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[ripe quest]

I mean, generally speaking, you just paint on the mask to hide pixels to "cut something out". You're really just hiding portions of the layer.

[astral dove]

and can anyone tell me how to make this type of smoke/fog?

[naive valve]

Could you explain a little bit more, I'm new🙏🏾

[ripe quest]

A Layer Mask is essentially way to remove pixels without actually deleting them permanently. It is referred to as a "non-destructive" workflow. Thus, you can always get those pixels back if you make a mistake or change your mind. You paint black to hide the pixels. Paint white to reveal them. The levels of grey in between are varying degrees of opacity.

[ripe quest]

See: https://discord.com/channels/547473772727238676/1045711257178738760

[naive valve]

Ohk cool

But how would I permanently remove parts of an image

[ripe quest]

After you paint on the mask and hide the pixels, you can apply the mask and that will permanently remove them from the layer.

[naive valve]

Im sorry is there a video your could reference going more into detail?

[ripe quest]

You just right-click on the Layer Mask and choose "Apply Layer Mask"

That permanently removes the pixels and deletes the mask.

[lunar hollow]

what if i'll install an older version of photoshop? i'm just trying to recreate this effect, not sure if it's posible now that 3d suppord has been dismissed

[ripe quest]

I really don't know. I can't speak to the performance of that integrated GPU when using the 3D tools in old versions of Photoshop. I have no frame of reference on how well it works (or doesn't).

Please post this sort of thing in #📝project-feedback.

[charred slate]

okay

[naive valve]

Ohk then I can apply another one?

[ripe quest]

You could make a mask, paint on it and apply it. Then repeat the process over again at your leisure.

[wet hazel]

Any body tell me all shortcuts in photoshop

[night gazelle]

Hi everyone, I have a request.
Can anyone please help me heal a photo of myself?

There's a shadow line underneath my nose and I'd like to take that out

If anyone of you could help remove that shadow, I would greatly appreciate it.

[slate oar]

Hello, I am making a logo and struggling with how to implement what I want to do through photoshop to then create it, any tips would be helpful, Dm me or reply to this if you can give some times, ty 🙂

[tall jay]

Can anyone help me fix this error?

[river otter]

hey guys! i have a question

how can i improve this?

it looks weird on the sky background

[serene coral]

What exactly are you doing?

[ripe quest]

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

[ripe quest]

Please use the #📝project-feedback channel for comments/suggestions

[quaint python]

hey guys, how can I turn off these "guide purple lines" when using move tool?

[ripe quest]

View > Show > Smart Guides.... to toggle those on/off

[ripe quest]

Tell you? :) Main menu: Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts... or check out this reference from the Ps User Guide: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/default-keyboard-shortcuts.html

[ivory rampart]

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[vapid flume]

Thanks!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory rampart (current: #128 - 11)

[unreal mirage]

So

I have this curious question about needing to batch crop images from a large repository of images that have slightly different positions

example of what I need to crop

I know macros could somewhat do it but they are in slightly different positions and I need to do around 250 pages

[last turret]

Yes?

[ivory rampart]

problem sorted

there was a spammer with some dodgy adobe apps

[abstract carbon]

how to find out what font people use

[ivory rampart]

adobe font

you can take a screenshot of font and upload it

[warped plank]

hello friends, How can I make the purple and blue parts glow?

[ivory rampart]

copy your layer(ctrl+j) -> select black area with magic wand -> layer style glow

you probably could do better than that

[warped plank]

OK, thank you very much for your answer

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory rampart (current: #118 - 12)

[ivory rampart]

you can change glow colour to match better

[spring coyote]

does anyone know why my stroke is all pixelated

[ivory rampart]

only vectors will be always smoothen, raster brush will be always pixelated

[spring coyote]

is there anyway to add an outline around it then that isn’t pixelated?

without a stroke?

[ivory rampart]

you could convert strokes to path this should smooth lines

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SH2gpVmj4-g

[warped plank]

Can I use a brush for glow?

[ivory rampart]

I don't see a reason why you can't use brush for glow

sky is the limit 🙂

[river otter]

how do i remove anti aliasing from the clone stamp?

[warped plank]

What a beautiful word, I agree with you, but the problem is that when I use the brush, it is like this for glow, but it was not like this when I used it before.

[ivory rampart]

do you paint on separate layer? if yes maybe you had different blending mode?

[warped plank]

Yes, I used solid color

The problem I have with it is that I like the parts that are blue to be bright, but the problem is that it becomes pixelated and the middle is dim, the emitting light is brighter than itself.

[ivory rampart]

even when changing blending mode of layer?

[warped plank]

yes

[ivory rampart]

hmm not gonna lie you might wait for someone smarter than me

[warped plank]

Please don't talk to yourself like that, you helped me a lot, I was able to get other opinions from your words.

[ivory rampart]

I meant you need someone with more experience than me, as i reached max in that case

[warped plank]

OK, thank you very much for your time

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory rampart (current: #108 - 13)

[ivory rampart]

np hopefully you will find solution

[barren drum]

Any helpful tips on how I might manipulate a chain around a lung to look as if it is squeezing/constraining it on photoshop? I’m not necessarily new to photoshop but I don’t remember much in the app so nothing too complex if possible

[topaz lodge]

why does lightroom takes up so much ram?

it takes 10gb of ram when i use lens blur features

[royal olive]

If anybody is interested in a job or business partnership DM me!

[nimble linden]

Hi, Im decently new to photoshop and was wondering if someone could send me on the right track to try to create something similar to this but with different text.

im curios how he did the light spots ont he text as well as the reflection. Im also wondering how I create the transitions form the glassy floor to the mosty black dark backround

[long trail]

how do i make this moon red?

[ivory rampart]

Probably brush strokes on separate layer, as for mirror text was duplicated and mirrored with mask and gradient

[ivory rampart]

solid color with blending set to multiply or overlay

[tulip sage]

y does my filter gallery go black when im editing something

and when i click done the whole design turns black

[cedar kestrel]

how can i fade half of my image and make that part slowly become transparent?

it's a picture of a mountain

[ripe quest]

Add a Layer Mask. Then use a Black to White Gradient on the Mask.

[cedar kestrel]

you mean layer mask > reveal all?

[ripe quest]

Start with that. Then use a Gradient on that new mask.

[cedar kestrel]

so, basically clip that gradient to the mask?

[ripe quest]

Select the mask and then use the Gradient Tool on the mask.

[cedar kestrel]

oh i was mistaking gradient map with that

[ripe quest]

Difficult to diagnose based on just this description.

[ripe quest]

Is the moon on a separate layer?

[tulip sage]

wha other description can i give

[ripe quest]

An Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation + Colorize is a quick way to do it...

[ripe quest]

I don't know. What's on the layer?

[tulip sage]

lemme show

its js blurs n shi

[long trail]

thank u so much! yes it was on another layer

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 1729)

[ripe quest]

Perhaps try to adjust the Light/Dark Balance... Unless there is more going on here that I'm not seeing. Or you're not activating the proper layer. I don't really know.

[tulip sage]

na it ain do nun n i am on right layer

the layer was merged w the black backround tho

[ripe quest]

It works for me. The settings might be different for you if your document is a different size. I really don't know. Sorry.

[tulip sage]

shi lms sum

how can i record?

so i can show

[ripe quest]

You need an app for screen recording. Try ShareX.

[cedar kestrel]

thank you!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 1730)

[tulip sage]

shi not wrkin

[cedar kestrel]

do you know how can i make the gradient apply only to the bottom edge of the image?

maybe i should make a selection for that?

[plucky folio]

arent these crt scan lines how can i get them to be so small

[ripe quest]

You can paint it with a brush. With a layer mask: black hides pixels. White reveals pixels.

[cedar kestrel]

thank youu!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 1731)

[ripe quest]

Not sure its CRT lines. It actually looks like some sort of texture.

[ripe quest]

I can't see what is going on here.

[tulip sage]

whatchu want me to show u gng

[ripe quest]

I've already said, "I don't know what is happening here." And you're just showing parts of the screen. I can't tell what the problem is. Try this on a different image and see if it still occurs.

[tulip sage]

alr

dosent rlly do anythang

[ripe quest]

Some filters don't work well with certain types of images. You'll just have to experiment with them to see how they affect the layer.

[serene coral]

honestly, it looks like someone took a photo of this photo on a computer screen, notice how the lines align with slight pixelation

[clever widget]

I'm new to PS and just installed it yesterday.
I'm currently having a problem with changing the scratch disk to other ones as my C drive is full but the app doesn't see D drive.
Both drive are NTFS.

[nocturne cairn]

Can other apps see your D drive? Is Photoshop the only one that can't?

[clever widget]

Yes others can see it

Right now there's Illustrator that can

[late reef]

is there an aftereffects discord

[cunning wasp]

Hello, I'm a newcomer and I liked something about a creator, or rather, I liked the rounded edges. I wanted to ask how it's possible to make them like that. Could you send me a video or tutorial?

[ivory rampart]

You mean those white corners?

