🤣

[deep radish]

can I install Photoshop CC on Windows 7 (64bit) PC?

[onyx moth]

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/new-version-of-cc-compatibility-with-windows-7/td-p/11554016

[deep radish]

👍

[chilly swift]

Can anyone give me some tips on how to replicate the black vertical lines here

with shadow effect going outwards on each of them as you can see in the pic

[serene coral]

yes, this is the answer to your question 😅 I think the easiest way to achieve this is to add a drop shadow layer style to your image

[serene coral]

can you clarify?

[serene coral]

have you tried using the Generative Fill?

[serene coral]

right click layer > reset transform. also see https://discord.com/channels/547473772727238676/927508840193351750

[little warren]

this one

anyone know how to fix this?

its been like this ever since

[nocturne crystal]

What dimensions do I use if I want a A4 210x297 with 4mm bleed?

[little warren]

and i could not use it at all

[nocturne crystal]

Anyone know with 4 mm bleed?

[vapid flume]

Liquify is quite power intensive and only works with all the GPU bells and whistles. Could it be that? Lack of space in Scratch disk and RAM a bit weak? GPU not compatible? Maybe some functions in the performance tab of the preferences that have been disabled?
Can you check if your GPU is compatible? (

in the help menu

[vapid flume]

you need to add 4mm on each side (so 8 mm in total)
You know you can add directly in the field?

Unfortunately Photoshop doesn't handle bleeds like Illustrator does (were you specify the bleed separately from the canvas size)

also it won't give you separate guides for the safe area (margins) and bleed.
So the best is to create a new file in A4, place your guides at the very edge of the canvas and then go to image>canvas size and add 8 mm in height and 8 mm in width

and add 8 mm in each field without bothering yourself with a calculator

That way your guides will stay put and you'll be able to visualise your bleed

[onyx moth]

See how the bottom left arrow is black and the other 3 have a lower opacity? I duplicated the bottom left group (just 2 lines) and used that on the other 3 corners but dunno why they're not solid black

[serene coral]

no idea, check your layers. you can always just duplicate a layer until it's fully opaque and merge the layers

[onyx moth]

Yeah that's what i ended up doing but it's for twitch so ideally i'd like to keep the size as low as possible (dunno how much 3-4 layers on each corner would add)

Because i dunno what else he wants put on there apart from words

It's like eveey duplicate lowered the opacity by like 10%

it says 100% on everything tho

[sly hawk]

If you 'merge the layers', you squish them together anyway. It won't impact on filesize

[serene coral]

you probably export it as jpg or png so I wouldn't worry about the final file size

[sly hawk]

also, I assume you'll export as a PNG at the end, so you can have 1000 layers in the PSD. Makes no difference

lol

[onyx moth]

Oh really? Well yeah i merged them all in the end so that's good to know haha

Cheers 🙂

[chilly swift]

Perfection as always, thanks!!

[chilly swift]

Thank you the tips too!

[chilly swift]

I forgot to ask one more thing...

how to ideally soften all the corners around the image

as you can see in the pic

I doubt that they were rounded up manually, correct?

[crystal flower]

forget everything here, can someone show me how to make the background with the pink and blue with the effect in the background

[real crescent]

how do I make a gradient for the contour of an already created contour

[mental kiln]

select silhuete, expand/contract select, father select, fill color select !

[mental kiln]

.

[mental kiln]

Bro, this is literally just a solid color, with a cartoon effect that you can find for free on freepik

[crystal flower]

hhahah

thanks man

[real crescent]

?

[crystal flower]

wait how do I actually get the effect onto photoshop?

[sly hawk]

Oh, sorry, was AFK

[chilly swift]

Np, the image got rounded up automatically when I tested it .

[sly hawk]

FYI anyway...

@serene coral - Can you add a CLIPPING mask to a whole Group/folder?

[chilly swift]

Thanks!!!

[serene coral]

nope! I always do it just like you did in your video, it's the fastest, most efficient and precise way

you could mess around with knockout... but it messes up the workflow 😛

[crystal flower]

@sly hawk sorry for the @ but in the picture sent earlier it has an effect with white lines coming through etc. I was wondering how to get this put it in place it in photoshop

[sly hawk]

oh the flair bit... ok 🙂

[compact berry]

is there a group for premiere pro

[sly hawk]

https://discord.gg/adobepremiere

(It's combined with the AfterEffects group)

#✍how-to-discord

[crystal flower]

thank you I will tery this very soon

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk (current: #7 - 760)

[crystal flower]

james im up to this part and it is messing up

[serene coral]

do you want to add a gradient mask to your layer? James used gradient map in his video

[crystal flower]

im not sure what you mean by a firdaient mask

I just want it to fit into the background

[serene coral]

delete the layer mask, it should make things easier for you

[crystal flower]

where is that?

[serene coral]

select it and press backspace

[crystal flower]

that didnt do anything

[serene coral]

what are you trying to do now?

[crystal flower]

im trying to have it in the background

[serene coral]

grab the layer in the layers panel and move it down, below the other layers

[crystal flower]

it is now in the background

but I am trying to do what james did

in the video

and blend it in

[serene coral]

ok so you actually want the layer mask on that layer? add it back by pressing the mask button at the bottom of your layers panel with the proper layer selected

[crystal flower]

I want it in the background yes

[bronze galleon]

Hello, how can i achieve this ? a graphic wrapping around an object ? is there a name for this kind of design i can look up on youtube ? thanks

[ripe quest]

Can be done just using a Layer Mask to paint out and hide the portions of the ribbon that are behind the person.

[bronze galleon]

I see thanks, is this the optimal way to go about it ?

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 1663)

[sly hawk]

It's ok. - Simple error 🙂

Alternatively, you could just use a big brush....

[ripe quest]

I think so.. This is how I would do it.

[river otter]

hello

can i get some advice how to delet the background and make it more living, and maybe replace the background for a nice thing

my own picture

[serene coral]

I would try using the Generative Fill to clean up the background. You can also use it to add anything you find interesting!

[river otter]

how does that work?

generative fill

[serene coral]

https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/generative-fill.html

[river otter]

where can i find that setting in ps

where is the setting "generative fill"?

@serene coral

[serene coral]

make a selection, right click it and select Generative Fill

[river otter]

with magnetic lasso @serene coral

[serene coral]

with any selection tool

[river otter]

but it dont show generative fill

[serene coral]

Edit>Generative fill
is it there? what is your Photoshop version

[river otter]

2023

it must be in 2023 right?

[serene coral]

the latest

[river otter]

where to update

[serene coral]

Creative Cloud app

[proven vector]

hey im trying to write a guide to help old people properly view soft proofs, is there a good free mobile app for soft proofing?

[ocean elbow]

Hi guys can someone help me of the Photoshop icon isn't appear on my files saved with .psd (I'm using mac)

[tame kettle]

Guys how can I recreate this light appearing on a character in ps?

[ripe quest]

It's a Rim Light. See: https://youtu.be/er6dnKdGG-M?si=c9CW63ooIAUmItKc

[ripe quest]

I don't use MacOS regularly but I think if you "Get Info" on the file, go to "Open With..." and locate Photoshop in the list. Then there is like "always open" or "change all" or something like that in the info box. Hope this helps.

[tame kettle]

oh thx

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 1664)

[fringe dove]

how do i fix this im trying to import this image i made in illustrator my image im trying to put it in is 460 x 216 px and this is the image im trying to bring into photoshop vs how it looks when its as big as i can make it but i need it a lot smaller then that

idealy it would be that size maybe even smaller

all of my other images that are even smaller somehow get scaled up fine

im talking pixel art images

is it becasue im scaling down

[solid ocean]

So there was some poetry on a pavement and we didnt like that so we needed to change it for a school project. I thought ah i will start the evening before (Now) with photoshop how hard can it be?

This is the pavement currenctly

and i need there to be a qr code in the like stones

[river otter]

how would i get just the bottom text in this image as a transparent png?

