❓ask-a-question

[ripe quest]

Keep in mind that what I'm doing here is quick and dirty to save time. You'd really want to take your time, be more deliberate with the selections, refine the Layer Mask a bit more.

Actually, if other people are willing to help out on this, I'm going to go do something else. :)

[vapid flume]

Pinsky posted a quick tutorial on LinkedIn the other day, with gradient maps for changing hair colour.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/howardpinsky_photoshop-activity-7285126458027454465-xXWw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAUnGWcBO1o_W8zdR8TEh6hGPHYouMuwGbQ

[ripe quest]

Too many cooks in the kitchen.

[vapid flume]

I am also here, but just came up to take the orders, I'll go back to the dinning room 😅

[ripe quest]

I just don't want to be stepping on other people's explanations. I feel like this is getting mixed up. :)

[raw furnace]

definitely😭

[ripe quest]

Anyways, I hope that helps. I'll be back a bit later. Got some stuff to take care of. :)

[hushed niche]

Hence me apologizing for posting semi simultaneously. You reminded me of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrGrOK8oZG8

The lighting seems to be insufficient…

[raw furnace]

ok i edited the exposure but is there any settings that are like a MUST?

[hushed niche]

No, there is no must have settings, it depends on the image. Some swear by the auto button as a start, others despise it. Some image gain a lot by pushing clarity or texture, but not for a portrait with a skin that is no perfect…

[raw furnace]

hmmmmm ok, thanks for the info tho!!! so just do as i see fit?

also what should i export it as for print, it should be a pdf, no?

[hushed niche]

Some use the swing: adjust a slider from an extreme to the other and go towards a point that works, going gradually towards the center by overshooting it on both sides until something works. Go from top to bottom.

But if you are doing reproduction of artwork, it needs to be accurate. Some use a grey card, To neutralize the color casts.

[hushed niche]

Talk to your printer, ask the format, resolution, color mode, color profile…

[raw furnace]

idk how im gonna print it yet 😭

i was thinking of using printify

[stoic gyro]

Hello, what can I do to improve masking process? I am often facing it be very jaggy where I have to go in an manually clear it up. I know that generally background with contrast color works but I am dealing with what I have

[ripe quest]

I would draw a vector path (Pen Tool) around the object and use that to make the selection.

[stoic gyro]

🤔 that certainly sound more efficiant. Thanks!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 2695)

[rough tiger]

I know this isnt about photoshop but there isn't a lightroom discord server, I am having a problem selecting objects or people where the selection tool will create a random mask of either a box or random patches around the person or object, does anyone know how to help

[ripe quest]

You can ask Lightroom questions here. Unfortunately, I'm not a Lr user so I probably won't be able to help. Perhaps someone will chime in if they know the answer(s).

[rough tiger]

ok

this is the problem

when i go over to click on the person it just selects a box and not just the person

i also tried it on different pictures last night and had the same problem

[ripe quest]

Did you click on "Person 1" in the panel?

[rough tiger]

yes

[rough tiger]

in that i selected his torso with object select

ive never experience a problem like this before

[ripe quest]

Does seem like an odd problem. It works in Camera Raw in Photoshop. I imagine they are the same or similar algorithms to make the selection.

[ripe quest]

Is this an older version of Lightroom installed? If so, you could see if there are updates available in the Creative Cloud app.

[rough tiger]

i already checked for updates and its the newest version

i could use photoshop

is there a way to import photos in more of a gallery than just layers in photoshop

well i guess thats just lightroom at that point

maybe ill try using an older version of lightroom

[ripe quest]

Photoshop doesn't have a "catalog" like that

[rough tiger]

ok

the object and person select has worked for a year+ for me with no problems

[ripe quest]

Yes, you could try to roll back to a previous version. Perhaps there is a bug in that version.

[rough tiger]

maybe

but idk if ive updated recently

i dont remember updating

so i think im on the same version ive been using for a while and i havent had problems before

[ripe quest]

CC can update apps automatically if you have that setting activated in the CC app.

[rough tiger]

i do have auto update enabled

i didnt know that

what are updates i may have applied?

[ripe quest]

Probably whatever updates were in the newwer version.

[rough tiger]

ok

hopefully this works

i guess i have to use photoshop if it doesnt

[ripe quest]

Good luck

[rough tiger]

thanks

[vapid flume]

Regarding "catalogues". Not Photoshop, but if you are using Bridge (and you should 😉) you can apply ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) directly within Bridge, without even opening Photoshop
It has mostly the same capabilities than Lighroom has, lest the collections, the metadata and the flagging/star system. Although you can do many of these things within Bridge.
In fact Bridge/ACR is a bit like a lighter version of Lightroom, without the need for a real catalogue.

As for your portrait selection issue:

Stupid question but since Lightroom uses artificial intelligence systems to define the selections, you need to have a few things in order: First of all a legit version (sorry I have to bring that up!) and an internet connection + being logged in your account.

All that failing, it could also be a bug and as such should be flagged in the bug report system:
Where, depends if it's Lightroom Classic, on the web, or the cloud-based version.

And by the way This is the latest version

so it's 14.2 which did update a couple of days ago (There have been a major update)

And there is a Camera Raw update today!

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/lightroom-classic-14-2-release-is-now-available/td-p/15149579

Before last year update, any major Lightroom Classic update required that you create another catalogue (the old catalogues were transfered to a new one)
and it was annoying with no real reason as to why.
With newer versions, this is no longer required and the transistion is seamless. If you update to a newer version, I really encourage you to update to the latest so you won't have the message you posted earlier. That only happened for older version. This is hopefully a thing of the past now...

if you update just keep an eye on any message that will ask you about presets and plugins so you can either delete them or keep them (I suggest you keep everything)

[rough tiger]

yes

i have a legit account

and it just stopped working 2 days ago btw

never had a problem before that

like it shows me the outline of the person when i hover over the button and then when i click it then it puts a box

i have lightroom

i do not have lightroom classic

i do have an internet connection

the current version of lightroom is 8.2 i think and i just went to 8.1 and it kinda works now

[vapid flume]

OK, I am not super expert in Cloud based lightroom, but it definitely works with being logged in your account, so maybe, it's either a bug or an issue with cloud based system on Adobe's end

[rough tiger]

i think its a bug with adobe

cause im using the same computer that ive used for months

[vapid flume]

The trick on using Brisge+ ACR still stands as a workaround, not using PS at all

[rough tiger]

and i havent changed anything

its alright for now, i can select people now

i found a workaround

just have to click every part indevidually and it works

[vapid flume]

If all fails, you can still post your specs and issues in the proper bug report channel and see what the team says
https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-ecosystem-cloud-based/ct-p/ct-lightroom?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all

that's where bugs should be reported anyway

[rough tiger]

ok

[vapid flume]

Looks like something on the software end. Since it's cloud based, you may have the latest version and everything in order, if something changes on Adobe servers end, then it will affect the performance of the app

Where are you situated?

[rough tiger]

wdym

[vapid flume]

I was checking Adob estatus, to check if there was some maintenance going

It's usually by areas: Like EMEA, America, Asia Pacific...

although I don't see anything anywhere at the moment

[rough tiger]

america

[vapid flume]

https://status.adobe.com/

I can see some maintenance for Experience cloud in the Americas but it shouldn't affect Lightroom

[rough tiger]

yea

[vapid flume]

Anyways I will need to go now 🙂
Post the bug report and hopefully you should have a resolution soon
Don't hesitate to post the link here when you're done (and tag me as well) so I can pass it on to people who may be able to chime in

[rough tiger]

thank you

im posting a big report now

[vapid flume]

No problem... Good luck!

[rough tiger]

thanks!

[vapid flume]

Don't forget to include as much info as you can, including your computer specs - graphic card etc as it helps them checking the bug without too much back and forth

[rough tiger]

ok

[rough tiger]

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-ecosystem-cloud-based-bugs/object-and-person-select-issue/idi-p/15156064#M15395

if anyone else wants to say something then ping me

[bold galleon]

I have been making an animation using "Create Frame Animation" on timeline. And was wondering if there was a way to resize something multiple frames in, and not have it affect the previous frames. I know I could copy it and resize it but I can forsee the amount of layers quickly getting out of hand that way

The way you can move things in future frames but not resize them surprised me and I got so far into it before realizing that was how it was

[hushed niche]

If it is the latest update that has an issue you could try to install the previous one? https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/using/install-previous-version.html

[rough tiger]

i tried that

[winter ermine]

just installing lightroom C, theres only an option for north america, not europe - is there a way to change that?

[ripe quest]

There doesn't appear to be any other options for English that I can see...

You're going to have to suffer with words like "Harmonization" heh

[winter ermine]

okay nevermind aha i thought there was a seperate language/format for ppl in the uk but maybe not
not to worry tho thanks 😄

[ripe quest]

"Harmonisation" and "Colour" would bother me as an American, so I totally get it. :D

[winter ermine]

just tryna install my presets, every time i select like 2+ folders it brings me inside one, i want to install all the folders as they have presets inside them

https://gyazo.com/17bf335e63741c613f062910fce785a8

[sly hawk]

I think both languages are absolutely bonkers anyway. If I invented a language it would be a hell of a lot simpler.