It was done with mask

And white background

[serene coral]

Yes! discord.gg/adobepremiere

[cunning wasp]

yes i mean the white corners

[ivory rampart]

Mask your image -> create new layer with fill colour -> move layer with background below image

https://youtu.be/aNpO6G72O3w?feature=shared

[cunning wasp]

thank you for the advice, I appreciate it, unfortunately I didn't quite understand it, could you somehow make a tutorial for me, I don't want to be annoying or I just want to know the basics

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory rampart (current: #102 - 14)

[ivory rampart]

Im not best tutor and im at work atm

[cunning wasp]

I understand, maybe one will help me if there is someone as willing as you

[vapid flume]

Have you tried the in-app tutorials?
They're tutorials where you can follow the step by step directly in Photoshop. It tells you waht to do depeding on what you are trying to do.
For example you can type-in mask in the serch bar and it will tell you how to create a mask

[serene coral]

you can use this workflow to get rounded corners for any layer. I believe this is the best way to do this as this approach is non-destructive, meaning you can get back to any element of your project and edit it anyhow you like https://youtu.be/q34kz4HuwTo

[vapid flume]

Go to the help menu and lauch the hands on tutorials

[serene coral]

yet, for this Image I would try creating corner shapes to place above your design

[vapid flume]

If you type "mask" and then "all results for mask" you'll get this hand on tutorial ("get to know layer masks")
It's really easy to follow

once you've done it, you will understand all the YouTube tutorials better because you've done it before

[cunning wasp]

thank you all for your help❤️

[marsh sage]

why i cant draw on photoshop on my drawing screen and i can draw on ms paint and paint sai?

[vapid flume]

What happens when you try to do it? (I can confirm it works on my end) Is it a proper graphic tablet with a screen, or is it a touch screen? (as in integrated in a laptop)

[marsh sage]

a screen drawing tablet Aka graphic tablet with a screen

[vapid flume]

OK, I got one too. It is supposed to work. Can you explain what happens?

[marsh sage]

i can select options on photoshop fine like brush and bucket tool. But , when i try to draw with brush or any options it wont work at all

[vapid flume]

Can you send a screenshot of the whole PS window (with the layers panel, file tab... everything) while you are trying to draw? Make sure the graphic tablet is connected (but you can send a screenshot of the computer ie: duplicated screens)

[marsh sage]

i will try

[vapid flume]

I just plugged it in, just to check

[marsh sage]

here it is

[vapid flume]

I meant that 🙂

A screenshot with all the panels in place

[marsh sage]

ok

[vapid flume]

Because I can't really what's happening and also I don't necessarily need a video

First of all your layer is locked, you can't draw on that

have you tried on a new layer?

See my screenshot

[marsh sage]

yes

[vapid flume]

Have you checked the settings for Photoshop? in your graphic tablet?
Here are mine

any thing bizarre there, like Window ink not ticked etc?

[marsh sage]

no because i cant make it work for some reason

[vapid flume]

Maybe it's something to do with the tablet then
Some programs are optimised for a tablet (Photoshop is one) other programs aren't and use the tablet like a regular mouse (MsPaint is one)

You'll need to download the newest drivers for the tablet and make sure you have access to the settings

What is the make/model of your tablet?

[marsh sage]

ugee 1600

[vapid flume]

I am not super familiar with them, but I am pretty sure it's supposed to work. In your message it says it doesn't recognised as plugged in. So if that's the case, you need to resolve that with them first, because it's definitely not normal

If it's a Bluethooth connection, try to plug in with a cable instead and see if it works better,

Ceratin options in Photoshop work with pressure, and some not. For example brushes work with pressure, and selections don't. That's means that it seems to be a pen issue, more than a tablet issue, it looks like the pressure isn't recognised

[marsh sage]

it is not bluetooth connected

[vapid flume]

You need to put it forward Ugee first if it says it's not connected

There is definitely an issue there that has nothing to do with Photoshop.

[gray totem]

Scene: Emma and Jake walk hand in hand, symbolizing their journey of growth and love.

[serene coral]

https://firefly.adobe.com

[serene coral]

ctrl+;

[wary magnet]

Hey! Does anyone have tips for cleaning up an image like this?

I tried vectorizing it but really didnt like how it looked (because it rounded the edges), is there any other way of doing it?

Thanks a bunch in advance! ❤️

[serene coral]

"Remove JPEG Artifacts" Neural Filter is actually pretty good - I think you should try it!

[wary magnet]

Didn't know that existed

I'll give it a try

Where do I find it?

[serene coral]

you could also make a color range selection (given your shape/icon/logo is black and white and turn selection into a path, but you said you tried to vectorize it already?

[wary magnet]

Yeah, vectorizing sorta worked for me, like I said it rounded the edges which are meant to be sharp

[serene coral]

Filter>Neural Filters>JPEG Artifacts Removal

[wary magnet]

And manually going through all of my images (I have like 50+) would be a headache

[serene coral]

How exactly did you approach vectorizing? There is no direct tool to do this in Photoshop...

Another question would be: do you want to get a vector file out of this?

[wary magnet]

Yeah, I did it via illustrator, also I tried using https://vectormagic.com/ which basically does the same thing

[wary magnet]

The end goal is that, yes, but I believe due to the jpeg artifacts and the low res of my initial image the vectorization algo doesnt pick up the sharp edges, so my plan was to use Photoshop to enhance the image quality and then vectorize

[serene coral]

can you drop a sample of image you want to vectorize?

[wary magnet]

ah, yeah sure

Also thank you so much for helping me! :)

[serene coral]

ok so I got quite a nice result in Illustrator. I picked the black and white preset and in advanced settings I moved paths and corners sliders to 80-90%. Still needs some manual cleanup but it's there!

[wary magnet]

Wow, this looks great!

I'll try it myself in a bit

[wary magnet]

Just to be clear, which part(s) need manual clean up in this example?

From the screenshot you shared everything looks perfect

[serene coral]

in my case, there are some stray points and the rounded corner at the top could be smoother. easy to do manually

[stray thistle]

Can anyone help? How can I edit these two pictures to have the same lighting source?

[astral dove]

can anyone tell me how to make this smoke?

[craggy pumice]

hello, can someone give quick tip how do cut out these parts? i typed "Test" and now i want to cut it half in some way. I have tried in my way but didnt work as i wanted. Maybe you guys are more educated and creative to help me out.

[ripe quest]

Either find an image of smoke and composite it or paint. (Or a bit of both.)

[ripe quest]

Add a Layer Mask and paint with black on the mask. Main menu: Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal All. Select the mask and then the Brush Tool. Paint on it with black to hide pixels. Paint with white to bring them back.

[inland vine]

Is there any way to move only selected parts of an image across all layers instead of everything being moved at the same time?

[ripe quest]

Say more.

Share screen shots. Describe the goal.

[tulip obsidian]

Any ideas to make mussolini's suit more suitable (darker) so it is similar to the other great figures?

[ripe quest]

Adjustment Layers... Levels, Hue/Saturation, etc etc.

[tulip obsidian]

Thanksz it worked

[graceful sonnet]

I've got a Smart Object which consists of a text layer set to Multiply blending mode w/ some layer styles applied. Unfortunately, this is making the Smart Object also set to Multiply blending mode. Is there any way to get it to apply a separate blending mode to the entire object without rasterizing the contents?

[limber jolt]

uhh hey

is there a way tix his hair and seperate it from that collision with the background

[graceful sonnet]

This is what's inside the object!

I figured it out. Adding a layer below the text for it to multiply onto removes the need for the Smart Object to get its color values from comparing the layer below (thus necessitating it is also in Multiply)

[astral dove]

composite paint?

[wraith torrent]

Can anyone name me a good font where letters are made of bullet holes like this?

[charred timber]

Does anyone know any tips on how to place an object in someone’s hands making it look realistic

I want to add a box into someone’s empty hands

For example I want to add this Rolex box into this man’s hands making it look realistic and the lighting etc

[dreamy oracle]

Where can I find my saves. Like if I save a project and want to go back to the latest save where do I find it

Previous saves

[ivory rampart]

unles you were creating separate files i don't think you can revert to previous ver

i think PS stores undo in psd files but that's limited to what your system can handle

[ripe quest]

Versioning is only available when you save PSDC (cloud format) and save in the cloud. Otherwise, you're responsible for saving iterations.

[ripe quest]

The first thing you'd need to do is find assets that are similar perspective. While lighting/shadows can be more easily "faked", perspective is much more challenging. At least with something like this.

[quasi canyon]

how can I achieve a similar effect as this?

[ivory rampart]

it looks like every line of text was blurred

probably text was converted to image and every line has higher amount of blur

[ripe quest]

And keep it easily editable? Proabably tough. It looks like each line has a different Layer Style > Stroke... with a different Stroke Size applied.

[broken tide]

yo so im trying to make it so one of the buttons on my pen does undo on photoshop but it also registers as the "move" tool

is there any way to make it so it only undoes the stuff im trynna do

[quasi canyon]

Perfect. I'll try to convert lines of text to an image and blur them to achieve a similar result.