[river otter]

Select color range try

[quaint python]

hello, is anyone able to create such a number for me? I need "75"

[polar harness]

how to make this part ligter

do i need to rasterize?

[little warren]

I think i found a fix, but im not sure if it really is a fix and it might do something weird but i tried turning off the graphics processor in preferences < performance and it worked

but when its on the liquify just doesnt work

so maybe there is a con in turning off the graphics processor?

also in the gpu compatibility thing

i saw 2 errors and it said i need to update my drivers

[lime rampart]

Hi guys, I'm frustrated because, I'm exporting image with the resample method Nearest Neighbour, but i realize that windows show me smoothed edges. I also check previous works i've done with this type of resample and they are also smoothed right now.
These works were perfectly visible with hard edges but right now they aren't.
It is something messed up in windows?

[thorny chasm]

hello, how do i fix this?

1. i've purge the chaces and histories
2. i've deleted also cache font also
3. CTfont also deleted

*fixed : reinstalling the font

[spring stump]

how do i get a thought bubble on photoshop?

[ripe quest]

Window > Shapes... hamburger menu (upper right corner of the panel)... Choose the "Legacy Shapes and More" option. Load those shapes. There is a folder called "Talk Bubbles"

[minor robin]

can someone please tell me how to remove the lines?

[serene coral]

you can't literally 'remove' those. you can 'guess' what's under

[serene coral]

there is a setting but I never got it to work the way I want. The way I do it now is I make sure the image I added is a smart object (it should be given you haven't changed that in the preferences), right click the layer and select 'Reset transform'. This assures your image is scaled on your canvas in 100%.

[minor robin]

Is there any way to remove it?
I'm still a beginner and this picture is very important to me

[serene coral]

you won't 'uncover' what's below the marker. you can try regenerating it with ai but you'll never get the original image back

[sand linden]

Hello everyone,

I have a question.

I have found myself having quite allot of fun on photoshop and doing things on it. And i plan on doing allot more editing. Ai stuff aswell.

Now i am thinking to buy a new mac cause the one i have now is around 10 years old.

Anyone who can help me out.

Atm im looking into the mac studio, the 2400 euro one ( the basic model)

Or the macbook pro m3 basic model 16 inch from around i think 3000 euro

What do you guys and girls think?

Now also another question. Is thos more than enough to play with adobe photoshop?

The basic model shouldent have any lag when i use the eraser?

Perhaps anyone have any other suggestion mac wise that would be cheaper or if not good enough better?

Thanks everyone in advance!

[vapid flume]

Having GPU drivers updated is quite critical in making PS work properly. Certain features are quite power hungery, so you should either do it, or if it's not enough, maybe upgrade?
Here are all the things you can try to find a cure
https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/kb/troubleshoot-gpu-graphics-card.html

[vapid flume]

I couldn't help you on the Mac side, but at the very least, I can point you to the system requirements page
https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/system-requirements.html
there is "minimum" and there is "optimal"
I don't know how upgradable are Macs these days, but if possible it's helpful to be able to boost RAM and Storage space (Storage space can be an external drive, if pressed)
GPU is an area to be taken seriously.

[serene coral]

unfortunately, you can't apply it to multiple layers at once. you can assign a shortcut to it to speed things up

[vapid flume]

The way I do it (and it won't resolve the center issue in one click) is to open the second file in a separate tab, and go right-click > duplicate layer and choose the first file as a destination (I never do drag and drop of files, for some reason, but I think in that case it will help anyway), center it, and then go image>reveal all, in the case of the pasted image is bigger than the base one

I don't know if that makes sense.

But smart objects works better 🙂

[mighty storm]

can anyone help me to make this thumbnail look better?

its for roblox by the way

uh i cant really think im just trying to make it more eye catching

I mastered every kit in roblox bedwars

kits are basically skins that give you abilities

the skin in the center is me

the characters behind me are the kits

[serene coral]

yep, a good use of actions feature! have fun!

[still tinsel]

How can I get this to make this loop? I am trying to make VFX for something and I need a ring of sheet music but I cant find any "wavy sheet music" that loops, it just ends up looking like this

yes i know its the wrong way around but i am going to fix that

[vapid flume]

You mean you want the top lines to align with the bottom lines so they connect?

Is that something you created yourself?

[still tinsel]

Yes, I want it to be a constant loop so that it looks like this the entire way around

No its an image I got from google, its just for practice

Im not very good at drawing or anything lol

[vapid flume]

The thing is you will need to align it manually, for example with the warp feature or with liquify

It's similar in a sense than doing a repeat pattern (Seamless pattern) so I would use the same steps

Using the offset filter for example. That wont solve the matching of lines, but will allow you to easily visualise it

What's the size in pixels of your image?

[mighty storm]

theres about like 70 kits in total those are just the kits i used in the video bc im gonna do a series

[still tinsel]

the texture is 1080x1080

if its easier, is there a way to make my own texture without tons of tweaking to get it right?
I can try to make one from scratch but like I said im not very good at drawing or anything like that so it would be difficult

[vapid flume]

The way to work with repeating patterns (it's the same idea here) is to duplicate your layer, and runfilter>other>offset. This sallows the layer to show the edges in the center. according to it size. So in that case, you need to input 1080/2 (960) in each field (height and whidth)

once you got that, you have a visualisation of how the edges look

Then when you see how the edges don't connect, you will need to align them manually. For example by selecting the bit that don't connect with the other and applying a warp to the selection

Sorry my numbers were wrong 😂

[still tinsel]

It supposed to be for an aura for something im making, its supposed to go in a perfect look around the entire character

[still tinsel]

I see ill give this a try

[vapid flume]

select one of the sides like this and right click to select "free transform"

[still tinsel]

It supposed to look similar to this but with sheet music instead

[vapid flume]

when you're on free transform, right click again to go to "warp"

@still tinsel when you are on warp, you can adjust the sides with the hanbles

Although in that case, I guess it will be hard because both sides do in different directions. If you don't want to spend too much time on this since it's just for practice, I would suggest choosing another test file. However, you can try things out on this one, see how it's done and then do a proper work on another. Or be stubborn like a good designer 😂 and spend some time achieving the result you want. It's not straighforward but certainly not impossible!

[still tinsel]

Wouldn’t that make it look more like the red example though? I’m trying to make it look like bottom line

[still tinsel]

Maybe i can crop the wave halfway and use that instead

sorry didnt mean to reply

[vapid flume]

Yes that's a possibility
https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/using/warp-images-shapes-paths.html

another possibility but it requires another set of skills altoghether would be to create a brush in that shape. Or find such brush somewhere

See that stream with the estimable Paul Trani!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbhLMs_fiJA

You can adapt to suit your needs!

https://www.template.net/design-templates/brushes/music-photoshop-brush/
Or that, probably not free but hey!

The thing is to draw the line with thebrush between two end points so everything repeats

[still tinsel]

This is what im trying to recreate but instead of a trail it wraps aroun the body, worst case scenario i can always just ask to buy the texture from the guy who made this lol

[vapid flume]

I think this is very achievable even without those steps I gave you, but there will be an element of drawing that will be inevitable.
Also not sure Photoshop is best suited for this (I would do it in illustrator, symbols is a very useful feature here)

What is the software that will be used to animate it?

