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[ripe quest]

To really do that well, you would likely want to create the project using an app more suited to animation, like Adobe After Effects.

After Effects has particle systems and could make that much easier.

[obsidian gazelle]

i tried to download video as a gif but it keeps telling me this (this operation can't be finished, there isn't enough storage) and idk how to fix it cuz i have alot of storage

[ripe quest]

What are the dimnesions of the canvas? Also, Save for Web has a limit on the number of frames it will export.

[obsidian gazelle]

its 3840x2160 and it has 65 frames

[ripe quest]

The bottom left corner of the Save for Web interface should display an estimated file size. What does it say there?

[livid quest]

Trying to create a normal map, been following some tutorials and every one says go to filter< 3d, but there is no 3d. is there a plugin or something i need to get?

[ripe quest]

The 3D features are EOL: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/3d-faq.html

You'd have to be using an older version of Photoshop, version 22.x and below to still have those features availabe.

[viral palm]

Have look to this page:https://helpx.adobe.com/ca/photoshop/kb/troubleshoot-scratch-disk-is-full.html

[livid quest]

so there is not a way to make normal maps in the latest version at all?

[ripe quest]

Perhaps. With some sort of plugin. But I don't know off the top of my head. Sorry.

Maybe someone else will chime in.

[viral palm]

Photoshop uses disk ressources to run … Do you have an other Disk on your machine? If yes try to set your second drive (with free space) as « scratch disk » (via preferences menu)

[livid quest]

alright ill keep looking into it, thanks for your help🙏 .... if anyone has a plugin recommendation lmk thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 2424)

[obsidian gazelle]

i dont since i have a laptop

[obsidian gazelle]

31,6 mb

[plain sigil]

guys, how do i make a hair above match the color below

[viral palm]

Any external drive you can plug to your laptop and use as scratch disk?

[obsidian gazelle]

i dont have any

[viral palm]

What is your open document size (bottom left of the window- not the size of the saved file)?
On my end Photoshop create a Temp file of 5.8Gb when I open a 3.4Mb psd file and this Tmp file grows to 8Gb when I open an 16Mb project… It could be your problem if your document is really huge…
Note: sizes here are sizes saw in the Photoshop app (bottom left) not psd sizes.

[haughty storm]

idk much about normal maps but I know of game modders who use PS for making them, not sure how they do it @livid quest

[wise trench]

I want to put falling snow on a christmas photos.

[haughty storm]

like an animation?

or static?

[wise trench]

Animation.

[haughty storm]

yeah you'll have to use Adobe After Effects

apparently you can do it in PS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJIwzYJUybQ

[wise trench]

Thanks.

[haughty storm]

np 🙂

[ripe quest]

Of course you can do it by animating the position of static layers. It just looks a bit cheesie. For good results, I'd use After Effects.

However, I realize there are technical hurdles with any of these suggestions, e.g. access to the app, knowledge, etc.

I think I've seen mobile apps that will just add snow to photos. You give it an image and it will spit out a video with snow falling over it.

[haughty storm]

so... the one in the video I suggested is cheesy? yeah I guess it is, the flakes aren't flakes; they're round instead

he almost got there though, some of the "flakes" are bigger and smaller but would be nice if there was a way to randomize the flake shape somehow

[ripe quest]

I mean, its fine. Its just that the entire layer moves and in a uniform motion. Not the individual flakes. A particle system would be a lot better.

If the person is putting that effect over a still image, its probably good enough.

[wise trench]

I don't know how to use After Effects.

[ripe quest]

Well, if the effect shown in the video above works for your purposes then try that technique. It seems relatively straight-forward.

[wise trench]

Can I do I with mouse and keyboard

[ripe quest]

Not sure what you mean there.

[haughty storm]

did you watch the video?

[ripe quest]

I didn't watch all of it. I got the gist of it after speeding through it.

You won't need a tablet to do this.

He is using one but the part about the Brush Jitter could be done with a mouse.

[viral palm]

As per @ripe quest you can do exactly the same he does with a mouse. So yes you can do it with mouse and keyboard.

[wise trench]

Ok.

Thanks.

[ancient sluice]

yo how do i put my text in more than one line.

[ripe quest]

Get the Type Tool and drag out a box instead of just tapping once.

[ancient sluice]

OH MY GOD🤦‍♂️ thank you

[lucid river]

My photoshop also holds it with a click. By default - I haven't changed anything either.
If I grab the node (with a click, not a hold) to get that menu, I have to click it again to drop it before moving my mouse.

I can never remember the Ctrl T shortcut, so I click the node twice to get the on screen buttons. (Not a double click, but once will grab it, then I need to drop it.)

[restive pollen]

Is there a way to align these lines to the number of icons or create a grid that can do it for me?

[wary arrow]

Hi guys so I'm in need of advice. I have a button/pin template which is 300dpi 8.5x11" and I am trying to paste images on it but it seems like they are all too high res so they get pixelated when I transform them to fit the template. I tried all the different resampling. Still pixelated. Not sure the best way to go about getting a smooth high res image render..

[ripe quest]

Use Guide Layouts to create a grid. See this: https://youtu.be/qeIW1I9P9lI?si=j4s4ccchkuKZc1c_

Then turn on Snap and snap the lines to the Guides.

Then you can also turn on Smart Guides and drag the icons into place.

[haughty storm]

300dpi is high res, you're saying the images you're pasting are low res; you could use Topaz to upscale them so that they match the dpi of the template

IDK if Adobe has anything like that, but in my experience Topaz did better in the past

[ripe quest]

Raster (pixel-based) images should be similar sized if you're looking to composite them. You cannot scale pixel-based images up without noticeable quality loss.

Even upscaler apps (like Topaz Gigapixel) can only do so much.

[haughty storm]

is there a way to delete neural filter layers?

[ripe quest]

Only if it has been applied to a Smart Object. If you applied it to rasterized layer, it's burned in. You could only UNDO at that point (if you haven't already closed the document).

[haughty storm]

oh its def a smart object but I still can't remove it

I have the smart filter mask, that I can delete for sure

err I think I got it

[ripe quest]

Click on the name in the Layers Panel and drag it down to the Trash Can.

[haughty storm]

tried that; gives me a circle with slash

now its tryign to render

[ripe quest]

It will do it. Click and drag it down to the Trash Can.

[haughty storm]

tried, asks to save some sort of file

I'm also running into a neural filter timeout limit I'm guessing the beta still needs work

[wary arrow]

@ripe quest @haughty storm I'm actually downsizing them from one high res 20+inch 300dpi to a 8.5x11 300 dpi file. Using copy paste then the transform tool. I tried making it a smart object before moving it.

[haughty storm]

I ended up having to delete the mask first, then the neural filter layer

[ripe quest]

What Interpolation setting are you using for the Transform?

[ripe quest]

You shouldn't have to do that. You can just drag the Neural Filter itself down to the Trash Can icon. The Filter Mask will get deleted with it.

[wary arrow]

I changed the resampling to bicupic and I also tried 2.0 as well as no resampling this was under image size settings. Is there another setting I should be changing just for transform? @ripe quest

[haughty storm]

odd, will try again but its being really finicky

Can I duplicate & merge layers in one go?

[ripe quest]

Not sure I really understand what process/procedure you're using to do this. Bicubic Automatic should be fine but the results will really depend on how drastic the scaling is, I suppose.

[ripe quest]

CTRL ALT E and SHIFT CTRL ALT E

Select the uppermost layer first. Then do that keyboard shortcut.

[pale hill]

Is there a channel here where I can ask guidance for making a specific gradient or is this one ok?

[ripe quest]

This is it.

[pale hill]

Sweet, looking to make a kind of backlit gradient like this. Looks like a half radial gradient, where should I start?

my few attempts ended in failure

this was as close as I was able to get

[ripe quest]

I would maybe try a Layer Style > Outer Glow first. Then augment it with something like you have above.

[haughty storm]

I like using the harmonization neural filter but when I use it, it makes the person in the photo's skin a red blush pigment how can I adjust this afterwards?

[low thistle]

I've been using gimp to edit pictures and then paste the image into google docs, but I needed an easier way to remove backgrounds, so I decided to switch to photoshop - I have been able to figure out how to do EVERYTHING, but getting it to copy and paste into google docs,

[ripe quest]

I would Export to PNG and then put it in. The transparency information probably won't copy/paste correctly. File > Export > Export As... PNG, tick transparency.

[low thistle]

there has to be another way around this, I wanted to save time

[ripe quest]

OK. Good luck.

[haughty storm]

btw if you want to know why you can't paste into Google Docs is because you're not pasting an image as you're likely copying the layer data 😉

[ripe quest]

Even if you merge layers with transparency, you probably can't copy/paste the image with the transparency intact.

One would need to export out to PNG and then upload/insert it into a Google Doc.

[haughty storm]

I have been able to copy transparency intact in some rare situations but I guess clipboard doesn't support transparency? Or Google docs doesn't right off the bat?

[ripe quest]

I don't think the browser can handle (copy/pasting) PNG transparency.

[remote sequoia]

While transforming an image, is there any way to make a guide layout?

[ripe quest]

Guide Layout would have to be created first. You can turn on Smart Guides though which will appear while you're translating, scaling, etc. Main menu: View > Show > Smart Guides...

[haughty storm]

anybody here knowledgeable about the neural filters?

I should probably learn to use levels/curves/HSL cuz it likes putting red on my subjects

[viral palm]

Which neural filter put red on your subject^

[haughty storm]

harmonization

see here

you can see a bit of red tinting in both dogs but not the bear, for some reason the bear gets the correct adjustments

ofc the dogs have the same light source, so I bet that's part of it; the bear is AI made

[viral palm]

Did you try to play with color cursors in Neural filter?

[haughty storm]

oh, no I didn't hah! /SMH

just tried it, its hard for me to do cuz of my vision but I still see a little red but yeah that's the way to do it 🙂

[viral palm]

You can also "Color Balance" each animal individualy... Better control

[haughty storm]

I also tried it on all 3 dogs after merging the layers, it comes out much worse; so I do each individually separately then merge

[viral palm]

Ok but why do you want to merge them... As they come from different sources, I suggest you keep them isolated so that you can adjust them separately.

[haughty storm]

I merge them at the end for the outer shadow

[viral palm]

Ok so you've made color correction before merge them?

