❓ask-a-question

[ripe quest]

Try Adobe Fonts - https://fonts.adobe.com

[strong cave]

Hi mates! I thought I had the Ps version updated but I can't find the new Harmonized tool. May I need to download a beta?

[ivory rampart]

Yes harmonize is part of beta

[viral palm]

For great quality fonts Adobe fonts is a good place! Professional fonts, free with your adobe subscription.
Dafont (https://www.dafont.com) also offers a large choice of free fonts (they are not all great but free)...
What do you mean by "Vintage asthetic"? Worn, aged appearance or old/ancient Style?
If it's worn/aged, you also could try to find a font you like and use layer mask to give it an aged look...

[pseudo frigate]

cause u applied the gradient on the Mask, so it behaves like a gradient mask

[austere falcon]

Hi everyone! I need help with my Photoshop script (JSX file). I'm having an issue with image alignment when pasting images using the script

can someone help?

nvm got it

[spark glacier]

why is neural filters greyed out? 8bit and rgb

[void bough]

How do I get the lines off my screen?

[viral palm]

What is the type of layer you're trying to apply the filter on? Hard to answer with this narrow screen shot...

[viral palm]

To exit Photoshop's 3D view, go to the top menu bar, click on Window, then select Workspace, and choose Essentials or another preferred 2D workspace to return to the standard layout.

[spark glacier]

this layer

and anything else tbh

[void bough]

Thank you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #8 - 934)

[viral palm]

It looks like you are not logged in your Adobe account... I don't think the neural filter works when you're not logged in...

[spark glacier]

Oh

damn it

thanks

[void bough]

didnt work

[dire crystal]

neural filters only work when you have a mask applied to the layer, if you dont want to mask any parts if your layer, just create a full white mask and you will be able to use the neural filters,

[spark glacier]

still the same thing

[dire crystal]

what photosdhop version you have?

[spark glacier]

latest

2025

[dire crystal]

are you logged in your Creative Cloud app?

[ripe quest]

Based on your screenshots, you're not signed in to an Adobe Account. Thus, none of the cloud-based services are going to work for you. You have to be signed in and have an active subscription to use these services.

[spark glacier]

Hmmmmmmmmm

[vital bronze]

hey im a noob, how would I go about creating a "woven" effect. having a layer start on top but end underneath.

[arctic lantern]

hii is there free wireframe pngs i could find?

[ripe quest]

This is just the same shape on different layers. You'll just stack the Layers in the correct order in the Layers Panel.

[ripe quest]

Free wireframe PNGs? What does this mean exactly?

[arctic lantern]

theyre kinda like a distorted grid?

i think

i only find paid ones 😭

[ripe quest]

You could just make thoses. Start with a perfect grid image and then warp or liquify them.

Probably better accomplished with Adobe Illustrator though, creating them as vector art.

[arctic lantern]

i thought of that but idk how to use illustrator yet 😭

[viral palm]

Already said why... Are you logged in?
#❓ask-a-question message

[viral palm]

CTRL+H should hide the grid if you're just worried about the grid...

[craggy shell]

I am trying to edit this together to make a youtube banner. My vision is a red and blue background where you can slightly see the constitution and the declaration meeting images "melted into" the background seemlessly, like burned into the red and blue.

Then I would put the text and channel info above that. Does anyone know how to do this task? I can't find a good video on youtube that shows this, but Ive seen this style so many times

[eternal flax]

i would change the blending mode on the red and blue rectangles and put their layers over the image layers, and then i'd feather erase one of the images, i'd also suggest putting some kind of dust filter over all of it(blending mode for the dust image should be screen or overlay i think?)

i also wonder if you might get more mileage out of a gradient instead of solid rectangles, but i dont know exactly what your vision is

[eternal flax]

and if you dont like this dust, then you could probably find a different one on your favorite texture site(mine is texturelabs, but im looking for more, if you have suggestions)

[viral palm]

Something like this?
Blending modes and Layer masks will be your friends!

[dire oracle]

is there a download for past CS version?

[pseudo frigate]

✨ You can make that super easily in Photoshop 😉
I actually made two ways for you:
-One if you wanna learn how to do it yourself.
-And another if you feel lazy 😅
👉 I’ve even made an Action that creates the grid and centers it automatically on the canvas.
But first, you’ll need to install the PAT file (Photoshop’s internal file for grid textures).
Here are the videos

[arctic lantern]

thank u! ill try it when i work again

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @pseudo frigate (current: #211 - 8)

[dire oracle]

ok is see you fail to provide easy solutions thx

[ivory rampart]

CS versions are not supported by Adobe

So you can’t download them

At least not officially

[vapid flume]

Nobody is contracted to give you easy solutions, this is a server run by volunteers, and people are kind enough to provide answers.
@ivory rampart is right, there is no way to download CS versions. Some people still continue to use old ones they bought at the time, like CS6, but if you haven't, then you need to subscribe and work with current versions.

These are the plans for the UK if you want to check the prices
https://www.adobe.com/uk/products/photoshop/plans.html
If you are elsewhere, just replace /uk/ in the URL with your country's code, like /de/ for Germany, or /at/ for Austria

[strong cave]

Great, thanks. I have downloaded the beta and it works quite well so far. But If I have an object with transparent background on a layer it doesn't allow me to harmonize that layer without erasing the background first. It's kinda strange because it has no background. 😂

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory rampart (current: #31 - 67)

[ivory rampart]

I found a workaround i just add mask to that layer

I think the idea behind harmonize is you want to speed up process of adding single objects to your canvas not whole picture

For that i think adobe have harmonize filter in neural filters

But it’s just my assumption

[real crescent]

?? why do glitches occur

With the screen it's normal, this is in Photoshop, and it appears unexpectedly.

[viral palm]

Graphic card issue... Close Photoshop , update your GPU driver then retry and see if it works.

[real crescent]

I have already updated the processor driver and the graphics card driver.

I just can't update these drivers

[viral palm]

Does the problem occur randomly? (if you close then reopen the file => appears exactly the same or not?)
You also can try to untick "Use Graphic Processor" option in preferences, close and restart photoshop then see if it changes something...

[real crescent]

Okay, I'll try, but this problem can arise at any time. We need to check. (I will write if it happens again)

[viral palm]

Fine! Let us know...
But if this happens randomly, it could instead indicate that the root cause is a hardware issue rather than a software problem.

[past verge]

where can i find the UXP develop resource?

[hushed niche]

Hi! Here: https://developer.adobe.com/photoshop/uxp/2022/

[hushed niche]

And there is a dedicated forum as well: https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/c/photoshop/63

[hushed niche]

Hi! Are those for an integrated GPU? See if you can disable it altogether. https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/photoshop-cc-gpu-card-faq.html

[past verge]

it is so lack

there is not full for batchplay and adjustments layer

[hushed niche]

Then ask in the forum I linked to.

[hushed niche]

I found this: https://developer.adobe.com/photoshop/uxp/2022/ps_reference/media/batchplay/

Please do so in the feedback forum: #📝project-feedback

[pseudo frigate]

@hushed niche spam

[hushed niche]

<@&548221840750018590>

[wind narwhal]

Thank you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 293)

[last turret]

Should be clean now!

[ripe quest]

Sorry. Missed it. Thanks @wind narwhal!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @wind narwhal (current: #3 - 2671)

[hushed niche]

Thank you too!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @wind narwhal (current: #3 - 2672)

[hushed niche]

Thanks for the heads up.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @pseudo frigate (current: #194 - 9)

[past verge]

I mean that is lack

I created plugin by my self and I do analysis for batchplay with recorded actions, because of lack documantation!

[hushed niche]

Please state in the developer forum the part that you are looking for

[past verge]

adobe team didnt make well reference for all methods and properties

[light tendon]

My brush (just any regular default brush) doesnt work with my tablet pressure sensitivity, I checked the boxes above to use it for opacity etc, but nothing happens.
In the brush settings I see a warning icon next to pen pressure
I have a wacom tablet with windows ink turned on, and in other drawing apps pressure works fine

[viral palm]

What's the displayed mesage when you stay over the warning icon?

[light tendon]

this, which I have

[viral palm]

So if I undestood well, you're sure your wacom tablet is presure sensitive and it doesn't work with photoshop...Right?
Any way to test sensitivity feature in a different software?
Did you update the graphic tablet driver? If not check for updates...

[light tendon]

I tested in photopea, some 3D software and the wacom app and all of them work fine

[viral palm]

Ok! Did it work in photoshop and stopped working or it's the first time you're using your graphic tablet with photoshop?