We use words like Lead, Tear, Row that are literally spelt exactly the same but have different meanings depending on context
There's bloody Homophones where they sound the same but mean different things.... Their, there, They're
Contronyms are stupid too. These mean their own opposites! Sanction and Dust. Even bloody 'fast'. (They ran fast!, They were stuck fast!)
I think the word "Set" or "run" has literally 100's of meanings!
... don't get me started on words like on silent letters like Pterodactyl, Gnome or Knife.
Literally, the K in knife has no purpose other than to cause confusion.

Honestly, I have absolutely no idea how non native people around the world can understand a damn thing we say.

[ripe quest]

They're over there with their people. heh

[sly hawk]

---

Although at least we don't have Masculine & Feminine Gender words.
Apparently (don't quote me on this) but "beard" and "moustache" is feminine whilst "breast" is masculine...
Sausage is....

...
Kinda dependant. If it's a big cured dry thing, it's male. If it's softer, smaller and fresh... it's female. 🙂

• However, I'm sure that @vapid flume will be here tomorrow to tell me that I'm wrong on all counts.

(Feel free to delete my ranting if I've gone too far off topic)

[ripe quest]

Sounds like you've found your calling: English Language Reformation Project. heh

[hoary juniper]

looking for flyer animator

[stiff canyon]

I generated this picture using AI. Then spend 3 hours trying to generate the same picture but with visible elbows. I gont nothing 😢

Tried to "prolong" the hands using PS. Clone tool works nice bet messes the lines between shades on the sleeve.

Selecting the area and just copy&paste doesn't work either.

What instruments I should use to "prolong" hands ?

[tall crystal]

How do I subtract "characters" from "background"?

characters is the people cut out

i want to subtract them from the background layer

nvm i worked it out we are bing chilling again

masks an allat

[vapid flume]

I made a long message in response and this message have been deleted by the bot. You are free to retrieve it if possible, I am not rewritting 7 lines of grammatical explanation

My conclusion was "necessity is the mother of invention"

[vapid flume]

The separation is entirely due to evolution of language, there are no rules. Leprosis is feminine

I don't know the exact tranlation of female is in French, but the world exists as is (Femele) and is used only for animals and plants. If you say of a woman she is one, you are showing your contempt and will pass as an unsufferable chauvinist no one will want to talk to. Although it's OK it's you use it for a mare, a sow, or any other animal. Maybe my disgust of that term in English stems from that background.

When I came in the UK the first time, the best thing I've done is get a library card and read all the books I could find (and understand) about the English language.
The consensus is that there are no rules on how to pronounce words, and that American have a version of English that will appear "more right" to language historians, because they managed to have English standardised sooner than the British.
In ye olden days both written versions of "labour" and "labor" were found in written English, in England. When first dictionnaries were written, you could find both versions. When the Americans decided to standardise English, they opted for one version, and it has since became their official English.

the British standardised theirs later and opted for the other version, probably out of spite (Obviously I am joking 😁)

[sly hawk]

(Did you go into the mod archives and find the autobot deleted message or write it again?)

[vapid flume]

No, I didn't. I was pretty flummoxed about this. I don't know why it flagged it. It was perfectly SFW, it was grammar FFS!

Also, let's be honest, I don't know how to retrieve it! 😁

I managed to find it

of course I couldn't correct the multiple typos which have become the hallmark of my input here 🙂

Maybe the bot coralled me because it was posted on the wrong channel. The bot is right then!

[earnest sand]

i want to select the table only, but somehow my magic wand tool selects the entire layout, what settings do i have to apply in order to select only the subjects i want?

[vapid flume]

Try it with "contiguous" ticked
you may have to hold SHIFT to add to the selection as you go along, as, as its name indicates, it will only select pixels contiguous to the one you clicked on

[earnest sand]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[vapid flume]

You're very welcome!

[viral palm]

You can try to draw a basic shape of the composition you want (hands with arms and elbow shapes), save it then load this image as composition reference image in Firefly (text to image). Then load your original AI generated image as Style reference... You could get something that works.

[dire zenith]

Is there a way to stop this getting pixelated when I make it smaller? I tried making it a smart object but no luck

[viral palm]

Does it still pixelated when you confirm the transformation?

Tranform preview is always pixelated

[dire zenith]

Oh

No

Not so much at least

Still slightly but idk if that's avoidable

Bit better at least

[viral palm]

You can try to change image interpolation for "bicubic sharper" in your preference panel and see if it's better...
Note: Don't forget to reset to "bicubic auto" after... It's the best in most cases.

[dire zenith]

That is a tad better

That's as good as it's going to get I think

Unless I find a really small version of the image but I don't imagine I will

[glossy dome]

Hey everyone. Since there is no seperate Lightroom discord, I figured out I might aswell ask here.

I did a fresh install of Windows and just installed Lightroom, while I have backed up all my settings and prefferences.

I have all my original pictures sorted on a seperate drive. Now, whenever I open LR, it wants to move the originals somewhere else. All I can do is "stop until next start" which is quite frustrating.

Is there a way to prevent LR from moving my originals around?

Is it even touching my raw files? It seems like it is trying to move the "copies" I loaded into LR around. But why?

[halcyon widget]

Hello,
How do I create this kind of light particles please?

[pastel ermine]

so sick of this in photoshop, it always happens when I upgrade. I used to be able to use the type/warp tool (next to the colour in the top text bar) and now I can't. Can anyone explain why? Thanks!

This is really doing my head in.

THIS why is it greyed out?

[tame cape]

Please show a screenshot in full screen mode with the layers panel visible. There must be a text layer and the text must be selected.

[grave spire]

is there a way I can do this?

[grave spire]

just like split it

into squares

This is the image

[glacial kayak]

how can i make it same color thanks shows me a reflection I try to move the item itself and it seems to me that it is not completed

[fallow berry]

Why do adobe flicker each time i click something?

Its so annoying!

I have repaired so many times

I have been stcuk on this forever!

[trim horizon]

how can i select all the content of a specific layer?

[hushed niche]

Hi! Ctrl+ click the thumbnail in the layers panel creates a selection based on the transparency of that layer. If you want to copy a layer, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, or just Ctrl+J

[hushed niche]

Hello! What is peculiar about your installation? Most users do not have that issue.

Are you using Opera to download? It does not work, prefer chrome, safari, edge…

[hushed niche]

Hi, what are you calling Adobe?

[hushed niche]

Hi, could you rephrase it? I do not understand your question.

[hushed niche]

Hi! The easiest is via a clipping mask: You need an image with the squares, then select them, jump them (Ctrl+J) on their own layer, then add the picture on top and alt+click between the layers in the layer panel.

https://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/clipping-masks-essentials/

[viral palm]

A tedious way is to create a grid layout then make multiple layer via the "New Layer via cut" option.
There may be a script somewhere on the web that can do this automatically, but I haven't found one...

[glacial kayak]

My question is this: I’m trying to make the image a uniform color, but it’s not the same color. I tried moving the image to a different place, and when I did, it showed me that it didn’t complete everything—some shadows remained.

[ripe quest]

Even scripting it, its probably not going to turn out the way they want it. It would still take some "artistry" to do it in a visually appealing way. :)

[ripe quest]

I like your idea of using the Guide Layout to visually design the grid. Gonna have to think about how I can script that. :D

[grave spire]

Thank youu

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #9 - 705)

[river otter]

@ripe quest hey bro I’m kind of new to photoshop, I know how to do very few things but do you know if it’s possible to recreate this effect

I know how to get the text and all that but what about that texture/ overlay used , it looks very clean

[ripe quest]

You're speaking about the blue portions on the bottom there?

[river otter]

Yes

[ripe quest]

To me, it just looks like a piece of cloth that they've used there. Just a used a Layer Mask to hide some of it and reveal the action shot. Maybe they've colorized it as well because the blue seems very saturated and bold.

[river otter]

Could you give me a step by step on how I could recreate this ? Because I don’t know how I would do that to be honest

[ripe quest]

I've upscaled and split it up for you. If you want to play with this, look at it, use it, be my guest.

[ripe quest]

Uh. Well... maybe. I don't have any of those assets. I'd either have to go find them or make them. Then you're asking me to make a tutorial. heh

[grave spire]

Oh wow thank you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 2697)

[viral palm]

You're so smart! I have to confess I'm near of 0 with scripting...
Thanks!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 2698)

[river otter]

Instead of you doing it maybe you can help guide while I send some pics ?

[ripe quest]

Can you send the actual images though? Not a photo of your screen.

[ripe quest]

No. The actual images. Not screenshots. Not photos of your screen. heh

[river otter]

Oh mb

[wary comet]

What do you guys think of my latest photoshop artwork? c:

[ripe quest]

Something like this probably... (?)