[haughty storm]

yes I do it to each subject then I merge them when no other adjustments are needed if I'm doing a shadow otherwise no need to merge them at all

[pallid rampart]

Can someone please help out a noob im just trying to remove this blue gradient background from a bunch of images but i can not for the life of me figure out how to do it without it not going horribly

( I need to be able to do this multiple times for different colored weapon skins)

[haughty storm]

you'll have to do this for each image; I'm not sure there's a way to do it for all images at once

First convert your layer to a smart object, then create a new mask layer and it should hide the background for you 🙂

[high latch]

How do I open the big color wheel

or the color picker

nvm

[merry niche]

Hello, sorry for stupid question, but how can I achieve this king of color grading ? I have tried few tutorials and went not as expected

[haughty storm]

you have to understand how colors work to do good at color grading; I'd like to know too 😉

[merry niche]

:/

[haughty storm]

I know color grading is not the same as replacing colors; but I can replace colors 😄

[maiden rose]

Is there a good channel to ask for someone to do a simple project for me?

[haughty storm]

#💬chat-general 🙂

[vapid flume]

Do you mean the black and white treatment? or the localised colourisation?

[merry niche]

yeah the b&w treatment

[vapid flume]

It depends if you are starting from Black and white photos or colour.
But generally, most people would do that with ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) or the Camera Raw filter in Photoshop.
The basic thing to think about is to have originals with enough tone depth (a good spread of the tones across all the histogram) to be able to enhance what you need without crunching the details.
As in not enough details in the shadows and everything remotely dark with appear as black (and the same for white)

actually it's also easier if you get decently exposed RAW images, it helps a lot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lykFo-R-0_o
or
https://amateurphotographer.com/technique/improve-your-photography/creating-stunning-black-and-white-photos-with-ease/

[tame cape]

Hi @high latch
Not sure what you really mean.
Try:

• F6 ( or menu: Windows -> Color)
• then options of this panel -> Color wheel (or similar)

OR (maybe) the Color Picker:
click on the Foreground icon in the Tool Bar

[real iris]

how do i create these layer from shapes ??

[mortal epoch]

Hello everyone. Does anyone know how to exclude certain variations when using the “Generative Fill” option? I’ve noticed that when I want to insert something, Generative Fill often generates elements from my photo and inserts them instead of generating what I wrote. Does anyone know how to solve this? Of course, generating again is one option, but is there another, easier way? Thanks.

[sly hawk]

Can you give an example?

I assume you're already drawing boxes around the areas you want to 'edit'

[sly hawk]

Just make a circle with a gradient fill?

[main burrow]

Hello guys, hope you're good. Is someone know how I Can manage my brush hardness on mac. I know as you Can see on windows its pretty simple and efficient with the alt + right click

[sly hawk]

Control + Option (Alt) + drag left/right?

(I'm not on a mac.... that's combo is a guess 🙂

[real iris]

you're the best

[main burrow]

its works thank you ( control option left click :D)

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk (current: #5 - 1015)

[mortal epoch]

Sure. In my image I have multiple elements already added with Generative Fill. Some water, ash, etc. Then I select another area, not always with a Rectangular Marque Tool, I use Quick Mask Option sometimes, and when I generate ''Aerial view of fire'' for example, Photoshop just add more ash, or something weird that is not even in the prompt.

[glossy nacelle]

how do i make pic go from colorfull to white and black

?

[sly hawk]

👆

[vague bough]

Does anyone know how to achieve this sort of typography?

[stiff trail]

Learning graffiti / calligraphy would be a solid first step. Unless you mean the brush effect ?

[viral palm]

With a graphic tablet and pressure sensitve brush you should able to mimic this Graphitti style. But you’ll need to trace it so it’ll take skills.
Otherwise you can try to find graphitti fonts and tweak it to mimic this style

[vague bough]

I have a good graphic tablet so I’ll give it a go. I’ve tried to mimic it through spray paint text tutorials but it hasn’t come out all that well

[haughty storm]

I'm trying to remove the R and S on these rocks and tried generative fill and I get weird results 😦 patch tool isn't decent enough for this 😦

[real iris]

use patch

[haughty storm]

I did, doesn't give good results

hmm guess I will just blend it in myself after I patchwork it

[stiff trail]

What size are you working at and what size is the required output ?

[haughty storm]

idk what size; but this is the only image they could find; I've done searches myself to see if I could find blanks and it has to be these specific rocks; I'm trying to change the letters for them

I did use patch, got it to look halfway decent I guess

(pay no attention to the background)

[thick tangle]

Have u tried clone stamp?

[haughty storm]

not yet but I think I got an ok result

[thick tangle]

If u do it by little steps I think it could work

[thick tangle]

Alr then

[haughty storm]

now just trying to recreate the chisel effect seen on the font

[viral palm]

Your M leftfoot seems too thin for this type of Hard chisel edge.
Don’t you think so? 🤔

[haughty storm]

oh yeah, its been improved since 😄 but nawt finished yet!!! 😛

the hard chisel isn't exactly like the original

[viral palm]

Perhaps try different blend mode for the chiseled area(?)

[haughty storm]

definitely looking into this more; thanks for the advice

also changing the color of the blend mode may help

[atomic sorrel]

hey guys, can anyone teach me how I can make these lines like in ju-on the grudge's poster? sorry for noob question

[vapid flume]

My method would be to, on top of the image, place a new neutral layer set in overlay
(see screenshot)
To get to that screenshot create a new layer by going SHIFT+CTRL+N

next, add some noise on that new layer

filter>noise>add noise
The amount will depend on the dimensions and resolution of your image. It must be quite coarse

Then on that same layer, add a motion blur filter

filter>blur>motion blur

[haughty storm]

buh! That's cool!

aka, can do brushed metal similarly

[vapid flume]

Yes that's how it's called

[atomic sorrel]

i see, thank you for the detailed guide, to make it coarser, would my canvas need to be smaller?

[vapid flume]

This is the collelation, or just increase the amount of noise, it would give you a coarser effect

You can turn your neutral grey layer into a smart layer, that way all the filters can be adjusted after the fact

Before adding the noise filter, right click on the grey layer and choose "convert to smart object"

[haughty storm]

can this be turned into a pattern for future uses?

[vapid flume]

Yes, sure but if you want it to be a repeat pattern, you'll need to retouch it at the adges (unless you don't need it to be repeating)

[haughty storm]

ah, how can avoid retouching then?

[vapid flume]

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/using/create-smart-objects.html
@atomic sorrel If you don't know about smart layers, check the help files here

[haughty storm]

smart object=smart layer?

[vapid flume]

You can't if they need to be repeat patterns, this method doesn't create repeating patterns

[atomic sorrel]

thank you, youre a great help

[vapid flume]

Yes basically

[vapid flume]

You're most welcome!

[haughty storm]

but then you can't use it in the future for other projects because it might not be long enough if the canvas is bigger hence why I asked about patterns unless there's another way?

[vapid flume]

If you make it big enough and export it as a multi layerd PSD then you can copy or duplicate that grey layer onto another file

What I call a pattern is that: It's specific

To create a pattern with that functions that way , generally you need it to be "infinite", or "seamless". It needs more work
https://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/repeating-patterns-intro/

Illustrator have specific tools for creating repeating patterns, but doing so in Photoshop (from raster elements) is still a bit heavy duty

[haughty storm]

right but the copy is only as big as the canvas it came from, you can resize it if its still a smart object ofc

[haughty storm]

vector=raster?

[vapid flume]

Yes, creating repeating patterns is done so it can be made even smaller and can adapt to any size.
Think for example wallpapers, you can buy rolls and they fill the space lokking like they are one unique big sheet . Also think background textures like this one

what you call is not in Photoshop a "pattern", it's a texture

[haughty storm]

ah ok, texture/pattern almost the same tbh

[vapid flume]

see how it adapts and feel seamless with reducing the scale

patterns are saved as .pat, that can be imported in Photoshop, you'll find lots of free .pat online. Texture are generally big PNGs, that you slap on top of your layer stack and change the blending mode of

[haughty storm]

textures are basically overlays

[vapid flume]

Yes exactly

[haughty storm]

just seems like creating a pattern would be a better way to go so you can use it in many projects, overlays can be too but its saved in one file you have to remember where it is vs a pattern its there and ready IMO I guess

[vapid flume]

Patterns can look too "neat", sometimes you want something like a paper texture or something very dirty or grungy, in that case you would prefer a texture, there is a lot of randomness.

[haughty storm]

ahh ok

wondering if his pinstripes or whatever you call it would have been easily done with a pinstripe kind of pattern unless he needed some randomness

well I g2g but this has been fun

[vapid flume]

That's a typical case of using a pattern.

[atomic sorrel]

am i able make it fade to another color like in the poster? i dont know what to google so sorry again for the noob question

[vapid flume]

The best way would be to place a coloured shape underneath, like here

tweak the settings as you wish, for xample here, I replaced "overlay" by "hard light" because the maximum effect in overlay is achived when the underlying colour is black.

red needs something more "powerful"

You need to experiment there

If you only want the "streaks to be coloured" then you can add a colour overlay to the neutral layer

see my settings

[dusty rock]

I've got a ask...

How do I format a text this way

can't seem to remember anymore

[atomic sorrel]

is it because its a smart object?

[atomic sorrel]

sorry, i posted the wrong screenshot, the rectangle is below the lines in layer, but its above the lines

[vapid flume]

It's called a drop letter, and you need to use the type in shape function (there is not feature for this in Photoshop, you need to do it manually)

[vapid flume]

I went a bit further and tried to render the whole effect, but more similar than your image
see the layer stack

the way yours look, maybe the neutral layer isn't in the right blending mode? which one is it?

I set mine in "linear burn" for maximal effect

my emboss filter just intensifies the effect, it's not entirely necessary

[atomic sorrel]

it was overlay, but i changed it to hard light and its working as expected

thank you very much

[vapid flume]

It really depends on the colour underneath, that's why it's better to put the colour shape first and then try all the blending modes afterwards

[dusty rock]

So, how please?