[still tinsel]

Its not animated, its using a built in feature to ROBLOX Studio called Beams where you basically select 2 points and it automatically makes a beam between the 2 points which you can apply a texture to, you can then change the settings like speed, color, size etc

I dont have illustraitor or after effects

The texture I already premade works fine on straight lines but when you try using it for a ring it just doesnt work

Here's how my texture I made in like 5 mintues works on a straight line compared to the circle

it automatically stretches to line up n stuff like that

[vapid flume]

Oh OK... So I don't know what kind of file format they will need (Sorry I don't play any game at all 🙂 )

[still tinsel]

these are the settings

[still tinsel]

They just use PNGs for the textures

[vapid flume]

Honestly? I would draw a set of lines that I will make look (just using the guides make sure they begin and end in the same line on the edge of the canvas, and paste various musical notes on them in the middle. As long as the adges are on the same line, the middle can go wavy

when repeated 4 times and all the elements distributed. You know for sure that your shape is looping, because you've been using the same Y parameters for both beginning and end points. X values are separated by the exact lengh of the canvas

[still tinsel]

I got it to loop I just need to fix the texture now because it looks bad

Like Rex said they we're playing at the wrong times so I disabled and reenabled them both at the exact same time and now it loops

but as you can see the texture is really stretched

So now i have to figure how to fix that

[vapid flume]

Maybe it should be longer?

repeat the same line twice so you double the lengh

if it loops once it loops twice...

Same brain here @river otter 😂

[still tinsel]

Ok so like this?

its still stretched

Ill figure it out eventually

I have an idea which ill try

[vapid flume]

No idea, I already said I don't play any games, also I'm really crap at everything animation related!

[still tinsel]

Well the reason I made the texture black and white is that its the only way to chance the color of things for some reason

it has to be this orientation thats why its sideways

You can make really cool things using roblox studio

I'm still new to learning it but these are 2 things ive made so far

But to some people this would be considered a 4-5/10

[still tinsel]

@river otter Thank you for the help

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @fathom vessel (current: #316 - 4)

[still tinsel]

@vapid flume Thanks for the help

oh my bad

@vapid flume Thank You

huh

why wont it give the carma

[vapid flume]

No worries about Carmas 🙂 I get the appreciation all the same 💖

[tame kettle]

guys can you explain me why sometimes when I add a color fill layer and i try to pain on it everything works fine but then when I try to pain on it a second time, (maybe after i did something on another layer) it just create a black layer and start painting white instead of the color i've chosen?

[keen tendon]

sorry for this question can doses anyone in here know how to resise a normal photo on a layer in adobephotoshop

[keen tendon]

the answear is CRL+T

[pallid umbra]

Hi hi, does anyone know how i fix this?

i only transferred the .pdf from my laptop to my pc

[chilly swift]

hey there folks

So I continue making boxes for my custom mod and wanted to ask if It's even possible to make the left side of the box here and the top preferably too make much sharper looking (non-blurry)?

[grim drift]

How do I make it like blend in with the picture?

[fluid wasp]

does anyone know if there's any difference in the channel mixer in PS vs AE?

[dull arrow]

Anyone know how to make a comic strip template?

[rapid obsidian]

You will need a better picture. This one has a background which is a huge mess. Get image with smoke on black background and then you need to set the smoke layer's blending mode to screen or add

[rapid obsidian]

Yes, also there are many templetes available to download on web. WHy dont get just one Would be easier : )

[rapid obsidian]

I don't think there is any. I'm attaching a picture for you.

[rapid obsidian]

to make images less blurry you can sharpen them. If quality is low you can upscale. If there is too much noise you can denoise a bit.

[pure lava]

any idea why my motion blur is just not blurring the edges

am i just having a brain fart

or something

[rapid obsidian]

maybe you have a mask applied or a clipping mask

[pure lava]

it is a masked selection from a larger image but ive masked things out before, then blurred and the edges would still be blurred im pretty sure

[rapid obsidian]

Before you apply blurr to it. Change the layer into a smart object. Then apply and see.

[pure lava]

thats the first thing i always do

[rapid obsidian]

If you are applying direction blurr then I think the head of it should not be blurry.

only the tail because its moving that way. speaking image wise.

🤔

[pure lava]

im not following

no matter which angle i change the blur i still see that solid cut out edge of the mask

this is so weird and annoying

[rapid obsidian]

It obviously would stay inside the sharp edge of mask if it blurrs only outside. of image

Unless you soft the mask too

restart ps or something

[rapid obsidian]

see if you have any other layer which duplicates the edge..

[pure lava]

can u hop in vc real quick ?

just show i can show

maybe u can find something i cant

i just restarted

and there are no other layers overlapping

idk if im just being dumb or something and missing something

[rapid obsidian]

ok

what i think problem is the layer is too big. and you are apply blurr so the edges are actually outside

but lets see

[pure lava]

how do i push to talk lmao

[rapid obsidian]

i rarely use blurr lol

[rapid obsidian]

idk XD

there is no permission fir screenshare

[pure lava]

shoot

lmao i cant talk in anything

[rapid obsidian]

ok so for once

the layer you are applying blurr to

rasterize it (later undo, dont save), then apply bllurr and see

and when you ctrl+t, you should only see the part you masked. not whole original image. Then see what happens.

its working for me as it should.

inside mask too.

[pure lava]

i was never seeing the whole image

BUT

this did fix my issue, im seeing the blur extend outward now

rather than be confined

but what if i want this as a smart object

with the blur

not rasterized

[rapid obsidian]

I can not tell without actually seeing the whole layer setup and whats actually wrong.

Maybe send a photo of layer?

[pure lava]

gotchu

got itlooking how i want

but

i want it as a smart object to begin with

instead of rasterized

but it wasnt working when it was a smart object for somereason

nvm

cracked the code

[rapid obsidian]

I am confused too, don't want to guide you wrong.

[pure lava]

i def had a brainfart no worries lmao

i just had to turn the orginial image with the mask into a singular smart object

so when the blur is activated is exactly as i wanted

trying to add the blur while the mask was still linked was allowing me to still add the blur but obv be restricted by the edges because of the linked mask

my brain just wasnt clicking

[rapid obsidian]

well atleast its solved now

[pure lava]

for sure

appreciate your time and patience with me alain

[rapid obsidian]

its alright

[fluid wasp]

Uh I know there's no difference in the look of it but how the numbers work. In PS it seems to be saying that it's working on percentage. In AE it's simply a number instead of a percentage. Unless it actually is a percentage. Not sure. What I meant was if there was any difference in this calculation or not.

90 innPS isn't the same as 90 in AE for me.

[rapid obsidian]

I mean the options are same. All 7

[fluid wasp]

For instance. 200 in PS isn't the same as 200 in AE. It's way much stronger in AE. But somehow the value of 150 looked very similar.

[fluid wasp]

Doesn't seem like so. Is there any documentation over how the calculations work for them though.

[rapid obsidian]

they are same.

but ye idk about value difference (if there is any..)

[fluid wasp]

I mean I didn't mean to say the options have any differences. It has all the same options from PS.

Just the value calculation didn't seem right at all.

[rapid obsidian]

Maybe. I don't use it much.

[fluid wasp]

Also. In PS anything below 0 gives the same result as 0.

[rapid obsidian]

You can be right. They are difference softwares afterall.

[fluid wasp]

It didn't seem like exponential or something. For instance. If I used 0 in both, it had the same result. Same at 100. But other than that. Any increase or decrease in value seemed to be like, halved in AE. Like. 95 in AE gave the same look as 90 in PS. 150 in AE was same as 200 in PS. 🤷

So idk how the value calculation is going on

[radiant sparrow]

I'm using a pen over my draw tablet and every time I use the brush, the opacity change its values, even though they are 100%. However, if I use my mouse and draw a random line, the opacity does not change (remains by the set up, 100%)... How can I fix this?

I have never experienced this before and I don't know why it is occurring

[rapid obsidian]

Isn't it how it works normally?

When you apply more pressure it should be dark and when less pressure it should be light colored.

[wary lark]

After upgrading Photoshop to 2024, the brush folder always starts in a collapsed state. So I always open each brush folder manually. There is a shortcut to expand all brush folders at once, but I selectively want some brush folders to be open and others to be collapsed. I want to keep the brush folder I opened like in the old version of Photoshop. Is there a way?

[rapid obsidian]

Hold control while expanding one, it will expand all.

oh nvm.

[wary lark]

No, I don't think you understood my question. I also know the shortcut keys. I want it to stay in the same state it was in before.