[ripe quest]

Not sure a Blur is going to do it. I think you're going to need a different Stroke Weight for each line (getting larger as it moves down to the bottom)

[quasi canyon]

Ok that make sense let me try it now

[jovial pond]

So I'm working on this photo and so far I'm really happy with it except for the smoke trailer, it doesn't look good with the photo but I'm not sure how to improve the smoke trail, I used generative fill but should I find some png's of smoke trails that might make it look better?

I removed the fire part since it didnt look that great

[ivory rampart]

What about growing selection and using blur within selection

The other thing comes to my head is bleeding edges

Old ways of creating game textures

Were you had to bleed edges cause otherwise you had artefacts

[limber jolt]

uhh hey

is there a way tix his hair and seperate it from that collision with the background

[spring stump]

how do i remove the black background?

[river otter]

i would like to make a png with just the traces in black and white, someone can show me how?

[sly hawk]

Find the original and make an easier background...

[sly hawk]

But at that point, you may as well just remake it using a threshold layer

[ripe quest]

Kinda tough to isolate that...

[sly hawk]

something like this would work:

But @ripe quest's result was way better! 🙂

[sly hawk]

You know we'll suggest Generative fill....

Either that or remove the top of his head entirely and give him a new haircut

...or hand draw/fix it.

[sly hawk]

Yeah it looks a little bit thick, like santas' beard! I'd just run the gen fill again and find something a little lighter

[jovial pond]

Alright, do you think it would look better if the smoke was more darker or lighter?

Or is the current shade good enough?

[sly hawk]

Just less thick...

[river otter]

Ty if im not abusing how would u change the name from victor heitor to vitor elves

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 1733)

[river otter]

Learn a lot from this ty ❤️ ❤️

[sly hawk]

I'd suggest you delete the existing text and re-write the title.

[river otter]

okki doki

[sly hawk]

again, this sort of logic

[river otter]

Done ty very much guys

[spring stump]

alr

[sly hawk]

Same as the last time I answered you:
#❓ask-a-question message

[jovial pond]

Oh alr, thanks for the help 👍

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk (current: #7 - 800)

[limber jolt]

That's very amazing

THANK YOU JAMES! ❤️

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk (current: #7 - 801)

[limber jolt]

If i wanted to cut the hair in the front part on his face
It won't be very hard

Either generative fill or manually somehow

You done the hardest part

Thank you

[unborn lotus]

how do i slow down the animation i made in the export

[whole raft]

Why can't I choose what I grouped?
When I select one item, it becomes the entire group.

[median forge]

Anyone know how I can achieve this worn cardboard look around the edges of a picture?

And also if anyone has any suggestions for textures that kinda mimic the whole vintage look

[sand jungle]

hello guy's i try to get a free photoshop program any way to get ?.

[ripe quest]

There is a 7-day free trial at adobe.com

[native shard]

Hey, could you show me the SS example of your problem, so far i could only think you might have missed or messed something up in layer selection, layer order, locks and visibility, group properties and layer mask.

and if you want to select one item you could just use the move tool (V) it will allow you to hopefully select and move individual layers within a group without ungrouping

Also check if its a smart object or not

well thats all the things i could think about without seeing the image you are trying to do, hope that helps.

[native shard]

is that the same image you are trying to apply a vintage look upon?

[native shard]

create a new layer above the current image, fill it with a base color that matches the cardboard color, add a texture and blend it to (i think multiply or overlay in the blending mode), and then just use eraser tool to simply erase and just leave the un-erased parts around the edges.

Once that is all done you can have something similar to the image you sent here, you could edit the stuff later on and polishing it according to your likings in blending modes by changing the blend or color or lighting etc etc.

thats the easiest and fastest way i could think of.

[median forge]

Thanks, anything in particular you’d recommend searching for as far as textures?

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @native shard (current: #850 - 1)

[native shard]

if i could see the image you are trying to apply it to, i could give a suggestion that might match it

unless its a private work i dont mind

[median forge]

Cool one sec I’ll send it

[native shard]

alright

[median forge]

I still have a lot I wanna work on but as far as sci fi vintage vhs vibes here’s where I’m at

Ik the text looks bad rn that’s just my first attempt 😭

[native shard]

woah, i dont know what could go along with white and brown at the same time

[native shard]

for your first attempt thats a pretty well custom made text, dont sweat it.

[native shard]

so you wanna apply on the entire image or just the small part of the image?

[median forge]

Mainly just make the edges look worn down, and then if there’s a different texture I can apply to the rest of the actual image I’d be down to apply that too

[median forge]

Yea I’m more just trying to figure out composition, like where to put it and what color and stuff. But i imagine I’ll figure that out if I give it enough time

[native shard]

i think black would go the best for this, here is a image i got from google that you could try directly and apply

[median forge]

Sick thanks

[native shard]

or just try and make your own black one if this doesnt look good

after all you might as well practice the steps i mentioned earlier

feel free to ping me if anything else!

[median forge]

I went a little grunge but I think it works

[unreal basin]

Had a question to see if anyone else is experiencing this issue (non beta) related, i've already submitted the request using the in-app feedback, but seems as if photoshop freezes for a little bit when first opening it / when opening a file, i'd say for a good 2-5 mins maybe a little less.

[native shard]

oh, i see, you seem to have changed the font too, is that what you want as for the borders? or are you just not getting it? (i can try it too if you want, using the same image i sent you)

[vapid flume]

I haven't had it, but I would say sometimes Photoshop takes quite a long time to load, particularly if you got a crazy amount of patterns, brushes etc. Particularly if those patterns and brushes are big (in size)

So sometimes, it can feel like it freezes but actually it's just loading things. Maybe what you got is a real issue, difficult to say now

[unreal basin]

yeah i was thinking it could've been that, but i really don't have a whole lot, it's almost a fresh install since i just got back into it like 2 months ago.

[vapid flume]

Otherwise, I have had very little frezes and crashes using photoshop, particularly with the recent versions. It has become extremely rare for me for at leat a couple of years

[vapid flume]

I work a lot with interior design companies, and I create a lot of patterns from artual artwork. Sometimes that artwork can be something around 4000 px wide and in a collection of colourway. You see where it's going.
Brushes (I'm a hoader) is another issue for me, but while I always take the extra step of cleaning my patterns folder at the end of a project, I am prepared to live with the downside of having a ridiculous amount of brushes. 🙂
All those things (the presets) can be downloaded and reloaded later, if you want to test things.

The isue now is that in previous versions of Photoshop, everything was located in the preset manager, so it was easy to keep tabs, but now, those presets are scattered all over the place

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/using/presets.html

[unreal basin]

right right, yeah it makes sense.

[vapid flume]

Anyway, not saying that it's your issue, but it's a common issue.

[unreal basin]

right right, yeah i just got back into design 2 months ago, after having a family and buying a house and it became my full-time job just recently, and it particually only opens the moment i go to open whatever image/psd/ folder etc

[vapid flume]

Other stuff to take into consideration are your performance settings (in edit>preferences>performance) particularly the GPU settings, and the use of scratch disk, also in preferences

[unreal basin]

Like exactly right when this module opens

but once it unfreezes it doesn't do it anymore unless i close PS as a whole and reopen it again at a later time.

[vapid flume]

It seems like a disk access?

[unreal basin]

any of these opens it happens with, don't mean to clutter the chat I'll delete if need be just specifying which it occurs with

[vapid flume]

See that link, it's always very helpful
https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/kb/optimize-photoshop-cc-performance.html
and
https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/using/performance-preferences.html

another one is the performance troubleshooting link:

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/kb/troubleshoot-gpu-graphics-card.html

[unreal basin]

I'll take a look at them, thank you for sending those. used PS for many years before my break and this is the first time this has ever occured.

[vapid flume]

To be fair, Photoshop has become a behemoth as well, and while it can run on a fairly modest computer, you still need that extra oomph

[unreal basin]

and i thought it might've been a PC ISSUE but wasn't that either, literally last week upgraded everything about it, so kinda confused me a little

[vapid flume]

If you keep up with all the versions, there are generally improvements upon a new big version addressing exactly those issues as well, so make sure you don't skip those "in-between" versions

And it's OK to clutter the chat, it's what's it's for!

[unreal basin]

Right, using the latest version as we speak. it's on auto-update as well.

it wouldn't be a scratch disk issue would it 🤔

[vapid flume]

I could be a consideration! I have mine on SSD disks as they're faster than standard disks (also external disks are always slower)

[unreal basin]

hmm, so weird. cause mine is on the same thing.

[rough meadow]

Any good site to get free images to use for photoshop no royalties, being able to use for comercial purpouse too like everything free no string attached?

[river otter]

Hello, does anybody know how to do this distortion/spikes in ps?

i can provide more examples

around the arms here

[serene coral]

is it about the reddish glow or aberration?

[serene coral]

#🔨resources message

anything specific about what you are doing or your canvas? when does this happen?

