❓ask-a-question

[mystic crypt]

https://youtu.be/B1WppzS6AlI?si=M24D9dTJsRCZRzQr

[lament stag]

I dont have photoshp😞

[hushed niche]

Then use the proper channel, #💬chat-general , as this one is for users who want to learn how to use Photoshop.

[zenith harness]

Hello guys!
I'm using photoshop variable feature to bulk update text using a csv file. It did work correctly. now, i want to clear the previous data and use a new csv but it doesn't forget old data upon selcting a new file. it adds up new columns to the old one. how do i clear that memory?

[viral palm]

Note: If you have change some input in your CSV file you have to re-import it to update the data.
Photoshop loads the data of the CSV file It does not read the data contained in the CSV file directly.
So each time you make change in the CSV file => you need to save the CSV file and re-import it to load the data changes

[zenith harness]

Thanks a ton! my query got resolved

[viral palm]

👍 Happy to hear that!

[timid obsidian]

this

[mystic crypt]

you are in full and unlocked so the problem come elsewhere

[mystic crypt]

in preset do you have the option "as shot"

[timid obsidian]

yes

[timid obsidian]

I just noticed that if I set it in "as shot" it gets cropped like it was before. I think it changed to full when I manually set it to the original size🤔

[sullen totem]

Hello comrades i got reallz big trouble because i was exporting png shirt design with transparent backround but the ISSUE is in printing text outershadow/outerglow ...
What i asking from u guys is way i can provide supplier png without outer shadows/outher glow... basicly what is breaking design :/
I really hope someone can help cuz there is a lot of talented people in photoshop, and im struggling with this for while... im also sending my designs and prints that provide me the supplier... on shirt i will like to get design as it on clear png... no way with white shadow or black... but is caused because of printing method + the shadow and glow in transparent png, by eye u cant really see nothing when u check png

and last thing only for understanding that i will really like to keep way the effects are applied to fonts...

already tried way with rasterize the layers or converting to smart objects but im really not sure if its alright, also it changing whole font effects

the white shadows was made by printing... gueassing they converting png to pdf so they can printed im not sure

they send me another version with ficed version but it also looks dissgusting and im way to sad about that so im asking for help here

[viral palm]

If I understood well your problem, I don't think there is an easy way...
Printing process allows only two states: ink or no Ink (Since semi transparent ink for T-Shirt printing has not yet been invented. ) So everywhere you can see the checkered background through the Shadow/Glow you'll get a printing issue...

[sullen totem]

thanks franck i already thought about that and easiest way is to delete the shadows and glow

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #8 - 903)

[sullen totem]

here is way i fixed it

its already without shadows on text layers

but still figuring about shadow on picture layer.....

i mean the white outline

this the only effect i got on and its brightness thats all

[cyan rock]

yeah, doesnt work unfortunately when i tried yesterday
though im on a different computer right now and it works fine. maybe i'll try reinstalling photoshop

[sullen totem]

i mean do somone know easy way to make layer not transparent ?

[viral palm]

To get no transparency => Make shure your layer is in Normal Blending Mode, 100% Opacity, 100% Fill
If you want to keep the boarder like "fading" you can try to mimic with a layer mask and use a soft brush set to "Dissolve" mode with a low flow value. The dithering effect will give you an irregular border made only with 100% solid or 100% transparent pixels.
A bit grungy and not as smooth as your original design but "dissolve" effect is widely used in T-shirt design to mimic soft shadows and faded borders.
Sorry I'm running out of idea... Perhaps a T-shirt and Printing expert will help later ...

[storm vault]

Hi there can someone help me how to reupdated my photoshop account, plz its urgent

[sullen totem]

thanks i have change them ant it should be good now can u approve it please ? there will be no issue in print

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #8 - 904)

[patent wigeon]

Hi everyone, I am trying to create an image in this style. The idea is that I have Gandalf from LOTR with some hills, Bag End, and some other LOTR images. I am just not sure what the best way to go about getting this style is. I have gotten part of the way there, but I really don't like the result so far, and it seems convoluted. Attached is the WIP. Does anyone have an idea of how to achieve this?

[hushed niche]

Hi, we do not deal with accounts, please post at: https://community.adobe.com/t5/account-payment-plan/ct-p/ct-account-payment-and-plan

[storm vault]

oh ok thank you

[ripe quest]

If its urgent, you should contact Adobe Customer Care via the Adobe website or find Adobe Customer Care on the Threads app.

[storm vault]

yeah its urgent

I tried everything I couldn, nothing work

[ripe quest]

The examples you provided are more illustrative. The piece you're working on seems more photographic in style. Regardless, trying to find that balance in what can be 'eliminated' in the framing component is the crucial element in any "Double Exposure" composition. A good bit of it is trial and error. A lot of experimentation goes into it.

[ripe quest]

Yeah. I get it. If its account-related, you should contact Adobe directly. This is just the Photoshop Discord Community. We don't have access to anyone's user accounts here.

[storm vault]

Yeah that's alright thanks for the guidance I appreciate it

[sly hawk]

https://www.adobe.com/uk/creativecloud/photography/discover/double-exposure-effect.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOYz669WNpU

[pseudo frigate]

https://youtu.be/d-lhr83hEhk?si=5SxhWivFON2bOyJg

[patent wigeon]

Thank you! As I examined them more, I realized the illustrative component really is more of what I want. I will pivot and experiment.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3129)

[patent wigeon]

Thank you! I will watch both of these.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sly hawk (current: #5 - 1180)

[patent wigeon]

Thanks! This looks super similar to what I want.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @pseudo frigate (current: #383 - 4)

[ripe quest]

If you look closely at the Harry Potter example, that is really composed of illustrations and not photos. Which is a cool effect as opposed to the more traditional photographic 'double-expo' effect.

[viral palm]

You still have some semi transparent areas which will certainly give you the same white bleeding result when you'll print your designs...
I have exported your png designs in 8bits png (without any semi transparent pixels)...
If the result is ok you can use this technique: Export> Export as> Choose png then Smaller File (8bit) => Semi transparent pixels won't be visible.

[patent wigeon]

Yeah, it was on Hogwarts specifically that I really realized that he wasn't using photos. I like that one a lot, so I will see if I can can come up with some illustrations instead.

[ripe quest]

I really like that approach. I've played with that style a bit myself...

[patent wigeon]

WOAH! That's super cool! I love it

[glossy snow]

i remember this thing used to appear in potoshop older versions now no longer does it in 2020 i reset in factory after i learned new things of potoshop but this thing no longers appears

[tame cape]

Hmmh? 🤔
Are you sure?
I could be wrong, but I've never consciously noticed this icon in Photoshop.

Where in the UI should it have been?In the tools? No. In the palettes? No. In the brushes? Hmmh. Maybe there.

Or could you perhaps have seen it in Photoshop Express or Image Ready or similar?

[glossy snow]

is when you select some brushes

a tiny screen appear on the left

it use to appear but i have the theory this appear just if you enable some options for the pencil usb

[hushed niche]

Good workaround, thanks! I’ll check if one can tweak the chosen halftoning .

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #8 - 905)

[mystic crypt]

Oh, great job !

[mystic crypt]

Could you share where you find the lotr and hp one ? Thx

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @patent wigeon (current: #1013 - 1)

[vapid flume]

They are called "legacy brushes", you can find them in the brush menu
For example you will find a whole section called "erodible brushes" that "loose" their sharpness over tiime, like pensil does. You would need to sharpen them again to be like new. It was a way to mimic a real life experience (A marker that looses its ink, that you can use for shading, like lots of mang artists do, a watercolour brush that looses its water over time, you see the concept)
They've been abandonned because I belive they weren't used much and they were quite slow (I seem to remember there were issues relating to smoothness as well but don't count me on that)

[glossy snow]

yeah i have the legacy brush what i meant is a small brush preview that goes down show up when used

[vapid flume]

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

[glossy snow]

thanks!

[vapid flume]

it's there, you need to tick the relevant views

(if you don't want the name just untick it, but what you got is "brush tip")

in the same brush hamburger menu (F5 is the shortcut)

If you want them showing big, use the slider at the bottom of the panel
Here in my screenshot, I removed both name and stroke, leaving just the tip. I also made them way bigger. You can choose whichever combo suits you

[tawny venture]

i have photoshop 2025 and i dont have AI

[vapid flume]

where did you download it? from your CC app?

[tawny venture]

Idk i cracked it

[vapid flume]

That's why. AI is only available on the legit software

Also you're on the official ADOBE forum here, it's not particularly wise to talk about piracy here 🙂

[sly hawk]

That's an understatement. 🙂 - @tawny venture - You can't have a cracked version and AI, since photoshop relies on contacting AI servers for AI brainpower.

[vapid flume]

You know I tried to be gentle today 🙂

[viral palm]

Too kind Sandrine😉 !

[tame cape]

Please remain at your computer. The police are currently determining your location.

[tawny venture]

OH NO

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-panic-gif-8720514262649309419

[tame cape]

Seriously: work with legal software. Then you will have access to all functions and avoid the risk of malware, legal consequences, etc.

[tawny venture]

but my window defender said its safe

[ripe quest]

https://youtube.com/shorts/iSD80raMKCs?si=rqYLoQOQmJ9y88_w

[viral palm]

lol

[viral palm]

Are you serious? Seriously?😶‍🌫️

[tawny venture]

Yep

[viral palm]

You won't have access to AI tools without a legal installation of the app.

[ivory rampart]

They must be trolling

[mystic crypt]

French dude new on the server telling they have cracked software noooo they are legit and want to contribute in the server

[pseudo frigate]

I remember that

[viral palm]

I think it was a CS3 thing...Not really helpful

[pseudo frigate]

No, that was in Ps CS Up to 2020 21 22

[pseudo frigate]

That was like an animation & position rotation of the brush, it's more like a preview

[viral palm]

Weird... I still have an old PC with CS6 on it and this preview doesn't appear... That's why I bet CS3...

[patent wigeon]

https://www.etsy.com/shop/StudioBearlife?ref=shop_profile&listing_id=4333111223

[patent wigeon]

That's the artist. If you scroll down on his main page, you'll see both the LOTR and HP pieces there. I would directly share, but the links are extensive and I don't want to send a wall of text.

[hushed niche]

Yes, it has been removed. It was the live tip preview for erodible airbrush and bristle tip brushes. It was removed at it used openGL that’s been obsoleted in Photoshop.
Looks like the helpx needs an update, as it still mentions it. https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/creating-modifying-brushes.html

[mystic crypt]

Thank you for the info

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @patent wigeon (current: #651 - 2)

[vapid flume]

Bonne chance alors 😆

[vapid flume]

With that level of poor grammar I wouldn't even qualify it as French (but I digress)

[tawny venture]

merci

tes français?

[vapid flume]

un passage sur mon profil te rassureras: oui et non

[nova eagle]

hey ive seen this ilustrations in twitter recently and i wanted to know if it would be possible to do them in photoshop

[bronze wigeon]

Hello, I was wondering how to export many layers in the same position I have them on my board. I tried and each layer became small and out of place, I would like to export them the same way they are layered that way I can layer them in After Effects. Could anyone help me?