[rapid obsidian]

Same bug for me. It collapse all panels and i still havents found solution

[wary lark]

-0-;;;

Is it bug??

what the.....

[rapid obsidian]

I am not aware of current bugs etc.

[radiant sparrow]

No...

I mean

I am making pressure over my brush

Everything should work fine, being dark when using my pen

But it is not the case

[rapid obsidian]

Is this the issue? https://www.reddit.com/r/wacom/comments/134co67/pen_strokes_randomly_lose_pen_pressure_and/?rdt=41446

[radiant sparrow]

Let me see

it is similar

But my draw tablet is not wacom

[rapid obsidian]

hm

maybe search for one with your tablet.

[radiant sparrow]

I will try

[plain zephyr]

I am new to photoshop and for my work recently I have to work with a lot of photo retouching is there any photoshop actions for removing reflections from faces.

[wary lark]

Everyone is annoyed by this problem.
https://www.reddit.com/r/photoshop/comments/16pc2te/setting_my_brushes_folder_to_be_open_when/

-_-

This post is from 5 months ago... Why doesn't Adobe fix this problem?

[radiant sparrow]

Update: I found nothing

[rapid obsidian]

hm. I don't have a pen tablet :/

so i dont really know if i can do anything

[radiant sparrow]

Should I create a reddit account and create a post over there?

or perhaps reopen my Photoshop?

[rapid obsidian]

Maybe/

[radiant sparrow]

which one?

[rapid obsidian]

Are u new to using pen?

[fluid wasp]

Did you calibrate the tablet btw?

I think first use of the tablet needs a calibration unless it's old and you've been using it fine before.

[radiant sparrow]

Yeah

I got this pen and the tablet from the internet called 10moons

[rapid obsidian]

do you know about pen pressure?

TUrn off this option and see

its near flow and opacity

[radiant sparrow]

Let me reopen my Photoshop cause I restarted my PC

Odd

@rapid obsidian Can I call you in DMs to show you?

[rapid obsidian]

ok

[lament nacelle]

Is this the channel I'd use to ask how to achieve a certain effect?

[rapid obsidian]

yes

[lament nacelle]

Alright cool, so basically, I was wondering how I'd properly use an image like this and apply it onto a wall to give the effect of the skull coming out of it

I've gotten close, but theres always certain dead givaways that ruin it

[rapid obsidian]

what do you mean by using this image?

[lament nacelle]

Like use it as an overlay. Not quite sure how to word it properly.

This is the kind of effect I'm looking for

Key difference obviously being a skull inside a wall instead

[rapid obsidian]

Hm there are quite a few ways to do but You can do it by painting highlights and shadows

Just paint with brush

[lament nacelle]

I'd like to get it as close to the overlay image as possible, so in my head, I thought it would be possible to remove all of the white from the skull image, and just put it on top of the wall image, then make adjustments to make it match better

[rapid obsidian]

You will get most accurate results by handpainting

[lament nacelle]

Gotcha, alright thanks

[rapid obsidian]

whats name of this art?

[rapid obsidian]

this

[lament nacelle]

Well it's not a photoshop artwork, it's a prop from starwars. Just google "trapped in carbonite" to find it

[rapid obsidian]

hm

[neat badge]

how can i get clean outlines for this? u can see its kinda like blurry and i dont want that.

[eager kiln]

Hi, I'm sort of new to Photoshop so I have no clue how to do this,
I need to make a x, y coordinate plane in Photoshop with slightly transparent grid squares but I can't find ANY tutorials on how to do this
I can only find videos on how to make a grid pattern, but that doesn't include the X and Y plane I need and also it's not precise

[wary isle]

Trying to use the simple gradient tool, which I learnt to do via selecting the layer, creating a layer mask, and then pressing G for the gradient tool. But G is now selecting the 3D Material Drop Tool and giving me a Stop sign when hovering over the layer?

[rapid obsidian]

Denoise it and then sharpen it.

[plucky crest]

how do I achieve this color grading

[rapid obsidian]

Right click on the tool and you will see multiple of them.

[rapid obsidian]

it depens on what image you are starting with.

[rapid obsidian]

If you mean to just draw, then You can hold shift while using brush tool and dash by click points. it will draw straight lines.
ALso rectangle select tool is at 90 degree so you can make a select with it (size of a line) and then use it

[quick tendon]

I made a pixel art size of 128x128, if am I resize it 64x64 will anything happen?

If someone help ping me please

[rapid obsidian]

yes pixels will merge.

[quick tendon]

If i make it on resize web site?

[rapid obsidian]

doesn't matter.

By changing it to small size you are merging pixels.

[quick tendon]

Thank

[wary isle]

Not working

[rapid obsidian]

in tool menu right click the tool to see multiple

[wary isle]

@rapid obsidian ^

[rapid obsidian]

click this at the bottom of tool baar to select your favorite tools

also the layers you are trying to fill are not normal layers, they are shape layers. which makes them not directly fillable, you will need to find their fill in the properties or rasterize them.

[wary isle]

I've tried it with 2 normal photos and they still don't allow gradients

[rapid obsidian]

a normal layer should not have any icon

but the tool u are using is also not the right one

[wary isle]

that actually worked

[rapid obsidian]

so go to tools and select it.

[wary isle]

thanks

[rapid obsidian]

great

[vapid flume]

You could use the vector tools in Photoshop, they work as in Illsutrator (or as in any vector software, meaning they give you clean, scalable lines, something that a brush will always fail at)
Text tool is a vector tool, and so is the line tool too. So you can use the line tool to create two lines. click on the first point to crreate the beginning point, hold shift to maintian the line parrallel to the X axis and drag your line until to reach the right end point

see the settings in my screenshot

Same for the vertical axis, where you'kll drag perpendicularly. No need to compute the angle if you hold SHIFT. It will be 90 degrees

Then you can use the rectangle tool to create the right angle little icon, again hold SHIFT and it will tuen the rectangle into a square

[eager kiln]

Yup, what I just did XD Decided to bite the bullet and do it all manually
Had to set the X and Y of each line manually, the size of the canvas made it even worse XD 10k pixels x 10k pixels
That's all I could think of before anyone responded lol

[eager kiln]

This is the bottom left of the plane. and I love it

[vapid flume]

Basically knowing the difference between vector and raster (Raster = Pixles) is very important
https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/using/image-essentials.html
In Photoshop Vector tools are a separate subset and the kind of things you want to do, they are ideal

Also if you want to create a grid from scratch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ2TOrv30Qc
Don't forget the power of copy and paste 🙂

If someday you ever need a grid for composition purpose and don't need it to appear in the final artwork, then there is a separate grid system in Photoshop there
Settings for size and colour can be found in the preferences

[glad void]

Hey hey, a bit new to the server i knwo but how can i use the uhm

photoshop fill tool to act like paint.net's fill tool

i want to fill not only with color but also with such patterns and designs

[vapid flume]

It depends what you need to fill. A vector shape or a puxel baed shape. For a vector shape it's easy, just select pattern or solid colour or gradient in the dropdown menu of the top menu settings

But for a pixel shape, you will probably need to have your shape as a mask and apply that mask to a solid colour/gradient/pattern adjustment layer

You can fill a shape by also using layer styles, but not with the fill tool

[glad void]

Oh?

Thank you, I'll quickly try to fill the shape i want to!

[vapid flume]

the fill tool can do patterns though

but I never seen anyone use it, for some reason

[glad void]

i've just seen that now, hah

that seems useful

[vapid flume]

To be honest, I never really seen anyone use the fill tool in quite a ong time, since it's rather crude as a tool, and most people who would need solid colours for infographics and such will use vector shapes instead

Not saying that it doesn't have its uses, but it's just very limited

[glad void]

I mostly use it for hobby and fun, i'm not at the advanced level to do complex stuff with photoshop so its a life saver for me i'd say

I usually make fun stuff with friends for games we are in such as logos for fictional companies we create

[vapid flume]

The thing is if you want to apply a pattern with the fill tool, you need to import patterns or create them yourself (unless the ones given with Photoshop are fine with you, which I doubt very much)

[glad void]

Yup, sadly the grass pattern isn't gonna be much too useful for me for now, how can i create a pattern if that question isn't a problem for you

[vapid flume]

If that's what you do with Photoshop (and not photo editing, or complex stuff) I can recomment Adobe Express which is a simpler graphic design tool from Adobe (it's web based)

[glad void]

Oh, found a video about it!