[vapid flume]

You need to create a shape that looks like that

then type inside the shape, take your text tool and click inside the path....

then this is what you get

then you just need to type another letter, bigger, to fill the space

[dusty rock]

Yh I got, it thanks

[left walrus]

can someone help me with something

i wanna remove that skull emoji but i have no idea how to

[verbal dragon]

Dear wise photoshop pros and gurus I yield to your experience and humbly request your help. I am a noob to photoshop and lightroom and am just about pulling out my hair for what I thought would be a simple task. I have hdr merged my 3 photos into an HDR image and have developed that image, but when I save it I feel like the twilight zone comes crashing down on me. When I save/export it with the colour space as HDR sRGB (Rec. 709) and HDR output checked. I can save it as a jpg and on my macbook preview the colours and quality appear pretty much the same as in the Lightroom app. But when I open it up in Photoshop that same image is dull, as if its not an HDR image anymore. I dont know what is happening but on the righthand side of my screen it tells me that I am in RGB mode and 8 Bits/channel. My colour space settings are RGB: sRGB IE61966-2.1 and the colour management policies say to "preserve embedded profile" so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Please help

[mossy saffron]

Hey so i've been trying to use photoshop and all that, but the issue is that whenever i import one of my textures it changes the saturation, hue or whatever, basically makes it so the color is more vivid, and thus breaks the original color pallet i had going. Had to use an online image tool to show this, but it becomes very clear once you see it...

[river otter]

Can anyone help me with something

[mossy saffron]

See how the one in the right is way more vivid? Idk why it's doing that, i'm guessing it's related to the color profile i have? But then again, i got 0 clues on how to just disable the goddamn color profile so it just uses whatever i had when i imported the image

[tame cape]

Photoshop supports partial transparency. The other programme cannot.
That is the difference.

[haughty storm]

ask away and you might be surprised 😉

[river otter]

Does anyone know how to change the color of the magnifying glass icon and the word "Prev" to #1c1c1c?

[thick tangle]

Whats the issue

[thick tangle]

Select it then change colors to whatever u want

[proper folio]

yo so basically i want to make a similar design like this and i want to find an image to use as a clipping mask anyone know where i can find one and what to search for

[haughty storm]

#1294008671172296805 message

[haughty storm]

you want to make a hoodie? What image would you use a clipping mask on?

[river otter]

How do I do that?

[haughty storm]

magic wand is probably easiest; you miight want to check out the photoshop basic tutorials on how to use the various tools.

[verbal dragon]

Dear wise photoshop pros and gurus I yield to your experience and humbly request your help. I am a noob to photoshop and lightroom and am just about pulling out my hair for what I thought would be a simple task. I have hdr merged my 3 photos into an HDR image and have developed that image, but when I save it I feel like the twilight zone comes crashing down on me. When I save/export it with the colour space as HDR sRGB (Rec. 709) and HDR output checked. I can save it as a jpg and on my macbook preview the colours and quality appear pretty much the same as in the Lightroom app. But when I open it up in Photoshop that same image is dull, as if its not an HDR image anymore. I dont know what is happening but on the righthand side of my screen it tells me that I am in RGB mode and 8 Bits/channel. My colour space settings are RGB: sRGB IE61966-2.1 and the colour management policies say to "preserve embedded profile" so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Please help

[thick tangle]

Magnifying glass u can select it with Magic Wand

[tame cape]

Like that?

[thick tangle]

If Photoshop cant "recognize" the color....
I use this method: Apply Curves or Levels it doesnt matter on values just 'play' with them until the colors are different from each other then select it and turn off the adjustment layer...

[river otter]

Thank you very much.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #38 - 49)

[haughty storm]

is it possible to do two bevel & emboss effects on the same subject/item? Kinda thinking it is, but wasn't sure if its a good idea? Hmm no option to do a 2nd Emboss 😦 on the same layer that is

[tame cape]

No. That is not possible at the same layer.

That would work:
Duplicate the layer and set a blend mode.

This will probably work even better:
Group the layer and also give the group a relief effect.

Edit: meant bevel & emboss effect

[haughty storm]

how do you do a relief effect?

[tame cape]

👆

[haughty storm]

ah ok cool 🙂 will try that

[proper folio]

idk if im explaining wrong ik how to do this i just dont know where to find an image, basically i will use clipping mask on a text like this on the pic i just dont know where to find a a picture to use as a clipping mask

[verbal dragon]

I was really hoping for some help 😦

[haughty storm]

I'm sure someone will help, there's a lot of people with varied skills; some know more than others

maybe repost your question in a more simplistic way? Your HDR in lightroom not coming out HDR in photoshop? I'm not too keen on that, I had issues with HDR myself and my monitors don't support HDR so there was no point

[tame cape]

@haughty storm
Have you tried it?
It worked for me. see:
#❓ask-a-question message

[haughty storm]

I haven't, I ended up not needing to do it

[coral fiber]

I knew, that I've already asked that yesterday but is someone here really in to animations with photoshop? 've watched so many tuturials but it didn^t look very professional xD

[haughty storm]

you're going to be better off doing animations in After Effects, while its not impossible in PS its just not designed for that

[coral fiber]

can I make thera an animation on a finished grafic?

sorry I've never done that before

[haughty storm]

neither have I; but I believe so; from what little I know, yeah you can make something in PS then bring it into AE and either use it for animation or add to it

[mossy saffron]

How can I disable that

[haughty storm]

meaning you don't want transparency at all?

[mossy saffron]

I don’t want partial transparency cuz apparently it’s changing the tone of my textures

[haughty storm]

I'm curious myself so I wonder about your question; IDK if it can be turned off

[steep kayak]

Hi does anyone have some time for a quick help chat?

[haughty storm]

just ask; many of us are willing to help ❤️

[mossy saffron]

Ok so it has nothing to do with transparency, it didn't help the fact that i didn't disable the transparent layer in the background

Lemme re add a clearer image here

The one on the left is how the texture should look like, the one on the right was literally just added into photoshop and exported right away, no changes or anything

It came in contact with photoshop and as you can see, it became somewhat brighter ?

[haughty storm]

you can adjust brightness yourself in PS though but yeah I get what you mean, its definitely a noticable difference

[mossy saffron]

Here i made the two pixels on the bottom left corner get together

[haughty storm]

never even noticed this

[mossy saffron]

They are supposed to be the SAME color

yet they seem to have a different brightness of some sort

[steep kayak]

I am extremely new to photoshop and am trying to do something kinda complex…

1. The guy on the left - change his socks to white.

2. The guy on the right - recuse the size of the socks and paint? His legs instead???? Basically I want the socks shorter and also white

If anyone’s got any advice anyway, this is the whole poster so far…very 50/50 on it

[haughty storm]

changing the socks to white is easy, use magic wand to select the socks and use HSL adjustment layer as for maknig the socks shorter on the other one; I have some ideas but I'm not sure how well that would work but some of the experts could possibly chime in and give you more pointers

Like would I cut a strip of the top of the sock off, clone the skin on the leg then add the top of the sock to the top of the shortened sock?

I bet there are some tutorial on how to shorten socks

[steep kayak]

@haughty storm I have no idea on what you said about the right one 😔 but thanks for the magic wand idea, I’ll deffo try it

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @haughty storm (current: #178 - 9)

[haughty storm]

for color replacement; this is a good resource https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/replace-colors.html

[mossy saffron]

I FOUND IT, dear god, i had to set the color profile to sRGB

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/different-colors-when-importing-image-pscc17/td-p/9512738

[haughty storm]

/facepalm, yeah that'll do it, not sure why we didn't think of that first cuz you're right it has nothing to do with transparency, I did a google search about transparency being partially support which is not true, PS does indeed support full transparency that's the whole point of PS!

@tame cape 😉 ^^ they figured it out gasp

how can I use the background of this in other projects? I don't have an original or layered version of this.

[candid cape]

Don't know if this is the right place to post this, but I originally came to this discord to lurk for help on error 206, originally in august before school started. Most of the links provided from Adobe and the help center there didn't resolve anything for me. I actually ran into a different issue is how I got my error code resolved. If you are on Windows you can go to the Credential Manager > Windows Credential, and in the Generic Credential section, remove credentials related to Adobe. Again, I resolved the code because my Microsoft login continued to endlessly looped, so I had last ditch effort to just remove a bunch if not all of my generic credentials to try again. I am now able to sign back into my microsoft, and I am able to get Adobe CC installed.

[analog coyote]

Someone knows how can I fix this blue parts? to make it look grey? idk why it turned blue

[viral palm]

Right click on this area a choose the color you want in the pop-up menu.

[analog coyote]

ooh okey thx

[river otter]

So I have this texture overlay I want to add to an image, but when I add it it makes the whole photo darker and I just want the texture on it. Could anyone help me?

[haughty storm]

you're only wanting the texture on part of your image? Or do you want it for the whole image? I'd do an opacity adjustment and maybe brighten/contrast adjustment layer on it

[river otter]

Whole image

When I try to brighten it, the texture goes away

[haughty storm]

I feel like this is beyond me, seems simple but I haven't played around with stuff like this much; I'm hoping someone who knows more about this will help

[river otter]

ah alright thanks alot

[haughty storm]

btw did you do both brighten and opacity or just opacity @river otter ?

try one or the other, do opacity first and see if that helps

[river otter]

How do I brighten?

[haughty storm]

gimme a sec, looking for some info for you

https://futurecurrent.io/how-to-brighten-photos-in-photoshop/#:~:text=To find this tool%2C go,the contrast%2C if need be. this is just some random page I found

[river otter]

@haughty storm Quick update, I found out how. Thanks for your help!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @haughty storm (current: #166 - 10)

[haughty storm]

its a simple basic thing to do, did brightening help?

[river otter]

Not really, I just did the "Soft Light" blending option

[haughty storm]

ah ok, like I said there's lots of ways to do one thing; whatever gets the job done; eh?

I'll try to remember that next time, blending... this is why I feel like I'd never get a job in gfx design cuz too much guesswork 😛

[river otter]

😭

[lunar tapir]

Hi! I’m trying to figure out how I’m gonna custom paint my guitar to the left with stripes like the right one but don’t know what colors the stripes should be?! The colours im considering is off white, white, dark blue, light blue, darksilver and silver. Is there someone who could photoshop that?? I appreciate anything, thx

[haughty storm]

do you have PS yourself? This is relatively easy to do to soem degree, you just want to replace the colors in the middle of the guitar or the stripes on the neck?

as far as color choices, that's gonna be preference what you want/like

[lunar tapir]

I dont have access to my laptop for some days thats why and im rly curious how it would look

[lunar tapir]

I only want to add two stripes in the middle with the colors that I mentioned

For references basically

[haughty storm]

ah ok adding the stripes is a little more difficult for me to do, but changing the colors as they are is a possibility so I'd see if someone else here wants to/can do this

[lunar tapir]

Yee alright

Do you know someone who would know how to do it?