[dire crystal]

windows ink does interfere a lot when using a drawing tab with PS @light tendon, try turning windows ink off, and then just let the drivers of the tab and PS work together

[light tendon]

it used to work fine, but its been a while since I've drawn in photoshop

[dire crystal]

I had same issue, turning winodws ink off was what worked for me, same brand tablet btw

[light tendon]

without windows ink it doesnt even work on photopea either 🙁

[viral palm]

Make sure your PS is up to date ... it could help!

[light tendon]

im on photoshop 2023 since the newer versions lag like crazy for me 😭

[dire crystal]

@light tendon PS version doesnt matter since pen pressure support was added long back

Edit > Preferences > Performance > Graphics Processor Settings and see if GPU is enabled, then, go to Preferences> Tools and ensure “Enable Gestures” and “Use Windows Ink”

[light tendon]

all were fine, though theres no use windows ink in the tools menu

[dire crystal]

okay and could you please check this setting for me? go to brush settings>shape dynamics>control and see what option it is selected there for you @light tendon

[light tendon]

thats this one

with this warning

[dire crystal]

oh

that triangle means photoshop is not getting any pressure data from your pen hardware

are you sure you have correct drivers installed for the pen?

[light tendon]

yeah, did a driver check and everything is fine

[dire crystal]

very strange

[last storm]

hi how do i remove text from something like this

[dire crystal]

and you already tested it with photopea, where the pressure works, right?

[light tendon]

it does 🙁

[dire crystal]

are you using mac or windows?

[light tendon]

w10

[dire crystal]

okay try this

close photoshop, go to your appdata folder, and delete the PSUserConfig.txt

C:\Users[your username]AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2025\Adobe Photoshop 2025 Settings

there should be a fine named PSUserConfig.txt

delete that, when you restart photoshop, it will create a new one

[light tendon]

searched and there isnt even a file named like that in my entire photoshop folder

[dire crystal]

what version you have?

[light tendon]

2023

[dire crystal]

can you share a screenshot?

of the directory

[ripe quest]

Paint over it with the Remove Tool.

[dire crystal]

okay create a new text file, name it PSUserConfig.txt

and put this text in the file

Use WinTab

UseSystemStylus 0

like this

@light tendon

[light tendon]

seems like its working, though very ver y very feintly
like, at the softest possible touch I do on my tablet its already 50% opacity
and that is with the tablet pen feel set to the stiffest setting possible

[dire crystal]

okay maybe now restart your PC once, and see if it starts getting full support

[light tendon]

sadly not

its ok, I'll just use a different software then

[rocky plume]

Hello

How can I get rid off some distortion which has been done to Smart Object please? Is it even possible?

🥴

I would assume there must be a way since the layer is smart object

[vapid flume]

What do you call distortion?
If it's a transformation you have done, you can reset it by right clicking and choose "reset tranformation"

[gloomy coral]

Guys! I really need someones help with a photoshop. I need someone thats able to photoshop grills onto a person! DM!

[ashen minnow]

Where can I see PNG exported files on the web PS?

They do not install in my PC

[vapid flume]

That sort of stuff needs to be posted in #💬chat-general

[ashen minnow]

Could you help? Please

Or do I have to use chat-general?

[vapid flume]

No sorry, help isn't guaranteed!

Post it there and see if someone is interested, some people will ask for money

In that case, proceed with caution to avoid scammers

[ashen minnow]

Well, I need help and PS Settings forwarded me to this discord server. Also I see this channel is in 'Support and Feedback' and I need Support

Not chat. If you know what I mean

[vapid flume]

Sorry I mixed you up with the other person, my apologies

Help with Photoshop: You're in the right place

However I never used Photoshop on the web. I will try

[ashen minnow]

TY!!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1035)

[ashen minnow]

If you need more information about this issue feel free to ask me. I don't want to waste eachother's time

[vapid flume]

So apparently (and it makes sense) you are prompted to save on the cloud, did you find your image there?

[ashen minnow]

How do I access the cloud? Is it App Switcher - Photoshop - Files - Your files?

[vapid flume]

Let me check
In doubt, you can access it here
https://www.adobe.com/files/

[ashen minnow]

Yep, that's right where I am

And I still do not see the exported PNG for some reason

[vapid flume]

Sorry for some reason all my screenshots appear corrupted

try to download instead of sving

top right, big blue button

[ashen minnow]

Also when I press Download or Export it says "Document Exported". It does not appear on my desktop

[ashen minnow]

Neither in my files from here

[vapid flume]

I just tried and it works for me (both ways)

Have you tried with any other file format than a PNG?

Just throwing ideas there

I'm learning on the job there, I never used the web version 🙂

[ashen minnow]

I appreciate that

[ashen minnow]

I'll try now

Nope, it does not show anywhere. But it keeps saying "Document Exported"

[vapid flume]

I checked with a mask as well just soo it looks like yours and it works as well
Probably nothing to do with it, but are you connected with the same account as your creative cloud?

or do you have several account (for example one with your school, and one personal)

[ashen minnow]

It's the same account on each web. I just checked

Somehow it does not work for me

I tried with another account, it was like 1 save / export for one account I think and it downloaded it

Like a demo? account

[vapid flume]

For me it triggers the export by opening the file explorer for me to save, I assume it doesn't for you?
Maybe it's sometyhing to do with your browser? (ad blocker? something like that? even a VPN?)

check it with another browser just in case

[ashen minnow]

I'll check rn

[vapid flume]

I just checked and all you have to do is copy the URL, and paste it in another browser

[ashen minnow]

YEESSSS

[vapid flume]

OK, I just checked with Edge (I generally use Firefox) and it does the same as you with Edge.

[ashen minnow]

You DID IT

THANK YOU!

I use Brave Browser, but Edge managed to download the file

[ashen minnow]

I appreciate sticking all the way with me! Fast response, very helpful 11/10 ⭐ Thanks!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1036)

[vapid flume]

I am not sure about Photoshop in particular, but for most of the online Adobe apps, Brave is not fully supported
check this
https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/web/get-set-up/learn-the-basics/technical-requirements.html

Brave and Opera, I must add, are not fully supported

[ashen minnow]

I see now..

Also I am not sure if Brave does not entirely work with Web PS. As I said, from a "Demo" account it worked to export a PNG. So, it is your call

[uncut finch]

can anybody help me how to blend in more the subject pls i tried so hard i dont understand

[bronze gate]

why can I not see the circles for making round corners?

(or am I blind)

[ripe quest]

Are you creating the Rectangle in "Shape" mode?

[bronze gate]

okay so I figured it out, for some reason when I made another it popped up this time, thanks anyway though man

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3153)

[runic stone]

applying it without the mask just applies it to the entire layer doe

[viral palm]

Adding a light glow behind the player and a Dark blue to transparent gradient between the Name and the player will help (I think)...
Optional: Med contrast Curves adjustment layer on the player, Levels (for white balance correction), Color balance Adjustment layer to reduce purples on the skin tones...

[viral palm]

You can clip the gradient to the layer...

[pseudo frigate]

If u want apply just the gradient color on text make gradient clip it to the text without a mask

[viral palm]

@runic stone : you can clip a Gradient Layer or if it's too large to handle easily you also can create a shape layer with a gradient and clip it to your text layer....

[uncut finch]

ill do that then ty

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #8 - 935)

[winged dove]

how can i do something that i could wrap a chain around it

something like this

[glossy snow]

where does potoshop saves all the settings and fonts? i gonna migrate to a new computer so im preparing all my installers links and programs to move them there and i forget where i got certain fonts and some are really old like i wanna pretend you just copy paste the whole folder and move it to the potoshop of the installer in the new computer no? like get adobe cloud get potoshop version then just copy paste you files ?

also brushes

is potoshop 2020

is potoshop 2020 i was not meaning like copy paste the exe and stuf i mean just copy the wholder folder and select replace files on the new pc installed

[slow blaze]

Hey guys just wondering is windows surface pro 11th edition worth getting it since I plan on getting it for photoshop

[tame cape]

<@&548221840750018590>
Image spam across the channels

[mystic crypt]

Hello ! Sorry I struggle for a "simple" thing, I cannot find where I can download the photoshop beta to use it on windows

[fierce hornet]

you can install it from creative cloud. But I also can't see the beta section. There was conversation about it where they fixed or provided alternative way to get beta version but I can't find it.

[vapid flume]

You should be able to access them here, it's your creative Cloud page, but on the web, if you can't access it through your app
https://www.adobe.com/apps/beta-apps/all-platforms

I think you can also find it here (big blue button on the right)
https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/using/photoshop-beta-desktop-app.html

You will need to be logged in your account either way

[fierce hornet]

it's working. thanks.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1037)

[mystic crypt]

k thx will try

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @fierce hornet (current: #33 - 62)

[mystic crypt]

K I will try, and thanks for the tip for create a mask for hair or fur with the smudge tool, I can refine them like I want now (that was weeks ago)

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1038)

[vapid flume]

ah! Glad I could help!
This is the hair masking secret trick 🙂
I've learned it from Natalia Taffarel over a decade ago (probably more!)
https://www.youtube.com/c/NataliaTaffarel

[mystic crypt]

I will add this in my favorites and watch it next time I need to refine more, thx 😄 !