[ripe quest]

Hello. Looks cool. Please use #📝project-feedback to show work and get feedback/suggestions.

[wary comet]

my bad!! Sorry about that!

[river otter]

Your talented 💀 dam man you got that in 5 seconds my brain is breaking even after looking at it but yea I’ll follow your steps

That’s what I’m looking for

[ripe quest]

I like it. There are a lot of elements in here. Interesting wavy overlay on it; gives it a weird glitchy screen effect which I like.

[river otter]

I also will have a few questions about something else in a minute let me just figure this out real quick

[wary comet]

Thank you! The wavy effect comes from a CRT glitch overlay I modified from a YouTuber’s preset a while back. Still figuring out how it was done—might reverse-engineer the actions as a foundation.

This piece is part of an evolving time capsule— a visual journal of my thoughts, experiences, and growth. The style itself is like a universe I’m building, shaped by radical honesty and self-reflection. Art has been my way of healing, and I hope it can light the way for others who’ve felt lost. Symbolic art holds deep therapeutic power, and I want to use it to help others find clarity in their own journeys.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 2699)

[ripe quest]

Excellent path you're on and a great use of visual media. Keep going!

[ripe quest]

Nice work!

[river otter]

It came out neat thank you

[unreal flume]

Hello, does anyone know of a tutorial that teaches this sort of thing.

[dire zenith]

Hi there, is there any way I can make these chevrons longer, but keep the actual size of the arrows the same? I've tried to copy paste and even cutting half off the copy but they don't line up properly

[ripe quest]

I would probably get this started in Adobe Illustrator to get the 3D portion going. Maybe do it all in there. Or bring it over to Photoshop to give it that "painterly" effect.

[river otter]

Would you say it’s easy to do this for a star possibly

[ripe quest]

I don't understand what this means. Did you try "Content-Aware Scale"? - Make selection. Edit > Content-Aware Scale...

[dire zenith]

Content aware scale is greyed out for me

[ripe quest]

What kind of "star"?

[ripe quest]

The Layer is probably a Smart Object. I guess it would have to be rasterized.

[unreal flume]

@ripe quest Thank you so much!!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 2700)

[dire zenith]

Ok, I have no idea how this content aware fill thing works though

[ripe quest]

Yeah. Illustrator. Like I showed above. That's probably easiest to make a custom thing. Only easier if you could actually just find those 3D stars and drag them into Photoshop, I guess

[ripe quest]

Content-Aware SCALE... not Fill.

Anyways, I don't even really understand the goal so perhaps that isn't even valid.

[dire zenith]

Yeah that's not quite what I need

Basically

I need

This

But I need them to line up properly

But they don't

No matter how precise I try to be they won't quite line up right

[ripe quest]

Draw new ones, I suppose. You really only need to make one and a background. Then duplicate it n times to fill up the area.

[dire zenith]

How do I do that precisely? The ones I have were premade

[ripe quest]

Maybe something like this...

[dire zenith]

That's a good idea, unfortunately I just went through the painstaking process of getting it as close as I could then fixing it pixel by pixel with the pencil

Painful

But

It worked

[ripe quest]

Great. Glad I wasted my time on this. heh

[dire zenith]

Lmao Sorry

[trim horizon]

it worked, thank you!!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #15 - 152)

[narrow marten]

hi everyone, I'm trying to merge separate pen tool path layers, but when I do it creates new lines and I'm not sure how to correct this, any ideas?

[ripe quest]

They're open Paths. We can't expand strokes into shapes in Photoshop as you can in Adobe Illustrator. I mean, you can but its a convoluted process.

[shell wagon]

hey guys, was hoping to get some help on this. fairly new to PS still. im trying to make a sort of template for photos im trying to print and then cut into squares. the issue i'm having is the white space on the left side of the image (blue arrow) is suppsoed to be smaller than the gap in between the 2 photos (red arrow). when i print them out they are the exact same size. would you know why?

[narrow marten]

and there's no way to delete the lines created after merging?

[ripe quest]

I'm not really sure why. Perhaps your printer has some default or additional margins being applied. I'm just spit-balling here. Sorry.

[ripe quest]

What is the goal here? Is it to retain the vector lines?

If the vector lines don't matter, you can rasterize them first. Then merge the layers.

[narrow marten]

ah good point, thanks again!

[ripe quest]

If you're trying to retain those vector shapes, I can probably suggest another method. However, it's pretty convoluted.

[narrow marten]

please! I'm all ears

[ripe quest]

They're no longer going to be paths or lines though. They're going to be shapes.

[narrow marten]

that's fine

[ripe quest]

Don't shoot the messenger. :)

When rasterizing and converting from selection to vector path, your mileage may vary. heh

Alternatively, you could create your vector graphics in Adobe Illustrator.

There are more effective vector tools in Illustrator. For instance, it's easier to expand lines into fills and merge shapes.

[river otter]

@ripe quest ready for my next project ?

[ripe quest]

I don't know, pal. Depends on how involved it is. I won't be on much longer.

[river otter]

This what I’m aiming at doing but I want to switch it up , I don’t want to blatantly copy the guy any advice on how I could recreate this ?

[ripe quest]

Just start by chopping up your images and start sliding them around on the canvas.

[river otter]

Is it fairly easy to mask the players ? I forgot how to do it

[ripe quest]

Try the Object Selection Tool in the toolbar and try the "Select Subject" button. See how it goes. Then apply the Layer Mask. Sometimes it works really well.

If not, you can always paint in the mask to either hide things (painting with black) or reveal things (by painting with white).

[viral palm]

To illustrate what @ripe quest said... I suggest you to put some rulers to help for composition.
You can mask out subject then bring back the background using rectangle marquee tool and re-fill the mask in white to recreate the "Grid" like effect.

[river otter]

This is nice stuff thank you so much , I just joined today and am getting so much help. Love the community already thank you 🙏

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #9 - 706)

[river otter]

How did you get that outline/ ruler set up

[stoic ginkgo]

I have two colours, is there a way I can find the needed hue shift values to turn one into the other?

[sly hawk]

Probably best NOT to do a hue shift and use a gradient map instead.

If you don't know what that means just do a quick Google or YouTube search for a basic example/ guide

[stoic ginkgo]

I've used that before, yeah.
Think I'm remembering why now lol

HSL is kinda a nightmare if you wanna do anything precisely, huh?

[stoic ginkgo]

tbc, gradient map or gradient overlay?

[sly hawk]

Gradient map.

[stoic ginkgo]

Thanks

Ok
So
I've got a kinda idea of the tool, I think
But I'm still struggling in turning one colour to the other.
I tried putting the source colour on one end and the target colour on the other, but it didn't quite match
Further, it had quite the opposite effect I wanted on other colours (which I was hoping would be changed in a similar direction (in this case, darker))

I should note, I'm working with digital stuff here, not photos. Here's the project I'm testing on (simplified sample out of the actual project on my other computer)

That's so tiny lmao

better pic

Colour on the right is my target colour, colour on the upper left is the colour I want to change into it.
Colour on the bottom left is a colour I'd like to change by the same "amount" in the same "direction" as the source colour.

When I try the gradient map, with the source on one end and the target on the other, I just get this

Reversing doesn't make it much better

[hushed niche]

Hi, You had not stated the other spot that needs to change color in your first post. I guess that a regular color change might be better suited. In this case the gradient map remaps colors according to the chosen colors, it could not calculate how to affect the other tone in a similar amount, you tell the changes with the second tone in the gradient.

[stoic ginkgo]

Yeah, my bad
I ended up just using hue shift and approximating it, got it pretty close and that was good enough

[undone linden]

Hey, how can I make a transparency fade based on a shape?

so I have this frosted glass image

but I want to have a transparency fadeon the insides

i was thinking of having a shape inside it and applying a transparency fade based on that?

any ideas?

um <@&548221840750018590>

[vapid flume]

Thanks!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @undone linden (current: #968 - 1)

[undone linden]

ty haha

[sly hawk]

I'm a bit confused by what you mean

[undone linden]

like

i want transparency fade

[sly hawk]

At the moment, that top image has NO fade.

[undone linden]

from the center

[undone linden]

I want to add a fade

that's the thing

[sly hawk]

ok. one sec

[undone linden]

like a fade starting from the center

just to transparent-out the inner edges if you get what i mean

[sly hawk]

Hang on... I don't think that's what you want... one moment

[undone linden]

uhh

[undone linden]

kind of but for the frost

[undone linden]

yes

!

[sly hawk]

yeah, 2nd video I think is what you want

[undone linden]

but how

[sly hawk]

Follow the steps in the 26 second long video 🙂

At the 6 second mark, I DOUBLE CLICK on the layer mask thumbnail

[undone linden]

alr gotchu ty

[sly hawk]

(to get the sliders to appear)

[sly hawk]

Sorry @stoic ginkgo - It was 5.30 in the morning when I previously responded. - My kid had woken me up, but I fell asleep again shortly after 🙂

[undone linden]

uh nope

oh wait

[sly hawk]

yeah you moved the slider too far

move it back to about 50%

[undone linden]

oh it kind of works

just not as noticeable

hm

[sly hawk]

Have you considered using BLEND modes instead?