[vapid flume]

export -> export layers to filechoose png or tiff if you got transparency

[bronze wigeon]

Do I have to group them before, or do I just highlight them?

[vapid flume]

You technically could, but it's typically something that calls for a real vector software ie: Illustrator (simply because of the kind of detail you got here)

[bronze wigeon]

This is what shows up when I do exactly what you said to do.

[bronze wigeon]

Okay, thank you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1012)

[nova eagle]

so its probably a thing of illustrator? because i guess they take a real world picutre and make it that way (is it a vector draw?)

[vapid flume]

Just make them visible and choose the appropriate tick box
It looks like a an action just launched. I have no idea why. It should give you that

[nova eagle]

if its that way ill go to look ffor illustrator software server, but anyways thank for orientating me

[vapid flume]

I mean nothing is impossible with Photoshop (or Illustrator), you will just make your life harder if you don't choose the right software

[bronze wigeon]

Thank you I exported them and now will import them to After Effects and let you know.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1013)

[vapid flume]

It definitely look like a vector drawing. In the vein of a technical drawing which is Illustrator playground (particularly as you may need accurate dimensions etc)

[vapid flume]

Good luck!

[bronze wigeon]

When I export them to After Effects, I put the same composition as Photoshop but they are still centered differently.

[vapid flume]

Did you tick "trim"?
If yes, untick it and it crops the frame

[vapid flume]

Check that out
http://www.andyblackmoredesign.com/portfolio/vector-car-illustration/

[vapid flume]

Other than that it may be something to do with after effect, in that case I' can't help, and you may probably ask in the AE/video server

I need to go anyway

Bye!

[bronze wigeon]

Life saver thank you so much !! It worked !

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1014)

[bronze wigeon]

Goodbye, thank you very much :) !!

[nova eagle]

thank you for the advice

[pseudo frigate]

@viral palm
That was the Live Tip Brush Preview (also known as Bristle Brush Preview). Unfortunately, Adobe discontinued it starting with Photoshop v21.1, so it’s no longer available in newer versions.

@viral palm
https://youtu.be/TjWMelyGpBw

[pseudo frigate]

The easiest way in your case is to save your PSD and then import it into After Effects (as I showed in the video). The key to keeping the same composition is to make sure your Photoshop canvas has the same aspect ratio as your After Effects comp.
But here’s the trick: the resolution needs to be 72 dpi instead of 300 dpi.
And hey, I’m not as good at drawing as Picasso anyway 😅

[pseudo frigate]

#❓ask-a-question message

[coral lodge]

do u guys know how to prevent text like this from becoming so pixelated?

[viral palm]

Sorry for you if you used this feature... I have never found it useful... Perhaps because I don't do digital painting... Tip and stroke preview are enough for me😉

[pseudo frigate]

Yeah same for me I didn’t use it either

[viral palm]

If your text is still live text => Try to change the anti-aliasing mode (In text properties panel)

[coral lodge]

ah, and if its not should i just restart?

[coral lodge]

whats the best one to prevent the pixelation?

[edgy shoal]

Hello, how can I recreate this? The grain (I am not sure if there is even one but it looks like it?) and gray effects in particular, cause I have no idea how to grey out the image..

[viral palm]

I think for your exemple Smooth or Strong should be good...
Difference are subtle you have to judge yourself depending the font and its settings (thin, bold, caps...etc)
Most of the time, I use Strong or Snooth... Avoid the “None” option.

[coral lodge]

ok

[storm vault]

Hi there I also have that too what suggestions can you give me?

[calm horizon]

If i may ask, where did you download the dots?

[viral palm]

If you can't see the dot pattern perhaps you have to load the set "Legacy Patterns and More".
Here is a short video showing you how to load it. Dot 1 pattern is located : Legacy Patterns and More > Legacy Patterns > Legacy Default Patterns.

[viral palm]

Not sure to understand what you main by "Grain" but for the "Gray effect" there are several ways to achieve that
IMO the 3 easiest ways are:
1- Hue and Saturation Adjustment layer or,
2- Black and White Adjustment layer or,
3- Gradient Map adjustment layer.

[viral palm]

Oups I almost forgot the easiest one...
Convert your imahe to smart object then go to filter > Camera Raw Filter
In Camera Raw panel go to:
=> Color section and drag saturation cursor to -100 then,
=> Effects section and add grain to your image.

[golden glacier]

How would I go about removing the Simpson logo and writing from the top of the helmet visor?

[errant cipher]

Why is the other stuff like can't be selected

And I can't even use vanishing point on a new laywr

[ripe quest]

Probably the wrong bit depth. Image > Mode > RGB Color? Change to 8bit

[errant cipher]

Ohhhh, I see noww, thank youu!

[ripe quest]

Probably just painting over it with the Remove Tool...

[errant cipher]

How can I make a separate layer for this

[ripe quest]

With a selection active, you can do Edit > Copy and Edit > Paste or just hit Ctrl J.

[errant cipher]

do you know where i can use a site to remove background

[errant cipher]

like when i remove it, its still high quality

because on other background remover sites, it lessens the quality of the image

[lilac violet]

hi there, i want to remove this shadow of the hour and minute hands, and the centre thingy... but with the scratches intact... how would one go about it?

i just have this png... so unfortunately i can't edit the layers

[spiral forum]

is there a straightforward way to adjust the canvas size such that it is just the size of the layer?

[pseudo frigate]

Probably u r working on 32 bit go to image > mode > 16 bit

[errant cipher]

Oooo, I see. What's the difference with the 8, 16, 32 bit though

[pseudo frigate]

The color information 32 bit it’s wide color gamma means more information and more colors HDR high dynamic range

[pseudo frigate]

8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit refer to color depth (how many tonal values each color channel can store):
•8-bit per channel → 256 levels per channel, about 16.7 million colors. Standard for JPEG/PNG.
•16-bit per channel → 65,536 levels per channel. Much smoother gradients, great for photo editing and color grading.
•32-bit (floating point) → practically unlimited range, supports HDR (values above pure white and below pure black). Used in VFX, CGI, and HDR imaging.

👉 In short: 8-bit = normal images, 16-bit = professional editing, 32-bit = HDR/VFX work.

[errant cipher]

Ooooo, I see!!!

Thank you so much for thiss!

[vapid flume]

Probably the same suggestions I gave to the other user 🙂

[lilac violet]

anyone?

[mystic crypt]

you could try using the clone stamp tool and work with area near the clock hand

[lilac violet]

yeah but the scratches tho

[mystic crypt]

my approach (from a nonprofessional perspective) would be to use clone stamp tool to mask out, and try to create new scratch myself

[vapid flume]

Depends how long you want to spend on it. If you don't mind, search for "Frequency separation" techniques online. I won't explain it here because is quite dense and complicated. But that's the technique I use when I need to retouch something without changing the underlying texture (like skin for example)
Otherwise, for a quick one, I would honestly find the separate elements online and and add a scratch texture on top, unless it's crucial you have the exact same image for whatever reason

[lilac violet]

i guess i could add the scratches back... thanks guys

[mystic crypt]

oh I forgot about that I used it on skin following a yt tutorial, I will keep this in mind too, thx

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1015)

[viral palm]

Ctrl+Click on the layer thumbnail to make a selection then Select the Crop Tool (C) and hit [Enter]

[spiral forum]

omg thank you

[viral palm]

In the case your layer is larger than the canvas you can :
Make the layer active in layers panel then go to : Image > Reveal All to extand the canvas then use the first technique to crop the transparent areas around if you need.

[viral palm]

Sorry but TBH, I don't think it's possible to do in a simply way...
Easier to remake your clock design and add scratches texture.

[lilac violet]

i reckoned... i just wanted to make sure if the pros knew of something i didn't

[vapid flume]

Know that almost everything is possible, however is the time you spend on it is worth it? That's a question only you can answer 🙂

[lilac violet]

absolutely not... this is going to be a prop in a 3d scene, and its not even the object of focus... i guess clone stamp then adding textures on top is the most efficient way for me

lol

[vapid flume]

Yes, it's time when you need to think what is worth your time. (I had the same issue about the topology of an object I was creating - I am trying to learn 3D, I was spending way too long trying to figure out how to do that thing, until I ealised it was a hidden face 😆, it will stay like this. I'm telling to myself that it was good enough that I recognise there was a problem - as a noob)

[edgy shoal]

Tysm!

+rep @viral palm

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #8 - 906)

[hushed niche]

An alternate method: alt+click on the eye of the layer to mask all other layers, then go to image>trim

[golden glacier]

How would I remove the logo and writing from this visor?

[viral palm]

Smart!

[tame cape]

Hasn't it already been answered? Or not???
#❓ask-a-question message

[viral palm]

Use remove tool...

[ripe quest]

Already said this last night... #❓ask-a-question message

[golden glacier]

The remove tool?

True question is, will the remove tool keep the reflection in the background on the visor

[ripe quest]

Please look at the image I posted.

[golden glacier]

No kidding. That’s it.

[ripe quest]

Mine was done in like 5 seconds. If you take your time and put in a bit of critical thought and care, its likely you'll arrive at a result that is perfect.

[golden glacier]

The remove tool. Ok.

[ripe quest]

I can demonstrate it if necessary. Keep in mind, that this requires a current version of Photoshop. Older versions won't have this feature.

[golden glacier]

Ah ok.

[hushed niche]

D. Is the shortcut for Da GOAT.

[viral palm]

It should if your use the tool carefully

[ripe quest]

You're too kind. Thanks!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 283)

[tepid oyster]

how can i photoshop this logo onto the wall of this shot to make it look like its been graffitied onto it

[ripe quest]

This is just quick but you could do something like this. It could be a lot better if you take your time and plan it out a bit more. I only had couple mins to work this up...

[tepid oyster]

yeah thats really smart thank you for showing that

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3131)

[tight ravine]

how to creat this type of mask in ps

[ripe quest]

No problem. I would probably spend more time working on the drips and drops. Add a bit of perspective distortion and blur to it as well; the logo wouldn't be "crisp" if it were painted on a wall and then photographed. Some overall adjustments to brightness, contrast, highlights and shadows as well could bring it together more.

[tight ravine]

so i can just erase some part

[ripe quest]

That is a Curves Adjustment Layer with a Layer Mask attached to it.

[tight ravine]

yeah like cruve and and a mask

how to creat one

[obtuse robin]

Hello, when I work on many different files in Photoshop at different times, I see a lot of the templates I’ve used in the “New Document” section at the beginning. How can I remove them? Sorry I can’t provide an example — I had to completely restart Photoshop today — but this section is really overflowing with too many templates. What can I do to delete them?

[ripe quest]

Bottom of the Layers Panel...

[ripe quest]

That is Exposure. In the example you showed, it was "Curves"

So what are you asking?