[river otter]

nonono the distortion

around the character

[river otter]

@serene coral you can see it better in the bathory album cover

[serene coral]

I'm not sure if I see it but to me it looks like a displacement map or liquifying with a small brush

[river otter]

oh okay

[night marten]

Hello, can someone help me? I updated my Photoshop today from 2023 to 2024 and since then the normal map generation has simply stopped working and I've already tried everything but I keep getting this error code even though it is activated. Strangely enough, it always happens with the 2023 Photoshop functions

error code: For 3D FUNCTIONS, ´´Use graphics processor´´ must be activated in the performance preferences. The graphics card must meet the minimum requirements and, if necessary, check whether it is working properly

[lunar sierra]

For printing, i need a white border around this poster of a certain amount of millimeters, but no matter what i do it only measures in pixels. Does anyone here know how to put it in millimeters?

[native shard]

Hey, maybe Reset Photoshop Preferences or Test/Verify Graphics Card Compatibility

[serene coral]

right click on the ruler and select the measure you need

[native shard]

Hey, open this poster in a new document, and then click on millimeters

or just do what wertos says

[night marten]

the Test/Verify Graphics Card Compatibility says that

its says compatible

[native shard]

and did you resent preferences?

[night marten]

yes and still not working

i question too a friend and be him working too not

[native shard]

do you happen to have any plugins that is of 2023 or something

[night marten]

no

[native shard]

dang, well thats all i could think of

[night marten]

but i think adobe has says 2023 always does the 3D options got deactivated but no more infos because when is down i dont know

[ripe quest]

Whats the issue you're having?

[native shard]

not me, zomy does

[ripe quest]

OK. Please don't ping the staff. People can ask questions and when someone is available to answer, we will reply.

[native shard]

okayyy

[native shard]

well i dont know that, i barely did any projects on those

i usually work on product photography and adverts (and then do some random hobbies which i put on insta lol)

[ripe quest]

The 3D functionality has been discontinued from Photoshop and Adobe has transitioned to the Substance 3D Suite of tools.

[night marten]

because i was using the normal map generator in photoshop alot because i make some hobby 3d modeling dirtbikes and i made always my normal maps in photoshop and i dont know other normal map generators was so good to others

[night marten]

so no more normal map or bump map creating in photoshop? right

[native shard]

uff :<

[ripe quest]

2D images can still be created with Photoshop. If you're looking to visualize these items in 3D, I'd suggest checking out Substance 3D (or other similar apps).

The 3D functionality in Ps was never really as robust as other, standard 3D editors; effective use required a lot of other tools. Building all of those things into Photoshop didn't really make sense. Thus, Substance 3D.

[night marten]

because i made this hole normal map in photoshop and on the 3d modeling bike looks realy good

[ripe quest]

I have nothing further to add other than what I've said.

[night marten]

ye ye i understand

[night marten]

here you can see a bike from me with a photoshop norm creator #🎨share-your-work-archive message

[bronze galleon]

whats the best way to extend a person's coat/hair/hands ?

[river otter]

do yk how i could replicate it

[native shard]

meaning?

[civic portal]

yea according to geforce exp its already updated

[bronze galleon]

So i want to use the image of a person, but the hair is cut off, also one hand is cut off and a piece of clothing is cut off.
I have the Hair, Hand and clothes fully visibly on different pictures but from different angles.. I want to ask what's the best way to approach this

[dusky mason]

When select my object and invert it to clear the background I get this line appearing, I don't know why? There is no feathering.

[native shard]

well, so is the current person facing forward? and the other picture of that same person also facing forward?

i was thinking perhaps you could end up using object selection tool to select the fingers and CTRL+C and CTRL+V and paste them accordingly and make sure it looks as logical as possible, and then using the pencil tool for the touches.

Could do the same for that piece of clothing (assuming thats the same piece of clothing in your picture-2), as for the hair....i think adjusting that using Object selection tool and copy/paste could give you something good if not perfect

with enough given time you could:

1. Zoom in for re-touching
2. Blending options
3. Brush tool in small size to add some touches on the hair for example
4. Free transform multiple times to see which size looks the most logical and best fit.

[bronze galleon]

so mostly copy-pasting, and then retouching ?

[native shard]

which line are you referring to?

[native shard]

ye, selecting the certain parts and copy/paste

because its a 2D image, its not like you can rotate a finger 😂

and suddenly magically bring out the behind part of the hand which wasnt even showing in the first place.

[bronze galleon]

@native shard can we jump in dm's ?

[native shard]

umm

ok

although i feel like someone later on might benefit from this

[native shard]

also will i get banned for taking these things to dms? 😂

[native shard]

oh, could you show me what the original image looks like?

[bronze galleon]

lol im not sure maybe we can ask someone lol

[calm anvil]

hi, please anyone have an idea how to cfreate this glowing edges watercolor/semi transparent effect? the original piece is somehow edited photo. i tried to recreate how this look can be achieved and i cannot get in any way that white glowing edge. the first image is reference and second is what i recreated

[native shard]

just to confirm

first you use object selection tool

after that what exactly did you do?

[dusky mason]

i went round all the edges fixing up what the selection missed

inverted the selection

and then deleted it

[median forge]

I tried black borders but couldn’t get it to look good

[rough meadow]

Okay since all "free to use" stockimages sites have either hidden agendas or bad photos.

Is there a site you sunscribe to qhere you cannuse all their images in commercial use like once you paid you dont have to worry off royalties oe licenses etc?

Im willing to pay as l8ng as I dont have to fiddle

[quaint wagon]

Good afternoon guys! Does anybody have a anwser to this? My GC Is enabled, drivers updated, checked at preferences, but this still happening! NVIDIA GeFoerce RTX 3070

[ivory rampart]

<@&548221840750018590> can we remove this spam

[ivory rampart]

it looks like you're trying to create bumpmap/normal map

those features been discontinued

[quaint wagon]

Really? Still shows on my filters!

[ivory rampart]

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/kb/3d-faq.html

[quaint wagon]

WOW, bummer!!! Thank you for the help

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory rampart (current: #97 - 15)

[ivory rampart]

if you need to create normalmap/bumpmap from picture you can use substance suite if you have it, or krita/gimp (free)

completely forgot about Nvidia plugin for PS https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-texture-tools-exporter

[quaint wagon]

Interesting, I'll look into it, thank you

[last turret]

What spam?

[ivory rampart]

it's been sorted

[crystal sparrow]

how is this pop out text effect done?

[rough meadow]

What stockimages sites has the least hassle? I'm willing to pay subscription. All theese free sites seem to have hidden rules.

[ripe quest]

Hassle? What does this mean? Take a look at Adobe Stock.

[rough meadow]

Hassle=struggle/problems

[ripe quest]

Yeah. Well, I think that's directly proportional to use case. The amount of stock assets you need, the costs of that investment, and final output will likely all potentially affect the situation. If your intent is to use the assets to mass produce merchandise, I think you're going to run into hurdles, hassles, problems and limitations.

You're essentially licensing people's IP to use in a certain way and regardless of the service you use, you should carefully review the license agreement to see if it fits with your use case.

If you don't want any limitations. Make your own images. :)

[limber stream]

anyone know what these type of pictures are called?

[ripe quest]

Probably a "collage" but this seems pretty messy. Barely coherent.

[ripe quest]

Perhaps something like this can get you started...

[rough meadow]

I would love too but I don't have the best camera.

Well there has to be somewhere people get imagea from qince everyone uses photoshop

[rough meadow]

Do tou atleast know any site qhere I can either free or pay to use the photos on social media...I wanna photoshop imgaes and then show people on instagram tumblr etc..and I dont wanna have to pay royalties per image or like tag the people who made the imagw its such a hazze to do that per image. I rather pay l7ke 10-20$ per month to just download as many pics I want and use them, edit, play around, put them on my instagram etc.

[ripe quest]

If you just want to use stock to make image composites and such, any of the royalty free services would be adequate. Adobe Stock, Pexels, Pixabay, Unsplash, Freepik. However, just realize that thousands of people use this stuff to make comps and certain images are "overused." But regardless of that, I don't think you'd run into hassles with just basic usage to make your own layouts.

[dusty mist]

Version 25.4.0 lags horribly after a minute or two. Why is that? (I'm just using earlier versions.)

[rose belfry]

Hi. I need some help. On the latest version of Photoshop my external drive doesn't show up in the scratch disk preferences page, and Photoshop can't open since I don't have enough storage on my main drive. How can I fix this? It was working perfectly on older versions

[tulip sage]

how do i turn on generative fill

[abstract carbon]

how to check what font people use

[ripe quest]

It's always on. Make a selection and then go to Edit > Generative Fill... or open the Contextual Task Bar. Window > Contextual Task Bar...

[ripe quest]

Its not always possible. You can try the tool inside Photoshop. Main menu: Type > Match Font... and make a selection around the text. Or upload an image to scan at https://fonts.adobe.com

[teal talon]

uber random question, there someone or a community in discord that helps with label designs lol

[ripe quest]

Describe "helps with..." label designs. Do you mean someone who can make something for you?

[teal talon]

Well looking for creative insirption really. I have made some, want to modernise them tho.

[ripe quest]

If you post your designs to #📝project-feedback, you can get comments and suggestions from Community Experts and other community members.

[empty zinc]

Hello, I need help to do something stupid and I can't do it haha.
I just want to take my day off the 9th and put it empty without it looking visually horrible. Someone can help me, I tried some things but it didn't come out well

[teal talon]

does it have to be using Adobe?