@nimble maple NO!

[undone linden]

What's blend?

[undone linden]

I can see at 0:40 that the transparency state doesn't change, i need it to stay even if there's nothing in the background

it's a game asset

there won't be any images inside the png

[sly hawk]

OK, in that case, skip the blend mode and manually brush in your mask

Basically just do the 2nd half of my video

[undone linden]

gotchu

just gonna use an eraser at this point lmao

[sly hawk]

Try and use the mask tool instead if you can. It's non-destructive

[undone linden]

gotchu

feels more natural though thanks!

[viral palm]

Ctrl+R (or in top menu go to: View and check « Rulers » option).
When rulers are on just click on it and drag guide on your canvas.

[misty merlin]

i wan after effect server

[ripe quest]

Adobe Video: https://discord.gg/adobepremiere

[misty merlin]

thx

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 2701)

[fossil vale]

hi im a a complete beginner im trying to use a template for my social media but idk how

I see that there’s a “your photo” file but I don’t know how to import my photo to it

I tried to import it but it seems like i didn’t do it right it looks messy

[sly hawk]

Just doubleclick that layer in the layer panel

it will OPEN UP a new window

drop your image in there... full canvas, hit save,.. and go back to the template

it will magically have appeared in place

if you're still stuck, let me know @fossil vale

[fossil vale]

thank you for the help

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk (current: #5 - 1110)

[fossil vale]

For some reason it’s not showing up

[sly hawk]

one moment! 🙂

[hushed niche]

Hi, you need to save and close the your photo one.

Hi, please ask in the general chat, this place is to learn Photoshop.

[fossil vale]

it worked!! thank you so much

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #15 - 153)

[fossil vale]

it worked thank u for the help

[sly hawk]

No problem. Glad you sorted it.

Those things are called 'smart objects' - they're basically 'files inside files'.

Think of them as 'nested'

[hushed niche]

Thanks for leading them, I picked the low hanging fruit.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk (current: #5 - 1111)

[sly hawk]

you edit that 'inner' file and it shows on the main one.

[sly hawk]

Teamwork

[fossil vale]

i appreaciate this a lot thank you guys

[hushed niche]

Thanks for your gratitude.

[marsh belfry]

hi, i was following a tutorial on yt on how to make rain effect[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckfkURdd2ok&ab_channel=SpoonGraphics] but the moon reflection becomes that weird color on the corner when I do color dodge

does anyone have tips on how to not make that happen

[lunar belfry]

so sometimes whenever i'm in PS and i need to switch between any tool and the zoom tool it just bugs out some time

for example

i'll be masking something with the brush

then' i'll press Z to zoom around

and it just does not go to the zoom tool, and i end up brushing across my screen, instead of scrubby zoom doing its thing

is it just me / i'm doing something wrong?

[sly hawk]

Some suggestions online...

[lunar belfry]

option 1 2 and 4 seem like likely culprits

oh! lol

???? what i'm i saying that is blocked by the server

[amber falcon]

Can I make 8 different variables of the same variable in the same file?

[ripe quest]

Sometimes, after running Ps for a while, I think it can encounter display issues related to the GPU and/or driver. I've just restarted Photoshop. At least, I've experienced this and that was/is my solution.

[amber falcon]

Can I at least export the variables files in png and not psd?

[ripe quest]

The bot doesn't like the word "finger - ing"

[ripe quest]

Not sure. Perhaps someone else will chime in.

[amber falcon]

And about this #❓ask-a-question message ?

[lunar belfry]

😂 ok fair

[lunar belfry]

yes, this i've noticed as well. it usually works fine the first few minutes - hours

but if its been open all day starts getting a lil buggy

[ripe quest]

It only seems to happen to me after a long while using the app. I can't pinpoint what I'm doing or whatever operation that seems to cause it. If I could, I'd report the bug but since I can't reproduce it with certainty... Nope.

[lunar belfry]

hmm, i'll try to record my screen next time

i'll see if i can get some software that can record my keystrokes too

[edgy citrus]

wassup everyone soo
i m having a lil' problem with bucket tool
i am an artist i really need it
if i change tolerance on pb tool nothing changes and it doesnt fully fill the line
and i dont want to use magic wand for this EVERY TIME cause bro it eats so much time

Also would like to know how to fill not fully closed line
i guess u can see those empty pixels

[dusk lagoon]

Use magic wand, Fill the layer below it after doing Select > Modify > Expand

anyone else experience one monitor having different keyboard shortcuts than the other?

On my Cintiq, the shortcuts are normal/the default, but when I drag PS to my main monitor, V becomes "View" rather than brush, and the bracket keys no longer change brush size, they just make the error noise

[edgy citrus]

there is really no shorter way for this? i used to work in krita and just changed tolerance to what i need and thats all

[dusk lagoon]

you can make an action if you want

[edgy citrus]

wym action? on questions forum?

[dusk lagoon]

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/actions-actions-panel.html

Actions let you record a series of actions (ie epand >fill) and then replay them anytime with a shortcut

[edgy citrus]

oh thanks

[edgy citrus]

i just wonder why is there a tolerance number then

if it does nothing

[dusk lagoon]

depends on ur canvas size

[edgy citrus]

i have 1920 x 1080

[dusk lagoon]

2 pixels should be fine then

if youre doing the expand method that is (for pixels)

but magic wand, i usually keep it at 15ish

[dusk lagoon]

i think i misunderstood ya earlier lol

tolerance just means like-

1 ONLY selects damn near 1 exact hex code. Meanwhile 50 would select everything green thats touching if that makes sense

[edgy citrus]

yeah i know but it just isnt working

either if 255 or 1 doesnt matter

result is the same

[dusk lagoon]

is "sample all layers" selected?
What you should be doing to fill is select with the wand where you want filled, make a layer below, expand, and then fill

[edgy citrus]

if you are talking abt this,yes

i just decided not to mess with this tool

i ll just use hotkey of expand instead

[dusk lagoon]

bump

[edgy citrus]

sorry i dunno i am a newbie lol

[bitter bolt]

Hello, does anyone know why my ps keeps creating new layers when I want to change the saturation of my image?

[dusk lagoon]

do you have a pic?

[sacred quarry]

Is there a Lightroom DC server too?

[dusk lagoon]

I recall them saying there wasnt? And that you can just ask here since theres overlap, but I could be wrong

[sacred quarry]

thanks for the quick response!

[ripe quest]

That's correct. You can ask questions about the photo/imaging apps: Photoshop, Lightroom, Camera Raw, etc

[river otter]

@ripe quest how do I toggle that ruler

[ripe quest]

Ctrl R toggles it on/off or View > Rulers... (from the menu)

[river otter]

How do you set up the lining ?

[bitter bolt]

I don't really know if that creates any clarity

so I want to change the saturation of layer 2 but then it changes everything

[dusk lagoon]

i was mainly trying to surmise if it was actually a normal layer or adjustment layer

yeah, that is an adjustment layer. It lets you edit non-destructively. Hold alt and click between the Hue layer and Layer 2. It will make it only effect that layer

[bitter bolt]

I clicked them both with alt but somehow it didn't change haha

[dusk lagoon]

Dont click them both, hover your cursor in between them while holding alt. Your mouse icon should change. THEN click

[bitter bolt]

O my days

what a life saver

thanks man been struggling with this for a while now

it works

[dusk lagoon]

np

[ripe quest]

To create Guides, you drag from the Ruler out onto the Canvas.

[river otter]

Yea just saw that thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 2703)

[lost flicker]

why my shapes have a stroke?

i mean outline

yk

nvm just got rid of it hahaha

[river otter]

Idk if it’s a issue on my part but the line is disappearing after I drag it on

[ripe quest]

View > Show > Guides... toggles them on/off

[dusk lagoon]

also make sure Extras is checked

[dusk lagoon]

Guides seems greyed out, hm. Gonna be more complicated then

[river otter]

😳

[dusk lagoon]

Im too lazy to google it but good luck m8

[river otter]

I just read I have to turn off trim view

Does anyone know where that is at

[bitter bolt]

Is there also a way to connect layers to each other so when I scale one, I scale the rest aswell?

[river otter]

I don’t even have it on my toolbar am I cooked

[dusk lagoon]

Select both layers, Control G to group them. Scale the group

OR, select them both and ctrl T to scale them both at once without a group

[river otter]

@dusk lagoon I figured it out

[clear pollen]

when i try to open a psd file it says program error and doesn't open it, it only happens for that one psd file.

anyone got a fix?

[dusk lagoon]

nice job king

[jovial ravine]

hi! ive recently dowloaded photoshop and i am trying to add my custom font. from the website im using the font to download keeps giving me ttf woff2 files and photoshop dont elt me import them due to the file normal cant be opened?