[vapid flume]

The helps files are useful too!
https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/patterns.html

[glad void]

Well, i also edit photos and such for fun but I've seen adobe express which i might get later on if i feel the need for its tools more later on

[glad void]

Thank you!

[vapid flume]

You're welcome!

[neat badge]

Will do, im kinda new to photoshop so i gotta watch tutorial on how to sharpen and denoise

[chilly swift]

I tried sharping it, but the end result wasn't that much better, maybe there are better techniques ?

[vapid flume]

What you got is probably the the result of upscaling something that was very small (not necessarily your fault, maybe you found it like that)
I spoke about the importance of knowing the difference between vector and raster/pixels a bit higher up in the discussion so have a look.
Your image is pixel based so everytime someone tries to change its dimension you'll get those artifacts

the only way I find is to increwase the contrast

it's not even perfect

basically, you eliminate all the gray that constitute the artwork and only leave balck or white. I used the image>adjustment>levels for that

One other option would be to digitise it, meaning, turn it into vector

you can do that in Photoshop

[chilly swift]

I actually did re-shape it, yea, the deck box originally looked a lot different, the side and the top (which are blurry now, could be barely seen before perspective warping the image, they were better quality tho.

[vapid flume]

TO digitise: You need to go to the libraries panel, click on the little + sign at the bottom, choose "extract from image" (second screenshot)

then go to the "shape" option in the top panel (first screenshot), and save it

Now you got a vector shape that you can reshape and will never loose its sharpness

before/after

The best way of course is to draw those shapes in vector at the beginning instead of trying to do damage limitation

[old verge]

every page has this large spot. ive got a curves and levels to remove most of it, but the harsher ones are still there which I have to manually do myself. is there a quicker way to automate the process?

[jade flare]

does anyone know how to achieve the following? namely the "182". i don't care about the textures, the only part i am trying to recreate is the over layed "182" over a rectangle like that

I thought it was a clipping mask but its not working

[dreamy sable]

YO NEED HELP

[mental kiln]

?

[jade flare]

does anyone know what it means when the "hardness" of a brush is greyed out?

i downloaded this cool graphitti brush, but i want it more of a solid (or more solid) than this

[errant tiger]

yes

[jade flare]

?

[errant tiger]

i know hows to do it

[jade flare]

like what im trying to do is something like this

but i want it more solid with the graphitti brush

like as solid as the star

a better blend if you will

actually it looks like if i just click multiple times in the same section i get the desired effect

much better

[jade flare]

damnnn

not what i was looking for but you took it to the next level and looks cool as hell

i will want a little bit of texture but this seems like an excellent way to create cool shapes

let me see if i can replicate what you did just a sec

[mental kiln]

mix brushes, use white background, black brush, blur, use levels for choke effect

my screen recorder does not record the windows that open

[jade flare]

yeah i was trying to figure out what you did, but it was confusing with no ui feedback

how did you shift the color to grey like that?

[mental kiln]

image, hue and saturation, desaturate, levels adjust black and white, ctrl + l

to work with levels, and create this choke effect, you always need to have a black and white composition,

blur and levels is the key!

[jade flare]

sorry what is this

"levels adjust black and white"

oh nvm

i get it now

[mental kiln]

okay, ok, now levels

[jade flare]

oh oops im an idiot i was here

that's not what you meant huh, you meant image -> adjustments -> level

[mental kiln]

yep

[jade flare]

okay just need blur now

filter blur?

[mental kiln]

yep, blur

and level for "choke"

[polar harness]

i want to do some photo editing

(color grading specifically)

do i need lightroom or can i do i t in photoshop

[mental kiln]

anyone

lightroom, you can change colors and some localized adjustments such as spots, pimples

[polar harness]

gotcha

[mental kiln]

photoshop, you have total freedom, but it is more complex to learn,

[polar harness]

ive already learned photoshhop

i was just wondering

if i also ned to learn

uhm

lightroom

[mental kiln]

There is no need, unless you need to edit colors/photos in batches

[mental kiln]

you art?

[polar harness]

yessir

im trying to do the fliers for my school for service hours

[mental kiln]

So apparently, you still haven't learned how to deal with any colors, because your colors are all original without any abientation

Go to YouTube and look for environment tutorials

[polar harness]

YES

[polar harness]

gracias

that is one thing i havent learned

i was notcing it

my colors dont pop

[timid minnow]

hey, I was wondering if anybody knew how to make this effect on the text to look like shiny gold with imperfections and so on

[mental kiln]

hink about the basic concepts of a designer, for example, having a palette with few colors (1, 2, 3 colors maximum) this palette must match, that's why the color wheel exists

[polar harness]

gotcha

[polar harness]

i only know complmentaries as of right now

[mental kiln]

bevel

[polar harness]

those always work well with eachother

[polar harness]

what are my biggest mistakes in this piece?

[mental kiln]

bevel, and noise sobrepositions

[fallow chasm]

any 1 know how to fix

[neat badge]

worked but why is it like this now

like low quality

nvm fixed it

[neat badge]

that looks almost near perfect. but where do i open this panel exactly from again

[fallow chasm]

??

[vapid flume]

It's the libraries panel, if it's not already open for you, first off... BOOO!

otherwise you can open it here. The + sign is at the bottom

[vapid flume]

It would help if you could explain what's wrong. The better way to get help is to make it easy for those willing 🙂
I mean I see you are trying to sample colours but I don't see what's wrong

Particularly since you don't show the layers panel etc, as some adjustments could impact the way the colour sampler sees colours

[fallow chasm]

okay one second

is this any better? my problem is that the colours are not matching what i’m selecting

@vapid flume

it’s only a recent problem and not sure what i did for it to change

[vapid flume]

Possibly because you colour picker is in RGB and your file is in CMYK?

Also have you got any soft proof setting so you can see the real colours in CMYK? They seem incredibly garish on your screen for them to be displayed as mimicking CMYK (it could be the camera though)

Do you need those to print on a commercial printer?

[fallow chasm]

what do i do to change it

not very familiar with ps yet

[fallow chasm]

it says RGB/8/CMYK

[vapid flume]

ITo be honest a video doesn't help much. I will try to rewatch

The screenshot is easier to look at

[fallow chasm]

ike one sec

what do you need in the screen shot?

[vapid flume]

OK, I see it

You got a soft proof for CMYK, while your file is RGB

try CTRL+Y

[fallow chasm]

still hasn’t fixed it

[wispy nexus]

hello does anyone know how can i rotate text in the end

[vapid flume]

Ideally a screenshot like that is always super helpful

[wispy nexus]

like cercle way

[neat badge]

wait is there any other way to do it

[vapid flume]

I mean on those screenshots we can see everything (layers, layer styles, layers blending, colour modes, file size, filename etc)

[vapid flume]

Any other way than what? Digitising?)

[neat badge]

yea

[vapid flume]

not if you want super crisp lines

[neat badge]

okay

[vapid flume]

Or you should strat with a drawing done with crisp lines from the start

[vapid flume]

OK, just go to image>mode> and choose RGB

[wispy nexus]

does anyone know how can i make the Tunisian dreams roleplay goes on logo line

rotate it a bit in the end

[vapid flume]

Because here you're still on the wrong colour mode (see those asterisks next to the file name? They indicate 1- your file isn't saved, 2- your colour profile mismatches your screen)

[fallow chasm]

still not working the colours arent matching one another

[vapid flume]

Are you still seeing those asteriks? What does it says next to the filename?