[ripe quest]

You're in the Photoshop server so most of the people are going to suggest things from creating with Photoshop.

[ripe quest]

If you're looking for technical help that is program-specific, you might be better off posting elsewhere. Such as in the server for the app that you're using.

[ripe quest]

Not really sure what this means but if you're trying to remove something, try the Remove Tool.

[worn hull]

Okay so, this is something thats sounds really simple, but i cant figure it out. i need to switch the color of the trees from the black into a forest green (duhh) but when using hue and saturation its not quite right. the color isnt consistent and not the desired color i want. i cant seem to figure it out and im not sure if coloring it with a brush myself is the only way

[edgy iron]

Photoshop won't let me draw, it happens approximately every hour and I need to wait about a minute before I can draw. I've checked select area and brush opacity, they are not the reason. It really annoys me, can anyone help me?

[mint prairie]

It won't let me edit the text.

[twin bronze]

try filling it using color overlay layer style in normal mode, hue saturation is not the best way to manipulate black pixels

[twin bronze]

are rest of your apps or OS running fine when that happens?

[fleet idol]

Hey I need help rq. Im gonna sound really really stupid but i gotta ask cuz im really unsure. Why cant i change the size of the image in Photo Shop. When i click on it the image dosnt show the points in the corners of the image to resize it.
Ive never had this issue before but im just stumped

[serene coral]

enable "show transform controls" in the option bar with the move tool selected

[fleet idol]

oh i found the problem. i was zoomed in to much and didnt see the corner points. stupid me. srry

and ty

[earnest ivy]

can someone pls make the background black

[serene coral]

you'll have to mask the subject manually - the difference between the white sleeve and white background is not big enough to do it automatically

[earnest ivy]

i don’t have the thing downloaded so any chance you can do it and send it to me pls

[serene coral]

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

[earnest ivy]

oh thank you

[native shard]

is this your image?

i sent you a DM, check

[earnest ivy]

no

[stuck sparrow]

While I’m learning photoshop should I just learn the specific thing I’m wanting to do e.g sports posters. Or should I watch like a 3 hour video explaining the basics of everything revolving photoshop?

[vapid flume]

Personnaly, it's good to know what the software can do, even if you feel that it's useless, because you don't what you will eventually. You may concentrate on sport posters until someone asks you to make one with a retro feel and you don't know if Photoshop can create halftone textures or not, because you only learned about doing composites.
That said, you only need to know that it can do these things, and not necessarily study them in details. Once you know your onions, you'll know how to search for things. You'll never stop searching and learning, but knowing that you can do things with a software or another will help you looking for the right information

So I would take a full course first, and then concentrate on the aspects of your specific craft later

and 3 hours of video is really peanuts in the grand scheme of things. If you can get away with Learning Photoshop in 3 hours, please share your secret! 🙂

[stuck sparrow]

Yeah true because eventually I’ll might want to expand and do other things but then because I’ve only learnt how to do sports posters I won’t know how to go about doing it whereas watching a video that explains the software as a whole I’ll have an idea exactly like you said thank you 👍

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #8 - 530)

[pure mica]

Hi everyone. I want to make this drawing in to a vector and isolate it so that I can put it on a t-shirt. Does anyone have any ideas on best way to do this?

[river otter]

Just take it in photoshop and crop extra background then straight the image so that only that green board is visible

You can also make that black and white just to try how that suites if it's dull use smart filter to enhance the looks and quality

Then go to shop where tshirt printing work is being done or give order online with custom photo

According to me it will look good on Black or white tshirt depending how it's looking after editing

[unique burrow]

hey guys does anyone know why my 3D thing stopped working?

like before it used to be ok and i could make stuff like 3d text but now when i try to make a 3d text it doesnt work at all

and when i try making it 3d using other method it gives me this error

it says i have to use gpu for it to work or make sure it meets the minimum requirements

(i didnt update adobe photoshop since the time it worked)

[river otter]

What's your Gpu specifications

[unique burrow]

?

not sure what you meant by that

[river otter]

Do Ctrl+K if photoshop if opening and select the drive which have maximum storage

[river otter]

Go to performance

@unique burrow adjust usages

[unique burrow]

ok

[river otter]

In scratch disk select the drive which have maximum storage

[river otter]

Probably this will fix the issue

[unique burrow]

the one that has the most storage in general or the one with the most free storage?

[river otter]

Free storage

[unique burrow]

ok

i did

what now?

[river otter]

Just try what you were doing

[unique burrow]

still gives me the error

i'll try updating drivers

[river otter]

Yes

[river otter]

Using laptop or desktop

[unique burrow]

desktop

[river otter]

Do you have GPU in your system

[unique burrow]

yes

[river otter]

Is that powerful

[unique burrow]

not really but it can handle games like red dead redemption 2 and atomic heart at minimum settings

[river otter]

Ok so in windows Search Graphic Settings

[unique burrow]

next?

[river otter]

Select Desktop App

Browse Photoshop

[unique burrow]

ok

[river otter]

Then try keeping it high performance

Or else go to Nvidia control panel

In nvidia control panel go to Manage 3D settings

Then find photoshop and in that find settings of GPU keep high performance and check all settings are correct

Did it worked ? @unique burrow

[unique burrow]

sorry i was updating drivers and it cloesd all of my apps

[unique burrow]

didnt try yet im waiting for it to finish updating

[river otter]

👍

[unique burrow]

ok im going to try it now

ok photoshop started a little bit faster than usual

good start i guess

[river otter]

Hmm

[unique burrow]

andd it didnt work

still same error

maybe i should try restarting pc?

[river otter]

Yes

[river otter]

If that Don't work Mod only can help 😞 because these all things solved my problem

Really Sorry

Or search online something post of Reddit or Medium

Do you have cracked version of photoshop ? 🤔

[unique burrow]

creative cloud

[river otter]

Means not cracked one

[unique burrow]

i downloaded it from creative cloud

[river otter]

Try if it worked ?

[unique burrow]

nope it didnt

[river otter]

Hey @unique burrow !!

If that Don't work Mod only can help 😞 because these all things solved my problem

Really Sorry

Search online something post of Reddit or Medium

[unique burrow]

what mod?

[river otter]

Moderator

[unique burrow]

oh

[haughty quail]

Man i've been messing with this for like 2 hours and i cannot figure it out. Is this where i ask how to do something in pgotoshop?

I'm trying to make a mothersday card

It's a slot machine that says "You're my jackpot"

And on the reels which i've cleared i want it to say M O M, but i cannot for the life of me figure out how to correctly bend the letters so they look like thay're actually on the reels

I've tried distort, puppet warp, regular warp, i can almost get it looking right, but not quite

There's gotta be something im missing or an easier way, any tips would be awesome

[haughty quail]

That's actually a phenominal tutorial and i really appreciate the time you've taken to put this here for me

Unfortunately my perspective is a bit wonky, leme share a screenshot of what i've got so far

Trying to get that M to bend on that slanted reel

This is as close as i've gotten but it looks off and sloppy 😦

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1202508971118960701/1213467502408114226/image.png?ex=65f594ad&is=65e31fad&hm=7f227b2715492e91ae009154c34a91d2eadc7731ef148402cba605de42314d28&

[mental kiln]

because you are working with low resolutions, look for files with better resolution...

[normal isle]

Hello, could anyone help me a little bit? I need to make a stickman thats falling, but upwards, or like ascending up and i cant make it look right... Im rlly bad when it comes to shapes etc.

Does anyone know how i can make him look like hes actually going up instead of going weirdly down?

[mental kiln]

This wouldn't be a technical problem, it's a matter of studying and training...

[normal isle]

Thats why im here lol

I dont know why it looks so weird, what specifically needs to be changed there

[mental kiln]

It would be more appropriate to ask in a drawing or cartoon animation group...

read walt disney books

[normal isle]

Is there an Adobe discord for that or should i go somewhere completely else

[normal isle]

Im not gonna make a career out of this and i dont enjoy this, im just trying to make a quick design and never come back to it

[mental kiln]

take an image of the pose, leave it faded, and trace over it,

[normal isle]

Alr imma go try and fix it up a bit

Ty

[viral palm]

just reflect it vertically and slighly rotate head and arms...

[ripe quest]

Thanks, Franck!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #9 - 482)

[edgy mulch]

Hi all, I am trying to take a stroked path over to a blank A0 canvas - I am getting scratch disks full - surely a basic outline can not be using my 16gb of RAM and 300gb of SSD?

[ripe quest]

Check the size of your document. You might have the units set incorrectly (2000 centimeters, instead of 2000 pixels). That's the most common issue.

[edgy mulch]

I've done CM not MM

hahahahaha jesus

So i've been trialing windows on ARM and have gone from being cheesed off with it to thoroughly impressed now!

[crystal flower]

I want to know how to blur the image more so you cant tell what it is

please help

[ripe quest]

Filter > Blur... Choose a type of blur.

[crystal flower]

thank you

[quartz stratus]

Is there a way to select a photoshop group the same way you can do CTRL+LClick on a layer like the image?