[hushed niche]

Hi, if you search for “online Photoshop file fix” there are different sites, I never used them, but …

[hushed niche]

Hi, fonts are installed at the operating system level. Double click the file should work now on windows or MacOs

[jovial ravine]

this is what im being told.

[hushed niche]

That is for another software, not Photoshop.

[hushed niche]

You are trying to drag it in photoshop, or to open it from the file>open menu? You need to go on windows explorer, and double click on the file. Not from within photoshop

[clear pollen]

I tried like a few but it didn't work for me

[jovial ravine]

am i doing ir right or..?

[hushed niche]

Uou somehow associated the file with photoshop. In windows explorer , show the extensions. Drag the files to C:/windows/fonts or whatever it is now.

A woff2 is not supported by default by windows: https://www.reddit.com/r/web_design/comments/coqakj/what_is_a_woff2_font_and_where_do_i_find_them/

[hushed niche]

Did you save an earlier version of the file? If on a Mac, do you have Time Machine enabled?

[jovial ravine]

im confused. When i download the font file it gives me a zip with these inside??

@hushed niche

[ripe quest]

Fonts are installed in Windows. Not Photoshop.

For TTF and similar files, view in the Windows File Explorer. Right-click and choose "Install for all users"

Then restart Photoshop. And it should [hopefully] recognize the new font.

[sly hawk]

Why does she have no nose?

[ripe quest]

WOFF2 is not a "Photoshop" document and Photoshop will not open that. I'm not sure why the Windows File Association is attached to that format but that's not correct.

[jovial ravine]

i did it but.. but do i change the colour of my backround..

[north stone]

hello can someone help me with clone stamp tool? When I try to use that, I only see this error:

[vapid flume]

Alternatively, you can select both, right click and choose "link", Any transformation, displacement of of of the two layers will be followed by the second one. It's an alternative to grouping. Grouping allows more stuff, like applying clipping masks and effects on a group. When layers are linked it only affects the position and transformations

[vapid flume]

Do you click on ALT first? because that's what this message means

[north stone]

i should click alt and then click with mouse or hold alt and click with mouse?

because i tried both and still dont work

i saw this red space, but i still cant use stamp tool

i still see this error

same error

[vapid flume]

Click ALT in the reference area to set it, then release the ALT key and click on the Left button of your mouse (or with the pen of your tablet) to paint the refrence area to the target area

You need to release ALT between the two actions

You'll see that to get a proper result you will need to change the reference area often, so need to click ALT repeatedly at different places

[north stone]

i do

and i still see this error

[vapid flume]

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/using/tool-techniques/clone-stamp-tool.html

[north stone]

even AI cant help me

layer is not blocked, I tried everything for real

[vapid flume]

See the help files, if it doesn't work when you click ALT and release, maybe there is an issue with your ALT key?

[north stone]

my alt key work, I checked even that

and when i hold alt and move my mouse when im holding left mouse button, it doubling my layer

[vapid flume]

Try to do exactly the same (alt+click, release and click again) but with this tool (it's for checking)

[north stone]

okey wait

[vapid flume]

Do NOT hold the ALT key

[north stone]

yea i know but it still dont work when im not holding alt key

[vapid flume]

Hit it to set the reference AND RELEASE IT

[north stone]

i only see this error

[vapid flume]

PS think you didn't click ALT. It happens to me as well when I go too fast or when I forget

If you follow the sequence properly, it shouldn't happen

[north stone]

i clicked alt

I click alt, then release it, and click with left mouse button

it dont work

i tried multiple times for 2 hours

[north stone]

You can see that my layer is not blocked

[vapid flume]

See that capture
At some point, you see a crosshair (and only that), That's me clicking with the left mouse button while hitting ALT, For very brief period, you can see the crosshair disapear, that's when I release the ALT key
Then you see a simple cross and a circle. The cross is the reference point (that was set by hitting ALT), and the circle is the taget point that I paint using the left mouse button alone

[vapid flume]

If your layer was blocked, you'd had another error message. The message you have is very specific to the action of NOT hitting ALT

[north stone]

wait

im gonna send you video

because i do everything right

@vapid flume i send you video on private message

can someone help me with that? please

[viral palm]

If you share the video... Maybe.

[vapid flume]

Please share it publicly!

I need to go anyway, Franck might take over if he wants to!

[north stone]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gi8bc8nBrhWu8SR6T2Jyx8kM1OdVGM7G/view?usp=sharing

[viral palm]

can you screen shot the whole Photoshop UI? Hard to figure out what your settings/tools are with this video.

[graceful abyss]

I have the photoshop free trial but it saids my device is not compatible so i can't download it. Can anyone help please? I have everything I need to download it

My pc is up to date

[viral palm]

1-reset your clone stamp tool (as shown in this video)
2-When clone stamp active hold Alt then click on the source you want to clone then release alt
3- Paint where you want to apply the cloned source

[viral palm]

Your move tool is selected rather clone stamp tool so if you alt+click and move you make a copy of your layer...

[viral palm]

Sorry I took this thread on the fly anf just want to be sure I understand well...You want to clone stamp a part of this image... Am I right?

[north stone]

i want to remove a text from this t-shirt

[north stone]

I did everything like you on this video and it still dont work

i only see this error

[viral palm]

Got the same message once my Stamp Tool is reset but when I ALT+Click to pick the source then release it works fine...
Be sure to follow the steps strictly... It should work

[north stone]

i did everything like you

everything

still dont work

what can i do??

thank you guys then

[river otter]

@viral palm hey this may be a easy and simple question how do you restore a image

You see the wings on the hornet ?

[viral palm]

You removed the white of them... Right!
Did you mask or erase^

[river otter]

Removed background

[river otter]

@ripe quest any help possibly ? I think this particularly a easy fix

[ripe quest]

If there is a Layer Mask, you can paint with white on the mask to reveal the hidden portions. If you've merely erased the pixels, you can't. Import the image again.

[viral palm]

As @ripe quest if you used "Remove Background" you should have a layer mask. If you paint with white on it you can bring back the hidden parts.
Perhaps It would be better to make a clean selection and a new mask... I used the good old "magic wand tool" it works well with this hard contour logo...

[oak gazelle]

hi im using a video layer to make a simple animation, is there a way to like move the content i made on one frame and move it to another one?

[viral palm]

Your animation is made with "Video Timeline" or "Frame Animation"?

[oak gazelle]

video timeline

im trying to just do copy and paste

but for some reason this one specific frame

when i paste it

it makes another layer

[river otter]

Thank you again

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #9 - 707)

[subtle plover]

someone help this man !!

[graceful abyss]

it's cool i figured it out

[subtle plover]

ii

[ripe quest]

Try downloading with something other than Opera

[graceful abyss]

yeah that was the issue. Thanks tho

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 2704)

[oak gazelle]

its rlly funky sometimes it works perfectly, sometimes it creates another layer, sometimes it pastes but not at the same position

[viral palm]

Photoshop has Video features but they still basics. I don't think you can copy like this in PS.
Your copy is now a stand still image and you want it to move, Am I right? If so you can copy the whole Layer1 and simply shrink it to keep only the needed part...

[oak gazelle]

im trying to delete some of the layers in the middle, so like im copy and pasting the frames next to it and copy the contents to the now empty frames

[viral palm]

There is no tool to split/ripple edit a video layers in photoshop... The only way I see is to made multiple copies of your layer 1 then choose each part you want to keep then put them side by side along the time line...
I share a short video to show you how to duplicate a video layer and how to select just a part of a video layer (click and drag the ends of the video layer on the timeline). But to be honnest with you for advanced video editing you should use a software made for that.

[oak gazelle]

ah

thats tedious

but thx

[viral palm]

Yep Tedious... Unfortunately😢

[sweet field]

You need to press the mouse button while holding alt down.

[shell wagon]

hey guys, was hoping to get some help on this. fairly new to PS still. im trying to make a sort of template for photos im trying to print and then cut into squares. the issue i'm having is the white space on the left side of the image (blue arrow) is supposed to be smaller than the gap in between the 2 photos (red arrow). when i print them out they are the exact same size on paper. would you know why?

[dusky fossil]

how do i warp a human face? so for example lets say if the human face is smiling, how do i make it frown?

[tame cape]

@shell wagon
Can your printer print borderless? If not, that's the reason. Simply try printing over the entire surface of a page. This will allow you to determine the exact size of the margin that your printer leaves free because it needs this space for the paper guide.

[cedar kestrel]

i'm trying to replicate this effect but it's not quite working. how can i achieve the intense blue on the shadows?

[onyx hound]

I got this granulated effect by feathering a selection, fill it with white, than having a duplicate of the selection without the feathering under it in black. Is there another way of doing this? With possible more control?

[onyx hound]

Sorry for all the questions.
I'm have differences in image when exporting, 1st screenshot is "export as" 2nd screenshot is in the project. It may have something to do with the gradient which is not converting correctly on export.

Thanks a Heaps

[hushed niche]

Hi, see the image at 100% (Ctrl+1) to see an accurate preview. Mmh, it might be something different, I do not see that much noise, which usually causes the issue.