[wispy nexus]

@vapid flume please

[fallow chasm]

so i saved it and the * is still there

[neat badge]

how can i now cut out the outside of the cross as perfectly as i can, magic wand doesnt seem to work and i dont think its a good way

[polar harness]

is it 1 layer?

[fallow chasm]

might that have anything to do qwth it ??

[polar harness]

uhhh

[vapid flume]

You need to use the option "text on a path" in Photoshop, but you need to draw a vector path with the pen tool first ( apath that follows the shape of the big R) and with the type tool, when you will get close to that path, you'll see the cursor change shape. Type your text here

[polar harness]

ive never used smart filters

[vapid flume]

If you digittised it, all you have to do is get rid of the white (you got a black shape and nothing else

However I will need to go now, I have some work to do

[neat badge]

i need the inside to stay white so i can change the color of the inside cross later

wait lemme show u sum

[vapid flume]

I really need to go

Bye!

[neat badge]

this is my goal

i rlly need help with doing a perfect cutout for this. the inside of the cross has to stay white

[snow rose]

Hey, why cant I select a layer just by clicking on it

for some reason it wants to mvoe and not select on click

I remember being able to just click the layer on screen to select

[ripe quest]

Open the Layers Panel (Window > Layer... or F7 on the kb) and activate the Layer itself by clicking on it. Should change to a lighter grey when its active.

[snow rose]

yeah on the layers window ik, but I want to select them just by clicking inside the workspace

I can only select them when holding ctrl it appears

[ripe quest]

Switch to the Move Tool (V) and activate "Auto-Select" mode

[snow rose]

thanks!

❤️

[ripe quest]

Just remember that you have that switched on. It can be annoying sometimes when you don't want that behavior.

[snow rose]

yeah I use it when organising layers

[rich spindle]

Usually pressing auto on lightroom does the trick but I'm having a real hard time making the colors on this as natural as possible

[snow rose]

Why holding left click on zoom button it goes into that weird zooming where u dont need to hold m1 anymore

can I disable it

[snow rose]

worst thing is that it doesnt happen constantly, only sometimes

[ripe quest]

"Auto" may not always work as you expect. Most of the time, you'll want to manually adjust levels.

[rich spindle]

I tried manually adjusting it but got confused with the right amount of contrast and saturation especially eith the pics with yellow and red colors

[crystal flower]

I want to make a light blur over a whole image

any help?

that is what I want to do it on

[ripe quest]

Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur...

No. Sorry.

[crystal flower]

thank you!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 1665)

[merry salmon]

A friend is making a theme for me, I have a screenshot for him that's almost perfect, I'm just hoping to change a few of the words. I'm attaching the image, but if it helps I also have a screenshot of another menu screen with a lot more text if that helps. Would anyone be willing to do me a huge favor? I have the tech savvy of a brain dead chimp...

[cursive cipher]

Is there a group for Fresco?

[mental mist]

I use a Huion HS610, I recently started using Photoshop in a class of mine at school, and so I bought Photoshop for myself at home. I've had this tablet for quiet a while, and am thinking of upgrading to a display tablet soon. But today, I ran into an issue with my pen pressure with photoshop.
At my school, I believe we have Wacom Display Tablets, and I haven't had any issues with Pen pressure over there. But at home, with my Huion tablet, photoshop wont detect any pressure.

I have already looked around for solutions, and I've tired the common solution of creating a Txt file and putting in a command. But that doesn't work. I've also attempted to use windows ink, but that doesn't work either.

I need a solution that doesn't use windows ink as well, because Windows Ink creates lag for my tablet, which isn't ideal for workflow at all, and extremely frustrating.

I do have alternative programs I can use, but I really enjoy using photoshop, and to find a solution would make me very happy.

Can someone help me find a solution?

Edit : Please Ping if/when anyone responds

[fallow chasm]

@vapid flume

i uninstalled and reinstalled

and i still have the same problem

[ripe quest]

Please see: https://discord.com/channels/547473772727238676/1042833042378592329

[ripe quest]

There isn't an official Discord for Fresco. Sorry.

[ripe quest]

Not sure which Huion you have but I haven't noticed any problems with my Huion Kamvas 24. Maybe check out the Huion Support pages to see if there are any recommendations for using your device with Photoshop.

[ripe quest]

This is an ancient version of Photoshop. Perhaps upgrade to a more current version of the app.

[winter sluice]

How do I make lines like this easy in photoshop?

[fallow chasm]

yeah i can’t

cuz the program is on a usb

the ps i’m using is from 2012 i think😂

[tawdry gale]

quick question, not sure if there is a way to do this but... I want to take a circle and slice it into 16 pieces, but NOT like you'd cut a cake. More like if you looked at the earth from the north pole and could see the longitudes from the centre outward to the equator.?

[ripe quest]

An easy way is using a Gradient Layer and Posterization...

[winter sluice]

Thanks, will try immediately

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 1666)

[mental mist]

Huion HS610, is what I'm using. I actually found a solution on Reddit, unsure if it'll work long term. But what I did was install a driver for a different Huion tablet (which sounds weird) but it actually worked. I had to enable Windows Ink, but with the new driver it appears there isn't any lag issues as of now. I'll continue to use Windows Ink for now, hopefully it doesn't cause any issues in the future. :))

[ripe quest]

Maybe setting up a custom grid in Preferences and using that with Snap To to draw selection or shapes. Edit > Preferences > Grid, Guides... 16 subdivisions. Something like that. Just spit-balling here.

[tawdry gale]

hmm, okay, so there isnt an easy procedureal way, I'll have to take a deeper look, if not do it manually ugh

[limber stream]

how do you get a image to look pixalized like this? is it posterized?

[ripe quest]

A procedural way to do what? You didn't really describe what you're trying to do other than "split a circle into 16 pieces" - 16 pieces of what? You'll have to make selections. Unless you want to "eyeball" it, you'll need to set up a symmetrical grid that you can use to make the selections. And then.... what? Move each section to a different layer? Feel free to explain what the goal is. :)

[ripe quest]

It looks like extremely heavy JPEG compression. File > Export > Save for Web.... Choose JPEG format. Set quality to 1. That might do it. heh

[amber bobcat]

hi how do i do this effect here in the character and the gun

[ripe quest]

What "effect" are you referrring to?

[amber bobcat]

the outline + the "shine" thingy in the character

[tawdry gale]

I guess the really simplistic way to describe it would be select a 'circle' area, fill, shrink selection 6.25%. fill with contrasting colour, shrink 6..25%, fill with another contrasting colour, ad nauseum until you're at the centre? does that help at all? I just don't want to do that 16 or 32 times...

[amber bobcat]

my bad wrong message

lol

[tawdry gale]

no microphone

[amber bobcat]

oh ok

[amber bobcat]

i thougt you were talking to me sorry

[ripe quest]

There is no function to "split my shape into 16 pieces" and then assign gradients to them. Sorry. Probably creating a custom grid, slicing it yourself and then assigning a radial gradient Layer Style to one of the Layers. Then copy it to all of the other layers.

[amber bobcat]

the outline + the "shine" thingy in the character

[tawdry gale]

okay thanks, I was trying to use 'slice' but its all 'straight horizontal or verticals'

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 1667)

[ripe quest]

You're going to need to isolate the character and move it to its own layer. Then you can assign a Stroke Layer Style to it to give it a white border.

[amber bobcat]

could we go on a call and you help me

[ripe quest]

Slice is used for a different purpose.

[ripe quest]

No. Sorry. I'm busy doing something at the moment.

[amber bobcat]

ok so what about the shine effect

[tawdry gale]

yea, but my mind thought, maybe it could do it? lol, I mean gradient doesnt go in a straight line, its got different patterns so... meh, is all good.

[winter sluice]

Sorry for ping but when I'm trying to this with black and white I get big black and white spots where the fade ends. Do you know how to fix it?