[tight ravine]

yeah it was curves it was mistake i added the exposure

[obtuse robin]

okay found it, no need to solve 🙏

[tight ravine]

hw to make a mask here

i want to remove some part from this overlay

[tepid oyster]

do u think i could make this better it still feels kinda sharp?

[viral palm]

Click on the creat mask icon.

[tame cape]

like this?
@tight ravine

[viral palm]

You could try to apply a gaussian filter (low value for a subtle effect) and/or try different blending modes

[obtuse robin]

Hi, I couldn’t find an answer to my question about payment methods on Adobe’s main page, or maybe because of my limited English I couldn’t fully understand the response. I’d like to ask: when I cancel a payment—in other words, when I want to cancel my Adobe subscription—how many days does it usually take to process? I don’t have any issue with the payment itself, but I don’t want to be charged for an invoice I don’t want just because the cancellation process takes too long. For example, if I want to cancel my subscription in January, and it usually takes a month to complete, then I’d need to start the cancellation process one month earlier. So, how many days does it usually take to cancel?

I’m on an annual prepaid plan

[turbid umbra]

does anyone know why i cant use smoothing anymore? ):

[hushed niche]

And hold alt as you click on the add adjustment layer icon to get a black mask. Iirc, you might alt-right-click on windows.

[hushed niche]

Hi, I would ask this on the accounts forum: https://community.adobe.com/t5/account-payment-plan/ct-p/ct-account-payment-and-plan?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all

[hushed niche]

Hi, I would advise to learn the basics: #❓ask-a-question message

[frank topaz]

https://vimeo.com/1117578291?fl=pl&fe=sh how can i wrap around this wings?

[hushed niche]

3D has been retired from Photoshop for such a long time… you’d have more luck finding help for substance or even blender…

[ripe quest]

@cinder bolt - I'm assuming you figured it out?

[cinder bolt]

yes

[cinder bolt]

thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3132)

[cedar kestrel]

if i decrease the contrast from an image to zero, do i lose quality/details?

[ripe quest]

Yes. Anytime you directly edit the pixels, there could be quality loss. Convert to Smart Object first or add an Adjustment Layer above.

[cedar kestrel]

i always create an adjustment layer

but i'm asking specifically about the brightness/contrast

[ripe quest]

I thought what I said was clear... "Anytime you directly edit the pixels, there could be quality loss."

This is why you use Smart Objects or Adjustment Layers... so you do not permanently affect the pixels on the layer.

[cedar kestrel]

what i understand from this is, "if you don't create an adjustment layer or convert the image to a smart object, there could be quality loss", so i replied with "i always create an adjustment layer". that means, even if i lower the contrast to -50 i'm not losing any quality or details

[ripe quest]

If you use a Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer then you are not directly editing the pixels. So there should not be any permanent damange to the layer.

If you use the Adjustment Layer and you NOTICE there are artifacts or something in the image, then it was probably already poor quality.

I'm not sure how many different ways I can say the same thing.

[cedar kestrel]

ok damn

[tall valve]

Does anyone know how this effect is done?

How do they get the model exactly in the same spot and also get the color to change (while preserving things like folds etc)

[pseudo frigate]

https://youtu.be/1GiWmuJ4vdo?si=a1Jiqqr6-jMT7h2k

[tame cape]

That's not an effect. They ‘just’ recoloured the shirt. This can be done with any colour, but black and white are much more difficult. With these two colours, a gradient map adjustment layer often helps to create a good starting point for further editing.

[tall valve]

Thank you for the help!

I'm used to using lightroom, and was having a tough time figuring it out but I think I can do it now

[vital granite]

Hello everyone! how would you remove the red highlights? Just play around with hue and curves manually?

[ancient bluff]

Hi Folks, does anyone have any information on a full version of Photoshop coming to android please?
Cheers

[hushed niche]

I’d try sampling the normal skin color, and painting on a top layer set to color mode, lower opacity , clipped to the subject , might be a good start

[hushed niche]

A full version would surprise me, but they are porting the iPhone updates to Android.and also, those who know about future changes are generally not allowed to talk about it.

[hushed niche]

If you did take the picture, in the future, try to have a neutral grey environment, it’s was faster than retouching.

[vapid flume]

My prefered method would be to try to harmonise a little with a Hue/Sat adjustment layer and then finesse with curves. It might require multiple iterations of H/S with different masks as the intensity is different depending on how the background spilled into the object. (as the object has different colours: Skin colour doesn't respond the same way as a lighter colour)
Like @hushed niche said, it's better to have a "no-spill" background whenever possible, particularly when you shoot white or neutral objects. They absolutely take in all the surrounding colours.
Grey would be the best fit, as you can control ground and contact shadows better (if you do keep them). You would kill them with a dark/black background, even a neutral one, and white BG would give you shadows too harsh to control)
If you don't have grey but only a white background, you can make it grey by underexposing it and playing with lights in the foreground.

[ancient bluff]

Oh fair enough, that makes sense. I just remembered seeing a while ago that they had "plans" to put a full version on android for tablets etc.

[rancid mauve]

Where I can get Kyle's all brush pack free?

[vapid flume]

Here:
https://www.adobe.com/uk/products/photoshop/photoshop-brushes.html

Most of them are compatible with Fresco as well

[rancid mauve]

Thanks 😊

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1016)

[halcyon widget]

Hello, why does the rendering look awful when I add a border to my hearts?

[viral palm]

Probably because your hearts contours are not "clean" enough...
Could you share a screen shot of one of them zoomed in and without the layer Fx?

[thick tangle]

If u used stroke for the black outline ... as Franck already said ur heart is not smooth enough

[viral palm]

Thanks! could you also share the Layeer Fx settings ("Contour" settings)

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @halcyon widget (current: #1014 - 1)

[viral palm]

Let me guess you're not using this one at this size but several copies of it resized multiple times... Am I wrong?
If you want to do so I would suggest you to convert your original heart into a smart object before.
If you don't, each time you increase/decrease the size of your heart some artifacts will appear on the edges and at the end will give you this weird contour look. Smart object won't do that.

[viral palm]

I would go with a vector shape rather a pixel based graphic.
Here is a psd file with a Heart made in vector shape...

[halcyon widget]

In fact, my heart, I convert them into a paintbrush.

[dire oracle]

Hello! How do i disable AI in PS 2025?

[ripe quest]

You don't "disable" it. You just don't use the Generative Features.

[dire oracle]

well that is, not very helpful

[ripe quest]

What isn't? If you don't want to generate pixels then don't use Generate Image or Generative Fill. You're not obligated to use any of those features.

And there is no way to "remove them" from the app.

[dire oracle]

well why is there not a function that lets us as users revert back to previous version?

[ripe quest]

There is. In the Creative Cloud app. You can roll back to like Ps v22. But I'm not sure why you would do that because there have been numerous bug fixes and other things that you'll probably want.

Just don't use the generative tools if that's your prerogative.

[dire oracle]

im using the descktop version

[ripe quest]

Photoshop, like all Adobe tools, are installed and managed via the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app.

Are you stating that you installed it some other way?

[dire oracle]

and to hide functions in sub sub sub menus is a waste of my time tbh

[ripe quest]

OK. Sorry to hear that.

You're free to provide feedback in the #1093156942647660615 forum or the Ps Community Forum on the web.

[dire oracle]

ok thx

[mystic crypt]

Hello, when I want to use gemini on the website of adobe it says I have not the access, it just said that I have 5 free try

It load and then put the message in red at the top

[ripe quest]

You're speaking about the Adobe Firefly website? Could be overloaded. I think a lot of people are hitting the service.

[mystic crypt]

Oh I didn't thought about that, since it's a website and not an app I forget

and yes about the generation in the board menu

[ripe quest]

Firefly Boards? You might not have access to use that without a subscription. I think that is a beta feature for subscribers only. Not sure.

Try using Gemini in the Text-to-Image app in Firefly.

[mystic crypt]

since it's in adobe and I have an account it clearly mention a free 5 images trial

(when clicking into gemini)

[ripe quest]

In TEXT-TO-IMAGE. Not Firefly Boards.

[mystic crypt]

Yes I understood, but it mentioned it into the board when I change the ai

[ripe quest]

Sorry. I don't know what this means. Try the Gemini model in the Text-to-Image feature on the Firefly Site. Not Firefly Boards.

[mystic crypt]

I will try that, thx

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3134)

[viral palm]

Ah...Ok! It could be the reason particularly if you play with the brush size... Each time you change the size Photoshop recalculate the pixel to show/hide and harch edges will appear and when you'll apply the contour effect it will follow the harch edges...
I guess you want to paint your hearts with scattering effect, that's the reason why you are using a paintbrush. Isn't it?

if you want you can try to make a pattern from the vector shape then use the "Random Fill Script"...
Surely not the expected work around for you but unfortunately I don't see any solution to get a clean result with a Contour applied on a variable size brush stroke...😢
Tedious workaround for a clean result could be to paint Scattered hearts with your brush tool then use the design as a guide to place vector shapes...🤔 That's just an idea.

[obtuse robin]

Hello

i bought a plugin how can i import to photoshop? and is it dangerous?

i bought from gumroad. it is zip document, is there anyway to import?

[north wagon]

Is there a Video or something that i can learn everything i need to know in photoshop in the shortest time?

[ripe quest]

You could start here: https://www.adobe.com/learn/photoshop?learnIn=1

[ripe quest]

How it gets installed and used will depend on the type "plugin" it is. Plugins are generally installed via the Marketplace. If you got something from Gumroad, it might a script. If its a script, you need to place it in the "scripts" folder. More info: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/scripting.html

[north wagon]

Thank you 👍

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3135)

[thick mango]

can anyone teach me how to make that graph behind?

[viral palm]

Behind the trees?

[thick mango]

no in generally

i wanna add this graph on this photo

but i have no clue how to find that graph or smth similar atleast im really new to this stuff

and is there a way where i could make the gravestone with the text more visible idk give it a light but only to it or to do smth to make it stand out more

like that's all i need the graph and the gravestone to stand out more

is there a way you could help me with a tip or anything i dont wanna take too much off your time if its smth too hard to make i just really dont have a clue @viral palm

[tropic tusk]

help , my pen tool is suddenly making filled shapes out of selection, how do i turn that off?

[thick tangle]

Left upper corner

Choose path instead of shape

[thick tangle]

In pen tool

[dusk lagoon]

yep, or if you DO want shapes but just not filled, turn fill color to null

[thick mango]

can anyone help me how i could make this graph?

[dusk lagoon]

do you know how to draw a line with zigzags?

[tropic tusk]

❤️ thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @thick tangle (current: #69 - 29)

[thick mango]

yea but i mean with that fade

[thick tangle]

No problem

[thick mango]

and wait i actually dont know what tools i need to draw the zigzags =)))

im pretty new to this sorry

[thick tangle]

Thats either gradient from red to transparent or simply red with lowered oppacity and changed blending mode

[thick mango]

could any of you come vc for 5 mins max?