I can convert the group to smart object, then select that object and save the selection using Select > Save selection... but when I undo, it removes the saved selection.

[native shard]

Well basically if i am correct in trying to understand what you want to do with Hair shadow

First right click on the group in the layers panel and choose "Convert to Smart Object".
Click the "Add Layer Mask" icon at the bottom of the Layers panel.
Go to the "Select" menu and choose "Load Selection".
In the box, select "Layer Mask" from the menu and choose the layer mask.
Save the selection by going to "Select" > "Save Selection".

(i think thats the order of each, i will check in photoshop if incase you are not getting it)

[quartz stratus]

Right, that's a somewhat more complicated way than converting to a smart object and then just doing Ctrl+LClick on the newly created Smart Object, then problem is, after I save the selection using Select > Save Selection... that action gets stored in the history of moves, so when I want to undo and go back to the groups, it removes the saved selection, does that make sense?

[native shard]

oh okay, that makes sense

[quartz stratus]

Basically, undoing back to the Convert to Smart Object command will remove the Save Selection

[native shard]

i remember something called an alpha channel, although i dont have experience in it

i think what you are trying to get towards is most likely creating an alpha channel

[native shard]

true

[native shard]

did you try creating an alpha channel?

[quartz stratus]

What I did was Convert > Select > Save and then opening a new empty document, loading the selection there, saving it on the temporary document using Select > Save Selection..., and then undoing on the original project, and whenever that selection was needed, I can reference it from tmp.psd but it's a duct tape fix, cause any changes to the document can't be dynamically updated on tmp.psd

[quartz stratus]

Not familiar with this, give me a moment to search

[native shard]

hmm, i havent worked much on .psd documents, but maybe you could try paths? like after selecting the group you can click on paths and save it as a path....but i dont know how it will work after that.

perhaps alpha channel might be the solution

[quartz stratus]

I searched for it, and are alpha channels just what masking something creates? The black/white/grey values that define what part of the image is shown, hidden or slightly transparent?
Creating these still seems to require converting a group to a smart object, and then making the alpha channel which will be added to the History of commands and therefore removed as I rollback to undo the smart object creation?

[native shard]

oh okay, i thought alpha channel would help with that, didnt know it would just make things strange, i think you could then try the path method

[quartz stratus]

Yea path would work, but it requires me to manually select the path using the pen tool no? That's why I asked if the automatic selection of Ctrl+LClick on a layer could work the same way for Photoshop groups.
Thanks for the help, seems like my Duct tape fix, although definitely not perfect might be my best option. (Mostly because I'm lazy lol)

[native shard]

i understand the lazy part

[weary condor]

in photoshop is there a key input where it restricts the brush tool to angle degree increments?

ik holding shift restricts it to 90 degree angles but im wondering if i can make it shorter like 15 or 30 degree angles

[twin bronze]

mine actually rotates 15 degrees when I hold shift, interesting

[weary condor]

could guidelines being present in the artboard effect it?

even if i dont touch the guidelines

[twin bronze]

I don t know but sounds unlikely, how are your guides placed exactly?

[weary condor]

oh

wait

am I not supposed to be continually drawing the line

but clicking where point A and point B will be

[ripe quest]

Window > Brush Settings... Select a brush. Locate the Angle field... to adjust it manually. Then on the keyboard: left arrow, and right arrow should rotate the angle. Hold Shift while using the arrow keys to increase the rotation.

[twin bronze]

wait, are you saying you are able to rotate the brush tip while putting a stroke?

like manually?

i am probably misunderstanding that is not possible (manually)

[ripe quest]

Click once, press-hold Shift and then move the mouse, and click again; this will automatically draw a straight line between two points.

[twin bronze]

oh wait

you mean the stroke angle not the brush angle

no it can only be vertical or horizontal, you can use the line tool to draw diagonal lines in any angle

sorry my misunderstanding of your question

uh, why is my cat gone 😦

[ripe quest]

Because I deleted it.

[twin bronze]

that makes sense, have a nice day

[ripe quest]

The Brush Tool will "Snap to Guides" if you have that toggled on. View > Snap.... and View > Snap to....

[river otter]

Can someone help me?
I have a photo of a friend and he looks into the camera the same way frank ocean does here
I want the image to look just like that
I already set the contrast etc so the colors match
how can I make the same perfect effect so that it looks like it was taken on older cameras? any help would be appreciated

[tulip sage]

its not there g

[ripe quest]

Then you'll need to update to a current version of Photoshop.

[tulip sage]

oh ye ty

[ripe quest]

You'll also need to be signed in to an Adobe Account for it work.

[bitter swan]

Question- does anyone know how I could do this effect?

[ripe quest]

You'd just flip and mirror the image and paint on a Layer Mask to hide half of the image.

[elfin furnace]

Hi I have painted an elavation map, but I have ended up with a 1 pixel wide line of white pixels in my border, is there a way to get rid of those without going and handpainting over each of them one by one?

this is how it looks up close

Like can I do a border select but only inwards?

[limber jolt]

can u send me the full photo tho?

cuz i cant use generative fill, sorry...

[fair warren]

why is this wallpaper not deleting? or why can't i even change it?

[devout harbor]

How can I get the drop shadow to acknowledge the outline like in the second image?

[bitter swan]

What would I look up on youtube as a tutorial? Sorry I am new to PS lol

[dark aspen]

Looking for advice on a replacement MacBook with a budget of around $1000. What specs should I be prioritizing?

[mental kiln]

stroke, tranform to smart object , drop shadow

[mental kiln]

save the background PSD to the desktop, right click on the layer, relink file

You may have lost the link, the smart objects are in a temporary folder, so it's best to save them together with the main PSD

you also need to press crtl + s to update the SO

[fair warren]

this sentence right here was the solution

thank you so much

im dumb

[devout harbor]

Someone else in another server told me to change the shadow's spread and size settings and it worked, thanks anyway though

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @mental kiln (current: #103 - 14)

[mental kiln]

you need to work with higher resolution files, or redraw in shapes

[civic fern]

hello guys,
i have a little problem with the new photoshop.
if i close photoshop before "export as png" finished. The photoshop just cancel the export.
its kinda different with old photoshop (maybe 2022/2023), where it will wait the process of export. is there a way / settings to set it?
bcs I did this behavior since photoshop cs2, so its kinda annoying now

[gray rose]

yooo can someone help me switch a background from white to black on one picture, i tried doing it but it always is so buggy, if u can help me dm me ill send apic

[deep ravine]

Guys, pls help, Photoshop isn't letting me use the transformation tool, It says is an error of the program...

[ripe quest]

Save your file and restart the app.

[deep ravine]

Already did, it's been like this for two weeks now

[ripe quest]

What version? Help > About Photoshop...

[deep ravine]

It won't let me check

[ripe quest]

You can't access the main menu... ?

Try to uninstall/reinstall.

[deep ravine]

Nope, sorry to bother btw

[ripe quest]

Open the Creative Cloud app and remove Photoshop. Reboot the machine. Launch the CC App and reinstall Photoshop.

[deep ravine]

Oki Doki, ty

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 1740)

[ripe quest]

You could try deleting the Preferences first...

[deep ravine]

How can I do that?

[ripe quest]

Edit > Preferences... But if you can't use the main menu, you'll probably have to start Photoshop and hold down Shift Ctrl Alt as its starting. It will ask you to reset.

[deep ravine]

Oh wait, I was able to open the system info

[deep ravine]

24.1.0 20221206.r.166 be4691b x64

[ripe quest]

Just open the CC app and do the update.

See if that fixes it.

[deep ravine]

Oki Doki

It says "updates have been disabled for this computer" why does that happen?

Am I banned or smth?

[ripe quest]

No idea. You should just be able to update the app.

[deep ravine]

Damn:( I'll have to look for another way to finish my project, but tysm mr/ms Humann!

[pure jasper]

Does anyone know how I can recreate the look of this? I've been experimenting for hours and no result comes close. I'm a beginner

[river otter]

I'm so frustrated

I wrote some text with a cool gradient, but it got messed up when I used it as a clipping mask. The gradient looks good without the mask, but I don't like that it turns the whole background black with the mask. Can you help me fix it?

With Clipping Mask

Without Clipping Mask

but without it makes the whole bg black

but it makes the text look good

I hate photoshop and it's tools

[pure jasper]

I'm talking specfically about the invidivual images, I'm struggling to get that negative colorless look and I know its not a simple levels adjustment, any tips?

[twin bronze]

you can achieve a similar look by applying noise in smaller sizes and upscaling it using hard edges algorithm, (or maybe using half tones but not sure if it would be the same) then use the curves to increase the contrast a lot, decrease the midtones, but I think that the strong look they provide are from the photographs themselves, not the vfx

[twin bronze]

I recommend also posting your layers, showing how you created that gradient etc. for further clarity, I personally can' t understand where that black bg comes from based on this information

[crimson ridge]

I am having an issue making a circle. I made my vertical and horizontal guides. I have the elipse tool choosen. My problem is when I start int eh center of my project and hold shift and pull it doesn't pull from the center out to make a perfect circle, it pulls from the end. Here is a picture
https://gyazo.com/7417d1bff267e28139964dd7fe2f7306
Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong. Here are my settings
https://gyazo.com/155ca3df0e8925520f4f6325269ba07d

[twin bronze]

try alt+shift+drag

[crimson ridge]

Ok , let me try that

Yesssssss!! Thank you !!!!