And the when I split it to less lines it looks like this

[glad void]

Hey, I know this may come off as a bit dumb but does anyone know how i can replicate the effect done to the bradley?

[winter sluice]

Does anyone know how to get rid of this?

[mental heron]

Does this server do Photoshop for strictly images or videos too I'm trying to make some unnerving videos with monsters in the background I have no idea how to other than some basic editing with Cap cut. Really pathetic

[random crow]

am i allowed to ask questions here about indesign or would there be a better adobe server for that?

[tawdry gale]

I dunno, if Im in doubt I create a subthread... but thats me

[jagged imp]

Hi
Does anyone know how to export each “main” folder into jpg file?
I've made a folder for each year (1971, 1972, … 2024) and I would like to export them automatically

[river otter]

Want to have an effect where a spotlight is shining on an image everything else is shadowed out how do i approach that

[ripe quest]

If you use an Adjustment Layer and a Layer Mask, you can keep the effect editable...

[river otter]

Thanks so much

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 1668)

[river otter]

Wasn't expecting the video to add on to that thanks for the help

[ripe quest]

There is File > Export > Layers to Files... but for Exporting Groups, I think you'd need scripting. Not trivial.

[ripe quest]

We mostly use Photoshop here. You can ask InDesign questions. If one of us knows, we'll try to answer. No promises. :)

[ripe quest]

Photoshop isn't a video editing tool. You can do some editing but its best done with Adobe After Effects and Premiere.

[ripe quest]

Get rid of what exactly?

[ripe quest]

I believe you can right-click on the Group and go to "Export As" but that will only export that particular Group.

[jagged imp]

Yeah, and I would have waste time to make a script so I simply exported them all manually
It was fun to repeat the same action like 80 times

[mental heron]

Oh alright thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 1669)

[jolly seal]

Can anyone help me make this to fit my iPad Pro 11 inch

[river otter]

So I have a text thats half way on an image and half way on, I want the half that's on top of the image to be inverted while the other half stays the same , how do I approach this?

[ripe quest]

You'd either have to crop it to fit the iPad's aspect ratio or expand both side to fill them with matching content.

[jolly seal]

Could you do it for me im not good at photo shop

[ripe quest]

Your iPad Photos app allows you to do some editing. Crop it in there

[jolly seal]

😦

[jolly seal]

I tried it wont get correct size can you help

[river otter]

How to make it so a layer doesn't get effected by another layer while being under it

But that layer on top can still affect all other layers

[jolly seal]

Thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 1670)

[plain zephyr]

I am new to photoshop and for my work recently I have to work with a lot of photo retouching is there any photoshop actions for removing reflections from faces.

[rapid obsidian]

check piximperfect youtube channel. some vids have them provided

[vapid flume]

I genuinely don't know now, maybe I miss something!... You could ask in the community forum.
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem/ct-p/ct-photoshop?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all
A word of caution. I don't mind you tagging me, but by doing so, you are signaling that you want to deal with me, thus others who may be able to help (including the "general public") won't bother. You are closing some avenues for an answer here. Just ask the questions without tagging if you want the best chance to get an answer.

[crimson creek]

Hi, I m having an issue and cannot figure out how to solve it, also I am in the middle of a project and cannot expend too much time looking up, so maybe someone in the community can give me advice.

[vapid flume]

Ask your question and people might answer, this is the right channel!

[timid minnow]

Hey, I was wondering how do you make the text effects to look like that?

[vapid flume]

Generally, people use the layer styles, so in that case it could be bevel and emboss, a colour overlay, maybe satin... The different settings depend on the size of the type.

You may also use other stuff, like fileters (noise, motion blur etc)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikPIAHQ174o

[crimson creek]

I have upgraded ps, not to the last version, still working with the 2023 but the thing is that since downloaded the last time to 24.7.2. I work on some image, it will be photos JPG files, save it and if I have to open again to correct it the image has a color cast that was not there before. This is making my life difficult as I had to redo all the work in various occasions

[vapid flume]

again the different settings depend on the size and the exact effect

[vapid flume]

Can you explain the kind of colour cast you have , maybe with side by side screenshots (prefereably with the whole interface showing, including layer panels) so if there is a difference in settings that might explain it

[crimson creek]

nothing to do with any effects, I hough so too, but these are simple images. The size I dont understand how that can affect to the color and light

[vapid flume]

I think the size is irrelevant, but there may be colour modes (or colour profiles) that are differnt between the two

or other things. Like a soft proofing enabled on one file and not the other

[crimson creek]

I will see that and ask again. I am being called for a meeting so I will contact again the chat.

Thank you for the quick answer Sandrine

[vapid flume]

I may not be around later today, but feel free to ask again, as someone else might know the answer.

[crimson creek]

Ok Thank you again

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #8 - 512)

[vapid flume]

Hopefully it may just be a visualisation issue, not something irreversible.

[glad void]

Hey hey, I know it may be a bit hard to just guess the filters from a picture but how can i replicate the bradley?

[vapid flume]

So I would say keep your files anyway, imagine this is a simple option to tick to get back to the proper colours 🙂

[vapid flume]

What is a bradley ? 🙂

[glad void]

Oh, Bradley IFV, Infantry fighting vehicle

Really big nerd on military vehicles

so its the vehicle on the bottom

[vapid flume]

Which I am most definitely not 🙂

[glad void]

Its a really neat vehicle

[vapid flume]

What I see here is someone that is very good at drawing, not a filter or anything else

[glad void]

Oh?

[vapid flume]

Unfortunately Photoshop can't help with that one!

[glad void]

Fair, Talent cant be replicated!

[glad void]

Thanks sandrine

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #8 - 513)

[glad void]

I appreciate ya

[vapid flume]

Talent is software independent, Photoshop MAY speed things up 🙂

I will say something VERY VERY trite, but here goes: Sometimes you will get the best answer from the horses' mouth, ie the artist. You probably know who this person is, and you could ask directly. I have been successful with that approach, provided that you approach them humbly (being a jerk never pays)

They may have some advice on how to achieve a particular effect beyond the skills. They may also never answer and that's OK.

[glad void]

Thats true! I'll see if i can DM him real quickly

Thanks once again sandrine, stay safe!

[vapid flume]

But I agree that the skill is very good!

I'm a sucker for details in drawings (I have been fed on Moebius as a teenager, it stays with me)

[glad void]

Its the detail that makes art amazing

the small things you can notice if you try

[vapid flume]

Exactly!

[glad void]

anyhow, I'll try to dm him

[marsh thistle]

guys i need help with something, its 5 minutes, can someone hop on call with me ?

[tame whale]

Hello, new to Adobe Photoshop, wondering how to remove these white squares?

[vapid flume]

Try CTRL+'

[marsh thistle]

guys I select foreground of lava cave, then I want to delete and fill selection but I cant, how can I fix it

[vapid flume]

Can you post a screenshot of your whole interface? (with layers panels showing etc)?

So if anything shows as weird people can easily see why

[still tinsel]

I have a picture that is perfectly black and white, is there any easy way to select all the black pixels at once?

or will i have to manually select all of it?

[marsh thistle]

@vapid flume

video if its ok

[ivory rampart]

select by color range

[vapid flume]

Can't you send a screenshot? it's a MKV and Discord doesn't read them
That's a proper screenshot

[marsh thistle]

I know but the process is what makes it I think

but I will send screen

[vapid flume]

It's because you are trying to fill a smart object

you need to either rasterise it, or fill in a blank layer

the little icon tells me it's a smart layer, I don't need a video 🙂

(thanks @sly hawk for that one! 😂)

[marsh thistle]

thank you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #8 - 514)

[marsh thistle]

I will try to do it somehow I started photoshop today 😄

[vapid flume]

I would suggest starting with the in app tutorials so you got the hang of the software. It's not MS paint, there is a bit of a learning curve!