[hushed niche]

Hi, it might be because you have less contrast in your image, there are fewer/no large areas of blue in your result. Make sure to watch the image at 100% when dealing with noise or small halftones.

[hushed niche]

Hi! The Liquify filter will help you as it can recognize elements of a face. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zhgvNfJTnM

[hushed niche]

Hello, what does happen if you remove the border on the left size? It seems that your printer adds the same area to grab the paper.

[hushed niche]

Painting with the “behind” blending mode might help if it was erased. Get the brush tool, Hit D, then X to have white foreground color, and in the option bar click on normal and change it to behind. Paint away, then switch back to normal to avoid being puzzled later.

[hard reef]

im trying to get a filter gallery halftone pattern on this black part of the image but its not working? anyone know why

[vapid flume]

Can you share a full screenshot? Particularly with the layers, tool bar and the original image showing

Halftones are dependent on the original foreground and background colours as well as those in the tool bar.

[tame cape]

@hard reef
Halftone ‘lives’ from different colours or from colours with medium brightness values. Black is unsuitable.

[sly hawk]

Are you saying that it's like looking at a ball through a red lens?
ball object provides the shape
Red lens provides the colour
.... you need both parts to see the 'image of a red ball'

[tame cape]

How about this comparison: The OP tries to draw a pattern on a black board with black chalk?

[tame cape]

@ PEC,
Your reaction is perfectly attuned to the topic.
🎯

[ripe quest]

It's not going to work the way you're thinking. Just use a Layer Mask to remove the background.

I had to quickly and crudely remove all of the stuff from your screenshots to do this but something like that with the two images.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 2707)

[ripe quest]

Since you're new to this: I'd suggest taking the time to learn about Layer Masks and how they really work so that you can use them effectively.

There have to be literally hundreds of them on YouTube.

This will get you started: https://discord.com/channels/547473772727238676/1045711257178738760

Why would you need to get rid of that? You have the original background without that stuff on it, don't you?

[ripe quest]

You're welcome

You'll have to study image composites / photo composites, compositing. A successful composite will require various things to be considered, size/scale, perspective, light/shadow, etc. This generally might incorporate many tools inside Photoshop.

This isn't a specific tool: "Composite my images."

It takes knowledge and skill which you get through learning and practice.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 2708)

[deep crescent]

Tried blurring?

[warped parrot]

Is anyone able to help me w this assignment I got no clue how to transform a picture like they’re asking into a “reformed” picture

[sly hawk]

They want you to restore and old photo.

You can find one online easily enough

[warped parrot]

I found one online but how would I approach restoring it

[warped parrot]

Like this photo for example, is there any tools that I could use to restore this picture easily?

[fierce hornet]

you can Photo restoration. Filter then Neural Filters. ? For best result hand work needed I guess

[warped parrot]

Yeah that worked well thank you I appreciate the help

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @fierce hornet (current: #49 - 40)

[sly hawk]

yeah @noble obsidian

[ripe quest]

Removed

[sly hawk]

Ninja speed!

[ripe quest]

Well, they were my videos so...

[dusk lagoon]

Just to tack on- if this is for a photoshop class, theres a chance they want you to learn how to do it manually without AI. Depending on your teacher, they may not accept work thats mostly a neural filter (just so you learn the tools, yknow?)
This could very well not be the case, but wanted to mention just in case

[vapid flume]

I don't know what is the course the OP does, but I did moderate and mentor a few courses + assignements for CalArts (their online graphic design courses) and if you weren't demonstrating how you did it, that was a straight nope.
Obviously not every course is that diligent, but just submitting a before and after doesn't show anything.

[paper maple]

hi im new to photoshop, in illustrator you can add masks then throw some texture on an image how can you do this in photoshop? if you knw just reply to this message, thanks

[ripe quest]

Photoshop has masks as well.

[paper maple]

yes, but how?

[ripe quest]

Clipping Mask is one method. Layer Mask is another...

[sly hawk]

What effect is that?

[north stone]

Can someone help me with clone stump tool?

it dont work, I only see this error:

I did everything right

[viral palm]

Download Watercolor brush pack https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/brushes.html?promoid=XKMMHH6G&mv=other

[north stone]

im clicking right alt, then clicking on texture i wanna clone with left mouse button and I still see this error

I need this tool but it dont work

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gi8bc8nBrhWu8SR6T2Jyx8kM1OdVGM7G/view?usp=sharing

There is video

[viral palm]

Hold Alt then LEFT click (not right) to pick your clone source then Release alt and left click.
Then paint where you want to apply cloned source.

[north stone]

bro sorry but you understand what i wrote?

[viral palm]

We can see double arrow on your video> You're not using the clone stamp tool but Move tool.
Be sure to select the clone stamp tool prior trying to sample your source.

[north stone]

i did

everything like you

and it still dont work

im using clone stamp tool

not move tool

i can record you another video

im not stupid man

[viral palm]

I understood but you wrote: "im clicking right alt," >>> to clone you must Alt+Left Click...

[north stone]

yes i tried it too

i did everything exactly like you

i can even call you and show you on stream that i do everything right if you dont believe me

[viral palm]

I didn't say that... I'm just discribing you the normal behaving of the clone stamp tool.
Did you set custom shortcuts or something like this? Maybe try to reset your preferences to default...
I don't understand why it doesn't work on your end... Sorry

[viral palm]

I believe you 100%, but I don't understand what's going on.

[north stone]

how i can reset those preferences?

i will try it because i dont know whats going on right now

[gaunt gazelle]

Hello, does anyone know much about repeating a pattern?

I am experiencing something that is rather undesirable and I do work with mesh clothing.

The small I take the item it becomes blurry

Would making this a smart layer be better? I am just unsure what to do as my diffuse turns out very blurry.

I will try a smart layer or the Bicubis technique. Sadly I never can get an answer in here.

[warm orchid]

Hello. I have this photo of a horn with fur around it. There is one stripe of white fur, two stripes of black fur, and a loop of white fur on the end. Is there a way I can change the white fur to be a fairly bright red fur? Maybe like a red in the neckerchief tied around the horn. This does not have to be perfect in maintaining the detail and texture of the fur

[viral palm]

I already said that yesterday but first try to reset tool before and retry.
Then, if it still doesn't work> go to File/Preferences/General/Click on "Reset Preferences on Quit> Click OK > Close Phostoshop, restart and try to use clone stamp tool... Don't forget to save your file before closing Phostoshop...
Hope it will fix your issue🤞

[mystic ibex]

anyone here familar with CS3? having trouble with Pen pressure, not sure why but it's stimply not working for me! I use a Huion Kamvas 13 on Windows 10.

[sly hawk]

It's going to be extremely difficult to pick out the WHITE fluff to recolour... 😦

[north stone]

it will not delete all my projects or fonts i have installed?

[sly hawk]

Font are installed on your Operating system, not Adobe Photoshop

Files like PSDs are independant of photoshop. They won't be removed.

they might dissapear from your 'recent files' though

@north stone

but the actual files will be safe

[north stone]

thank you

[sly hawk]

Yes.

You cannot take a pattern and literally make it 'smaller' and expect the quality to remain the same

[gaunt gazelle]

Hi James, I was able to by doing a smart layer.

[sly hawk]

A smart layer will work to a minor extent, but it depends how small you're making it

picking the right 'interpolation' settings will make a huge difference

[gaunt gazelle]

I was texturing something on mesh

the mesh model was laid out different and rather than use substance painter, I wanted to use some older methods

[north stone]

now I cant create project

[sly hawk]

What do you mean?

[north stone]

i click create and nothing happens

[gaunt gazelle]

James, so many just jump to SP before trying the PS methods. I love PS 🙂

[north stone]

ok its working now

[sly hawk]

What's that resolution set to? **11811 **px per cm?

oh sorry, ignore me - it's the equivalent of 300 PPI

2000cm is F*CKING MASSIVE!

[north stone]

clone stamp tool still dont work

[sly hawk]

Yeah. not suprised don't worry

Use ALT to pick a clone source

and also make a new layer to PAINT onto

the current layer is a smart object

....that you can't directly paint onto

[north stone]

so what should i do?

[sly hawk]

one sec

[north stone]

ok

[tame cape]

Could it be that you are not working with an original (or with a modified) PS version? The colours in your screenshots (e.g. title bars of the dialogues) are not normal!

[north stone]

i have original photoshop

from school

[sly hawk]

Literally follow the instructions on screen

Hold ALT and click ANYWHERE on the image

[sly hawk]

then release it and start paintin

[north stone]

you think im stupid or what

i did

[sly hawk]

it will probably show another error message/warning about rasterising

click ok

then paint away 🙂

[north stone]

i clicked ok

and it again showed up

[sly hawk]

did you hold alt and click on a spot to define a source point?

[north stone]

man

i told you im not idiot

i did it

i tried from yesterday

[sly hawk]

is your alt key broken?