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1039)

[vapid flume]

I don't think she's updated her YT channel, so they may be old videos. I still think the methods haven't changed much, particularly if your goal is beauty retouch.

[mystic crypt]

Not beauty but I create horse portrait with a full black background

[vapid flume]

This is beauty 😉

I think it will be easy to transfer those skills into fully haired models!

[mystic crypt]

The hardest part is when the "texture" and colors of their manes are matching the background

[vapid flume]

That's where you are better served with relying on your own craft rather than leave it to the automatic selection processes, they can never compete!
Sometimes it helps applying an exagerated adjustment levels or curves layer on top (that you can delete when you're done) that makes everything very light, so you can see the boundaries.

[mystic crypt]

Yes haha I already know this technique I used it myself without tutorial, I was messing with adjustment layer to have a better vision of what I was doing

[fringe wren]

so whenever i use the pen tool, i only make one side, then copy and paste and mirror it so it matches the other side. but i can never make it equal, there is always a space in the middle, like a little line that remains empty. what can i do?

[vapid flume]

It could be a visualisation issue (as in not visible when exported)
Have you tried exporting it and see if it was visible?
Don't forget that in Photoshop, only what you see at 100% is accurate.
So you need to check at 100% first.

[fringe wren]

What im saying is, is there any possibility to split it down the middle more accurately?

[tame cape]

The upper anchor point does not have the same x position as the lower one. This results in a ‘gap’ after mirroring. Before setting the first anchor point, create a guide line in the middle. This should solve the problem.

[vapid flume]

I think the best way comes that, when you build it, is to start, and finish along the same line, as in, put on a guide and use the snapping feature to snap the starting and ending point along that guide
That way you are sure both points will be on the same line.

[fringe wren]

Alright thank you

[vapid flume]

It helps to have the "smart guides" activated as well as the snapping.

[crimson hamlet]

Yo, what's a good fonts to use? specifically sans-serif fonts and serif fonts

[harsh scarab]

Found this poster online and really like the background. Does anyone know how to achieve something similar?

[winged dove]

hm

[raw bison]

Asphalt texture + some spine+ some grain + some blure

[viral palm]

Here is how I would tackle that in 4 easy to follow steps.

[sturdy rapids]

very new, uhm ive been working on this for a while and now im a bit stumped what would be the best way to blur and blend the outer edges of the iris with the subtle shadow of the limbral ring on circumference I tried playing around with masks and gaussian blur but i dont think i was doing it right and just made things worse.

[dire crystal]

your best bet would be a curves adjustment layer with a mask

[viral palm]

So iris and shadow aren't on the same layer, right?

[sturdy rapids]

thats all one layer

i upscaled in another program then made it a smart object and did camera raw

[viral palm]

Ouch! Not easy when everything is on the same layer... (if Iunderstand well what you want to do)

[sturdy rapids]

im really new to photoshop man i did what you said but i dont understand how to effect the other edge

[sturdy rapids]

yeah i imported my image i figured I would need to create more layers as I edit it just not wholy sure where to start

[dire crystal]

well, if you want to add a shadow layer, pull the curve in the other direction, and then invert the mask to make it black, and then paint with white where you want a shadow blended in. share this image and I'll explain in more detail

[viral palm]

Are you trying to do something like that?

I'm realy not sure to understand....

[sturdy rapids]

yes thats what i wanted to do

[viral palm]

Convert your image to a Smart Filter, Apply a Filter/Gassian blur, Invert the smart filter then paint White on the mask with a soft brush to reveal the blur... (paint black to hide the effect)

[dire crystal]

look at this PSD @sturdy rapids

[hushed niche]

<@&548221840750018590>

[mighty spoke]

Why cant i merge layers?

they arent locked

[clear kayak]

Guys i need help for cutting image

[dire crystal]

are you using the ctrl+e shortcut? did you also try right click>merge layers?

[mighty spoke]

its greyed out, i used to be able to do this im fairly certain its a recent issue

this isnt the first psd this has been a problem, so idk whats going on

[tame cape]

try Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E
this gives you a merged copy of all visible layers

[mighty spoke]

as a work around it works, thanks, but is there a reason i am unable to merge these in particular? I can merge other layers if i create more higher up in the layer list, but not these in particular

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #14 - 234)

[dire crystal]

first use ctrl+g to group them, and the select the group and try ctrl+e @mighty spoke

[tame cape]

This is a content-fill layer. How did you create it? The layer probably needs to be rasterized before you can merge it.

[dire crystal]

no, I can merge smart objects and pixel layers easily, just tried

and the thumbnail of the layers is clean, means its already a raster layer

[mighty spoke]

it is rasterized

so i dont understand the issue tbh

i just confirmed it is indeed an issue with the fill layer though. the underlying layer can be merged with a new layer under the fill one

i used to be able to merge content aware fills with normal layers

[tame cape]

Yes. These types of layers usually work without problems.
(Please note that the layer name is underlined.)

[dire crystal]

can you share a bigger screenshot of the layer panel?

[tame cape]

Please upload the file for testing
@mighty spoke

[dire crystal]

dude, you have clipping masks

[mighty spoke]

i reverted the aware fill so i just threw one together again rq

[dire crystal]

thats why you cant, release the clipping masks and you would be able to merge

[mighty spoke]

i did do that

and i still cant

oh wait now i can?

i tried that before

and it did not work

wtf

[dire crystal]

yea the clipping masks are the reason

[mighty spoke]

i swear i tried that

[dire crystal]

nw glad it worked

[mighty spoke]

im losing it lmao thanks guys

chatgpt over here trying to gaslight me into thinking i locked a layer

[dire crystal]

chatgpt just guesses everything

google search is still better for things like this

[tame cape]

Does that works for you

[dire crystal]

thats not what hes trying to do

with what?

[tame cape]

This is one possible way (of several) to merge existing clipping mask(s).

[dire crystal]

he was just trying to merge two layers, not the entire document

[mighty spoke]

yeah i can merge visible but the issue was the clipping masks which i know for a fact i unclipped and tested and it didnt work but now does

idk i blame violent video games

[dire crystal]

maybe you didnt release all clipping masks

one or two left out

[tame cape]

Yes. That's exactly why I wrote above:

… Yes. These types of layers usually work without problems.
(Please note that the layer name is underlined.)
😉

[mighty spoke]

does the underline mean clipping mask strictly? or other things

[dire crystal]

it means clipping masks

[mighty spoke]

https://tenor.com/view/smart-not-smart-man-forrest-gump-tom-hanks-gif-4496013

[tame cape]

That's you. Believe in yourself.

[dire crystal]

https://tenor.com/view/teamwork-gif-12370473688664808505

[viral palm]

You can't merge Background copy2 with Background copy as long as BG copy 2 has layers cliped to it.
To merged them together keeping the effect of cliped layers I would suggest you to use smart object technique...
=>You can select all cliped layers and BG copy 2 then convert them into a smart object then Select the smart object you have just created (BG copy 2 + Cliped layers) and Background Copy Then convert them to an other Smart Object...

[mighty spoke]

if i turn a layer and its adjustment layers into a smart objects does it save the adjustment layers in a non destructive way

[dire crystal]

yes

you can double click the smart object layer thumbnail and see the original layer and effects

[viral palm]

Yes... Smart object is the way to work non-destructive!
Try to use this as much as you can (rather CTRL+E)

[pulsar marlin]

please help idk how to disable this crosshair thing

[ripe quest]

Get the Eyedropper Tool. Hold the Alt key and hover over the it; the cursor will change to scissors. Then you should just be able to click to remove it.

[pulsar marlin]

holding ALT btw but still not working

[ripe quest]

I don't have Photoshop open. Hold up.

[dire crystal]

change to color sample tool first, its in the eyedropper meny

menu*

@pulsar marlin

[pulsar marlin]

got it

[ripe quest]

It's Shift + Alt with Eyedropper.

[pulsar marlin]

tysm

[pulsar marlin]

yea it worked

thank you both

[dire crystal]

welcome @pulsar marlin

[winged dove]

anybody help?

[kind kernel]

Can someone help me swap Jim’s and Dwight’s face? Like put Jim’s face in Dwight’s and Dwight’s face in Jim’s?