@still tinsel . there are many ways to do it. You can go to select> colour range nd choose black (or white) in the drop down menu, or use the magic wand (which select pixels based on colour)

There are many other ways but these are the most straighforward

black are "shadows" and whites are "highlights"

Or you can use the eyedropper and click on the image if you prefer

[still tinsel]

Thank you

[tall glade]

Hey guys I have this photo right here:

How can I turn it into that:

basically want the same thing

Im completely new to adobe photoshop, can I can confidently say that I can achieve the first step which is to seperate the background from the subject and make the background black (?)

well, then? any help is appreciated

[plush bluff]

How can I incorporate cut templates to mock up of a shorts? Its a bit tricy because the design needs to wrap around the shorts

[ivory rampart]

Mask background with selection, add new layer and fill it with black

[sharp crypt]

Guys how to use remove tool for all frames

[tall glade]

yeah but what about the edges

[ivory rampart]

You can blur mask selection

[ripe quest]

You can't. Use After Effects.

[tall glade]

is this a good staret

start

[ivory rampart]

You probably will need to desaturate clothes

[tall glade]

can I do this later

[ivory rampart]

If you masked your selection your selection, yes you can do changes to it later if needed

[sharp crypt]

whats that

[tall glade]

alright so what do I do now

[ripe quest]

Its an app for creating/editing video and doing effects work. See: https://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects.html

[ivory rampart]

Remove highlights from clothes

[tall glade]

how

?

[ivory rampart]

Filters

You can use curves or levels

Depends which one you find easier to work with

[tall glade]

oh no

what do I click lmao

I have selected the subject

[ivory rampart]

Do you have any basic knowledge in PS?

[tall glade]

it's literally my first time opening it

😭

[ivory rampart]

I would try to watch some basic tutorials

[tall glade]

literally only want to use it for this project and im done with it

[ivory rampart]

As i said try to play with filters to blend clothes with background

[tall glade]

there are like 1000 filters

?

something righ there?

[errant tiger]

anyone need help

[fallow solstice]

I do!

Should be quick and simple 😉

So, I'm designing custom picks for my band's merch.

I have these two layers.

And it looks like this

So, I use clipping mask to do this

BUT.

I want to get rid of those pink borders.

So I apply a Color Overlay blending mode to the bottom layer.

But now...

It messes up the top layer, for some reason.

I went the long way around and PAINTED the thing red and got rid of the border manually, but I'd like to understand why it didn't work, because I have a feeling it'll bite me in the future if I don't 🙂

[ripe quest]

Try a an Adjustment Layer... Hue/Saturation + Colorize...

Color Overlay isn't going to work in that instance.

[fallow solstice]

But why?

[ripe quest]

Because its filling all of the pixels with that color.

[fallow solstice]

But if something is on another layer on top of it, shouldn't it still show?

And while I got ya, is there an easy way for me to export this, and have the red layer change colors?
So like export once, and get 10 versions of it in other colors?

[ripe quest]

No. There isn't.

[fallow solstice]

Crap. Hahah ok!
Thank you 🙂

[ripe quest]

Actually, I didn't realize they were separate layers. It should work in that instance. Maybe the Color Overlay layer had Blend Mode assigned like "Saturation, etc" or something that was interfering. Difficult for me to diagnose from only that screen shot.

[fallow solstice]

Hmm. I'll try again now for changing the color, let's see.

Yup. Still doing it.

[ripe quest]

It helps if you share an entire screenshot and not these clipped pieces.

[fallow solstice]

I have a bunch of artboards. One for each color

[ripe quest]

So where did that pink edge come from in the first place? Why not just make a vector shape with that color? Then its simple to recolor.

[fallow solstice]

The website I use for ordering the picks, has templates.
Their template came with the pink border.

I think they did that as a "bleed" sort of deal. As in whatever is in the pink area doesn't get printed

But your vector idea is MUCH better. I can easily make that from this, right.

Actually... They have .ai templates

[ripe quest]

If I had to re-make this, I would just trace half of it when the Pen Tool. Duplicate, flip and then merge the two halfs together. But I would probably use Illustrator for that.

[fallow solstice]

Oh. I just remembered why I didn't use their .ai templates.
Yeah I'm better off vectorizing myself I think

The .ai templates they provide are for something else

Image Trace should work here, right. Let's see

[ripe quest]

I would just draw/trace it as I said. Image Trace in Illustrator is fine but you might end up with something that isn't symmetrical.

[fallow solstice]

Yeah, gotcha. Ok thank you 🙂

[ripe quest]

Maybe it doesn't matter much for the printer's purposes. You just have to fit your design into that shape (along with a safe area of a few mm margin).

[fallow solstice]

Yeah, their website has a good tool, you can mess with it after it's uploaded

One more question!
The method you showed for changing colors, doesn't let me pick specific HEX colors, right.
I'm sure there's a way to do that?

[ripe quest]

Upon further reflection, I would just make the vector shape and assign it a specific color. That's much easier.

[fallow solstice]

Oh, right!
Yeah I have them as vectors now.

Copy from Illustrator, paste and pick "Shape Layer". Awesome, thank you!

[crimson creek]

This happens without adding any new edits, just open the image at the left and immediately close it, I get the image on the right, completely different color. It is being a problem that has started happening just after I upgraded to 24.7.2 version. Can someone tell what is happening, or what should I change?

[dry wyvern]

im doing this airliner for a competition, but i need to know how to remove the shapes and photos that are hanging off the plane itself

[ripe quest]

Check the Color Mode. (Image > Mode..). If you're creating a new document, its possible that you're setting the doc to CMYK and inserting an RGB image into it. That might account for the color shift.

[crimson creek]

There you can see the color difference, I didn´t apply any changes to the image on the right, it should be same as the one at the feft, but itis not....

[ripe quest]

Do you have the jet as a separate layer with a transparent background?

[dry wyvern]

the jet is several layers and and shapes/colors/images are seprate

[ripe quest]

Please read what I said about the Color Mode, above.

[dry wyvern]

sorry abou tthe grammar

im tired

[ripe quest]

You'd have to show me the Layers Panel. Its possible you could Group it and then clip your design to the jet group using a Clipping Mask

[crimson creek]

It seems it is a JPG image when I look at the color mode

[fallow solstice]

Quick one: Is there a way for me to make two layers in different artboards "follow" each other so I don't need to change the color twice for each version?

[ripe quest]

The file format (JPEG) has nothing to do with what I'm talking about. You need to check the Color Mode of the document, i.e. RGB or CMYK. You can also see it in the document tab.

[crimson creek]

RGB, sorry, I did check

[ripe quest]

Check for View > Proof Colors... View > Gamut Warning...

If either of those are checked, it might shift the colors.

[ripe quest]

Based on that screenshot, its impossible for me to tell what is going on.

[crimson creek]

None are checked

[ripe quest]

Sorry. Without knowing what you've done, how you've imported, the document setup, etc, its impossible for me to understand what is going on.

[crimson creek]

I understand.... I am trying to figure out, as never happened before and it is making my life difficult now

[ripe quest]

Can you separate the jet from the design into different Groups? Then you could probably use a Clipping Mask to clip the design to the outline of the jet. Again. I can't see everything that is going on from just this screen shot.

[crimson creek]

I opened bridge and double clicked the image, it opened in PS looking different as the original that I previously saved after finishing the edits

[dry wyvern]

I'll try it.

[ripe quest]

Could be a Color Profile issue. I really have no idea.

[crimson creek]

ok thank you.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 1671)

[crimson creek]

Where can I check it? Preferences???? I don´t see it

[ripe quest]

Edit > Color Settings.... Edit > Assign Profile...

[crimson creek]

Found the issue, Adobe RGB 1998 is doing that if I change it to sRGB it goes back to original,

Thank you for the support

[dry wyvern]

Sorry, i'll try it now.

[ripe quest]

You might just be able to use Clipping Masks to clip the designs to the pieces of the jet. (Possibly) More about Clipping Masks: https://discord.com/channels/547473772727238676/1081318392750940290

[ripe quest]

OK. You're welcome.