[haughty storm]

nah sorry I don't but you could ask in #💬chat-general

[lunar tapir]

Okay ty!

[viscid fern]

I was tracing a image with the brush tool but at the end I realized I traced it on the image layer, is there anyway to get the brush layer on its own layer?

[haughty storm]

agh I'm not sure I'd be really careful what you do next tho the undo history isn't infinite

what I'd do though is duplicate that layer to a fresh file and save it; then on the original see how far back you can undo

[haughty storm]

☝️

[woeful python]

is it possible to recreate this in photoshop

[haughty storm]

sure, that's gonna take some skillz

[woeful python]

how

[river otter]

Yes, it is possible to recreate this style in Photoshop but will be difficult. I think that the image seems to be created using like a textured, oil-paint style, with thick, visible brush strokes, impasto techniques, and a somewhat abstract portrayal of a human figure. Here’s how I think that you could attempt to recreate it:

Set up the canvas:

Start by setting up a new file with a dark background (similar to the one in the image).
Use a textured canvas to simulate the rough look of the oil painting.
Blocking Out Shapes:

Use a brush tool with varying opacity to block out the general shapes of the body.
Start with large areas of color to form the base of the figure.
Brush Selection:

Use Photoshop's Oil Paint filter or specialized brushes that simulate oil paint to create thick, textured strokes.
You can find impasto or thick-paint brushes either online or create custom brushes using Photoshop’s brush engine.
Layering Paint:

Build up the paint with different layers. Add texture and dimension to the strokes by layering lighter and darker colors.
Use the Smudge Tool to blend areas that need smoother transitions, while leaving some rough edges for texture.
Texture & Lighting:

Apply a texture overlay to mimic the feel of paint or canvas (you can find textures online or create one).
Adjust the lighting and shading using Dodge and Burn tools to create the highlights and shadows that give the illusion of depth and form.
Details and Impasto Effect:

To create the heavy paint clumps seen in impasto, use the Bevel & Emboss effect on certain layers to simulate the thickness of paint.
Add finer details like the necklace and the red accents on top.

That's just my opinion though personaly

Oh and then Use adjustment layers (Brightness/Contrast, Hue/Saturation) to fine-tune the color balance and contrast.
Photoshop’s blend modes and texture brushes are key here for mimicking the physical feel of paint.

[woeful python]

dammn

you really thought about this huh

thank you !

[river otter]

I'm kind of a expert when it comes to this kind of stuff lol.

[river otter]

How's it going with your photoshop? @woeful python

[woeful python]

You mean in general or this specific art style?

[river otter]

Your specific art style you were trying to do?

[woeful python]

havent started

[river otter]

Ahhh okay

[woeful python]

will let you know when i do

[river otter]

Okay!

[sly hawk]

If you can share the image WITHOUT the texture and then the seperate texture, I'll have a try

[sly hawk]

Yeah, possibly. - With Gen fill?

[sly hawk]

Obviously you could stop at 60 seconds, but I then go into masking to combine multiple versions together

[sly hawk]

No, but that approach sounds like a poor way to achieve the effect you're going for anyway?

[sly hawk]

You could do something like this "when you get your laptop back"

[trail plank]

bonjour , moi et mon ami n'arrivons pas à contacter le support nous ne savons pas pourquoi mais adobe firefly ne fonctionne plus depuis plus de 1 mois sur photoshop et sur internet aussi qu'elqu'un aurait'il une idée

pourtant nous avons belle et bien internet et nous sommes connecté

[ember sparrow]

How can I hide/delete the drop shadow in than area without removing it entirely?

[haughty storm]

that was easier said than done! I had said something about possibly masking it in... and I was right 😄 ty for showing

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk (current: #5 - 1016)

[haughty storm]

dang dude 😉

[haughty storm]

click on the eye of the effect that you want to hide in the layers panel

how can I reuse the background on this image (I want to use it in another project), I don't have the original for it

[ember sparrow]

I didn't mean that, I meant to remove it, like, erasing it. This is a Changeling leg and I want the drop shadow to be only in holes of it

[haughty storm]

ah, ok create a mask layer for the drop shadow (NOT the image itself) then paint out the shadow you don't want visible.

[haughty storm]

hey @river otter yer wise, any ideas? 😉

[tame cape]

Hi @ember sparrow
Create a vector mask for this layer and tick the box in the layer's fill options for: vector mask hides effects

[silent barn]

Does anyone know how to solve the problem described in this post?
https://www.reddit.com/r/photoshop/comments/8xy46i/using_discord_makes_my_photoshop_stop_working/

[haughty storm]

what's your PC specs

FYI PS uses a lot of hard drive space when working

[silent barn]

MSI RTX 4060 8gb
Ryzen 5 5600X
32gb

[haughty storm]

how much HDD/SSD do you have?

[silent barn]

RAM 32gb SSD 480gb with 200+ free space

[haughty storm]

your PC is fine it seems, I've never run into that kind of problem before

[silent barn]

Been struggling with this problem for 2 months now. I could not find an answer to my question on the Internet. Only one post on reddit where a person describes my problem exactly. No answer was given to him.

As far as I can remember, it appeared after assembling a completely new PC.

[haughty storm]

its not a common issue; so not many know about this I guess

[silent barn]

All drivers are installed and updated, bios too. Windows reinstalled 5 times already on different builds.

[silent barn]

Most likely

[viral palm]

So your Photoshop works fine as long you don’t open Discord. Right?
Are you using Wed browser Discord or the Discord App?

[river otter]

Ohhh i see why this is happening.

To reuse the background from your image, you can follow these steps in Photoshop:

Open the Image: Start by opening your image in Photoshop.

Select the Background:

Use the Quick Selection Tool (W) or Magic Wand Tool (W) to select the area of the background.

Adjust the tool size and tolerance to get a precise selection.

If the background is complex, you might need to use the Lasso Tool (L) or Pen Tool (P) for more control.

Refine the Selection:

Go to Select > Select and Mask to refine the edges of your selection.

Use the brush tools within the Select and Mask workspace to smooth and feather the edges.

Copy the Background:

Once you have the background selected, press Ctrl + C (Windows) or Cmd + C (Mac) to copy it.

Create a New Document:

Go to File > New and set the dimensions for your new project.

Paste the copied background (Ctrl + V or Cmd + V).

Save the Background:

Save your new document with the background as a separate file (File > Save As).

Import the Background into Another Project:

Open your new project in Photoshop.

Go to File > Place Embedded, and select the saved background file to import it into your new project.

If you run into any issues please message me back!

[silent barn]

If you don't run discord, photoshop runs without any problems at all. Some amount of time passes after launching. From 2 to 10 minutes and it stops opening/creating files, somehow editing and saving them. Moving doesn't let you drag and drop objects and a lot of other things. Photoshop itself does not close.

[silent barn]

Discord App

[haughty storm]

I have rocks in the middle of the background; this isn't an original otherwise this would be easy and wouldn't be asking... looks like I just need to do a genfill somehow

[river otter]

Sorry, i got it now. If you need to remove the rocks and fill in the background, here's how you can do it using Photoshop’s Generative Fill feature:

Select the Rocks:

Use the Lasso Tool (L) to carefully select the rocks you want to remove.

Refine Selection:

Go to Select > Modify > Expand and add a few pixels to your selection to ensure you capture all the edges.

Use Select and Mask to fine-tune the edges if necessary.

Apply Generative Fill:

With the rocks selected, go to Edit > Generative Fill.

Photoshop will automatically generate fill content that matches your background.

Adjust and Blend:

Use the Clone Stamp Tool (S) or Healing Brush Tool (J) to blend the filled area seamlessly with the rest of the background.

Adjust the color and brightness if needed using adjustment layers (Image > Adjustments).

This should help you cleanly remove the rocks and fill in the background for reuse in your project. If you run into any issues or need more details, feel free to ask! 😊

[viral palm]

« Some amount of time passes after launching… » Launching what? Discord?
I just want to be sure to understand well. You don’t have any problem with Photoshop as long as you don’t launch Discord App? If so the problem is perhaps more on the Discord side. What is your default web browser?
If you are an. Opera user try set Chrome, Edge or firefox as default browser just to see if the problemstill occurs.

[silent barn]

It takes a while after Discord starts up, yes. I'm also more inclined that the problem is on the Discord side, however after having this problem and closing Discord, the problem doesn't go away. Even if you delete discord from your computer before rebooting, the problem doesn't go away. Apparently some processes are in conflict. I don't know.

I'm using firefox, but I use the desktop discord app.

[haughty storm]

you'll want to post in #📝project-feedback

[bitter imp]

Oooo

Sorry

My bad

[haughty storm]

I'm not a mod; just helping out, no worries!

[haughty storm]

genfill works but its not generating the background at all; just a freaking black hole in the middle

and yeah I did doa variation of the selection, once with the edge of the rocks... no dice, then expanded the selection to include some of the background, same thing

mebbe I'll just try the clone tool or something idk

oh, I see; there's a huge shadow near the rocks... ok that's what's causing it

ahhh almost got it

[river otter]

Hmmm, try this

Check Selection: Make sure your selection isn't too tight. Sometimes expanding the selection slightly and feathering the edges can help.

Content-Aware Fill:

With your selection active, go to Edit > Content-Aware Fill.

Adjust the sampling area and settings to see if you can get a better result.

Duplicate Layer:

Duplicate your background layer (Ctrl + J or Cmd + J).

Apply the GenFill on the duplicated layer to see if that helps.

Brush Tool:

After applying the fill, use the Brush Tool (B) set to Soft Round with low opacity to paint in details manually.

Patch Tool:

Select the Patch Tool (J), and drag to areas of the background you want to replicate.

Clone Stamp:

Use the Clone Stamp Tool (S) to manually fill in the area by copying parts of the surrounding background.