[dusk lagoon]

once you have your line, create a red gradient under it using the gradient tool. Then either mask or delete the part above the line that you dont want

then play around with blending modes and opacity until you get soething you like

nah im at work lol

[thick tangle]

I cant sry

[thick mango]

ohh alr

well i'll try to see if i can make it alone if i have anymore question can i ping you guys?

and thank you both for helping 🥂

[thick tangle]

Sure... I don't mind pings

[thick mango]

alr thank you again guys

[dusk lagoon]

@thick mango

oop wait

ok nvr mind it works lol; wasnt playing for me

[thick mango]

thank you man @dusk lagoon

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @dusk lagoon (current: #237 - 7)

[thick mango]

i'll try playing with it more to get smth to fit but really thank you alot for your time man

[thick mango]

how did you make the brush to just click and make the graph cuz for me it dosent work

[dusk lagoon]

hold down shift

[thick mango]

and here it dosent show color or anything

how do i change the color =)))

ah nvm i found how

i think

[thick mango]

or actually nope i didnt

thanks mannn

i know its a pretty complex picture and im also new i dont know mostly anything in photoshop

i work as an editor and 3D Artist but in photoshop im trash

[dusk lagoon]

3d artist gang

[thick mango]

you work as one aswell?

[dusk lagoon]

yeah im a 3d artist for Light & Wonder

[thick mango]

niceee

im mostly making ads for companies

with 3D scenes and stuff

like ads for product and stuff like that

but here in photoshop im at 0% knowledge it overwhelms me 😂

[dusk lagoon]

dope B) Ive never been great with advertising myself so gigs arent easy for me 😭

ive had like 5 photoshop classes from HS to university and have been using it about 8 years now and im STILL learning new PS stuff every day

[thick mango]

damn im a mechanic 😂

but its a way to make extra money with edits and ads for companies and stuff

like i got 200$ for a 50 sec video ad

[viral palm]

For more light grave stone you can convert your image into a smart object and play with shadow hilights adjustment.
For the graph integration usually the basic idea is to place it in sandwich with foreground and background but in your image graveyard/trees are really tricky to mask to isolate the background...

[thick mango]

how did you do this so fast im struggling for 2 days 😭

thanks alot for taking you time helping me this much if its not too much to ask if you could hop on a call for 5 mins atleast to teach me or anything like that cuz i dont know ps at all

i dont find the adjustment

to play with the shadows and stuff

[viral palm]

You're in the wrong sub menu... it's there: Image > Adjustments... > Shadows/Highlights.
Don't forget to make a copy of your original layer (CTRL+J) then convert it into a smart object before .

[thick mango]

ohh alr thanks man

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #8 - 909)

[tribal grove]

GUYSS I need your help, is there any way to fix the blur when an image is adjust to small sized

[ivory rampart]

You could transform this logo to path and then you will have vector file which is scalable

[tribal grove]

How tho?

[ivory rampart]

https://youtu.be/agFHUYX8-xk?si=hoCivYbfNCUfvkR6

[tribal grove]

I just crop out the logo from the image, can I still use that method?

[sly hawk]

Just to clarify....

If you took an AMAZING high res logo, and then placed it onto an image that was only 300 pixels high, it WOULD still pixelate and look rubbish.

It would be like trying to show a high definition video on a gameboy screen.

---

Hey is anyone reporting issues with "Export Artboards to Files"?

My (and other colleagues) attempts are just causing photoshop to crash - See video above.

[obtuse robin]

idk if it helps but 2 days ago i got disk problem and i reinstalled photoshop, maybe it can be helpful for your problem.

[sly hawk]

Thank you.

It sounds like a more global issue, since it's multiple users reporting the problem. - I'd rather not tell my team of retouchers and designers to uninstall and re-install photoshop. (yet!) 🙂

[tribal grove]

Any ways to fix that? By increasing the pixels?

[obtuse robin]

photoshop itself is amazing app but sometimes there can be minor errors, and these are usually software-related so i recommend reinstall because this is sometimes gives your computer's hardware a chance to re-evaluate Photoshop and solves about ninety percent of the problems.

[sly hawk]

Yes. Increase the size of the main image (of the bag)

You know what. I'll give it a try. 🙂

[tribal grove]

How tho

[sly hawk]

Image > Image size

[obtuse robin]

Also, if it gets fixed, could you share the result with us? That way, when we encounter the same issue, I can prove to myself that this suggestion is a good reference.

[sly hawk]

I suddenly changed my mind. I have multiple brushes, patterns and plugins that I really can't be bothered to reinstall today.

I'll give it a few days and try again next week.

[halcyon widget]

Hello, can we draw in 3D on Photoshop?

[ripe quest]

"Draw" in 3D? There are no 3D tools in Photoshop if that's what you're asking. They were discontinued back in version 22.x. More info: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/3d-faq.html

[hushed niche]

Hi, actually it is not so often that Photoshop issues are fixed by a reinstall. Most of the problems can be fixed by recreating the preferences.

[hushed niche]

One can simulate 3D the same way one does when working on a piece of paper: by using perspective.

[hushed niche]

And, to be complete, there is 3D substance viewer beta, to add 3D objects in Photoshop beta: https://helpx.adobe.com/substance-3d-viewer/using/photoshop-3d-intro.html
if you have the full creative cloud, there is Cinema 4D lite with after effects: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/c4d.html

[warped gust]

Yes I love it...also fun fact I am using a portable version of photoshop.....sometimes when I keep going crazy with images and being extremely creative, the app crashes because my pc graphics card cant take it...lets say am using a very old model pc (will upgrade soon once life starts flowing for me.)

Thank God I save as I go constantly...PDS files are really life savior...also sometimes it recovers the files

[tame cape]

You are currently on the official Adobe Photoshop server.
There has never been a legal ‘portable version’ of Photoshop❗

[warped gust]

👀

[warped gust]

Oh nah, I just said portable meaning I move my Photoshop setup between devices sometimes. I’m definitely planning to upgrade to the latest CC soon though.

[halcyon widget]

and how is it used?

[obtuse robin]

you know what it is photoshop and i have 4090 rtx with 32 gb ram asus tuf. And still got disk problem😂

[ripe quest]

If you have a full CC Subscription, there is also Adobe Dimension which is a smaller app that allows you to manipulate 3D objects. There is no modeling there; you would have to import 3D objects in and create the scene. However, that said, you could move images in or out of it and back to Photoshop working to create composites.

[ripe quest]

Your GPU has nothing to do with scratch disk errors.

[obtuse robin]

but i thought if my computer can handle cyberpunk and gta 5 at the same time , then photoshop wouldn't be problem either😭

[halcyon widget]

I just have a Photoshop subscription.

[ripe quest]

Scratch Disk errors have to with the DISK, specifically the swap space it uses as temp memory when working on documents.

[ripe quest]

Well, then you would have to do something else. You could try upgrading your sub to get other tools. You could also try out Blender which is free. Just keep in mind that Blender is a complex app and it has a steep learning curve.

[obtuse robin]

i m curious how are the prices in USA. I m in turkey and if prices are different it would be interesting but maybe also need because of different economic situation

[halcyon widget]

In Blender, you can't use the png format.

[obtuse robin]

you can use png and it is coming as alpha-based plane object with addon

[ripe quest]

My comments about upgrading subscriptions were not directed at you. It was a reply to @halcyon widget

[ripe quest]

And what? You would build something in Blender, render it and bring the image to Photoshop. (Probably)

[obtuse robin]

yes you are right

edit - preferences - file paths - applications - image editor

select the photoshop

then when you click to quick edit, your mesh directly go to photoshop with UV map

[hushed niche]

What do you mean? And to which part of my answer are you replying?

[ripe quest]

This person is not even using Blender so please stop describing the entire process.

[obtuse robin]

ah okay pardon me

i was fast like mcquenn

[hushed niche]

Most of the scratch disk issues are due to using a wrong unit in crop or image size/new document…

[obtuse robin]

yeah you are right, i was using cm instead of pixel so my canva was really huge even my 32 gb ram couldnt handle

i fixed it anway

[halcyon widget]

My goal is to design a new outfit but in 3D for a character.

[obtuse robin]

i m working as 3d character artist, you can ask me whatever you want, honestly because it is photoshop specialized area i dont wanna explain it will be different topic and disrespectful to this channel but for these type models, you need to learn topology and how to do retopo. Photoshop is great for blender. You can paint or create stencil texture in photoshop. I was using gimp but i guess photoshop is industry standart and better than all alternatives. So yeah mix them they are great

or houdini for make 3d clothes for 3d characters

[rough creek]

Where can I find people who do photoshop work for commission

[ripe quest]

If you want to someone to make something for you, you should post in #💬chat-general with the brief description of the project. If someone is interested in working on it, they might reach out to you.

[drifting otter]

why is my text so damn pixaleted

[tame cape]

Please try the options here

[drifting otter]

oh wow thank you!!

[sonic tulip]

hello people i am going to ask a really stupid question as it was working 2 seconds ago. i am trying to copy one thing that i had to remove the background from to another project which already had the background removed. after doing some adjustments i tried again, now it won't let me free transform after placing.. what am i doing wrong

[viral palm]

is your layer locked?
Could you share you entire Photoshop UI? (Hard to figure out with your description only)...

[sonic tulip]

no worries i figured it out

[dull wave]

can anyone explain how to do this

I use photopea on this computer but I have photoshop at school, I just dont know how to make this work

[vapid flume]

The easiest way is to create a repeat pattern (that way you will be able to apply it as a texture (for example for backgrounds)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQvWsW1fvFM

[dull wave]

tyyy

I just dont have the pattern option on photopea

[vapid flume]

Well, you're on the Photoshop server here 🙂

I don't know how to use photopea, you should ask on the Photopea subreddit

[river otter]

when making a new layer is it supposed to bucket fill one by one

[wintry python]

Hello can sb please help me. I did this design and i need to extract the white font design from the shirt. I tried it but i cant extract it…

[spark pebble]

Hi! Im not going to lie Ive been having some trouble using photoshop for an assignment, And its been super confusing and I have NO idea what im doing right or wrong :'] I was wondering if anyone could sit with me in VC or help me with all of this </3

[river otter]

I’m confused with the layering can someone send me a resource for that to help me out

What I trying to do is retexture a dress

[tame swallow]

so uh, yesterday my photoshop work looked like this

now it looks like this?

wtf happened

[hushed niche]

Image corruption. Did photoshop crash? Did you save another copy? Saving as PSDC on creative cloud allows to have earlier copies available. On a Mac, one can setup time machine with an external drive, to have backups. The windows equivalent is file history: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/backup-and-restore-with-file-history-7bf065bf-f1ea-0a78-c1cf-7dcf51cc8bfc

if it happens often check your disks and system, and maybe use an auto increment and save script: https://www.ps-scripts.com/viewtopic.php?t=6550

[rancid mauve]

actual size of the brush

but when i make the brush size small the line effect stays same the effect of the brush not reducing

[rancid mauve]

https://buzzheavier.com/u6q2sj1ht5gc please check this video i am not able to upload the video because of the size

[viral palm]

For Brushes which areusing Patterns you need to go to Brush Settings panel > Texture > change scale value of the pattern.