[pure jasper]

how do I use the hardedges algorithim?

[river otter]

I got you

[twin bronze]

I think I now understand what is going on, gradient map naturally samples every layer below it to apply its effects, including your background. What happens when you duplicate your gradient map and clip it to both your text layers?

like this

[river otter]

it gives me this ugly yellow blur

I almost want to end myself because of it

[twin bronze]

can you upload the psd if it is not a problem, maybe its just my brain not working, my ps reflexes may be able to solve it

[river otter]

I'll dm it to you cause I dont want people stealing my work

[twin bronze]

okay

[native shard]

Hi

[native shard]

hey man, pretty cool work you did so far

[sharp crypt]

why wont photoshop allow me to set my custom resolution

[vapid flume]

I never had it, but I found that
https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/kb/invalid-numeric-entry-integer-96-8-required-photoshop.html
are you on the latest version?
I know it's not the exact same error, but I couldn't find one with the exact same error as yours.

[sharp crypt]

yup

[vapid flume]

Did you add a plug-in or other software that could hvave messed up with the registry?

[sharp crypt]

not really

i have no addons

[vapid flume]

Maybe this one helps more?
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/ps-video-render-problem-document-size-with-render-size-doesn-t-same/td-p/12566171

Apparently it has to do with the maximum height and width of the video codec you are trying to use

I didn't know that (I never tried to render a really big video though!)

[candid lake]

Hi guys and girls.
I'm allowed to choose a new laptop for about 2k.

My choices are:
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 - i7/16GB/
512GB/GeForce RTX 4050
Vs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15" i7/32GB/1TB
BLACK (onboard Intelx graphics card)

I'm hoping someone can help me choose either 32 gb no gpu or 16 ram with 4050 gpu

[sharp crypt]

hey thank you so much man

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #8 - 531)

[vapid flume]

I am not techie enough to advise on a computer, but as a general rule I would always opt for a "real" graphic card rather than an integrated one. as an an Nvidia in tha case.
GPU in Photoshop is critical but not as much as when you use - say - after effects/ Premiere, or a 3D program. However, the more you can have the better. Fast memory, Fast (and fat) drives are also important (as you'll be relying on scratch disks as well)
That said, that depends what you want to do, apart from Photoshop. If you are a light Photoshop user and an Illustrator user as well, I would say RAM is more important than GPU (within reason), if you're a video or 3D user, GPU is crucial...But I may be rebuked by someone better versed than me on this one 🙂
J

Just for info: here are the requirements for Photoshop
https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/system-requirements.html

You'll probably want to have a look at the "recommended" in your case...

[candid lake]

Wauw. Your amazing 🙂 thanks! Im a light user I suppose. Touchups etc so nothing dramatic (yet). That's why I was wondering

[vapid flume]

If I were you, I'll wait to have more advice from other people (You may want to ask again on a week day, there are more people available)

[vapid flume]

I have an old-ish quite powerful laptop, and have no issue with Photoshop really.
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700K CPU @ 3.80GHz 3.79 GHz
Installed RAM 64.0 GB (63.9 GB usable)
Graphic Card: NVidia GeForce RTX 2700, 8GB RAM

But I feel the blunt when I'm doing 3D

I would absolutely go for an Nvidia versus an integrated GPU though...

[candid lake]

Okay thank you so much. Been helpful 🙂 I like to do some blender aswell so I think I'm going for the 4050 Surface studio 2

[vapid flume]

Regarding Blender, I analysed the situation, and know that only certain functions depend on the GPU (like rendering) but not all.
That means you can reliably model even on an entry level computer, but rendering will be a nightmare. Other 3D software rely on a GPU for most of their function, so do software like After Effects.
Something I would look into is what others say about the models you are looking at regarding ventilation etc (powerful fans?)
Honestly for 2K I wouldn't be too concerned, but know that while Surfaces are very nice machines, they also tend to be on the pricey side.

see if it helps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPhT1YqrLSw

and that
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/best-desktop-pc-or-all-in-one-computer-for-photoshop-24/m-p/13890484/highlight/true

[river otter]

does anyone know how to make this type of distortion?

@serene coral could you please specify on how i can make it you said its displacement map

[pseudo shale]

Hey guys! do you have any tips to achieve this look (not for the grain, there is other things i believe) thanks!

[serene coral]

I was talking about the first image only. I can't see anything common about all 3 images you sent?

[river otter]

im not sure if you can see it but theres a distortion of some kind

if you view the first one here you can clearly see it around the head & arms

[serene coral]

the photo is blurry and messy in general, you can achieve it in Ps by applying blur of your choice and use overlays

[serene coral]

yes and I believe this was achieved by using a displacement map

[river otter]

so i create a mask and use displacement map?

or do i use a pen tool

ima try it in after effects see if i can do it there

[river otter]

also, is there a way to recreate the redish glow in the second image

[serene coral]

maybe try researching how displacement maps work first, it will make everything much easier

[serene coral]

essentially, you want the red overlay on black parts of the image so it gives you the idea what the proper blending mode for this is. I would duplicate the image, blur it a bit and make it a duotone using your preferred method

[onyx moth]

Why are the tools not working on one photo but i switch and they work perfectly fine? I have hand selected and it shows the normal cursor

on PS

nevermind i think it transferred back to lightroom..

obviously did that accidentally so how do i do it on purpose next time if i need to take it back to lightroom before exporting?

[olive stump]

Hi

[sturdy belfry]

does anyone pay for courses?

are they worth it

[calm anvil]

hi, please anyone knows how to achieve this edit from a photo? sending the original vs edit

[native shard]

you are trying to achieve which one?

left to right

or right to left?

please give more details, if its right to left then it seems using the blur tool

[calm anvil]

i am trying to achieve left from the right

[native shard]

and changing color saturation

[native shard]

yuh

then just try that

although i am not sure you will get the exact results

(although you are just ruining the photo, idk why you would do that lol)

[calm anvil]

well i am trying to make an abstract art from it, im just trying to figure out how this effect can be achieved. i want to use it for my own art. here is the final result of person who created it.

[calm anvil]

here is what i got so far... however there is no way i can achieve the final effect... something must be with the blending options which i do not get

[supple heart]

can anyone do little work for me it will take legit 2 minutes

[native shard]

maybe try emboss

emboss might give that same effect

[native shard]

in the head area, over here

[calm anvil]

from the middle step ive sent above it looks like that the person on the picture was not cut out and placed on the background. to me it seems like the picture was edited as whole. but i might be wrong

definitely the picture is duplicated and one layer is distorted with wave, the bottom one is kinda semi-transparent

[native shard]

i realized that here in the edited picture you are trying to achieve, there is borders on the boy and his head especially, white ones to be specific

and its like his bulky hair was never there

[calm anvil]

i believe it was achieved with median

[native shard]

see the difference?

this is very strange to me, im starting to think he didnt do the blur effect directly

[calm anvil]

it is a median.. i have the same, but after that point i am stuck

[native shard]

and did something before it was achieved

[native shard]

oh

sorry man i cant think of anything, i have never tried to technically destroy an image like this in order to know how it must be done

[calm anvil]

anyways thanks for replying at least:) i am absolutely desperate about this 😄 working on it for 2 days already

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @native shard (current: #403 - 3)

[opal rune]

Hi guys, does anyone have experience using Lightroom or Photoshop on iPad? Is the overheating issue effecting all the models? I want to buy an iPad, but heard that many people struggle with the overheat after 2 minutes even only viewing images. My friend has the latest version of iPad pro 12" and latest version of os and has the same issue. Screen dims to 50% to prevent cpu after 2 minutes.
I would by the iPad for using lightroom so would be crucial to know, but I can't test it beforehand

[iron linden]

Any idea how I can add creases/folds like these into my art?

if theres a brush or something I can use for this, that would be helpful

[misty lance]

Is it possible to achieve this shape by using Polygon Tool? If so, how?

[mental kiln]

google > tissue/paper overlay > multiply layer

[mental kiln]

photoshop only allows rounded corners in the rectangular shape, ideally it would be done in illustrator which allows you, but you can use some tricks like blurring and then choke using levels, it won't look similar....

but you can simply redraw over it using the pen, that's what I do most

[misty lance]

Ohh, I see, that's unfortunate

Thanks

[iron linden]

Will that work for cloth material too?

Sort of like a fabric

[mental kiln]

yep

[cloud star]

I was wondering if anyone could help me with this. So i want too make a glow on the edges of the svreen so i can have it asa glow effect on my stream i have made this but i want it too be thwe same on all sides

how do i do it

[eager raptor]

Could someone help me fix the necks in this photo?