Would really appreciate

[wheat sinew]

find a png of chain u want

put the chain on top of the text

then add layer mask to chain

cut the chain off where it touches the text with lasso tool or paintbrush IN the layer mask

this will look pretty sht unless u either find the perfect chain image or draw the chains to match the image

[wheat sinew]

clone stamp tool

stamp each of their faces and slap on top of each other

do this to their facial features not the entire head or the window on right side will mess it up

[kind kernel]

Where is that?

[spice jasper]

I need help. I have this image and i want to add text in the middle that goes with the curvature and it needs to be perfect. I used the pen tool with text but that doesn't give me the result i want. Any suggestions?

[kind kernel]

Sorry I am still learning

[wheat sinew]

does anyone know how to add a current layer mask on an image to another image?

[wheat sinew]

then press alt+left click to copy a face

then left click to past

[kind kernel]

This is so confusing 😭

[wheat sinew]

i took this beginner photography class in freshman highschool and failed 🪦

but it did teach super basic ps stuff

[wheat sinew]

how long have u messed around wit the stuff?

[kind kernel]

I just need it for a poster 😭

A banner/poster

Crazy how taking I drown myself with AP in high school but gets discombobulated by this

[wheat sinew]

u can obv do better if u actually take ur time

[tame cape]

Press and hold the Alt key.
Click and hold the left mouse button on the layer mask. Hold the Alt key while dragging the mask onto the other layer.

[tame cape]

@wheat sinew
Here's a short video. Perhaps it's easier to understand.

[fringe wren]

How could they get the liquid to look so glossy? not smudged but glossy.

[junior sequoia]

Does anyone know who I reach out to about the discussion gift cards? I did one a month ago and never received anything.

[tame cape]

<@&548221840750018590>
he just came to spam across the channels

[serene coral]

Thanks, removed

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #14 - 235)

[hushed niche]

Hi, I do not see an answer.

Attention that you need to save the presets that you added, their location is supposed to be in the preferences file.
There is also import export presets in the edit panel, IIRC. Normally, you should save them here: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/preference-file-names-locations-photoshop.html

there is this page. The presets manager is not useful anymore.

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

[tame cape]

Thanks for the quick response as always

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @serene coral (current: #7 - 937)

[hushed niche]

The fonts are saved in your operating system fonts directory. Adobe fonts can be synced online.

[hushed niche]

Lots of saturation and touches of highlights.

[winged dove]

huh

[grand osprey]

Hi I have a question someone know how to change text on picture beacuse I have to make a project for my hoodie if someone know how to do it dm me I can pay!

[mystic crypt]

Hello, in photoshop beta how can I zoom, in select and mask ?
(nvm found it I thought I tried ALT already)

[hushed niche]

Ctrl+ and ctrl- should work as well, no?

[hushed niche]

Hi, the place to request others to do work for you is in #💬chat-general , this very place is for those who want to learn how to do stuff in Photoshop…

[hushed niche]

What have you done so far?
It seems that this might have been done in a 3D software. Or maybe could an AI generator help in this case. An image and masks won’t give you chain links wrapping around the letters.

[winged dove]

ive tried doing the image and masks and it didnt work well

[hushed niche]

Indeed as it will just look as if the chain is a flat piece. You’ll need a 3D software such as Blender, or maybe Adobe Dimension. https://www.adobe.com/products/dimension.html#

[orchid agate]

does anyone have experience designing fonts or typefaces?

which adobe software is best for it?

[thick tangle]

<@&548221840750018590>

Every channel

[hushed niche]

Hi, you could create the shapes in illustrator if you are more used to it, then use the fontself plugin: https://www.fontself.com

The best to create a font is still to use a dedicated software that lets you preview the fonts in context. Glyphs mini on a Mac is relatively inexpensive.

There is the free Fontforge: https://fontforge.org/archive/
or https://birdfont.org/

and for commercial products there is https://www.fontlab.com/font-editor/fontlab/#buy

[pulsar dome]

Can someone help with a mistake I made (Im newer to Photoshop)

I made this thumbnail and randomly a white dote appeared and idk how to get rid of it lol idk if i accidentally erased something on accident? anyway its still there even if i move the text it just keeps showing up on the next layer.
https://gyazo.com/6fc0a41bb80e4c6cfa56f86ea3f0fe45

see the white dot on the "B"

[viral palm]

Perhaps there is a tiny hole in you B... If a white stroke is applied =­­> the white stroke will show up...
BUFFS has a Layer Fx applied on?

[hushed niche]

Please take a fullscreen screenshot with the buffs layer showingg in the layers panel.

[viral palm]

If the Fx is applied on a Group (that contains BUFFS+the Arrow) and some other layers it could be a residual semi-transparent pixel on one on these layers...
The stroke Fx applied to the group will be applied on this pixel even if you can't see it...
As @hushed niche said, sharing your layers panel (particularly the parts with the atroke Fx applied on) could help us to figure out ...

[pulsar dome]

I just figured it out a second ago I just kept clicking the eye to figure out which layer it was on. I somehow created a layer with a white dot at some point 💀 Just deleted it and done. Thank you for the help 😄

[viral palm]

You're welcome!

[sturdy rapids]

i followed the steps i think it looks better now

[tight ravine]

i only i want the orangs colour and rest all the color i want i isolate

[ivory rampart]

select by color and just add few shades of orange

[sturdy rapids]

how can i accomplish this dark to light top down gradient with a filter?

[ivory rampart]

still it will need a lot of refining

[raw bison]

use gradient adjustment

[viral palm]

Could you clarify? Not sure anyone can understand what you're asking for...
Are you asking about how to apply a gradient over a solid layer?

[sturdy rapids]

yes exactly

sorry im not very good at articulating technical questions about photoshop

[manic root]

why is it doing this

the gen ai keeps giving me these white lines

opened a new doc and it looks like this

[viral palm]

you can play with opacity controls if you want some transparency in the black...

[sturdy rapids]

ahhh ok I was changing the opacity of the layer and it looked really bad this is way better thank you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #8 - 936)

[sturdy rapids]

looks really interesting now vs how it started, thanks for all the help

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 937)

[sturdy rapids]

Is there a way to completely remove certain red veins? I tried overall reducing their impact with selective color and mask but there some i'd like to remove all together and have the area look like blank sclera.

[dire crystal]

just use remove tool on a new layer

@sturdy rapids

[sturdy rapids]

worked way better than i thought it would

[river otter]

Hey there!
Question about actions:

So, I have an action that I made a while ago, and the last step involves adding a curves adjustment layer and setting certain values. Well, those values are wrong, and I've figured out what the actual curve should be. Is there a way to replace that last step of the action with my new curves layer?

[merry linden]

anyone know why i get this random border around everything i make

[vapid flume]

Can you share a full screeshot of the Photoshop interface? With the layers panel visible. It's easier to spot things that may happen

[vapid flume]

You can double click on that step in the action list, which will open the curves action associated with it, in which you will be able to correct the data. And it will save it (so if you need to keep the first action intact, I'd suggest to duplicate it first)

[vapid flume]

Scroll down here if you want to find the exact step by step
(it's old but still relevant)
https://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/photoshop-actions/editing-an-action/

[opal moss]

maybe this was asked before, but i can't seem to find it.

but is there a way for me to open dds files in my macbook photoshop?

i understand in windows, it should be easy, just download from nvidia or intel.

any workaround for macos?

[vapid flume]

I am not a Mac user (nor a DDS files one to be honest) but there should be a plug-in available

Let me try to find that

Check this thread, in case it helps
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/open-edit-save-dds-files/td-p/12757780

And someone added that in another related thread, which might help as well

[vapid flume]

Sorry I just realised that the link I shared was for Windows... My bad.
Let me ask around

Which Mac version do you have?

[tender sky]

i would like to reduce this down to 6 colors for screen printing, but everything has so many shades, what is the best approach to this?

black , white, red, purple, pink, light purple would be my cohices

[vapid flume]

Are they vector shapes?

You know you can have more colours than the number of passes with screen print? You create the extra layers by blending them and also using halftones

Granted it's a massive hassle 🙂

The quick way would be to try the "posterise" adjustment (either a new adjustment layer or a new adjustment on a merged layer and reduce the number of colour to - say - 6
But it will give you only an estimated "look" to which you can built on your re-colour process.

The screenprinter will need to do a separation using the channels (basically export the channels as files, one by one)

There is a certain amount of shading in that image that will need to be replicated by other menas - ie: Halftones)

here is how it looks with the posterise effect, so particularly on the face, if you want to fix that, it will have to be either halftones to simulate the gradient, or a gradiated - say - purple layer, at lower opacity, so it gradually blends with the skin tone

So if relatively easy to redo them by hand, if the shapes are vector, it will be a drag if you have to recolour by hand.