[rancid mauve]

Ohh thank you so much bro☺️☺️

[karmic pewter]

how do i replace 1 layer with another without duplicating

im trying to turn unity N_map into source N_map

so i need to swap colors with each other

[river otter]

do you have any total beginner videos please

[calm horizon]

I want my layers styyle to be a squasre like this

rn its just hella rectangular

how do i make it to square?

nvm, its my canva resolution size

[river otter]

does anyone have beginner tutorials

[plucky ether]

guys, i just learned pts for a day, can i do like a custom font text typography then save it somewhere so the next time i can copy the changes of it to my newer texts later to save time and accuracy?

[viral palm]

You're not in layers panel you"re in the chanels panel...
Not sure to understand what you are trying to do...

[karmic pewter]

well i am trying to change unity normal map to source map

i need to swap channels

red to blue

i am also not sure if i can turn the rgb into rgba or sum

i was trying gimp but got so confused

with the ui

[karmic pewter]

i am trying to decompose

the normal map

[hushed niche]

Hi in Photoshop, hit Ctrl+F and look for beginner tutorials. See:

#❓ask-a-question message

[hushed niche]

Hi! Use the channel mixer. See: https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/17062/how-can-i-easily-swap-colors-swap-channels-in-photoshop

[karmic pewter]

Yeah i converted rn png to targa so i can get alpha channel

[hushed niche]

You’ll need to output to a file format that understands transparency, like png

[karmic pewter]

Well its targa

So i can do thus

[eternal sedge]

Hey, any idea how i can turn this image into an illustration similar to this print? I tried using a threshold adjustment layer but the result is not really what im looking for.

[dawn hornet]

whats the easiest way to quickly crop a face from an image?

[ripe quest]

Ask an AI model to convert the image to the style of a vector graphics image. Then take it over to Adobe Illustrator and use the Trace Bitmap features to convert it to ACTUAL vector shapes.

[karmic pewter]

nvm i dont need tga

i just need to split channels

[ripe quest]

Explain what you mean by "crop" because I'm thinking you are referring to something other than cropping the dimensions of an image.

[dawn hornet]

cut out my bad

ik i can use a mask to remove the background but i mean the selecting process

[ripe quest]

Draw a selection around it (using any of the marquee tools. Lasso probably). Then copy and paste it to a new document. That's the easiest based on the description of the problem thus far.

[dawn hornet]

ig

[tight ravine]

how to make this edge rough

[tight ravine]

how to add camera raw filter with the fixed composition

[winter ermine]

is there a way i can centre the arrow, all the text to like one line down the middle
looks so off centre and I HATE IT lol..

can i align everything to like one line down the middle

like with a guide or even a shape

[viral palm]

If you want to align elements in the center of the canvas:
1- CTRL+A to select the whole canvas then
2- make the layers you want to align active in the layers panel (CTRL+Click beside the layer's name)
3-Choose the move tool (V) and click the "Align horizontal centers" icon in top menu bar.
If you want to align centers of different layers along a guide replace the CTRL+A of the point 1 by making a "Single column marquee" selection then follow 2 et 3.

[storm path]

How would I render the entire background here white?

[viral palm]

If by "Fixed composition" you mean the whole design, I would suggest you to add a blank layer on the top of your design ( Over Group 1 in the layers panel) then hit CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+E to make a flat merged copy of your design.
With this new layer active, go to: Layers > Smart Objects > Convert to Smart Object then you can use Camera Raw filter

[sinful orbit]

Hey all, how can I separate this black entity that I want to pick without being destructive on the layer?

[hushed niche]

Hi, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V? Or simply Ctrl+J?

[thick tangle]

Well its only a image or u have everything in separate layers? If its only a image and u want to move with one of the black silhouettes u would have to isolate the entity from the background...
If u want that I would do it like this :
Make three copies of the image layer -
1.st copy u just hide it u dont do anything with it its just the original if u mess up something u'll have the original there
2.nd copy u delete one of the entities , that means u'll use : content aware, AI fill, remove tool, clone stamp, patch , basically anything that will work the best to blend the silhouette with the background
3.rd copy u do the opposite, delete everything except the entity u want
At the end you will have separate layers for bg and those black silhouettes so u can do whatever u want with them

[wild marlin]

so i am currently working on a poster, but i am facing a few problems. I wonder if there is any way to make the text size shrink as it goes? something like perspective

i am currently using the warp text thing to make it look like perspective

[thick tangle]

Right click when in transform there is an Perspective option

[wild marlin]

oh

i will for sure take a look at it

[thick tangle]

Or distort

Thats an option too

[wild marlin]

yepyep

thank you

[thick tangle]

Np

[thick mango]

how can i put this graph completly behind the trees and make it look smooth?

like i need it smooth smth like this but on that picture and behind the trees

this is the actual image and i need that graph to look clean behind the trees

@viral palm if you could help me im really lost here

i tried all ways i really cant find smth to look good on this picture

[fossil orbit]

What’s the best software or website for drawing rough sketches for Photoshop creations (thumbnails, etc.)?

[tame cape]

Use another, somewhat outdated tool: a pencil and a sheet of paper.

[errant cipher]

okay how can i improve this, i have this idea but i think i dont have the knowledge to execute it. any thoughts

[errant cipher]

Also

I'm starting to get the hang of Photoshop, I feel like I need to upgrade my knowledge, gradients, shapes, mask, masking only a specific layer and doing stuff for that, blurs.

What can you suggest for me to study next, to move forward?

[hushed niche]

Please do not tag mods, whomever has the time will help you.

[hushed niche]

Hi! Free some time, Watch these 3 tutorials and take notes and experiment!

#❓ask-a-question message

[errant cipher]

Alright, thank you so much!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 284)

[hushed niche]

Hi, this is more for #📝project-feedback but I would cut more of each cup, so that it looks like a single one.

[viral palm]

Something like this?
To bo honnest the first time you asked I have tried several things but if you want the same effect you'll have to build your own background.
Tombstones and trees are really blended with the background and it's impossible to get a clean and sharp edges mask from it.
I share with you a short video to show you how I would build my own BG and a small size psd of this design if you want to analyse the layers "sandwich" recipe.
Hope it will help you.

[hushed niche]

Do rewatch them in one week so that everything sinks in, it is really a masterclass on masking.

[kindred pier]

Can anyone recommend the best YouTube courses to learn 3D modelling fully in Photoshop? If you do, please send me a DM.

[thick mango]

thank you so much man it really helps alot and sorry for the ping and really thank you for taking your time to make this for me

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #8 - 910)

[thick mango]

ik the pic itself is kinda bad cuz its AI made

[hushed niche]

Hi There is no more 3D in photoshop. https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/kb/3d-faq.html Adobe has some tools like dimensions or Substance modeler. Cinema 4D Lite is bundled with after effects, others use Blender, or other tools.

[plucky ether]

i just started, i wanna design posters with fonts advancingly, are there any youtube courts i can take? (i rlly wanna learn ab how to attract ur attention to words, and color using, how to input image and layer masks stuff, also making 3d or more other types of typhology)

[austere rock]

? Looking for some help with a problem I'm having uploading a library, very new to Photoshop. And very new to this platform.

[reef hinge]

how do u get this effect? where the shapes arent exactly like a full blown line and its like fizzy if u get me

[jaunty lintel]

Hello all. I don't use photoshop and I am more on the photo editing side of stuff with lightroom but I'm trying something new with some graphic design stuff. Right now, I'm trying to make an image where a symbol (the foreground) in the middle of the picture is transparent allowing pictures to be seen through with the background staying as it is. Any ideas on what I can do? I'll attack the picture here.

It might be hard because of how faint it is but anything helps

[runic stone]

how do i make a negative image overlay

difference color blending isnt working

[pseudo frigate]

Well if I understand you correctly u mean u want to convert a negative film , right ?

[pseudo frigate]

U need some basic knowledge about layer styles, pen tool , blending modes, and textures
U will achieve that easily

[pseudo frigate]

What library?

[runic stone]

film?

yeah i want an image to have a negative overlay corresponding with the layer under it

[pseudo frigate]

Do u have an example image,
Anyway if u want to get the negative overlay just copy the image and then press CTRL+I or on Mac CMD+I

[viral palm]

You can try to convert your text and/or shape into smart objects then apply a wave filter + stroke effect as shown in this short video.

[pseudo frigate]

Oh, actually, I didn’t know about this wave filter,
That was really helpful 👌🏽

[uncut bear]

hello, i was have a section of a building I would like to apply brick pattern to. I made a brick pattern but Idk how to apply it only to certain spots.

[runic stone]

ctrl+i just switches it from white to black and vice versa lmao

pretty sure ive asked this exact question before and despite even following step by step instructions on youtube the results do not replicate whatsoever

[viral palm]

If your pattern is on it's own layer you can add a layer mask and paint black on this mask to hide patterns where you don't want it.

[uncut bear]

thank you this answered my question!

[pseudo frigate]

If you want a part of your image to be masked to negative overlay based on the shape layer you have, follow these steps:
1. Duplicate your image layer and invert it by pressing Ctrl+I.
2. Add a mask to the duplicated (inverted) image.
3. Go to your shape layer, hold Ctrl (or Cmd on Mac) and click on the shape layer thumbnail in the layers panel to load it as a selection.
4. Go back to the mask of the inverted image, make sure your foreground/background colors in the tools bar are set to default black & white (press D if needed).
5. Fill the selection on the mask with either Ctrl+Backspace (to fill with background color) or Alt+Backspace (to fill with foreground color), depending on whether you want the shape area to be visible or hidden.
Hide the shape layer.
hope that makes sense

[austere rock]

@pseudo frigate Flurbos FX pro

[pseudo frigate]

Wdum !

[austere rock]

@pseudo frigate I think I was approaching wrong, confused, I'll try again tomorrow.

[pseudo frigate]

Alright 👍

[wanton tartan]

Hi
So i am trying to use the new harmonize tool in Photoshop beta

But it is stuck on generating

The green bar is full but it is not finishing

I tried to shut my pc off and on and yet still not working

Any idea of what could be the couse ?

[winter ermine]

ok. i asked a similar question yesterday, how do i align a guideline to a shape such as this blue part.
i want the guideline to be slap right in the centre

[viral palm]

First Your "blue part" must be on it's own layer. Make sure "Snap" option is on (View/Snap). Make the "Blue part" layer active in layers panel then if you drag the guide slowly it should snap when it will be close the center.
It won't work if the blue part is painted on the same layer than the background image.

[storm path]

Any help on this?

[past zephyr]

hey gang how would i select the whole bottom of the image without having to polygon lasso tool the entire thing by myself? magic wand doesn't work properly for some reason bcs of the darkness ig

[fierce hornet]

object selection tool + little manual masking might work?