[haughty storm]

I think I got it; I mean this is one way to do it

[river otter]

Try my steps if you'd like to don't know if it'll make a difference or not.

[ripe quest]

Are pasting these instructions from ChatGPT?

[river otter]

No.

[ripe quest]

Or some other LLM?

[haughty storm]

it kinda explains how he's so quick

you should read the chat history from last night 😉

[river otter]

I took Honors English throughout my high school career and
Nope, I'm not pasting instructions from ChatGPT. The info I'm giving comes straight from my knowledge base and training,

from my photoshop classes

I kind of type fast also so that might be what your thinking

[ripe quest]

Hmm. Ok. Well, regardless of where the answers come from, if you're going to continue posting walls of text, please reply in a thread.

[river otter]

Okay, Sorry about that. My passion is that I really love helping people the best that I can.

[ripe quest]

We appreciate people helping out. Thats great! However, people should only reply to questions if they are truly experienced with the apps. (We don't want people posting bad information or information that is being copied and pasted from some generated source due to LLMs capacity to hallucinate and flat out provide bad info.)

You're new here. We don't know you yet or your skill level and it looks suspicious to be posting these giant replies that look like generated responses. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

[river otter]

Yeah, I understand. So, should i try and reduce it so it's not a really long response?

[ripe quest]

I would try to shorten the response in this channel. Longer responses would be more appreciated in the #1223011682012369027 where exchanges are self-contained and don't interfere with the channel flow.

[river otter]

Okay, Sorry about that Chief.

[ripe quest]

Also, there are a lot of total beginners here asking questions. Providing simple one or two step instruction response with a screen shot might be more helpful to someone just learning.

[river otter]

Sorry about that, I forgot about that. From now on for beginners, i will provide simple one or two-step instructions with screenshots for them.

[ripe quest]

Thanks for helping out! We appreciate you.

[river otter]

You are very much welcome!

[haughty storm]

how do I reuse this background in another project that has a different sized canvas? Its a little bigger and different shape

[river otter]

Resize and scale the background to fit the new canvas in Photoshop, then use the transform tools to adjust and fill any gaps. That should help a little bit.

[haughty storm]

right but the scale wouldn't match?

[ripe quest]

Scale it down to fit inside the new canvas and try Gen Fill to fill the empty spaces.

[river otter]

I tried to redesign the adobe logo. I think it looks bad but not sure.

[haughty storm]

sorry to keep bugging you but I don't understand genfill... why it won't fill the empty space, do I have to overlap the selection?

I also didn't scale it down cuz that's the correct scaling as it came from another project

[haughty storm]

wrong channe? Looks good to me tho, depends what you're aiming for

[viral palm]

Ok . Understood. I’m sorry to hear that. Hope somebody else could help you.

[ripe quest]

Yes. I would make the selection overlap a tiny bit.

[river otter]

Hmmmmm, try use the Content-Aware Scale tool in Photoshop to stretch the background without distorting key elements. Maybe that would do something?

[river otter]

Ehh was just puting it in for fun.

lol.

[haughty storm]

oh bleh I still had the ref image from another genfill... but now adobe blocks it

getting to be pretty silly to even have the option to have reference image when you can't even use your own

[tame cape]

Try to
Just try tiling this variant ...

[haughty storm]

I got content aware fill to work this time

[tame cape]

Would you like to try anyway? (It's made tileable the old-fashioned way.)

[haughty storm]

tiling requires stitching to blend it, so nah

this is my version

[main ibex]

hello im hoping to get some help

i want a simple enough software to edit images

[haughty storm]

just ask 🙂 someone will help you

[main ibex]

i want it to be free

as i was saying a simple software that is free and easy for a starter to understand

[haughty storm]

there are some free image editing apps but not as robust as photoshop

[tame cape]

???

[main ibex]

well yeah but isint ps like 400 dollars

[haughty storm]

lol hasn't been for years

[main ibex]

oh alright

its just my mom was a photographer so yeah but i need a simple software

[haughty storm]

the photography sub which includes LR and PS is like $10-$12/month or something

then I think its $29/month for just the basic creative cloud which includes PS as well

[proven shard]

Is there a way in Photoshop where I can fix the position of an Image to make a better transition between those 2 Images?

[main ibex]

yeah well im a kid and 10 bucks a month adds up

are there any free ones

[haughty storm]

yeah; D Humann did that on two faces the other day, I think the same could be applied, idk how he did it though

[haughty storm]

but yes, there's absolutely a way but I'd rather let someone else with more skill answer this question for you

[proven shard]

Who tho haha

can I ping someone?

[main ibex]

hey blur i dont mean to be inpatient but do you know any free softwares?

[tame cape]

Can you please show the two pictures separately? (and not the shifted montage)

[main ibex]

aw man

witch one is the cheapest

[proven shard]

Can I send you that in dms?

but its one time payment

[main ibex]

does that mean the others are free

im using photo pea right now

but its a little laggy at times and it said max memory reached and then crashed XD

but i had it saved

or does it even matter

[proven shard]

Um I think I've always choosed directly

but its your choice

[ripe quest]

We support Photoshop here. Not image editing apps from other manufacturers. Sorry.

[main ibex]

sorry

[main ibex]

thankyou dude

why everyone stop typing

[haughty storm]

what else is there to say? this isn't a chat channel

[main ibex]

true i will try out gimp now thanks so much

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @haughty storm (current: #133 - 12)

[main ibex]

and sorry mods

[haughty storm]

can I ask how this is done? I keep seeing questions like this come up so I'm curious (never know I might have a project of my own for this)

[fallow berry]

Where do i get this up?

[ripe quest]

Main menu: Window > Contextual Task Bar

[fallow berry]

TY1

[tame cape]

Why not in public? You are depriving yourself of the chance of (possibly) several (good or better) results.
I'm here as a volunteer, and if I help and have the time, then it's also voluntary and unpaid.

[haughty storm]

I'm curious, did you do this yourself?

[proven shard]

What do you mean?

The images?

[tame cape]

You are cordially invited to do so. But it would also be very kind of you if you would respond to assistance ...

On this subject:
The picture shown at the beginning is actually a somewhat unfortunate montage. The two images are simply superimposed (and the pointers are completely neglected). Then one half of the upper image was masked out and the colour reworked a little.

[haughty storm]

yes, I'm just wondering if you put that line in the middle and whatever that thing is in the middle too; just trying to figure out how I can help if I can

[proven shard]

Ohh thats on the website

[haughty storm]

oh absolutely I plan to help/assist if I can, I'm just trying to "size" up the situation first

ah ok, so you want to replicate what they have... got it

[proven shard]

The problem is we tried to match the position of both watches to make it as perfect as we could

but it didnt turn out great

[haughty storm]

well the silver watch is smaller than the gold one; you'd have to make one of the watches bigger or smaller, this can be done by making them a smart object and doing the transform and that should help with lining them up but the backgrounds won't match

once you make them a smart object you can mask out part of both watches so only half appear, but I'm not sure how to get the rest of it to match unless you replaced the background entirely

[tame cape]

I was actually referring to my previous answer to your question. You didn't respond to that at all. Even if it was only a rough retouching and you can still recognise some repetitions in the parts - an answer from you would have been nice ...
#❓ask-a-question message

[haughty storm]

this is really good; I guess I should do a tiling method next time

[haughty storm]

sorry didn't realize you were asking for an answer, my bad

[tame cape]

@proven shard
It would probably be better to simply rework one half of a clock and imitate the look of the assembly shown at the beginning. As I said before: Without the hour and minute pointers, the assembly doesn't look very nice.

[tepid arrow]

Does anyone know how to convert TPL file to ABR file in photoshop?

[viral palm]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTeBBtV9Bn0

[tepid arrow]

could you do it for me pls🙏🙏🙏

[viral palm]

Why do you need that?

[tepid arrow]

I don't have photoshop

[main ibex]

@haughty storm hello canyou help me with gimp since i cant talk about non ps softwares in here can we dm?

[haughty storm]

I don't have skills with that app since I hate it

[river otter]

I'm here, What do you need help with?

[viral palm]

We support Photoshop here. I suggest you find information about the application you want to use elsewhere than on the Adobe Photoshop Discord server.

[tepid arrow]

okay still thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #9 - 544)

[main ibex]

its not very clear since i dont have nitro

it wont let me color the part i selected

[main ibex]

looks like they deleted the chats

mods should we go dms or why are u deleting the chats

[viral palm]

Last call here. Do not use this channel to talk about other apps than Photoshop.
Not the first time... Use DMs or other servers.
Thanks in advance!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @main ibex (current: #939 - 1)

[main ibex]

thankyou please dont ban me im just looking for help

[viral palm]

First you're not in the chat channel #💬chat-general
I don't want to bann but you're are on the wrong server to talk about Gimp.

[main ibex]

am i allowed to talk about gimp in chat general?

[ripe quest]

No. We use Photoshop here. If you need help with Gimp, you should join their Discord server or reddit. Sorry.

[main ibex]

im sorry iv im wasting time

[main ibex]

okay thank you is it okay if i ask for help with out using the name of software

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #3 - 2426)

[ripe quest]

Please refrain from asking questions about software from other manufacturers. Is that clear enough?

[main ibex]

yes

but like serious question is it okay to ask a general question like

how do i do this in A editing software

not spesific software

thankyou for your time

[main ibex]

sorry

[void glen]

Hi im trying to use the remove tool, but whenever i select what im trying to remove it just turns the area white instead of removing the objects from the image. What am i doing wrong? Thx

[haughty storm]

I believe the remove tool just removes whatever is on that spot, if you want to remove the object, I'd try using select subject and using content aware fill

[tame cape]

Hi @proven shard
Unfortunately, I forgot to ask the most important point: Who owns the rights to the images?

[void glen]

but if u hover over the remove tool and watch the tutorial it does show you what im trying to do with it

[proven shard]

Me

and my brother

My brother made those Pictures

we make custom watches Seiko/Gshock

[tame cape]

alr
that's the best variant
👍

[haughty storm]

I stand corrected, you are right; it should do what you want although this isn't the only way though. I'm curious if others who are more experienced can enlighten us on this

[void glen]

:) but the thing is tho that it doesnt do what i want 😭 , instead of removing the object it turns the selected area white. Does anyone else maybe know what im doing wrong?