[north stone]

no

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gi8bc8nBrhWu8SR6T2Jyx8kM1OdVGM7G/view?usp=sharing

you can see there

[sly hawk]

are you on a laptop... where ALT is linked to an Fn set of keys?

[north stone]

i have razer huntsman mini on my pc

its 60% keyboard

[sly hawk]

When you're holding ALT, the wrong tool seems to be getting selected

the clone stamp tool, when ALT is being held down, looks like a targeting reticle

[north stone]

yea but im not switching it

and it doesnt show that its switched

i can show you on call or something

i can do livestream on call

with a screen keyboard

[sly hawk]

Should look like this...

[north stone]

wait

im gonna record video

to show you

wtf

bro

i opened screen keyboard

and i have clicked ctrl

and now its working

XD

but i was not holding ctrl

from yesterday

[viscid roost]

Hello. Does anyone know how to create a #d concave shape from an image? Though it was simply cyanotype, but after looking closer, it's not.

[sly hawk]

99% of the time, when someone says photoshop is 'broken', the issue is sat between the chair and the keyboard.
Which is understandable, there's a lot for someone to learn, so it's usually my first assumption 🙂

[north stone]

i was not saying that photoshop is "broken"

i was just looking for help because i dont know what was going

[sly hawk]

It's all good. I wasn't accusing you saying that either. - just saying that it's usually down to a misunderstanding somehere.

[north stone]

but big thanks to you and another moderators for searching for help

[viscid roost]

Nevermind. It just seems like you guys are bickering over nothing. 😩 I'll ask in the questions forum and check back in a few days. . . . .😒

[sly hawk]

eh? @viscid roost You gave me less than 3 mins to respond

ah well

night then

[viscid roost]

Did not seem like anyone was goin to. You two have been at it for 3 hours.

[viscid roost]

Goodnight.

[north stone]

now it dont work again

and i checked screen keyboard

i didn hold alt

[warm orchid]

It doesnt have to look good at all. All I’m trying to do is create a concept to simulate certain colors (in this case red) and how they work with the rest of the original design. It does not need any detail, just the right shape (just because im trying to avoid something TOO blocky). What I’m really asking help on is how I can select a color (white) in a GENERAL selected area (the fluff) and recolor it to red

[lost flicker]

for some reason i can only write in uppercase, how can i fix it? ps. obviously i dont have capslock on

[north stone]

ej dzordz

ty polak?

[lost flicker]

XD tak

siema mordo

[north stone]

xDD siema

ogarniasz photoshopa jestes jakims gigaszefem czy tak srednio?

[lost flicker]

no ogolnie to chyba dobre grafiki robie

wlasnie instagrama zakladam do designow

[north stone]

poka

na pv

[lost flicker]

pls anyone

[sly hawk]

Check the character settings. You must have it set to caps.

(Untick/unselect it)

[lost flicker]

thanks 🙏

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk (current: #5 - 1112)

[sly hawk]

Yes draw a basic selection box around it.. then go to 'select' > colour range

Then use the slider and try to pick out the white area...

Then add a hue/sat adjustment layer

And click 'colourise' beneath the sliders

Drag the sliders (probably all the way to the left) to make the white RED

And then raise the saturation

Then use and black and white brush to 'paint' the mask a bit better on the mask layer to show/hide the bits effected by the red adjustment layer

[craggy lark]

so im trying to put this house behind the first layer of foliage, is there an easier way to do this other than just lowering the opacity of the house and erasing where the leaves are?

[vapid bobcat]

Hi

I´m trying to use the clone tool, but nothing happens? Nothing at all?

Hi

I want to redefine the border when using the magic marker. What do I do?

[sonic leaf]

yo can someone help me with something rq

[remote rain]

Does anyone know a free tool which would help add my younger sister to a family pic where she's missing (due to school)? We want to get that framed but don't know how to proceed; any online AI tool prob or something? I asked chatGPT for the same, was told to wait for 2 hours, promised a great result, and then was told that they couldn't edit independently. Any leads would be appreciated! Thanks 🙂

[hushed niche]

Post a screenshot, we’ll be able to see if you have a selection somewhere, if the blending mode of the tool or the layer is not set to normal, if you are cloning on a layer mask, etc.

[hushed niche]

Please do not post in each channel.

[hushed niche]

Hi, I’m not on my computer, but you could try a blend if based on the green channel? https://youtu.be/-6YJiTbx1SM?si=lgPZnOoIAoHJ29GN

[vapid flume]

Stop spamming or you will be removed

[median sluice]

hello does anyone know how to do this alpha thing in photoshop so my pixels are locked on the same area but on a different layer?

[vapid flume]

Is your screenshot Photoshop?

[median sluice]

krita

[hushed niche]

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

[vapid flume]

Because the system might not be the same

[median sluice]

yeah i know, but i need that effect on ps

[hushed niche]

The opacity of one layer controls another.

[median sluice]

ty ill go check that :)

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #15 - 155)

[vapid flume]

Generally, an Alpha channel is a saved selection (select>save selection) but I am not sure that's what you want here

[hushed niche]

There are also opacity locks on the layer panel, so that you protect pixels.

[median sluice]

i mean that i have my base of a shape, but i want to put shades on it on a different layer, but dont want them to come out of the shape

[vapid flume]

So that's what @hushed niche pointed out. But it's not called alpha in Photoshop

[median sluice]

i clipped them but the line still comes out of the shape of pants? i dont understand 😭

[vapid flume]

Create your shape, then the other layers immediately on top, and then right click to create a clipping mask

Do that for all the layers on top of your shape

[median sluice]

ok ill try

OH MY GOD THANK YOU

[vapid flume]

You'll get that kind of thing, all the layers that have been clipped will have their visible content restricted to the shape they are being clipped on

[median sluice]

<3 ur my hero

[vapid flume]

@hushed niche might want a share of the award! 😅

[median sluice]

ur both my heroes ty, im so lame in photoshop its too complicated lol

[vapid flume]

BTW that works with groups as well you can clip to groups
Well, let's be honest, Photoshop is a professional software, there is a lot to learn, you need to go at your own pace and do not expect to know everything in a week. It's not possible. I've been at it for more than 20 years and I'm still learning thinmgs!

[median sluice]

the funniest thing was that i couldnt find airbrush for a week and it was just soft round brush lmao

[vapid flume]

There is an airbrush setting in the brushes top bar

[median sluice]

thank you! it will safe so much time

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #7 - 901)

[vapid flume]

You're welcome!

[worldly spoke]

Hey all, How can I "Upscale" my image in photoshop? Ive been using the AI online tools for some time now, but Id like to learn how to do it in PS, since AI makes the text weird and everything is quite unrealistic...

Usually my images are 500kb, when saved from an online source, and normal photo which is taken with your own phone is 2000KB+, so how do I manage to do that? Thanks!!

[vapid flume]

There are multiple methods in PS, there is even an AI upscaler within it, which from my own trials I think is better than Upskayl (but more complex to use)
A caveat: Upscaling is always "wrong" from the point of view of good practice. Any way you look at it, you're asking a software to invent pixels when there are none, problems will always occur

The method you use will depend on the level of magnification you require. The easiest to use VS the best result is IMHO the super zoom neural filter

You probably have to download it first... (Little cloud icon next to it)

Once you've played with the settings, (X zoom image: Click on the magnifying glass icon to increase the size)

Apply the filter and you'll see your image cropped. FEAR NOT!
Just go to image>reaveal all and you'll see yourimage in its entirety

Other methods include simply increase the image size with Image>image size and ticking the resample option

and using ACR with Bridge to run the "super resolution" option (It's the one that gives the best results, but only works for X2 magnification)

[worldly spoke]

Will try, thanks!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #7 - 902)

[hushed niche]

That’s the one I go for usually. Any pretext to use bridge and ACR is a good one 😉

[hushed niche]

Yes, fake internet points. Nah, glad that the hive mind could help!

[vapid flume]

USE BRIDGE... or ELSE!

Why don't people use bridge more often, I wonder

[hushed niche]

It still bears that reputation of being a slow program, vs ACDsee of years ago, but while forgetting the color management, etc.

I often share the bridge additional pdf of Martin Evening’s ps for photographers. An eye opener!

[vapid flume]

Yes, I think there are some tweaks to be done within Bridge, but I don't find it any more or less slow than Lightroom is TBH. I couldn't live without it.

[final grove]

How can I disable when I zoom in a lot, it'll display the pixel grid? This makes it hard to see what I'm doing precisely if it's so gray.

[vapid flume]

You can't really disable it, but you can come pretty close by changing the colours, here

go to EDIT > Preferences> Transparency and gamut
It's Photoshop menu, then preferences on a Mac

[final grove]

Didn't work unfortunately. But thanks!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #7 - 903)

[vapid flume]

I think I misuenderstood your question. I thought you were looking at the transparency grid, while you want the pixel grid to disapear
Try to hit CTRL +' (That's the key with the @ on it on a UK keyboard)

[final grove]

That creates a bigger grid.