[vapid flume]

You might find the pen tool WAAAAAYYYY less cumbersome than the polygonal lasso tool. The pen tool gives you a path, that you can then turn into a selection. The pen tool is like what the Force is in Star Wars, own it or it will own you. You can't do without.
https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/using/drawing-pen-tools.html

And yes, sometimes you will definitely have to do things by hand, that's inevitable

[left anchor]

hi, how do i make a black fill layer and then fill it to 0

[ripe quest]

Main menu: Layer > New Fill Layer > Color... Choose Black. In the Layers Panel, change the Fill value to 0%

[left anchor]

thank u sir

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3136)

[dusky agate]

I accidently broke my zoom, i used to hold Z and then move around with left click but now it doesn't let me, it draw a circle with my left click and it zooms into that

does anyone know how reverse?

[ripe quest]

Click on the Zoom Tool. Then check the options on top. See if Scrubby Zoom is enabled.

[odd nest]

my lines i writing is getting weird

the output of lines i want to be

how can i make

it look this way

[proven shard]

How can I make those edges more rough so it doesnt have perfect edges? I dont want to fade it I want to make some kind of rough texture

[tame cape]

Try Type on path instead of warp

[odd nest]

now i cant type anything there

here is the video

[tame cape]

Can you please upload the video as mp4 or similar format (that can be displayed natively by Discord)? Then nobody has to download a foreign file.

[odd nest]

oh gimme min

[odd nest]

here

[tame cape]

Do not click direkt on the anchor
@odd nest

[edgy patio]

can someone for free cut a object out for me to use?

[odd nest]

thank you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #14 - 222)

[thick tangle]

What ya need?

[fast hound]

I need help

With a photo shop

[thick tangle]

Whats the issue?

[kindred pier]

Can anyone recommend me website where I can get anything in stock images for completely free, no charge ? Please DM if yes.

[foggy vapor]

guys how am i able to do like this speed effect idk

on the blue text

if u see the other one it has like an effect like its running or something

[foggy vapor]

nevermind this text now pls if anybody know that effect

the one that says "kaishi" btw

[winter ermine]

gotcha, thank u v much

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #8 - 911)

[ripe quest]

I would maybe try the Wind filter to make speed lines. You could also paint some of the larger ones. Probably a combination of both techniques, I guess. Experiment with it.

[foggy vapor]

never knew this was a filter ty I will def try both

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3137)

[viral palm]

"Ask a question" section is for questions about Photoshop (how to do things, how the tools work...
Please use the #💬chat-general for this type of request.

[thick tangle]

Chcek DMs if still looking for help

[proven shard]

Can somebody help me with that?

[ripe quest]

Add a Layer Mask to the layer and paint on the mask so the edges are irregular. You should try different brushes to figure out what sort of edge you want.

[proven shard]

The problem is I cant figure out like with what brushes or something like that I could make a better border

[ripe quest]

Then I guess you'll have to experiment with them until you find one that meets with your needs. This is a question of style and aesthetics. Nobody can tell which brush to use. Only you know what the desired result is.

[dawn spruce]

Please can somebody help I accidentley closed the line editor I cant get it back

[vapid flume]

Is it Photoshop?

[dawn spruce]

Yes it is on the browser

It said hide taskbar or smth and I clicked it by accident and cannot get it back

[vapid flume]

I never used the web version, on the desktop software, it's either TAB or F key

Try it, just in case!

[ripe quest]

Making a "Line" in Photoshop Web is pretty much like making a Rectangle. And like anything else, you would have to select it to do any editing. The easiest way is to just to click on it. You can also click on its Layer in the Layers Panel.

[tame cape]

Take a look at the two videos from @viral palm . Two good options are shown there.

#❓ask-a-question message
and
#❓ask-a-question message

[deep citrus]

hello! i have a question. How can i cut a shape? is there something to cut it as i want?

[tame cape]

Can you please show something?

[deep citrus]

Wanna make something like that

[ivory rampart]

you could create shape and use it as mask

[tame cape]

Perhaps this video will help you?
#❓ask-a-question message

[deep citrus]

oh yes, thanks!

that will help

[wide kiln]

I have been having problems with applying like a texture overlay on my pictures, I used to always be able to add the texture, add a threshold, create a mask for the picture I want to add texture to then select the textures using "select color range" and then press on the picture and "delete" that way it only deleted the selected areas. Recently I havent been able to do it because it remove the whole picture, anyone knows why?

[ripe quest]

Maybe I'm not understanding the problem but why not just use a Clipping Mask? Put the texture layer above the text, right-click and choose "Create Clipping Mask" from the context menu.

[minor heart]

sorry im not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but im a beginner and was wondering how i could achieve the 2nd photo more accurately. help is really appreciated 🙏

[wide kiln]

Not really what I am going for

I'll show an exaxmple

You see how one is slightly disstressed using this texture

[hushed niche]

Wow, glass look… Apple can set trends, can it!

[minor heart]

yeah they can lol. but i was just on pinterest and wanted to replicate it but im not on that level yet. could you help figure how to fix it?

[hushed niche]

I see a warming of the tones, less noise in pic 2 vs 1. I’d try multiple successive blurs, rather than a single one. Maybe playing in the blur gallery for some mild grain?

[midnight ledge]

how do i make it so the white "background" layer doesnt come up whenever I create a new document?

[ripe quest]

When you create a new document, you can choose the Background Contents... Select "White" from the dropdown.

You can also do this at any time by using the Main menu: Layer > New Fille Layer > Solid Color... Choose White in the color picker.

[midnight ledge]

thanks!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3139)

[ripe quest]

I fail to see the different here. Unless you're specifically referring to using the image to create transparency in the object (spaces that that you can see through to the background).

[wide kiln]

Well I am not trying to put the texture in the text, I am only trying to apply a texture

[wide kiln]

Here you put the the texture in the text

I still want it to be red

Like this

[ripe quest]

Then you just do as I demo'd and then change the Blend Mode of the Layer so the black drops out... Used Linear Dodge in this example.

[wide kiln]

Oh alright, i'll try that thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3140)

[minor heart]

so i started over and have this now, how could i add the noise and blur only inside the text like that?

@ripe quest would you know how i could do this please? trying to match the second image

[ripe quest]

I would try this: convert the "CIRCLE" text to a Smart Object. Then I would apply the Filter Effects to the Smart Object. Then make a selection if the inside of the the text on top and invert it and fill the Smart Filter Mask with black, essentially "hiding" the effects where they are not covered by the text. Something like that.

I'm in the middle of writing some code and I don't have time to build all of these assets and demonstrate this now. Sorry.

[minor heart]

all good no worries, thank you ill try to figure it out off what you gave me!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3141)

[minor heart]

yeah i think ill just wait till you get the chance to if thats all good with you, i got no clue what im doing from here 😭.

[foggy vapor]

how can i make something like this? like the ripping mask

it looks pretty cool and just got inspiration from this to create a project

i just think that this ripping mask thing is going to be hard..

[ripe quest]

What do you mean "Make something like this?" Its a drawing by a talented artist. You'll have to learn how to draw/paint.

[foggy vapor]

well, it's possible to mimic it photoshoping it right?

[ripe quest]

How? With AI?

[foggy vapor]

uh i dont rlly know

but i just want to make something similar

[ripe quest]

Exactly. If you want something like that, you'll have to learn how to draw. Get someone to draw it for you. Or use an AI model that might be able to "generate" pixels for you.

[foggy vapor]

😬

well thanks

[ripe quest]

I'm really not sure what sort of answer you were expecting here.

[foggy vapor]

idk

idk how im going to draw professional grade comic characters

its propably going to take me like 2 years

[ripe quest]

Like everyone else does. Learn how to draw and practice drawing. Incrementally getting more skilled as you train.

[foggy vapor]

since i dont know that much about drawing other from free drawing something

[ripe quest]

Start with figure drawing classes.

Practice.

Repeat.

[foggy vapor]

any courses i could take for learning on how to draw comic characters

[ripe quest]

I think I've already suggested some YouTube channels to learn drawing.

[foggy vapor]

specifically comic characters though

[ripe quest]

There are probably some others on there that specialize in "comic book" or similar illustration.

[ripe quest]

I think you're probably capable of searching YouTube for that, no?

[foggy vapor]

just some guy talking rlly fast idk what they saying

blank page etc

[ripe quest]

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+draw+comic+books

Now "comic books" are going to show up in my feed from now to eternity, so you're welcome.

[minor heart]

@ripe quest not sure if you saw this but i could still use help only if you've got time 🙏

[ripe quest]

I've already suggested what I think as a possible solution. I don't have time to build all of that to try things out.

[foggy vapor]

you know how to draw? just asking

[minor heart]

alright sorry was just wondering because i honestly dont know how to perform the instructions you gave

[ripe quest]

What about trying something like this? https://youtube.com/shorts/C0_m_eG_Yzc?si=g2Yo2KrdeZTJdge3

[ripe quest]

Or search YT for "Glass Morphism Effect"

[foggy vapor]

swear i was good at drawing back then but just gave up now im rlly bad

[foggy vapor]

i think i can practice this comic tut rlly helped me

just ordered 2b pencils and a sketchbook 🫡

[glossy snow]

is there a option in photoshop for do seamless textures? like if i brush to a side of the corner it teleports to the other side?

[odd nest]

how do i distribute the distance between the text eually

[hushed niche]

Is it about the last line? If it has a different x height as the previous font, you’ll have to tweak the line height for the last line.(assuming it is a single block of text)

[hushed niche]

Hi, go to view>pattern preview:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/pattern-preview.html

[odd nest]

i mean is there any shortcut to equally divide the distance bw all text

[glossy snow]

Yeah it seems i gotta install again the last version of potoshop i was sticking with 2020

thanks!

[hushed niche]

Are they individual lines? Or is it a single block of text?

[odd nest]

individual

[hushed niche]

Get the move tool, Select them then in the option bar select distribute spacing. https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/aligning-layers.html

[odd nest]

thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 285)

[odd nest]

any way to improve this to make it look better?

[thick tangle]

#📝project-feedback

[left anchor]

Is there a keybind for this perhaps?

[vapid flume]

There isn't but you can create your own in Edit>Keyboard shortcuts

here, I chose ALT+F2

[left anchor]

Thanks, do you know if there is an option to set a keybind for an action as well? I was thinking about making that an action and keybinding it.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1018)

[tame cape]

• Double-click on your action in the action panel
• Select a shortcut

[left anchor]

ty

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #14 - 224)

[smoky hatch]

how can i seperate each part from a character or a png seperatly and then once i take that same file and put it in after effects it puts each layer in the same file but like seperatly so i can move each part how ever i want instead of it being a still image

[ivory rampart]

Cut parts on separate layers

And export to separate files

[vapid flume]

Don't quote me on this since I'm not an expert in After effect, but I think you can create comps in AE with smart objects. Of course, the individual elements would need to be separated and embedded in the smrt object and the PSD imported within AE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZheTq2LBTU
Might explain it better than me 🙂

Doesn't change the fact that elements need to be selected, separated into different layers (CTRL+J) and the end result saved before import

[shadow bane]

how does anyone know how i can replicate the way the text looks in the "strongest pokemon tier liist" thumbnail

the one on the right is mine, its still a wip and I plan to add more text but i want it to look like the text on the right

[viral palm]

You mean "i want it to look like the text on the right Left"

[shadow bane]

Yeah, sorry

I kinda figured out how to do it kinda?