[void glen]

thanks for the help tho

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @haughty storm (current: #116 - 14)

[proven shard]

Just to ask do you have those 2 Images seperatly? so if I would lay them over they would perfectly match basically?

do you know what I mean

@tame cape Thank you very much tho! it looks perfect how did you made it fit so perfectly

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #37 - 50)

[tame cape]

The images do not fit on top of each other. They were photographed from different angles (or the clock has a different angle). The whole thing is a montage/retouching.

[proven shard]

And how did you made it circa?

[tame cape]

This way:

[proven shard]

So you cut out half of the golden watch and basically transformed it so it matches

right?

[void glen]

hi would you know any other way to remove objects with ai instead of the remove object tool? kinda wanna find a solution to this

ok nvm ive tried it like 5 times and for some reason it worked on the 6th try

maybe a bug or smth

thanks anyways!!!

[tame cape]

That was my first thought. However, this only works if the angle of the shot and the angle of the clock are identical. Here is the simple overlay:

[proven shard]

So you faded the middle cut more out and changed the clock hands

[haughty storm]

yep there are other ways, I like just selecting the subject and doing a content aware fill but you're right the remove tool is just as sufficient (or should be)

[void glen]

should be when it works lol

[river otter]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-dance-dancing-cat-chinese-dancing-cat-funny-cat-meme-cat-gif-18059553370350307210

[graceful viper]

can someone help me make my background tranparent I have tried everything

[river otter]

I can, please send me the image.

[haughty storm]

just select the subject and mask it, its all done in the layers panel except for the selection

[river otter]

https://www.remove.bg/

[haughty storm]

you may need to play with the selection though

[graceful viper]

this doesn't work it cuts off the little marks

[river otter]

Ohh well dang

[graceful viper]

sorry i am new how do I do that

[haughty storm]

exactly you'll need to feather your selection and probably use color range

[haughty storm]

np 🙂

https://helpx.adobe.com/si/photoshop/how-to/make-selection-layer-mask.html

[haughty storm]

FYI Adobe Photoshop is much more superior, and this breaks rulez

[river otter]

That is very true

[graceful viper]

I tried holding shift with magic wand will not get the marks

[haughty storm]

nah, try using "select subject" instead of the magic wand

its better, but you still need to adjust the selection, when you have it selected, the bar at the bottom there's an option to modify the selection; this is one of my biggest struggles with stuff like this when parts of the subject is the same color as the background.

[haughty storm]

this isn't the original; can you show us what you have before you started editing?

[graceful viper]

I removed the background before I did it

I used real paint fx it's a plug in and it made a background for it

[haughty storm]

nah you don't want that; you want it to be transparent right?

[graceful viper]

yea

I'm saying I used real paint to make it look like this

[haughty storm]

ofc I'm willing to try; but its also good if you learn too 🙂 gimme a sec

[graceful viper]

and it gave it a back ground

teach me plz

[graceful viper]

I tried this but which one do I try for modify

[haughty storm]

this has no background on it either

[graceful viper]

that was the original

[haughty storm]

see, for me its transparent just as I copied it

[graceful viper]

this is the picture after

the effects

[haughty storm]

yeah... copy the image from where you got it, then File > NEW > then select the clipboard option then on the right you'll see the option to set transparent background

[graceful viper]

I tried thjat when I exported

clicked tranparent

[graceful viper]

did not work

[haughty storm]

ok sending it to you, one sec

now you have a PNG that is transparent

[graceful viper]

this one is different

it was already tranparent

this is the one I am having trouble with

[haughty storm]

oh! I thought you didn't like the holes in that one... yeah that's gonna get tricky

[graceful viper]

no the holes make it hard haha

[haughty storm]

yeah it does! I don't like these but I'm gonna try something

[hollow cliff]

What's the best wayto actually find a font

besides websites

I'm trying to find this font but no luck

[haughty storm]

I'm working on fixing this for you; having a little trouble but some success too!

[graceful viper]

I can see it is very hard I’m sorry

[haughty storm]

haha actually I think I got it!

yes the background is black, ignore that; that's just so I can see where the white is, is this how you wanted it?

there's small specks of white, I'll try to get those

[void glen]

What did i press that the whole view mode changed and i can only see the image

[graceful viper]

Hmm

Let me see

[haughty storm]

go to the window menu at the top and you'll be able to change/pick a workspace under workspace

[void glen]

THANKS

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @haughty storm (current: #108 - 15)

[graceful viper]

The black crack in the middle will be different when the wallpaper is black

[haughty storm]

you want it like that?

[graceful viper]

No transparent

[haughty storm]

yeah transparent is better cuz then you can put it on whatever color you want

[haughty storm]

I think this solves it 🙂

it looks black, but its not

[haughty storm]

YW

[graceful viper]

There was some marks on the bottom are they gone?

[haughty storm]

bottom of?

[graceful viper]

The marks

[haughty storm]

oh yeah I see, I'll have to redo this 😦

[graceful viper]

Oh that’s fine then

This sis good

Thank you

[haughty storm]

I'll send you another one, its easy to miss details like this (for me it is)

[graceful viper]

Are you sure don’t want to waste your time just tell me how to do it I’ll do it

[haughty storm]

I tried, but basically its using the magic wand first I use it with contigous then I delete the contents in the selection then I untick contigous and select the remaining white ensuring I unselect areas that I don't want selected

I don't mind, I've got all the time in the world unfortunately

[graceful viper]

Is this all you have to do

[haughty storm]

not really, but I've also added a black layer so its easier to see, this can be disabled once you're done

I know there's an easier way to do this, another is using color range selection, in selection > color range

but watch out, it'll try to select other similar colors

[graceful viper]

Ok

I’ll try when I get home

[haughty storm]

I had it really good the first time... now I struggle LOL

oh now I think I got it LOL

[haughty storm]

I did it for fun too 🙂

[graceful viper]

Wow this looks good

[haughty storm]

yeah it does; you have some pieces I wasn't sure about so I left it in, but if you want to try for yourself color range and magic wand are your friend ❤️

[graceful viper]

Thank you

Thank you so much will try when I get back homr

[restive iris]

😔

[haughty storm]

?

[terse snow]

how to fix?
when i choose anycolor it's always pick the gray one

[haughty storm]

you check your color mode?

[terse snow]

hue cube

[haughty storm]

?

[viral palm]

You're probably in grayscale mode. In the top menu go to >Image>Mode> then choose a color mode like RGB (most common used by photoshop users)
You can see in which mode you're in () at the top left of your image window... If you see the mention "Gray" = you're in grayscale mode.

In this mode even if you chose a color in the hue cube => you get the shade of gray corresponding the chosen color.

[haughty storm]

oh, sorry I didn't realize that's what they meant by the hue cube

would have answered

[viral palm]

No problem... I rarely use this one... I'm a colorwheel guy😉

[haughty storm]

I tend to use the cube; but not sure how to switch to the wheel

also, I am wondering about using content aware tools and healing tools on a masking layer... it doesn't work right?

[viral palm]

Healing, spot healing and content-aware move tool should work well with mask but make sure your mask is activated (white square around the mask thumbnail).

[haughty storm]

ok cuz it seems like its better to work in the mask than on the image layer itself and when I try to, the color or result isn't what I wanted, so I could be doing it wrong

[viral palm]

I have to confess I'm oldstyle so I just use regular brushes on masks most of the time... And keep healing brush and content-aware move tool for image treatments.

[velvet stirrup]

Hello, I'm experiencing issues when I'm trying to add a new font family to library or to download it.The error message says an error occured when I tried to add font and some fonts cannot be added. Why is this please?

[main ibex]

idk

[haughty storm]

that's about kinda what I do sorta I guess; do you do your content aware and healing treatments on images on the mask or on the image itself?

[haughty storm]

how are you adding the font?

[velvet stirrup]

I was changing fonts on photoshop desktop and clicked on add more fonts and was redirected to another page on browser where i signed up and tried to add fonts

[haughty storm]

you downloaded the font from the page right? I'm not sure exactly how you can add fonts directly into Adobe products but you should be able to install it directly to windows simply by double clicking the font file wherever you saved it and then a window will pop up showing you the font and then a button saying "OK" or "install"

[velvet stirrup]

Oh, this is so helpful

Thank you so much

[haughty storm]

np 🙂

[velvet stirrup]

I was trying to add it directly from the web

[haughty storm]

I suppose you could, like you do with regular install files but I find it just better/easier to download it THEN install

[obsidian brook]

the 2nd pic is smaller

how to fix this? because the image width size is the same 1140

[haughty storm]

they're not the same dimensions

1st image width is 1440 the 2nd one is 1140 width, but you can use free transform after you make it a smart object first

[obsidian brook]

Oh my!!! my mistake thank you!!!

[haughty storm]

np 🙂

its easy to miss stuff like that 🙂

[brave tusk]

i hope this is visible enough, i basically want to split this into 3 ways, I did so by pen tooling a path around the side, stroke path, and then cut out the resulting selection and put into a new layer. Is there an easier way to match that same fractured edge with the pen tool so that I am not overlapping or should I just eyeball it. I just kinda pen tooled over the same edge for the other side and assumed it would look nice enough

[vapid flume]

See if this option helps
"guide from shape"

so it doesn't work with path, just shapes (but you can copy your path and turn the copy into a shape)
Convert it into a guide, so you can follow the guide on the shared edege with the pen tool.

To convert the path into a shape, go to the path panel, duplicate that path, and use the new solid colour layer to create a fiiled path, which automatically becomes a shape (and then you can convert it a guide)
You'll also need to activate the snapping, so your pen tool will "stick" to the guide

[frozen magnet]

how would i go about recreating this, after talking to the guy who made it he told me that he didnt have the files no more so might aswell ask here :D

"just choose an appropriate color palette, add some colors with a soft brush, then spread it with a smudging brush"
For the smoky effects in the corners

Does anyone know how to replicate it specifically?

is there a youtube tutorial maybe out there that can simplify the process?