I think it will be better to ask to the person who screen-prints it for you, and see if they can make it work with lowering the opacity of some bits and use the blending nature of some screenprinting inks

as in skintone+ light opacity purple will give you a darker tone in parts

[viral palm]

Around everything or just Shapes made with shape tools
It could be dash stroke with pattern... As @vapid flume andrine said a screenshot of the whole Photoshop UI could help!

[tender sky]

they do not blend any inks

no overprint option like that

i already asked

its maximum 5 color process

[vapid flume]

OK< what about the rest of the questions then?

Vector? Ratser?

[tender sky]

i convert all the imagse to vector before i send usually

and i separate the layers

but they said i can send them a raster image and they could work on it

these are not ordinarily printed shrits

they are all over print shirts have many restrictions

[vapid flume]

I cannot see any other option than to recolor manually, but it should be easy with vector shapes. For the gradients, you will have to convert those bits into halftone to mimic the gradient

[tender sky]

should i use a halftone brush as a rasterr first

and then vector it

[vapid flume]

No, you need to create a half tone from one of the channels

[tender sky]

how do i do that

[vapid flume]

Manually, with the mode>bitmap

[tender sky]

what about t he effect pixelate halftone functioN?

[vapid flume]

Honestly, I would do in Illustrator, and then create the separation in Photoshop once the rest is done

or ask them to convert it on their end, that's something they might do, screenprinters usually do that

[tender sky]

well id rather learn how to do it myself

so how do id o this mode bitmap stuff

i will practice it rn

[vapid flume]

I will try to get you a tutorial, not sure if it's still available

[tender sky]

is it an ilustrator or ps tool?

btw the screenprinters said

if i use a halftone brush

[vapid flume]

This is in Photoshop

[tender sky]

they would print it the same way

what they said was for the halftone dots, they make it hollow and fill it with that color

so it would be an empty hole

i have some examples sec

[vapid flume]

But the bitmap function transforms gradient into the relevant halftone gradation, if you use a brush, you will not convert the gradient, you will brush on it

absolutely not the same thing

[tender sky]

anyway let me try what youre talking about

[vapid flume]

I will need to go soon anyway, I will try to get you the tutorial

[tender sky]

ill see what they say

ok

[vapid flume]

that's a continuous tone image, converted (and not painted over) as an halftone: it's a converstion

[tender sky]

heres antoher one

so this one was yellow and blue over a green color

[vapid flume]

https://screenprintdirect.com/blogs/screen_printing_101/preparing-artwork-in-adobe-photoshop-for-screen-printing-halftones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-ao63_2dyg

[tender sky]

they made the entire image half tone though

☠️

[vapid flume]

at the end, the screenprinter will probably need 5 PDF files from the different channels, so you need to export the channels as separate files

[vapid flume]

Of course!

the plain colours will be all white, the bloacked areas will be all black, and the shading will be with little dots

like on a newspaper

[tender sky]

im not halftoningg the entire picture

just parts of her face

how does this help me

[vapid flume]

Do how you wish then!

I need to go

cheers!

[hushed niche]

You could also use the spot removal tool on anew layer, set the tool to sample this layer and below. Then you can adjust the opacity or blend mode of said layer.

[tender sky]

anyone else 👁️

[tame cape]

Please show a fullscreen screenshot with selected shape and visible control bar. It could be something like this, for example:

[fringe wren]

How do they draw so well inside the vectors? my lines dont look anything close to the ones on the left. i really cant figure out what brushes to use and how or if to blend it in really

painting over vectors in photoshop in general looks quite bad and always smudged, i really dont know

[merry axle]

how would i be able to recreate this without drawing thousands of lines?

are there shapes and effects that achieve this look?

it doesnt need to be exact, just resembleing a neural network in the brain

[grizzled slate]

hey i am wanting to print some stuff onto a shirt and im wondering how to make the designs print ready and what should i do before hand so its the best quality possible

i am new to this stuff by the way i been using mostly gimp and canva

also i been doing just text based designs

[tender sky]

printing with what

[viral palm]

Most of design like the one you've shared were probably made in a vector based app (like Adobe Illustrator)

[viral palm]

We (Sandrine and I) already asked for whole UI screenshot... The user probably left for the day and will come back later (or not)😉

[tender sky]

can you help me with my halftone issue franck

[viral palm]

Hum... I'm sorry but I'm not really experienced with printing process... I'm a 99.9% Digital user...Sorry

[hushed niche]

I’ve seen several posts but do not understand exact you are asking for…

[tender sky]

i need to make halftones to simulate another color

they said i couldnt use a halftone brush

when screenprinters print the transparencies it doesnt relaly matter cause they separate the colors by layers

so i dont see why i would need to use something besides a halftone brush

[hushed niche]

Look for filter.>render>fibers. But I’d rather look at substance’s 3D shaders, another Adobe product (not part of the creative suite)

[tender sky]

and i need to halftone certain sections of the image not the whole image

[hushed niche]

Wait, didn’t you ask this recently in the Illustrator Discord? It rings a bell.

[hushed niche]

You could select a part of the image and use a halftoning filter, with so so results, as Sandrine already described. But I’d use the Illustrator Phantasm plugin by Astute graphics for complete control.

[tender sky]

is it free to use?

[hushed niche]

Yes, how will it be printed? Silkscreening? Or vinyl cut? Or inkjet then thermal print?

[tender sky]

149$ a year 🙁

[hushed niche]

No, it is a commercial plugin. But I would go to your print shop and ask what they recommend for the color separation, it is a profession/craft by itself, that has service providers for those issues. https://t-bizcolorseps.com

[viral palm]

Found this interresting video on how to use channel to create separation for screen printing... Perhaps it could help you (particularly if you have a number of color limitation)...🤞
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7-HVhFw0Js

[tender sky]

im making halftones

what does this have to do with color separation

[iron isle]

Hi

[tender sky]

@hushed niche the color separation isnt the issue

its only 6 colors

im trying to make halftones to simulate more colors

anyway ill just use a brush

or the halftone effect in illustrator

[iron isle]

i think halftone effect is better then u can add some small touches w/ the brush

[grizzled slate]

It'll be screen printed but I was recommended dft because I'm not planning to sell so wouldn't need a bundle of quantity but I'd like to screen print because I heard the quality is better

[grizzled slate]

Screen printing but maybe dft I'm gonna have a printing service do it for me

[tame cape]

You are on the official Adobe Photoshop server
<@&548221840750018590>

[hushed niche]

This is the official Photoshop server

lol

[warm creek]

sorry...

[hushed niche]

Would you go to a bank to ask how to open their safes ?

[tender sky]

zombie how many colors are you doing

[warm creek]

sorry

[hushed niche]

Dft ?

[warm creek]

how much cost it will be...

[grizzled slate]

Oh mb its dtf direct transfer but I prefer screen printing but up to the shop I guess

[grizzled slate]

Gonna be doing one for now

[hushed niche]

Ok, direct to film

[grizzled slate]

Ohh that's what it means yeah that

I wanna make sure the image im using is basically good to be blown up

What steps do I need to do before hand n stuff

[hushed niche]

If you are a student, there are interesting rates, and your school might even have licenses, if you study design/photo

[tender sky]

DTF one color? whats the point

[warm creek]

yes im student... they r not providing originals

[tender sky]

DTF is really cheap

[hushed niche]

You told us it’s text base designs, do you have an example? If it is just single color text, vinyl cut is the way to go…

[hushed niche]

A good case for [e-mail]

[ripe quest]

Seems like we shouldn't have to explain why we don't allow these types of discussions. But I can clarify if need be. :)

[warm creek]

means ?

[hushed niche]

See the rates here, you might need to change to your country.

https://www.adobe.com/education.html#

[grizzled slate]

here it is im gonna basically put gold foil over this so its just gold

is this print ready?

[hushed niche]

It’s not a service for creators to teach them one can steal software. Then what about the students/artist creations?

[hushed niche]

In this case, I’d work in illustrator, output vectors for vinyl cut, there is gold finishing too.

[hushed niche]

(It is an email address)

[grizzled slate]

i dont think i need gold finishing because the gold foil is gonna go on irl but the text is gonna be in gold so when the foil wears off itll be gold under you know and what do you mean output vectors

i am new to this stuff by the way

i wouldnt be able to just send the printing service this image n expect the quality on the shirt to be good?

i made the resolution higher and stuff also i know i have to set it to 300 dpi probably still

[hushed niche]

This find of work should rather be done in Illustrator a vector design program, and not a pixel based one: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/image-essentials.html

[grizzled slate]

Ohh okay thank you so much

Imma do it there

[hushed niche]

That said, contact your print shop I gave you the theory, they know how it works in practice with their machines/srtup.