[viral palm]

I would suggest you to make your text FX (gradient Overlay + 1st stroke contour) seperately then put them inside a group and apply the Black Drop Shadow with Spread set to 100% and a slightly wider White drop Shadow Spread set to 100% too.
You'll be closer but you won't be able to make sharp corner with layer Fx in Photoshop (it looks to be an Adobe Illustrator Appearance thing)
I share 2 short video to explain what I mean and a PSD file of the effect if you want to see how I built it.

[shadow bane]

thank you so much

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #8 - 912)

[shadow bane]

i forgot i could use illustrator

ill check it out

[tame cape]

Hi @shadow bane
With Illustrator, you can actually recreate the structure much more accurately. With more advanced knowledge, you can also create an editable construct.

[foggy vapor]

anybody know how i can put this guy in the cliff but him being backwards smth like that

[tiny perch]

How do I edit this photo. I thought the was a tab at the top that brings back the camera raw to edit after creating it as a smart object.

This is a urgent matter

[gritty orbit]

how do I make the stroke smoothjer?

[tribal grove]

Guys I need YOUR help, how do I clone the white colour part to fill the entire selected box? Using clone stamp works?

[molten solar]

Double-click on the Smart Object thumbnail in the layers panel to open it for editing in ACR. You can also apply the Camera Raw filter to the Smart Object.

[molten solar]

You'll need to start with a higher-resolution, sharp drawing. Stroke will exaggerate any rough edge, unevenness, or aliasing.

[gritty orbit]

thx

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @molten solar (current: #181 - 10)

[molten solar]

Clone stamp should work fine. Make a new, empty layer, call it "Cloning," and set "Sample: Current and Below" in the Options bar.

[tribal grove]

Ok thanks

[full sentinel]

can anyone here help me with editing pdf file? need to edit signature , can pay

[vapid flume]

Are you asking for help with forgery? If so, it's no allowed

[full sentinel]

not quite

[vapid flume]

So please feel free to explain further, share the image in question, and also do it on #💬chat-general which is the right place for that kind of stuff. We don't have a job board here, so we reserve the right to delete posts that look fishy.

Here is the channel for help with Photoshop

[full sentinel]

got you, thanks

[strong nebula]

Hello Adobe Photoshop Community,

I’m fairly new to Photoshop and I’ve been given a task where I need to remove the visible contours of a white undershirt showing through a white shirt.

Is there a common approach or recommended technique to achieve this?

Thanks a lot in advance!

Here is an example:
https://putthison.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tumblr_n4tnjn2ApC1qa2j8co1_r1_540.jpg

[pastel ermine]

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone knows how to or could remove the grid from this for me? I'm using the remove tool but it's making a bit of a mess and needing a LOT of retouching. Is there an easier way? I just want the grid gone

[pastel ermine]

for something like this you can use the remove tool. I'm a total noob, too, though

[strong nebula]

Wow it's perfect. Thanks!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @pastel ermine (current: #1014 - 1)

[pastel ermine]

There's probably a better way to do it, but for large areas of "similar" colour the remove tool works well. As above in the example I've asked about it's much less useful 😕

[broken geyser]

Hello, do you know how to use Adobe programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.) without internet and without having to log in please? Thanks.

[viral palm]

Without to log in?... Why?
Kind reminder: you're on an official Adobe Discord Server.
We won't help you using a non legit/cracked version.

[broken geyser]

a message suggests that it is possible to use photoshop offline.
"Collaborate seamlessly with other users and enjoy Photoshop wherever you are, even offline."

[broken geyser]

because I don't have internet everywhere I go

it's a paid version... but it's useless if I have to have internet... since it doesn't work without it.

[broken geyser]

can you help me please?

[tame cape]

Without guarantee:

Adobe checks at certain intervals whether there are any updates and whether the licence is still valid (I believe it is approximately 90 days).
In the meantime, you can usually work offline, but you will have to do without the functions that require internet access.

[broken geyser]

Okay, can you tell me the procedure please?

[tame cape]

With internet access, install the programmes you need.

Work offline for a while.
Connect to the internet once every two months.

Work offline for a while.
and so on …

[broken geyser]

I can't work offline, every time I try the programs turn off

yet apparently we should be able to work offline

[ivory rampart]

I think you need to be online to login and then it doesn’t need to be online till you need to use some ai features

[broken geyser]

can I share a link (Adobe page in French), which seems to indicate how to use Adobe offline permanently?

[ivory rampart]

https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/internet-connection-creative-cloud-apps.html

So you have to log in every 30 days

[vapid flume]

I work offline regularly. There are apps that don't allow it: Adobe Express, to a certain extend Adobe Fresco and a few others. One thing is that you files needs to be available locally, on your hard drive (not on the Creative Cloud). You need to be online for GenAI features, syncing of libraries, and a few other stuff though. And obviously for logging in your account, in addition to the online verification of your subscription which happens once a month, if I remember well.

[broken geyser]

apparently there is a procedure to be able to activate it permanently on a computer that is not connected to the internet
https://exception.licenses.adobe.com/aoes/aoes/v1/cst1

[vapid flume]

There used to be a certan subscription for people who are in secured, non connected environments (defence orgs for example), not sure it's still possible. However, these weren't available for the average user, you needed a spacial subscription.

[broken geyser]

I will try the methods you suggest, thank you

[broken geyser]

and why couldn't I secure my workstation by disconnecting it from the internet?

[vapid flume]

The link you shared seems to be for those special subscriptions, that are only available by speaking to a sales representative.

[vapid flume]

You would need to be connected again within 30 days

But it will work (bar the exceptions I shared above: GenAI etc)

I went without any internet for 5 days a few weeks ago, and was perfectly capable of working in Photoshop. Actually I was way more productive than usual 🙂

[broken geyser]

It's a complicated procedure...

[vapid flume]

That's the kind of things Customer service is there for. You need to contact them. We're just volunteers helping people with their Photoshop technical questions, we aren't actually employed by Adobe.

https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?rghtup=autoOpen

Alternatively, you can ask in the Photoshop forums, which are the official means of reporting an issue.
They will probably lead you to the first link you shared, which explains exactly what we've been saying all along

[broken geyser]

I'll see if I can contact customer service.

[vapid flume]

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem/ct-p/ct-photoshop?page=1&sort=replies_desc&lang=all&tabid=all

[broken geyser]

Is it normal for customer service to send a robot to answer me?

[vapid flume]

Yes, you need to ask for a customer rep

Literally every company I could think of have bots nowadays

[broken geyser]

I can't talk to robots, they are maddeningly rude.

[vapid flume]

Sorry we can't help here

[broken geyser]

thank you for your help

[vapid flume]

Good luck!

[shrewd sandal]

hi am i allowed to ask someone to help me photoshop a photo. im just trying to make a simple cat t shirt thing

[vapid flume]

If you do, do it in the #💬chat-general channel, explain what you need to do, attach any relevant image to help people decide if they are interested. There is no guarantee someone will be.
That said, we are aware of a flurry of scammers taking advantage of people who want some work done.
There is nothing we can do about it, since most transactions happen in DMs, so you need to exercise caution.
We do not operate an official job board on this server.

[blazing umbra]

can i make the outer box like the text

[viral palm]

Yes with layer mask you should be able.

[blazing umbra]

i made black bars can i somehow make them transparent and the layer below also

or sth

[viral palm]

To illustrate what I meant...

[blazing umbra]

ooooooh i see thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #8 - 913)

[viral palm]

You also can paint black rectangles on the layer mask to match the scanlines of your text...

[dusk temple]

heyy anyone know how to turn an image into CMYK and export the channel layers? im at this part but i cant figure out how to export the channels and save each layer indivudually

[raw bison]

do you want export photo? or want to export every layer separately

[hushed niche]

Hi, you can target (click) on a layer, then copy it to a new (greyscale) file. Target channel. Ctrl A - Ctrl C - Ctrl N - Ctrl V - Ctrl E. Rinse, repeat.

[hushed niche]

Or you can use Use Image >Calculations to create several new documents each with just the required channel select, your image, the Cyan, for both sources, normal blending mode. Then, in the new document, go to Image>Mode>Greyscale. Save.

[viral palm]

To add what @hushed niche said, you also can go to channels panel then click on the hamburger menu icon and choose split channels.
Photoshop will load each channel in its own gray file...

Then you'll be able to export each file separately...

[strong nebula]

Hello everyone,

What is the easiest way to straighten a tie?

[bold galleon]

In the CR window I have been encountering this "blue" effect only in the CR editing screen. It occurs specifically in the black areas (I really cranked up the blacks for the example, it's usually more patchy on average use). When the CR changes are applied by pressing OK, it looks normal but it hinders proper editing. Multiple updates have gone by with this remaining for me.

The first pic is CR editing window, the second pic is the applied changes on CR (the same changes that showed blue inside CR)

[bold galleon]

My first attempt would be to Liquify it.

[hushed niche]

It’s the dark area clipping warning. Click on the blue triangle in the histogram.

J is the shortcut.

[bold galleon]

Okay that's a big mystery solved, thanks!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 287)

[hushed niche]

You can temporarily activate it by holding alt as you drag the exposure, white… sliders.

If there is so much blue it means that you crushed the shadows. No more details…

[strong nebula]

I will try it. But I think that's pushing not moving

[bold galleon]

Yeah using liquify is assuming it's only slightly unstraightened and just needs some nudging.
If it's bad I would remove the tie for a base layer, then add a layer on top with just the tie masked/smart objected and puppet warp the tie, maybe liquify afterwards too.
Generation is worth trying before doing that though, maybe it will do it.

[dusk temple]

Omg this method works like a charm thank you two!!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #8 - 914)

[mystic crypt]

Hello everyone, I always struggle to separete the subject from the background especialy hair and fur, what would be the best way to do it ?
Thx

[thick tangle]

Try select&mask

There is an refine hair function

That might help u with the fur

[mystic crypt]

Select and mask is what I am using but it leave me with unwanted thing that look "off" when I seperate it from the backgeound

[vapid flume]

There are circumstances where automatic method will always fail because there is not enough information for an algorithmn to detent edges and shapes. On those occasions, what those method achieve is a base mask that you will have to correct yourself, using standrad tools like brushes, and the secret hair and fur masking tool: The smudge tool.
Use it to extend and contract a mask hair by hair in a way that doesn't seem too obvious. That is better done at higher zoom and with a graphic tablet (although the latter is really for comfort)

That said, I have had good results using the object selection tool
see screenshot for settings

there is a possibility that you still will have to tweak by hand, but probably less.
Select and mask can also be a bit tricky to master, particularly if you're using the default settings. I get superb results with it, but there is an amount of trial and error. Check if content aware fare better than colour aware (it may not be what you think) and also play with the shift slider to remove unwanted areas (alsi obviously, you will have to refine your mask with the tools on the left, and notice that you have an object selection tool as well in this window

Ultimately, you can try select> select subject, making sure to enable "cloud selection" in the preferences as it's more precise.
If you're trying to select something very difficult, there is a good chance that you will have to slect different parts using different methods, store the selections (select> save selection) and assemble them to create a unique one, then tweak the mask by hand.