[vapid flume]

It's just painting IMHO. Like you would paint with a "cloudy" brush and then work it with the smudge tool. I don't think you'll find tutorials on that exact process (but who knows?)
You probably need to trial and error with some chosen brushes
those kind of brushes

with texture and such

[frozen magnet]

Yooo that's sick

guess i dont need to watch 2 hours worth of indian guy speaking how to use every tool in photoshop

[vapid flume]

If anything you could find tutorials on how to use brushes and drawing methods

[frozen magnet]

ty!!! +rep!!!

[vapid flume]

If there wasn't for the Indian guys, lots of people here would be clueless 🙂

[frozen magnet]

true to that 😩

[frozen magnet]

another question
(dont mind the UI, im forced to use paint.net since its a dds file)
how would i use photoshop to emulate the small textures that exist here?

[vapid flume]

You could use that

[frozen magnet]

with a click of a button

[vapid flume]

ona plain grey or black layer (be sure to have your foreground and background set as black and white, because those colours are taken into account in the filter. Press D to reset to standard)

Most things in Photoshop are not done with a click of a button (some, very few are, but most things require minimum steps and a bit of knowledge, hence why this server exist 🙂 )

[frozen magnet]

ah i see, once again, thank you for the help!

now i dont have to manually replicate it by placing gray and white pixels and then turning the opacity down

[vapid flume]

I mean you could, some people like the predictability of having things done the way they like, but if you want to have a totally random effect, then this filter is good

[frozen magnet]

will do!

thank you for the knowledge +rep!

[cold sundial]

not necessarily a photoshop question, but idk where to ask..

when I click "edit in -> photoshop" in lightroom, it doesn't ask me if I wanna edit the original or with adjustments. It just opens the edited photo...

Any ideas?

[vapid flume]

On the top of my head, it doesn't ask (Unless adjustments have already been made prior - and saved)

JUst tested it, that's what happens: First time it didn't ask. Opened it, draw something on it, saved. Then tried to edit it again with the LrC comand and

[cold sundial]

Well I figured I had a stack, and I edited the original one

After I saved in PS it created another stack

[vapid flume]

So it has to be modified once at elast to trigger the pop up

[cold sundial]

But the denoise is not there 🥲

[vapid flume]

Yes, that happens, you have to "unfold" the stack and access the modified one

[cold sundial]

I still don't get the popupppp

I saved the modifications

[vapid flume]

You can have the denoise in the enhance option (right click on the image)

in the edit>preferences soo if resetting the warnings help

[cold sundial]

641 -> original
640 -> after denoiser + modifications
639 -> i have no idea how this was created, doesn't seem to be different than 640
638 -> I opened 641 in photoshop -> did a sky replacement -> saved it

[cold sundial]

did it.. Right clicking on 640 -> Edit In -> Adobe Photoshop 2024, still opens the modified one

No questions asked

Both software updated to the latest version 🙂 Lightroom almost freshly installed, Photoshop freshly installed like 30mins ago

I wanna cry

[vapid flume]

There seems to have been adjustments in 639 (I can see the icons), 638 was modified and cropped, 640 was modified, denoised and cropped (all from the icons)

I cannot really tell you more

When you save, do you "save as" or just CTRL+S?

[cold sundial]

CTRL+S

[vapid flume]

OK, that' s the right thing

[cold sundial]

It asks this though

I press continue

It's a RAW file (.CR3) btw

I have no idea what I'm doing wrong 🙂

I just want 640, without the modifications

[vapid flume]

Yes, if it's RAW it will generate an xmp with the same filename

[cold sundial]

Back to square 1

Removed all unecessary stacks

[vapid flume]

The you can display the 640 and remove the modifications, you can do that on a virtual copy if needed

[cold sundial]

639 -> original
638 -> ran through denoiser and modified

I want the 638 to do a sky replacement on Photoshop, before the modifications are applied... then come back from PS to lightroom with the sky replacement done and the modifications of LR to be applied

am i asking too much

[vapid flume]

No I've done that plenty of times. I don't know why your pop up doesn't come

[cold sundial]

Let me restart it

[vapid flume]

It's not normal. Did you reset the warnings?

[cold sundial]

Yep

[vapid flume]

check what you got in the external handling prefs

Maybe the file format isn't the right one? Just throwing ideas here

[cold sundial]

I think something went really wrong. LR refuses to even open now lol

restarted the whole PC, LR opens now.. still no question :)))

seems to match exactly 100% to your settings

seems like this was done as well, can't be clicked any more

still brings it in photoshop with the adjustments

I'm doing the virtual copy thingie, I'm tired

[vapid flume]

OK, maybe this is something obvious but I have no more ideas here. You can try in the Official Lightroom forum, there are people way more knowledgeable than me there

[cold sundial]

now all the colors are wrong

[vapid flume]

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

[cold sundial]

That dialog box only shows if you are sending a JPG, TIFF or PSD (or maybe even a PNG) file to PS. If you are sending a RAW to PS then as long as both LR and PS are using the same version of ACR you don't get that dialog box.

There isn't a way to fix it. Nothing is broken.

hm?

[cold sundial]

To be fair, after I opened the TIFF (after I saved the photoshop file)

i get teh question

[cold sundial]

so I guess that's true

[vapid flume]

Sorry, I have some work still today so can only pop in when I get a minute.
I have genuinely no idea. The files I have tested are RAW files on my end (.RW2 to be specific), and all I know is that I get the pop up showing and I am saving a modified version of the same file as a stacked file when I save
The only option I can offer is to try to open as a smart object instead

and when I open the file in Photoshop, it stays a .RW2

But converts as a TIFF when I save (which is what the files handling is important to check)

So the stacked, modified version is a TIFF and the original is RAW

Anyway, I'm off now...

[frozen widget]

Anyone known how to convert old version of photoshop into new version of 2024

[cold sundial]

Idk what's going wrong. Thank you so much for your time tho 🙂

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #8 - 755)

[cold sundial]

Can I scam it and give you one more ?

Thank you once again 🙂

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #8 - 756)

[cold sundial]

Cool, you deserve it 😁

[viral palm]

I do my healing treatments on a cliped layer. Note : it only works if you check the box "Sample all layers"

[viral palm]

What do you mean by old version? In top menu go to >Help>About Photoshop... and tell us what's the release version you're using.

[frozen widget]

it's version is 19.1.7

[viral palm]

In general (if you have a legal version), all you need to do is update your application via the Creative Cloud desktop application...
You need to log into the Creative Cloud app with your Adobe ID and use the “update section”.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, you're probably using a pirated version.
If that's the case, you'll need to sign up for a Creative Cloud account to use version 2024 legally.

[frozen widget]

I've understand and find it thank you for your information and time.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #9 - 547)

[hoary locust]

I'm trying to work on the text for this advert but i can't figure out what layout i should go with. Here is what it currently looks like but to be it looks a bit weird. Any tips on what I can do with the text (im open to taking an entirely different approach with it, im still not sold on the current look of it)

[lucid crane]

Hi @hoary locust best to put these questions in the Project feedback channel 🙂

[haughty storm]

oh, of course; how silly of me 😉 thanks for this!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #9 - 548)

[lone condor]

Guys what about new update i dont have a update on the apps

[haughty storm]

if you have a subscription, it can auto update 🙂 check your creative cloud app for the apps that need updates.

[graceful viper]

I was trying it yesterday and when I did it the problem is if you put it over something it has white spots when u did it, it had none how do I do that

[hard gull]

hi guys

i connect with and live suport agent and sent my logs but the chat it stoped and dont wont connect it keep circling

]

could anyone help me or explain to me?

[viral palm]

I don't want to kill the party here but I follow this project since yesterday and honnestly I think what you're trying to get is simply "impossible"... The render of you effect has so many light grey tones really close of full white. It looks like torn paper effect. If you want to use this on a black background you will have to make a choice: loose some bright parts of your design (and probably ruin the torn effect) or still have slim white borders... I tried some different technique and get nothing better than what @haughty storm got. If you really want to use this on a dark background you should consider redo your design on its own layer (without any white background)...Sorry and good luck!

[graceful viper]

thank you yea I knew I had to make some sacrifices, I just wondering how she made some of the white transparent

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #9 - 549)

[graceful viper]

this is the one she did and mine has white spotes

spots"

[viral palm]

@haughty storm seems to be offline but I'm pretty sure she'll reply later.

[viral palm]

You want something like that or do you want to keep the "distressed" particles around the head?

[graceful viper]

no I want to keep the distressed particles effect but the face is better on the one you made

[graceful viper]

do you know how she made it transparent

[verbal drift]

where do ppl find cool yt banners with their names, cuz i know they dont make it, well not all of them at least

[lucid umbra]

There's probably some websites that do it for ppl, or they hire other ppl to do it

aside from making them themselves

[verbal drift]

i did find one but its not as cool as other ppls

https://share.creavite.co/66e0bec3e982b8edc0a16b4e.gif

this isnt as cool as this

[lucid umbra]

Idk looks pretty cool~ Just a bit small, I can't read what's written aside from the big name

[lucid umbra]

IMO the first one is way cooler hehe

the bottom one can be made with not that much work. For what I can see it's 3 imgs of levi, geometry overlays, a scrible line across and the letters. Then lens flar, color layer, contrast layer. The first one looks more well put together IMO.
If you want to do something like the bottom one I'm sure you can do it yourself, I believe in you~

[lucid umbra]

reminds me a bit of what I did when I created my Anilist banner, it was all overlays as well hehe.

[verbal drift]

wait how did u make it

[lucid umbra]

cropped some montains and a silluete of the character, pasted some pattern with slight distortion on the BG, some text, then many layers over it of tasteless filters xD

except the crt look, I really enjoy how that one went

[frozen magnet]

after using some slightly dented brushes, some smudges here and there, i finally managed to make some sort of UI that uses edits from photoshop

Anyone maybe can give this ui some suggestions on what to fix or if my edits werent enough?

used an oil effect on the background because it looked funny

[viral palm]

Perhaps : Select>Color Range then click on a white part and play with fuziness.
Then mask the selection to hide white parts. You could lost some parts inside your statue but you can recover them painting white on the layer mask.