[grizzled slate]

Is vinyl cut something a print shop would do?

Yeah I contacted one for a quote I can just ask them some stuff also

I'm gonna use BNB printing service

[hushed niche]

Some of them, yes. The same machine can be used for t-shirts or to wrap a car, the materials differ. Nowadays they are often called cricut https://www.creativebloq.com/buying-guides/best-vinyl-cutter-machines

[grizzled slate]

Oh okay that's interesting

[echo ore]

how could i snap all these smart objects to this grid in one fell swoop?

made a rookie mistake and designed it without the grid initially

but i want all of the pngs to be the size of the squares dimension wise and fit into the grid. Would I have to go in manually and align each one or is there an easier way to do what im trying to do?

[viral palm]

You can create a selection from the first cell of your Row/Column then select all elements of this row/column with the move tool active (V) then hold CTRL+SHIFT and click on the elements you want to align.Then use the align icons to align selected elements on the selection...
Hope the short video will help you to understand what I mean...

[dry locust]

Anyone know where I can find Free Die Cut Sticker Mockups?

[sturdy rapids]

what would be the best way to create catchlights like these?

[ripe quest]

Paint them.

[ripe quest]

"Mockups?"

[fierce glen]

Hi, can someone help me imitate a font style?

[iron isle]

Yeah, which one?

[opal moss]

Hey @vapid flume

Thanks much for the response.
Sorry just read it.
Yeah everything seems for windows.
Kinda surprising DDS files are not "common" files to be edited in macs.

adobe photoshop v26.10
i'm using the latest macos tahoe 26.0.1, if that matters.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1040)

[rocky plume]

Yes! Thank you, I have not looked into that Layers menu for that Reset Transformation call 🙂 nice!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1041)

[ivory rampart]

I think it’s related to who developed this format as its microsoft proprietary format

Mainly used in 3d apps and game engines

[vapid flume]

Glad it helped!

[vapid flume]

I am trying to contact someone who used to build plugins for that very purpose but they haven't answered yet.
I checked on Adobe's marketplace for other plugin and no luck so far. I will try to find other things.
I will also try to ask on some 3D forums.

Alternatively, do you want to try asking the question on the Photoshop forum?

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

[opal moss]

ohh that makes sense.
didn't know this.
yeah, dds files i want to open/save-as are from a PC game.

[ivory rampart]

Probably it will be easier to ask someone to open that file on windows for you

[vapid flume]

I asked on a 3D forum I'm in

[opal moss]

Oh wow, thanks so much for the effort!
You really didn’t have to go that far. Haha.

I was just hoping someone here might have a quick answer or already have the DDS plugin on hand for macOS. I didn’t realize DDS isn’t that common on Mac.

But that’s fine, I still have a Windows desktop with Photoshop. I mainly use my Mac for work and was just hoping I could do some DDS Photoshop work during work hours. 😄

For now, I’ll just do what I can on my Mac, then transfer the PSD file to my Windows desktop to export as DDS.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1042)

[vapid flume]

I have asked around, if I hear something, I'll report back!
You probably had bonus points for asking nicely 🙂

[opal moss]

Much appreciated! 💪🏼

[oak perch]

I have this lion icon, i want to change the colors but my problem is between the blue and the white there are variations of blue, is there a easy way I can change all of these variations of blue to the same blue?

I cant manage to get rid of that hard edge because it has like 20 different blue tones

[vapid flume]

It's because it's been compressed as a Jpeg, from what is likely a vector object.
A real logo is always vector.
So you can try multiple ways

• try to vectorise it in Illustrator (image trace) and ask it to reduce to 2 colours (or even just one, since the white could be the paper colour)
• reduce the number of colours in photoshop to two, using image>adjustment>posterise. It could work on this image
• select only the white with the magic wand with a tolerance of 1, and invert the selection to fill the rest with the same blue.
• retrace it with the pen tool in order to get a proper, scalable, usable vector logo...

personally, I would try number 1, and if it doesn't work, try the last one.

Did you create it, was it provided by someone else? If the latter, that person should be able to give you a vector file (.ai, .eps, .svg etc...)

[oak perch]

• I dont have illustrator right now
• tried the posterise option: did mostly a good job, it reduced the 20 different blue tones to like 5, but still not perfect unfortunately
• Magic wand way kinda doesnt work too well because the white apparently has some different tones too, so the shape of the lion gets destroyed kinda

I generated the Image with ChatGPT. Tried to get it as a vectorised image but the AI is not able to do that, always messes up something

[vapid flume]

Yes, that's why there is still a need for crafty people in the industry 🙂

Try to posterise using only 2 colours and then the magic wand workflow

Or try the posterise and then upload it to this vector converter
https://new.express.adobe.com/home/tools/convert-to-svg

it's free

the thing is, with Illustrator image trace, you can reduce the number of colours but you can't on this online converter, so you need to make sure you only have two colours there first

[oak perch]

Posterising + Magic wand worked well, thanks a lot!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1043)

[oak perch]

I see, i will give this method a try too, thank you

[vapid flume]

Glad it worked, the edges are really jagged, but the svg converter will likely smooth out a bit.
If you have the choice, try to have them downloaded as PNG, as there will not be compression and is likely to be cleaner in the output.

If one day you would decide to retrace it with the pen tool, since it's a symmetrical design, you only have to draw one half of it, and then copy, flip and position correctly. It saves a lot of time!

[oak perch]

Yea it turned it into this:
im struggling a bit to get into photoshop in one piece but i will figure that out

[west barn]

I can't get the generate tool to follow the hair's style. Is there a way to generate a promp from a selection?
If not it would be awesome if somebody who can make it happen would do this. I've got to sign up for some other tool

[vapid flume]

Generally you can select first annd them input the prompt either in the contextual bar or the generation panel

That's how I have been using GenAi within Photoshop, always select first

That said, I never "create" things from scratch, just adding or removing stuff from a photo.
Usual guidelines of selecting precisely and at the same time selecting a bit more than what you need applies here.
The better the selection, the more accurate is the result.
Selecting a bit more will mean that the engine will take the surrounding area into account to generate the result.
Sometimes it's just about creating the right selection as much as the right prompt

Maybe someone with a better understanding of GenAi will give you a more detailed answer!

[bold galleon]

While perhaps you want to learn how to utilize generation, in this case it might be simpler/quicker to copy the left side of image and copy it onto the right side. My route was copying it, flipping it and using an inverted mask to paint the hair in after I lined it up. If you find it too symmetrical you could do things like warp/liquify.

[viral palm]

If the only goal is to change the color, you also could try to use Chanels to make a clean selection=> turn it in an inverted mask on a solid color layer... Doing so you'll be able to adjust colors afterwards.

[shrewd zenith]

I cant create new files and idk why

I tried It with different versions and nothing

[vapid flume]

Can you explain further? Do you have an error message, can you describe the steps you are taking that leads to "I can't create new files"
Can you share relevant screenshots?

[shrewd zenith]

Its Just as simple as i say, i log into Photoshop i click on new files i put on the resolution that i want and stuff and them nothing happens

[oak perch]

That video helps a lot, thank you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 938)

[shrewd zenith]

I cant send u screenshots at this moment becouse im outside

[vapid flume]

Can you share a screenshot of what you see when you craete a new file (before you click to "create")

Because the solution maybe in there, but I can't answer your question without knowing more

[shrewd zenith]

When i click create nothing happens literally

Ill record a clip when i get home

[vapid flume]

Yes, but what kind of settings there is, that's the question.

Also always check you're on the latest version (26.11)
You can check by going to Help>about photoshop (and also in the CC app)

[shrewd zenith]

@vapid flume

latest version

uhm

wait i solved it

i just changed centimeters to pixels xd

[thick tangle]

hello guys

just a quick question...

why is my acrobat so laggy?

i have this .pdf file and i wanted to use the Edit a PDF "function"

but when i do it all starts to lag, everything is so slow and there is no way i can work like that

is it just for me or somebody else have this issue too?

[craggy steppe]

No what happened to the pink and blue😭

Can you make the pink and blue normal please?

[mental kiln]

low resolution bro ://

[ivory rampart]

It looks like you inverted whole image

[ripe quest]

So you don't have Photoshop and you're asking for someone to create this for you? Is that correct?

[craggy steppe]

Yea

[ripe quest]

This channel is for people seeking help with the app. Please make project requests in the #💬chat-general channel.

[ripe quest]

If someone is interested in working on it, they might reach out to you.

[craggy steppe]

Sorry didn't know that

[ripe quest]

I noticed some flakiness with Acrobat. I completely uninstalled and reinstalled it.