[mystic crypt]

Wow thanks ! I will test that on another of my picture, thank you for your time I really apreciate your dedication

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1020)

[strong nebula]

Are there any shortcuts for changing the size of the brush?

[ripe quest]

Square bracket keys[ ]

[strong nebula]

sadly I have mac

[ripe quest]

They don't have Square Brackets on the Mac keyboard? I find that difficult to believe

I have them on the Magic KB for iPad. Check again.

[thick tangle]

Hold Alt + Click&Hold Mouse Right button and drag

Left/Right is size

Up/Down is hardness

[viral palm]

Unfortunately [] works only with English/US keyboard's configuration.
If your computer is not set with this KB config you only have access to the @thick tangle 's option...
I wish there was another solution because I myself have to constantly change my keyboard configuration to be able to use this shortcut.

[hushed niche]

Not all languages, /keyboards configs have them. For instance AZERTY does not. Do search the keys after op kl and nm

In French, I believe it is : and ;

They are not next to each others

Or is it *? The list might be wrong: https://helpx.adobe.com/be_fr/photoshop-elements/using/keys-painting-brushes.html

Tell us the kb language you need.

[viral palm]

It's unthinkable that Adobe never considered all users who don't use a QWERTY keyboard...
I use a “Canadian Multilingual Standard” keyboard and have to switch keyboards every time I use Photoshop in order to access certain useful shortcuts...

[thick tangle]

Me personally ... I use the Alt option all the time ... its easy and fast I just like it

[viral palm]

I suppose it's a matter of habit... and not really convenient for a graphic pen user 😉

The most important thing is that everyone finds the technique that suits them best.

[vapid flume]

@strong nebula Do you have a graphic tablet? If yes, does it have a roller control?
If yes again, you can program the tablet control to take over certain shortcuts.
For example, on my tablet the roller has 3 functions: Increase/decrease brush size, rotate, and zoom

[hushed niche]

Been fighting this for a long time. The worst? AZERTY keyboards need shift to do the numbers> no change of opacity on a laptop…

[thick tangle]

Im not sure but isnt there a bind option for keys?

[vapid flume]

And UK keyboards aren't even the same as US keyboards, despite sharing (broadly 😉) the same language

the ~ key is a prime example

Most graphic tablets will allow you to personnalise express keys, by software. For example I use mine for Blender and the express keys and rollers controls are dedicated to Blender when I'm on Blender, and to Photoshop when I'm photoshop.

[hushed niche]

Some shortcuts are hardcoded. There is https://exchange.adobe.com/apps/cc/ca57f118/keyflow-windows-version that might help

Or this for Mac: https://exchange.adobe.com/apps/cc/1aa161b0/keyflow-macos-version

[viral palm]

Yes, I sympathize... Here in Quebec, we have the advantage (disadvantage) of speaking two languages and having QWERTY keyboards...
I just need to switch when I write in french to get accents and latin letters like Ç...😉

[ripe quest]

Only English uses square brackets? I also find this interesting and ridiculous.

How would anyone write code? QWERTY ONLY?

[viral palm]

Perhaps it's the reason why French Canadians named English Canadians "Square heads"?🤔
... I'm joking of course!

[vapid flume]

Sold at John Lewis... It has brackets

It's also expensive (but it's john lewis! probably equivalent of Macy's or Bloomindales? Not sure)

[viral palm]

I can't say for AZERTY since I live in Canada but I think the problem is even if european keyboards have brackets keys Photoshop's shortcuts don't work with them...

[vapid flume]

the brackets are placed elsewhere on an Azerty keyboard, but I'm pretty sure Photoshop doesn't link them the same as in US style). It's the case with plenty of keyboards types. Adobe only "speaks" American

And you can't change them since they aren't linked with a menu

[viral palm]

Yes and the problem is: Alt+( gives [ but doesn't work for Photoshop shortcuts

[ripe quest]

Well, it is an American company. And there are only so many keys and opportunities for shortcuts which is why they allow you to edit them.

[vapid flume]

But not this one 🙂

[viral palm]

It would be great if people could customize Brushes size/hardness shaortcuts... I don't think we can for now... Am I wrong?

[vapid flume]

wishing Photoshop could come with Bridge (and Premiere) keyboard shortcut management system

[ripe quest]

Well, there are methods to edit the brush size. Square Brackets aren't the only way, thankfully.

[vapid flume]

The main problem is that the help files, even when translated don't take this differences into account. (I mean the HelpX files)

At best they will not indicate the keyboard shortcut, at worst they will indicate the US keyboard one.

[ripe quest]

These are ridiculous keyword layouts. I don't know how people could write code on them. Not everyone who writes code speaks English or has a US keyboard. It must suck. Heh

[stiff trail]

I have a file with 3 linked smart objects (Sub images) in a group.

When I duplicate the group, the smart objects are linked. Is there a way to break said links but keeping the thing as a smart object ?

So I want a "new" smart object (Which is cropped and scaled into the correct place)

I manually went through with "Copy as New Smart Object" but can't find a way to do it en masse

[vapid flume]

I usually select "new smart object by copy", and delete the first one if needed. It creates a non linked copy of the original. If you select "convert to smart object", the link is conserved

I am pretty sure there is a simpler way, I haven't searched in a while.

[stiff trail]

Yeah I just had to do it... many many times 😄

With multiple layers selected you can't do that alas.

It's done now, just wondered if there was a quick way

[strong nebula]

I have an QWERTZ keyboard. For brackets on mac I have to press:

[ = option + 5
] = option + 6

I only adjust the smoothing with that. No worries I'll find the solution.

[vapid flume]

There is still the possibility to assign a shortcut. I don't have one for this, but I have one to "convert to smart object" and it's one that's wearing off on the keyboard 🙂

[stiff trail]

Hahah ain my work I hardly use them, but every now and then I need to do mockips with changeable placeholders etc

[hushed niche]

Iirc, it is ù and either , ; : or !

[cedar nacelle]

I cant find a way to correctly mask the background grass to change the sky behind. Can someone guide me on how to mask these or have a tutorial that i can watch. tysm

[viral palm]

It will be hard to get a decent result with such a pixelated and blured image...
You can try to generate a layer mask with channels technique but IMO you won't be able to get something really clean with this image quality.

After that you can try to soften harsh edges applying a low value Minimum filter to the mask.
Note: in the video I kept the original layer and its mask (just in case)

[tight ravine]

i want to adjust 2 image in one project i want that half faces to split and like merg it half face of diff image and other face of diff image

[raw bison]

make a copy of half face and with mask, and color correction makes it like the other side

[tight ravine]

i cant perfectly aline their faces

[raw bison]

use transform menu options

[tight ravine]

were is it

[raw bison]

Ctrl+T and then play with Warp, prespective and etc

[peak gale]

jelouuu

i'm new here

i need help

how can i "uncurve" this map that has the curvature of the Earth so that it looks like a Mercator projection?

[gray grotto]

How can i fix\remove these squares on the wall without messing up shadows

[raw bison]

Use CRF

[gray grotto]

Thank you!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @raw bison (current: #1014 - 1)

[hushed niche]

Hi! Go to image>trim and select transparent pixels.
For the tools, you can click on the three dots at the bottom of the toolbar, or go to Windows>workspace>reset workspace, or select the default one.

[spiral forum]

I had a button here called "remove" (Generative), and now its gone? How do I get that

Wasnt "remove background", it was just "remove" with a bandaid symbol

[limber mantle]

It basically means

And then you have to

[gleaming dust]

please provide useful input, that would be greatly appreciated

[midnight onyx]

1% flow is still giving me too much color. What's going on here? Am I misunderstanding what flow is supposed to do? I thought this was supposed to represent how much paint my brush leaves behind.

[silk grove]

is it possible for the menus to be changed to a dark theme?

[silk grove]

figured it out if anyone is interested

[cedar nacelle]

thanks a lot for the vid

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #8 - 917)

[strong nebula]

Hello guys how can I make less cloudy?

I am dealing with clouds looking like that:

https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1614959909713-128c622fad23?q=80&w=627&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D

[viral palm]

What do you mean by less cloudy? Brighter?

[strong nebula]

Less depressing. Brighter sounds good

[viral palm]

Levels adjustment layer could be the way...
Drag the black output slider to make darks less dark.

[tardy nymph]

ireally dont know how to remove background

pls help me remove these unneccesery stuff on the screen

@foggy vapor

yo bro mind showing me?

[ripe quest]

Please don't post the same thing multiple times. And please don't ping random people. When you have a question, just post it and wait for someone to reply.

[tardy nymph]

ok

[ripe quest]

You start with the Remove Background feature which will give you a Layer Mask to start with. Then you can refine the mask to either show or hide portions of the Layer. Something like this...

[tardy nymph]

i only need the text removed

but the background is black on every jumpscare

[ripe quest]

You asked about how to remove the background.

[tardy nymph]

oops

[ripe quest]

Now what it is that you want?

[tardy nymph]

accidently

[tardy nymph]

i want like this

a friend made this

but he wont show me how

you get it/

since he made it im trying to practice to make it myself but it all ruins

[ripe quest]

Use the Remove Tool. The Clone Stamp. Sample the color and paint over it. Probably some combination of all of these.

[tardy nymph]

mind demostrating?

[ripe quest]

Get Paint Brush. Sample Color. Paint over it.

[tardy nymph]

is there not any faster way?

[ripe quest]

Sure. Ask an AI to do it.

Since you're in the Photoshop Discord, we're going to assume you want to learn how to do it with Photoshop.

[tardy nymph]

well yea

but its blury when i try faster way

[ripe quest]

So paint over it.

I'm not sure what you're expecting here.

If you're looking for some sort of "magic button" that reads your mind and removes all the stuff that you want removed... that doesn't exist.

The closest thing is to push the image into Google Gemini and say "Remove all of the text." Maybe that will work. Maybe not. But that isn't what this server is about.

[hollow plinth]

Hello guys

How do I achieve this text outline showing but not the fill

I wanna do it for the E here

[vapid flume]

One of the easiest way is to have two text layers, and your monster sandwitched between those two layers
The top text layer should have just the outline, and the one at the bottom (behind the monster) will be with a fill only

[hollow plinth]

perfect, thank you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1021)