[vapid flume]

See if this guy helps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MKoxp1fZFU

[final grove]

Also bonus question, how on earth do I do perspectives? In GIMP, there's a tool you can use to change the image perspective. But every tutorial I see, it's always perspective warp,. Which isn't what I'm looking for.

[final grove]

Will do!

[vapid flume]

It would be with the vanishing point filter

[final grove]

Huh?

[vapid flume]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5aMceFycN4

[vapid flume]

You can also find it in the help files if you search for "perspective"

[final grove]

Man, I'm never gonna be able to truly learn Photoshop if mundane things universal in every other software is changed to something like "vanishing point filter". No way I'd ever figure this out 😭

Thank ya, again!

[vapid flume]

Yes, but we got CMYK 🙂

[final grove]

True...

[vapid flume]

That's why we're here!

Every software is different and the way they handle things differ because they come at it from a different perspective (pun intended)
Photoshop was built to retouch photos (It's the 35th anniversary today and the first thing that someone has done with Photoshop was retouching a photo)
The interface was built for that, referencing analogue tools converted into digital so that people could easily transfer their skills from the lab to the computer. It has evolved to be the behemoth that it is today, but at heart, it still cater 100% for people who use it to retouch and composite.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHOTOSHOP! 🎂

[final grove]

Yeeh, I also don't know if this is the one either. Because what this is doing is angling for a placement on some object. I meant this in GIMP:

[vapid flume]

Perspective transform

[final grove]

Yes, that. I cannot find it-

[vapid flume]

I would try free transform as well, I prefer having all 4 controls

[final grove]

Aye, captain! Will do!

[vapid flume]

it's in edit BTW!

[final grove]

It's kinda hard for me to adapt to the fact some tools and options are behind these tabs instead of being in my toolbar. 😅

[vapid flume]

You can also find them, most time, by right clicking

and CTRL+T (assuming you're on Windows) to enter the transform workflow

[final grove]

Noted! Thank ya again!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #7 - 904)

[vapid flume]

You're welcome!

[upbeat goblet]

can someone help me make this into reality?

[vapid flume]

Do you want to learn how to do it, or that someone do it for you?

[upbeat goblet]

Learn…

Because i have a lot of drawings, but i’m struggeling to put in on ps

[vapid flume]

You absolutely need to be more precise in what you want. Do you want to learn how to draw these on a computer, or how to transfer those designs into a photo of a jacket.
What kind of prior knowledge of Photoshop do you have?
Do you have some examples of what you want it to look like?

[upbeat goblet]

I’d just like to make my drawings in ps.
I’m like avarage at photoshop.
I just don’t really know what the best way is to remake my “sketch” into photoshop.
I know how to insert the drawing, but i don’t know how to start making it “more realistic”
Talking about transforming my sketch into a desired design

[wooden minnow]

Hi, where are the glyph settings for typography located in photoshop?

[vapid flume]

it's in window > characters

[wooden minnow]

Thank you so much

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #7 - 905)

[vapid flume]

Well as I said it depends on what you really want to do: Just drawing what you got here but in digital, and in that case all you need to learn really is how to use brushes and basic document layout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhP3RnAa82w

Or create designs like these

Really a few examples/references of what you want to do would go a long way

[hushed niche]

View>show>pixel grid

[hushed niche]

To find something, like a tool or a filter on Photoshop, use Ctrl+F to find it.

[hushed niche]

Right clicking is underrated, it has so much power, right under your fingertips!

[upbeat goblet]

Thank you very much!
Have a nice day

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #7 - 906)

[misty merlin]

this shapes

[misty merlin]

how i can get this sapes ?

for design animation

[ripe quest]

Turn down the Smoothing setting in the Options bar.

[final grove]

Thank you!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #15 - 156)

[sweet hornet]

Hey just wondering, is there anyway to recover projects from like 3 or so years ago?

[ripe quest]

Did you save them to the Creative Cloud?

If not, then probably not.

[sweet hornet]

What do you mean? I mean I remember saving all the projects and then downloading them but that was on an old pc so, I don't recall ever using a onedrive or anything though

[ripe quest]

Many Adobe subscriptions come with cloud storage. People save data there. If you didn't save the projects in question there or somewhere else, then I'm not sure what you're expecting.

[sweet hornet]

Yeah I tried looking in files it was saying there wasnt anything there

[lunar belfry]

question for yall rergarding printing, i personally have not been able to tell it apart but, when making small flyers is there a difference between working in photoshop in 300dpi vs illustrator at the same flyer size?

[ripe quest]

This is why people make periodic backups of important files.

[lunar belfry]

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[ripe quest]

Sorry. I use Photoshop. Not GIMP. You should go check their documentation. We don't support products from other manufacturers here. Sorry.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 2711)

[ripe quest]

Cool. I'm glad I could help and that you were able to learn something useful.

If you want to make a project request, please post that sort of thing in the #💬chat-general channel along with the images and a brief description of what you want done.

And also delete that stuff from here so we're not having the same conversation in multiple channels.

[ripe quest]

Thanks!

[lost flicker]

why my text is so pixelated? how do i change it?

which one should i use?

or which one is the default one

[final grove]

I have a background fire effect for my text, but I have no clue how to make it stand out and shine brighter than the actual thing. First image shows both the highlight and text, and second is the highlight I want to be brightened and make a shine. How could I do that?

[serene coral]

pick the one that suits you most, I personally like 'crisp'

[dusk lagoon]

Many ways to do this.
You could double click the layer you want brightened and add an outer glow
You could add an adjustment layer (levels or curves) and make it brighter like that
You could scroll through blending modes until you find something bright (maybe color dodge, screen, Vivid/Hard Light)

[final grove]

Alright, so for the glow, just do gaussian?

[dusk lagoon]

that blurs, not brightens

[vapid jackal]

hey i need some assistance

for some reason whenever i save my photoshop file into any format, parts of the text looks different to how its supposed to how its supposed to look in the photoshop preview

this is how i want it to look

[serene coral]

can you share an example?

[vapid jackal]

and this is how it looks when saved

as you can see the text is a lot thinner in a lot of areas with weird lines in some boxes

ive made 5 other images for this magazine and not had this issue, only with this front cover

[serene coral]

the shadow seems to be smaller, how are you saving the file? are you exporting it with any specific settings?

[vapid jackal]

ill send you a screenshot of the save screen

[serene coral]

just make sure the dpi you export in is the same of the project

[vapid jackal]

how do i check my dpi?

[vapid jackal]

found it

[velvet geyser]

Just got a Chromebook cause I couldn’t get my MacBook to work, having trouble with it currently but so far I can tell it’s a lot nicer. Can anyone let me know what to do to turn on a Chromebook?

@sly hawk

[sly hawk]

?

If you have to explain 'the joke'... it probably isn't a very good one.

[velvet geyser]

Uh okay so I know the Chromebook’s have a different turn on mechanism than the other computers but this one didn’t come with a construction manual or anything

[velvet geyser]

The only joke is this computer man, you’re right it isn’t good

The button that says “Do not press” is the only one I haven’t messed with

[sly hawk]

Button to turn it on is your "do not press" button

A chromebook won't run usual desktop photoshop anyway

[velvet geyser]

How do I press it safely?

[velvet geyser]

I’m using a 3rd party photoshop app

[sly hawk]

With your face... or finger. Your choice.

[velvet geyser]

Okay, so like I press it with my nose and it will turn on?

[sly hawk]

Go for it.

[velvet geyser]

I can’t press it dude I tried

It says do not press

[sly hawk]

I'm done. Bye!

[velvet geyser]

That’s what the other guys said too jeez

So do I sell my Chromebook now too or what

Me rn

[ripe quest]

This is Adobe Photoshop. We don't do "hardware tech support." Sorry.

[velvet geyser]

Just ban me already man 🥲 if yall can’t help me turn on my Chromebook, then yall can’t help me turn on my will to ask questions anymore

[dusk lagoon]

Enters alcohol anonymous meeting:
"hey guys my dog has fleas, fix pls"

[pearl chasm]

hello everyone, I have my logo traced in photoshop, but for some reason there are no defined points? (here's a test image to show the difference)

[tame cape]

Unfortunately, you do not show your entire screen (Tool Bar, Layers Panel ...)

A shot in the dark -> Press the ‘A’ key

[sly hawk]

beat me to it 🙂

[viral palm]

Just to illustrate what @tame cape has already said, select one of the path selection tool ( shortcut A) .
Path selection tool to select a whole path, Direct selection tool to select only anchor points.
Voilà!

[misty merlin]

what the texture in side pleas i searched but i can found it 😦

i wan same like that pleas pepole ❤️

[tame cape]

I would probably use such or similar search terms.

[misty merlin]

how i can make same sitting

[tame cape]

?
marbling vector blue
section [images]

[misty merlin]

No I mean the way to merge with the logo for texture

[tame cape]

Start with a text that serves as a cutting mask for your structure

[misty merlin]

make photo screen pleas