[thick tangle]

i did that

[vapid flume]

That's genuinely what I wanted to see 🙂

[thick tangle]

but acrobat seems to work normally only the Edit PDF seems to be really really laggy

there is like a 30sec delay maybe more with every press of my keyboard

[ripe quest]

I couldn't even edit. After reinstalling it, now it works as expected. Not sure what else to say about it.

[thick tangle]

Hmm okay thanks anyways ...

[vapid flume]

I barely use Acrobat, but when I need to edit things, I've noticed that if I cut my internet access it gets better. I have no explanation!

[ripe quest]

Maybe the AI features they put in there. Probably reaching out to the cloud to analyze the doc.

[vapid flume]

THat's what I thought, but I can't be sure

Worth trying?

[ripe quest]

I suppose if you want it to summarize a large document. Generally, I don't use the AI features in there.

[woeful bluff]

Hello a I have a problem with my adobe, someone can help me ?

[ripe quest]

You take this one Sandrine. ☝️ My Francais is terrible. :D

Guess not.

[ripe quest]

Can you tell me what this says in English? Is it a internet connection issue? Are you signed in to an Adobe Acccount?

[woeful bluff]

Adobe Photoshop

⚠️ Are you connected to the Internet?

We can’t verify the status of your subscription.

We’re unable to reach Adobe servers. You might not be connected to the Internet. Check your Internet connection, then try again below.
If you continue to experience problems, see our connection troubleshooting guide.
Error code: 12015.

[Retry]  [Quit Photoshop]

[blazing knoll]

hi people! i am new to photoshop and this is a very embarrasing question to ask but how can i put artboards together so that they dont do this (overlap) ? 💀 chatgpt does not help me

[ripe quest]

The first and easiest thing to try is: open the Creative Cloud app and sign out of the Adobe Account. Then reboot the computer. When Windows comes back online, open the CC app, sign in and then try to launch Photoshop again.

[ripe quest]

Are you using a VPN or some Firewall that is blocking Adobe Creative Cloud?

[ripe quest]

If you grab the Artboard Tool (usually located under the Move Tool) you should be able to select and move the artboards around.

[blazing knoll]

thank you , the thing is i want to put them super close next to each other but they overlap :-(

[woeful bluff]

no vpn just windows firewall

[ripe quest]

Disable the Firewall temporarily to see if that that is what's causing this.

[ripe quest]

I would try these things in order to see if they resolve the issue.

Sign In and Out of Creative Cloud
Open the Adobe Creative Cloud application and sign out of your account. Reboot Windows. Sign back in, and then try launching Photoshop again.

Disable VPNs and Firewalls
Temporarily disable your VPN and any third-party antivirus or firewall software. Check if the issue is resolved by trying to use Photoshop while these are disabled.

Check Your Hosts File
Open Notepad as an administrator.
Go to File > Open and navigate to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts.
Delete any lines related to Adobe servers (e.g., 0.0.0.0 adobe.com). Save the file and restart Photoshop.

[ripe quest]

I don't know what "super close" means but you can reposition them on the Workspace. Eventually, super close will become "overlapping." Not sure what else to say about that.

[woeful bluff]

Thanks u

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3155)

[viral palm]

Perhaps could be an "Opera" user issue too(?)

[ripe quest]

I doubt it if Photoshop is already installed.

[viral palm]

So true!... sorry

[hushed niche]

Do you mean that it worked?
I’d post in here for further help: https://community.adobe.com/t5/account-payment-plan/ct-p/ct-account-payment-and-plan

or https://community.adobe.com/t5/download-install/ct-p/ct-download-and-install?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all

[sturdy rapids]

is there a way for me to extract just the catchlights from this image? I also wanted to find a way to afterwards have each individual light be its own movable object, not sure if that is possible.

[ripe quest]

You could select, copy and paste them. You could also just make a new layer and trace over them with white using a soft round brush. Then add a bit of blur.

[dire crystal]

first, select the entire area with catchlights, then go to select>color range>highlights, it will select all white parts, increase/decrease range as per your preferences, and you will get a selection of just the catch lights. duplicate this new layer multiple times, and use different masks for different individually movable catchlights.

@sturdy rapids

[sturdy rapids]

wicked

[ripe quest]

It would be easiest to just paint them. Making selections and doing all of that seems pointless.

They are essentially ellipses with soft edges.

[viral palm]

100% agree with D.Humann I would paint them on their separate layers so you could adjust positions and opacity afterwards and independantly...

[sturdy rapids]

its nice to know both methods

i dont know anything about photoshop im like a child, i take notes on everything that's shared with me though

[dire crystal]

sure, but he wanted to "extract" catch lights from a given image, painting them new is not extraction, so my solution is not pointless in this particular query.

[ripe quest]

Attempting to make selections of tiny objects like that generally will not turn out well. It would be easier to spend the time adjusting your brush(es). Then you can have a brush to make them whenever you need to.

But do whatever you think is the best use of your time.

[sturdy rapids]

that makes since, in the future if an image has a single catchlight that i like and want to use then it would be easier then having one that is broken up.

I saw someone do that once but didnt know how to recreate the effect

[ripe quest]

Its as I said. Soft Round Brush. Simple as that.

[mighty zealot]

hello guys, i use the ruller to remove a text, after that i used the stamp tool but now i have big change in the color gradiant, i there a tool to make a more smooth fade for this sky ?

maybe with fusion mask ?

[dire crystal]

just use the remove tool over the bad part

@mighty zealot

you talking abou just the red-marked part or the whole white-marked section? @mighty zealot

[mighty zealot]

no, the fade in the sky. with the stamp tool the sky have like cloud of color

and i want it to be more smooth

[dire crystal]

somehting like this?

[mighty zealot]

yeah its better

[runic heath]

anyone know how to get photoshop for free?

[dire crystal]

not the right place for this question lmao

[paper blaze]

Hi everyone. I'm working on cleaning up an AI image and I'm trying to figure out how to remove some excess details. Does anyone have a good tutorial or a good method for removing excess details such as those in this glove?

[mighty zealot]

yoooo

[ripe quest]

Get someone to pay for your subscription. Get a job at Adobe.

[runic heath]

where then?

[dire crystal]

I want a job at adobe, how do I do that?

[runic heath]

i got it for free before so that why im askin

[ripe quest]

Send Human Resources your resume/CV.

[dire crystal]

idk, not here

[runic heath]

bet

[ripe quest]

Don't ask for pirated software where.

If you continue to discuss that topic, you'll be removed.

[dire crystal]

how do I contact HR? are they on discord?

[paper blaze]

Is there a channel here that might be better to ask my question about excess details?

[ripe quest]

No. You would go to the Adobe website. Find the careers page. Search for available opportunities in your region of the world. Locate a position that you're qualified for. Apply for the position.

[ripe quest]

This is the channel..

[dire crystal]

thanks dude

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3156)

[paper blaze]

Thank you 🙂

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3157)

[ripe quest]

However, I'm not sure what you're asking for. "Fixing" a terrible AI image requires skills in Photoshop. What is your skill level?

[paper blaze]

Intermediate

[ripe quest]

Why would you "fix" that image instead of just generating a new one?

[paper blaze]

I'm just looking for a technique that might work. I like the composition of this image, and generating a new one has subtle changes that I dont care for. Also, im not super familiar with photoshops AI so I'm not sure if I can use that to remove the details

[ripe quest]

There isn't any automatic method that is going to "remove the details" as you are putting it. Generate a new image using that one.

That image is a mess, to be perfectly honest. Its not coherent at all. What details would you remove?

[paper blaze]

The image will be on a 2 inch challenge coin so a lot of the details aren't super important.

[ripe quest]

I would try to use a different AI attempting to clarify and define the image. However, even that probably wouldn't do a good enough job without changing the image too much. Thus, I would just create a new image.

[dire crystal]

wait @paper blaze I'll show you a trick, let me record my screen

[paper blaze]

🙏 thank you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @dire crystal (current: #490 - 3)

[dire crystal]

here ya go

@paper blaze

[paper blaze]

Oh interesting! I'm going to play around with that. I think I could fine tune that a bit and make it work. Thanks ido!

[dire crystal]

you can fine tune the values in the filter as per your liking and also play with the mask opacity

@paper blaze

make sure to make the duplicate layer a smart object so you can adjust the filter's values later

[spark glacier]

I need help, when I use brush clear mode it on something I did with the brush like just painting on something it just erased the thing I painted on like making him transparent instead of erasing things I did with the brush

[dire crystal]

make a new layer before painting with the brush, its happening because you're probably painting on the same layer

@spark glacier

[spark glacier]

o ok

[spark glacier]

It works thanks :DDD

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @dire crystal (current: #385 - 4)

[slow echo]

Hello, how do i make a logo of a raw car photo i took? So I can have it printed out of hoodies and shirts?