[verbal drift]

anyone know this font or any similar ones

[haughty storm]

I can't tell if that's white or just grey... or like a grey/green mix I'm not color blind but my low vision limits how many colors I can see naturally and even using the color range tools is tricky for me so I can't always get it right for some reason

[graceful viper]

how did you make it transparent like this

[haughty storm]

I'm amazed I was able to get it the way it I got it 😉 I saved it, obviously its not mine to do anything with it but its something I can keep for reference and to show people but that's it its not for me to do anything further with it unless I design or buy the artwork

[haughty storm]

I used the magic wand tool, color range and some masking

I can send you the PSD since its technically yours

errr I didn't save it with all the original layers, I had to rasterize it 😦

I'll still send it to you anyway

[teal mesa]

Hey guys, is it possible to remove a person from a picture and blend the background like they weren’t even in it

[haughty storm]

sure, use the spot removal tool or content aware fill when making the selection

there's a decent basic tutorial on how to do this its right in PS I'll send you a screenshot to get started; unless you're planning on compensating me I'm out of free time for the moment; be happy to discuss that in DM though but here it is

[viral palm]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zMqoUYKALss

[viral palm]

More detailed technique here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkzi7nzpGec

[haughty storm]

can't use sample all layers from the mask layer?

[river otter]

Sorry if this is a weird question, but can anyone help me identify at least one specific stock image from Adobe Stock? I've been taking some tutorials dealing with Photoshop, and I've decided to try and save at least some of the stock assets used in those tutorials in case I ever have a use for them. I'm on this tutorial right now, and I've identified two assets from Igor Dmitriev and Galyna Andrushko. However, I need to identify the image(s) from Al that were used in the tutorial as well. Here is the link to the tutorial in question, with the credited contributors listed below:
https://www.adobe.com/learn/photoshop/paths/photo-editing/photoshop/series/photography/orientation/photoshop/in-app/introduction-to-the-workspace

[steep olive]

anyone have tips on how to make thumbnails like these

[lucid crane]

I dont know the tut, however if you can clip the image from Al then you can search stock using that.

[haughty storm]

some tutorials have free assets included so you can practice along with the tutorial

[verbal drift]

if u find out tell me 🙏

[haughty storm]

think the whole point of thumbnails is to make them smaller 😉

[novel jackal]

Trying to edit mask with quick mask mode that I created a day ago , but even with mask selected PS just pretends that I have no mask

what do

Or you can't edit the mask with quick mask option afterwards ?

And if so , how can I edit the mask then rather than remaking it from scratch

[haughty storm]

I don't even see a mask layer even selected here either

[novel jackal]

The Blackbox applied onto the folder

Is a mask

As mask as it gets

[haughty storm]

I get that, but there's no mask selected; there's no box around the mask layer; the folder is red for some reason which is preventing this I would presume; not sure why its red

[novel jackal]

It's red because I'm in Quick Mask mode , it's doensn't matter

Nevermind

You actually right

It's different now

My bad

[haughty storm]

what did you do?

[haughty storm]

?

[novel jackal]

Just skipped the quick mask mode part and noticed that subtract from the mask option appear

[glossy nacelle]

how do i copy an object??

[haughty storm]

select it and copy it 🙂

[haughty storm]

you can use the object selection tool to make copying easier, it can work very well if the object is well defined.

[novel jackal]

Can selection be flipped horizontally or just the object

[haughty storm]

I think only the object, but I guess you could select the object as you want it, flip the object while keeping the selection then add selection? IDK if it will let you, or flip the object on a new layer and select each part (you can move between layers without losing selection as long as you use "add" or subtract, etc).

[novel jackal]

Yeah that's what I meant, just figured I'd ask if there's an option if not , then I'll just flip the object and align it I suppose

[haughty storm]

AFAIK there's no way to manipulate the selection other add/remove the selection itself so I'd just flip the object

[glossy nacelle]

wich tool can help me make shadows??

[gusty portal]

Hi I just got here, but I have several questions, can I ?

[viral palm]

Pretty vague question... Several techniques for shadows but painting with a soft dark brush on a seperate layer in Multiply blend mode is a common way to do it.

[radiant plank]

Hi! I just need to know if its possible to remove gaussian blur from an image.

If anyone here is able to perhaps remove or make it more visible, please help if possible.
(for context this was taken from a file that I had downloaded, and it came out like this)
Thank you.

[viral palm]

If they're about Photoshop, you are at the right place.

[gusty portal]

It's more about the adobe collection (but photoshop does make part of it)
I just had a new computer, (HP Omen) for my studies and, it's about 2 days that I serch how to install Ps and his "friends".

[viral palm]

Unfortunately, there's no way to recover an image with such Gaussian blur.

[radiant plank]

Aw? For real? Thats tough

Would there be a way to upscale it?

[gusty portal]

cuz apparently my computer doesn't have what the adobe collection needs to be install on it

(im sorry my english is pretty poor (i'm french))

[viral palm]

upscale like this?

[radiant plank]

Increase its pixel count, make the image more legible

[viral palm]

No problem, I'm french to so I understand your english 😉
Do you have any warning message? How do you know you don't what Adobe needs to be installed on your machine?
You must install the Creative Cloud Desktop app first.

[gusty portal]

It's all they say me

[viral palm]

I've tripled the size of your image. To make it more legible you'll need a legible image. You can apply a "minimum" filter to enhance the light area but not sure it's what your looking for.
As I said before, unfortunately such a gaussian blur can't be recovered.

[viral palm]

Are you using Opera web browser? (Adobe suite doesn't support this browser> Try with Chrome, edge or firefox as default browser.)
Did you check your minimum requirements?https://helpx.adobe.com/fr/illustrator/system-requirements.html#ai-on-the-desktop

[gusty portal]

I'm on Opera GX, right now

[viral palm]

so you won't be able to install Adobe programs as long this Browser is your default browser.

[gusty portal]

okay thanks i'll try !

[viral palm]

Gif is horrible but it was just a preview. Here the png with "minimum filter applied.
Best I can do with your reference image...

[gusty portal]

it's functionning LET'S GOO

Thank you

[grave spire]

Is there a way to export from illustrator to photoshop with all of the layers?

[viral palm]

Select and Copy your layers in illustrator then > open you Photoshop file > Paste and choose the option "Layers"

[grave spire]

thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #9 - 550)

[wooden juniper]

How can I create a 3D effect like this balloon?
Thank you for your help

[frozen magnet]

how would i make a rectangle that has like these curves so it isnt fully straight

the left and right is turned a bit

[grave spire]

How can I create that swirly effect?

[sweet field]

You can use pen tool to make it from scratch, or create a rectangle and transform (ctrl+t) to skew it

[sweet field]

If you're not using 3D software, the easiest way to do this would be to create the shape with pen tool and then create multiple layers that are all masked to the shape, and on each layer draw with a soft brush the different colors that make up the lighting.

Base color, direct light, bounce light, ambient occlusion, and shadow

[small geode]

hey im trying to figure out why theres a blue streak left over after using the paint tool.

that thin blue line

ah i figured it out

[haughty storm]

what was it?

[small geode]

gradient overlay layer style was making it do that

[haughty storm]

interesting; good to know and thanks 🙂 glad you got it figured out

[frank dock]

hi i have a lisence question

what happens at the end of an 30 day app trial

[viral palm]

For which app do you have a 30days Free trial?

As per Adobe website: "Free trials vary by product. Some free trials require purchase information upfront and will convert to a paid subscription if they are not canceled before the trial period expires. Other free trials allow you to download the product and use it for a specific period of time, and they simply stop working when that trial period expires.
To find out how the free trial works for a specific product, find your product in the list above and Click the Free trial button."

[frank dock]

im using surface painter through my college email as a school account and activated a free surface painter trial is this aloud?

its for educational reasons

[viral palm]

Are sure the name of your app is Surface painter? If so it's not an Adobe Product.
If you mean Substance 3D painter you should contact Adobe support directly or ask your shool account manager.

[frank dock]

Ok i have done so

[graceful stag]

How do i remove the white part? whiteout losing any quality?

[steep brook]

how do i add glow to text?

[viral palm]

Is your white made with inner glow?

[graceful stag]

No the white is just a logo, and then i added some stroke to the logo, but im tryna just only keep the stroke

[steep brook]

use the magic wand tool to remove it

press W and then press on the white part then press backspace

[haughty storm]

go to blending modes and click on outer or inner glow

[steep brook]

ty

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @haughty storm (current: #94 - 18)

[viral palm]

Best way in your case > Change your Layer fill value to 0%

[graceful stag]

I already did, its just not removing, look at the photo i sent you can see it at the side corner

[graceful stag]

It dont work, it just makes a selection but i cant delete

[steep brook]

make sure the layer is a smart object

[haughty storm]

you need to have the layer selected

[steep brook]

and this

[haughty storm]

nah that won't work, needs to be rasterized

[steep brook]

thats what i mean

i get mixed between the two

[haughty storm]

smart object=!rasterized hunny

[steep brook]

[graceful stag]

oh that works now

Thanks guys

[viral palm]

Can you share your Fx panel? (Inner glow and Stroke)

[steep brook]

this is not my work

where could i get stuff like in this, i mean the random text lines and symbols

do i have to make them or is there somewhere i can get them?

[haughty storm]

you probably could make them easily; but I'm sure you could find assets somewhere on stock photo sites or even Etsy

[barren flume]

hey does anyone know how i can apply a clipping mask?

i want this blue part to be applied in that shape

so its not a clipping mask anymore but it stays in the shape

[timid comet]

Im applying a color overlay effect but it keeps that transparency, any help on how to fix it?

[tame cape]

Perhaps the brown layer is simply a frame that lies over the gradient shape.

[barren flume]

no the brown layer is just a background so i can see the colors better

it helps me see better

[tame cape]

Please show a fullscreen screenshot with visible layers panel.

[barren flume]

this is photopea btw

[tame cape]

I don't quite understand what you want to achieve. I would create a clipping mask in Photoshop.

I can't say anything about Photopea. I have never used the programme and here is the Photoshop server.

[barren flume]

this is what i have rn, but i want to "apply" that clipping mask so that it stays in that shape

[haughty storm]

doesn't the clipping mask need to be above the layer that it should affect?

[lilac swallow]

Not sure if it's good to ask here or in #📝project-feedback but I have this composite and don't have any ideas on what to do for the background, anyone got any ideas?
Context is that it's for a school assignment where I make a poster based on a list of selected holidays, and I chose veteran's day

[lime pebble]

how can i make this fatter

the text

its not an actual text that i put in using the text tool its an image