[mental kiln]

stamp tool

[mental kiln]

gradient tool

[river otter]

How can i make these tail lights look real? i drew them in to be how i wanted but they look obviously fake

[hexed tapir]

how to fix that? Just downloaded, and now i have this problem

[mental kiln]

overlay blured brushs

[mental kiln]

reset workspace

[hexed tapir]

Not work

[mental kiln]

reinstall the software

[hexed tapir]

Ok

[cloud star]

i have tried but then it is almost just like a circle in the middle of the screen while i want it as a glow like a square instead of a circle

[hexed tapir]

i do that, but i have the same problem

[mental kiln]

radial gradient

[mental kiln]

sorry I don't know how to help

[cloud star]

how do i add that

[mental kiln]

make sure it is in 32 bits, it will help make the gradient smoother

[cloud star]

but now it is just a circle i want it to be in a square

[zealous dune]

hello, why can't i delete a selection with the lasso here ? using delete key or backspace doesnt work

[mental kiln]

you are using a smart object, it does not allow this action until you rasterize, select your layer mask and paint

[ripe quest]

It's a Smart Object. An embedded file. You would need to enter the SO and edit it directly. Double-click on the layer thumbnail and it will open up in the new tab.

[zealous dune]

ty rasterize worked

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @mental kiln (current: #97 - 15)

[ripe quest]

Rasterizing the layer isn't always the wisest option but that's fine.

It really depends on the workflow.

[zealous dune]

okk I see ty

[sly hawk]

Don't 'delete'. Use a layer mask. - Maybe make the gun a smart object before applying a the 'new' mask to it.

[river otter]

wdym

[sly hawk]

You could then change the colour quite easily...

@river otter

[river otter]

Holy crap thank you so much that was very detailed

james for the win

I was able to make it perfectly how i wanted @sly hawk your amazing

[sly hawk]

Awesome 🙂

Nice work @river otter

[river otter]

Thank you

@sly hawk would i be able to go in a vc and get some very specific real time help?

[sly hawk]

I may not be able to help. Can you explain loosely what you're trying to do?

[river otter]

Sure thing

So im trying to get these headlight housings on the left image and i have been able to crop them out and put them over it but i cant transform them to make them look real

I did a drawing of what it will look like just trying to make it look real

This was the drawing over a different image

And this is where im at but i cant seem to transform its shape properly

[sly hawk]

Are you holding CNTRL and when dragging the edges of the light around to 'skew' it?

[river otter]

I am not

Ive gotten two corners to match up pretty good but i just wish i could make the layer transparent and cut a piece off

[sly hawk]

one moment. 🙂

[river otter]

Oh okay sweet thank you again james lol

I did manage to find another way of doing it but both work

i turned the opacity down on the headlight i plopped on there and then lined up two opposing corners and lasso'd the sides to fit

now i can make the bulbs from another picture after the other side!

Thanks James!

[sly hawk]

Yeah, I can see the difficultly in it.

[river otter]

For sure

Im getting that body kit in that color so i had to figure out how to change the color realistically, then make those custom lights i have a friend making lol

just trynna see what the finished product will look like before i spend 15k on it

[sly hawk]

A bit more masking can help

instead of warping it more

[river otter]

Oh okay sweet

Got both sides down

[sly hawk]

Not bad. - Do you need to make the inside Blue?

@river otter - This can be done with a 'gradient mask'

[strange raptor]

How could I make this selection "straight"? I got it from ctrl clicking on the layer

[river otter]

I actually wanted it black lol

I just finished

Final product vs drawing

Thank you again james, lowkey could not have done that if u didnt help lmao

[sly hawk]

Draw a negative selection box to 'chop off' the messy bits.

[strange raptor]

Woahhhh

[strange raptor]

Thank you! 🥰

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk (current: #7 - 803)

[sly hawk]

So what are ya making anyway?

[sly hawk]

Cool. It should be easy enough to swap the actual lightbulbs if you want to...

[strange raptor]

I animate these car stereos, ripped a jpg from the internet and I'm just prepping it for animating, AI upscaling etc

An old one but thats one example

[sly hawk]

Oh fancy. Looking good.

[dusty mist]

My lasso and select/transform border is yellow for some reason. Why? It's never done this

[dusty mist]

oh its just dark bg +a different version im used to nevermind

[oblique gust]

how would I put an image in the black area of this

[wise panther]

图片放在这个黑色图层上面，右击，有一个嵌入模式，就可以了

Put the image on top of this black layer, right click, there's an embed mode, and that's it

[inland warren]

hi

[oblique gust]

alr ty

[inland warren]

would anyone know how i made an image have a faded color

kinda like this example

[ripe quest]

Use a Clipping Mask.

[oblique gust]

how would I go about that

[ripe quest]

Its probably just a gradient background.

[inland warren]

dont suppose you would know which one?

if not, do you know what i could search up to find a video?

[ripe quest]

See: https://discord.com/channels/547473772727238676/1081318392750940290

[oblique gust]

ty <3

[ripe quest]

A Gradient Layer is just a type of object that can be added. You add it and choose colors for it.

[inland warren]

is that one of these?

[ripe quest]

Then other things can be put on top of it, I suppose. Like other graphics and text.

[ripe quest]

Yeah. The half-filled in circle...

[minor moss]

is it just me or the Generative fill has gotten worse in the 2024 version?

like I can't understand how it became so bad

srsly?

[ripe quest]

Photoshop is still using the older model. Try Firefly. Its using the newer model (Model 2). It should provide better results. https://firefly.adobe.com/

[dull abyss]

anyone know how to put a image over a mask like this

like i want the image to only show in the white

[lusty vector]

how do i open a object and place it

[visual falcon]

yo guys i want to make a party invite

whats the best way to make it

and what software

[serene coral]

can you clarify your question? you can place an image in your project by dragging and dropping it

[serene coral]

https://discord.com/channels/547473772727238676/1045711257178738760

[serene coral]

I think you should use Adobe Express, it has many templates

[dull abyss]

I looked over that video it doesn’t go over the question I have

[river otter]

is it true that there is no dashed line in photoshop?

[serene coral]

Can you clarify your question then?

[serene coral]

You can set the shape outline mode to dashed, you can even customize it to your liking

[strange eagle]

Rate my art 10/0 ?

[strange eagle]

The water that you see it is my water mark !

[sly hawk]

Wrong channel

#📝project-feedback

[strange eagle]

what?

[strange eagle]

which channel?

[sly hawk]

If you specifically want feedback on a project you've done, I was suggesting you post it to #📝project-feedback/

[crystal flower]

this is what I have so far but I want the logo to basically look something like this

and also like angled so it looks like it is floating in a sense

[sly hawk]

ok. So put it on a layer behind the subject, then change the blending mode and opacity around a bit 🙂

[crystal flower]

thank you !!!

[sly hawk]

Maybe paint in another brown background between the shapes and the buildings too... - maybe 80% opacity:

@crystal flower

[crystal flower]

Thank you very much for the help I will do this now

[elfin furnace]

is there a way to select out of a selected area in photoshop?

like I want to do a Color range select but only in a small rectangle

I suppse i can do it by masking everything else first but is there an easier way?

[dull abyss]

Basically I’m trying to apply a texture to that image but it’s ontop a background image

[timber canyon]

help

why cant I bucket paint the layers

layer*

[sly hawk]

Yes.

[elfin furnace]

nevermind i figured it out

just had to have the select active

[sly hawk]

I presume you tried it and accidentally turned the whole page brown instead of just the text?

[zinc kiln]

Hi all! I'm really hoping someone can help, as I can't find any appropriate solutions online. I have a set of droplets for image resizing, and for watermarking that I've used for a number of years now, with no issue. For some reason, this particular one no longer works, and throws up these "command not currently available" error messages. I can't understand why? Does anyone have any advice at all?

[timber canyon]

nah bro Im trying to turn the whole page brown instead of the text

but every time I try to turn it brown

it doesnt turn brown

[torn condor]

Scripts - Image Processor is way faster way to resize loads of images.

[midnight plume]

i am willing to buy a no screen graphics tablet...can anyone assist me to choose ?? kindly DM me please...thank you in advance ❤️

[sly hawk]

don't panic. This is usually because in the action/steps, the file isn't actually open.

It's like trying to resize an image before you've opened it. The option is just greyed out...

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/batch-processing-glitch-after-updating-to-the-latest-version-photoshop-cc-2018/td-p/9960676

I'm guessing that 'open' isn't in your list of actions @zinc kiln

[sly hawk]

Well in the screenshot above you a have a selction around the shape.

remove the selection (Cntrl + D)

and try again

[zinc kiln]

Oh!... That is correct, 'open isn't in my list of actions. Thank you for sending over the link, I'll have a read through, now! 🙂

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk (current: #7 - 805)

[timber canyon]

oh shi yeah HAHAHA ty again bro

[sly hawk]

or go to background layer and thee EDIT > FILL

[timber canyon]

I got it now tysm man

[torn condor]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HvZFRFsG08

Just watching it, and I simply don't know why people do not use Image Processor instead.
This is way too complicated.

[sly hawk]

They're resizing AND adding a watermark

[torn condor]

Aaaaaa

[sly hawk]

Also,,,, I'd use the Image Processor Pro extension.