[loud vale]

Hello, I am wondering, what would be the best process to make the logo seem more at one with the picture I added it to?

[dire crystal]

take down the luminosity of the greens, looks artificial being brighter than the white color next to it

[slow echo]

@dire crystal I been getting into car photography and was wondering should I be editing on photo shop and Adobe lightroom? Or just lightroom?

[dire crystal]

lightroom is more efficient and time saving if you dont have to make a lot of changes to the image, just the colors/adjustments etc, and some other minimal touchups, go for PS if you want to change objects, do more drastic changes etc

[slow echo]

What do you mean by drastic changes?

[dire crystal]

like if you want to change the car, remove a lot of things, add objects from other images, basically changing the entire image

[dire crystal]

look at this

[slow echo]

Ohh okay okay good to know!

Also how do I make logos? I want to make a logo of my brothers car to have hoodies printed out to surprise him but I'm struggling with making the car into a logo

[dire crystal]

make it in vector, use Adobe Illustrator

[slow echo]

I was trying but I was struggling so much I don't understand it too much

I tried videos and they don't help alot

[loud vale]

Looks much better, my first time wokring on a thing of this type as I usually do simpler graphics but still far from perfect

[quiet dune]

can someone help me please I am struggling with some safety form for work..

[dire crystal]

yep, looks a lot better. one more suggestion, try a darken/multiply blending mode on the logo on the white surface.

[dire crystal]

tell me

[dire crystal]

DM me

[loud vale]

After multiply, also. any suggetsions for the car, it still feels off

[dire crystal]

yea the car is not at a right spot for this camera angle, try changing positon and size of the car

[opal nacelle]

Im trying to save my project and this is all i get, any idea on why i cant save properly?

[dire crystal]

check if your system ram has enough space, never seen this before, but the ' * ' next to project name means the project has unsaved changes so its deffinately not saving, not even in background

or maybe just try hitting "return" when this pops up to see what happens

@opal nacelle

[opal nacelle]

I think creative cloud is struggling to sync as i have lots of free space but the cloud icon in CC is just spinning

been like this for a few hours now

i guess ill have to wait until its done

[dire crystal]

how's your internet spped? library sync should not take this long

[vapid flume]

Sometimes logging off and on again helps

[opal nacelle]

ill give it a try

[vapid flume]

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/creative-cloud/apps/troubleshoot/known-and-fixed-issues/known-and-fixed-issues.html

you can also check the troubleshooting section there

[opal nacelle]

in my office its quite slow, so imma bring my laptop somewhere better but also i havent used this specific macbook in a few months but ive used photoshop and illustrator on another one, so there is a lot to sync

[vapid flume]

There is a 3rd element in that sometimes there are maintenance slowdowns, that you can check here
https://status.adobe.com/

[dire crystal]

oh, but library sync just syncs your presets/brushes etc, not the project files. thats done when you open a specific project. thats why I said library sync shouldnt take this long

[dire crystal]

office internet might be the culprit here, as saving a project will need a better speed

[opal nacelle]

i moved to a better spot and library is synced but its still not saving

i actually have 2 saving windows now too

and photoshop crashed :/ darn

[dire crystal]

okay quick question, what macbook youre using

[opal nacelle]

M1 Pro 2021 16gb ram

[dire crystal]

2021 should be good, older than 2016 CPUs were an issue about an year ago, they were facing the same issue as you are.

[opal nacelle]

Does photoshop do regular backups? so you can possibly recover a file?

[dire crystal]

yes, you should have a recovered document if you didnt change default settings

just reopen PS

[gloomy jasper]

Hi I got a question and cant find the answer online.
Today suddenly my photoshop starts lagging when I want to do something with the Text tool.
I didn't do anything new, no new fonds or anything since I used it last time (yesterday) and then it all just worked smoothly.

It's only for the text tool, I got 0 problems with the other tools.
Does someone have an idea how to fix it?
using CS6

[silent frost]

could you edit an image for me? itll take like 2 mins to do I think

I cant do it myself because i have no idea how

[dire crystal]

sure, hmu

[opal nacelle]

it opened blank, no file automatically recovered :/

[dire crystal]

i feel you, adobe gods have cursed you today

[opal nacelle]

the autorecover folder is also empty

[dire crystal]

i was about to ask you to check there

damn how long did you work on it?

[opal nacelle]

idk tbh but maybe 1.5 hours

[vapid flume]

Sorry it happened to you. Just a thought for next time. Auto-recoverey, as far as I rememeber, will only be triggered if the file has been saved at least once

[dire crystal]

that interesting to know, I have a habit of saving while I create the document/import an image by hitting command+J and then command+S, and then start working on it.

[opal nacelle]

well it was the first save that failed :P so that was unfortunate

[vapid flume]

So you absolutely need to save your file when you open it, or just started adding a new layer.
One thing I do to help, is when I open an image, I always duplicate the background layer

• first of all, it serves as a backup, I also usually lock it (and if it's a background layer, it's already locked) and hide it. That way, no matter how I might mess up my file, I'll always have the original secure.

• Duplicating the layer makes the file automatically "save as", instead of "save", because only a .psd, .psb or .tiff can be saved as layered files. That will automatically ask you for a new location and new name when you will try to save, hence avoiding to overwrite an original PNG or JPEG.

• Once saved, you will see your file changing status and name in the tab name, you will know you are working on the right version
  Also check out for the star icon there (see screenshot), the star indicates the file isn't saved.

I get into the habit of saving everytime I do something important to the file....

[vapid flume]

You shouldn't be saving after 1 hour and a half of hard work. I know it's easy to say after the fact. I'm sure everybody here, even the veterans learned it the hard way. Consider it a list of mistakes you have to do, that is now hopefully ticked off the list 🙂

Even if it wasn't the software fault, stuff happens: Power outage, emergency, hardware fault... When you work on commercial stuff, you learn pretty quickly to save often. It becomes second nature, like looking in the rear mirror when you drive, you really have to hammer it down and you will soon doing it through muscle memory.

[opal nacelle]

Yeah i know i tried to save a few times earlier but nothing happened and i thought it was just internet that was bad so i just kept working and moved into another part of the building with better internet, and whilst trying to troubleshoot i kept working on it so. Im a very frequent Ctrl+S'er and turn on as many backup features as i can when i find them

so i tried to save maybe 30 times lol

[vapid flume]

Did you set up the file to be saved locally or through the creative cloud?

[opal nacelle]

it never got that far, every time i tried to save i just got a blank window popping up

i tried to close other programs, made sure i had enough free storage, i had internet, i was logged into creative cloud and all that

i unplugged my sd card just in case it got confused about storage spaces and everything :P

[vapid flume]

I'm asking because it would have had nothing to do with your internet connection if you tried to save locally.

Try to see if you see your file here
https://www.adobe.com/files/
It can't hurt checking

[opal nacelle]

yeah i know, but i usually save on Dropbox via Finder, so i have to choose "Save On This Computer" and then choose the correct Dropbox location. which saves locally until its uploaded to dropbox, then it is only a shortcut file locally i believe. But the save window was completely blank

[opal nacelle]

wasnt there either, but there were a lot of other files that i havent seen in a while lol, thanks :D

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1045)

[west barn]

Oh wow! , thanks you 🙂

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bold galleon (current: #34 - 62)

[fringe wren]

Are these made in photoshop or ilustrator?

[viral palm]

I would say probably with a vector based software like Adobe Illustrator (99.9% sure) ...
Even if you can achieve something similar with photoshop Illustrator is way more efficient for this type of work...

[ripe quest]

If I were making these, I would use Adobe Illustrator. Then they would be crisp, clean vector graphics that could be scaled to any size without any fear of quality loss.

[iron isle]

Well, it could be a purchase problem due to some updates or something 😕

Like, a prob in the version u have

I feel pity for you, 1.5 hours for nothing 😕

[civic cape]

Kind of a very basic question but If I have a thing of text on Photoshop how do I select that text to both type in it and change the font?

[distant marlin]

Hey there.
So maybe (hopefully) someone has a solution to this.
Whenever i try to open PS it freezes and crashes. I already uninstalled/reinstalled everything and it always crashes on "loading brushes". This happens already since a few weeks now. To be able to "maybe" (means if i'm lucky enough) a file i have to do a full restart of my PC. I won't be able to start PS a second time after that.

[vapid flume]

Select the text tool and click where the text is (It needs to be editable text of course!)
to change the font, select the text by draging the mouse along the letters and check at the top of the interface where you'll see the font and size for you to change

These are very basic stuff, If you're stuck with stuff like this, go to "help">"hands-on tutorial" and then choose beginner in the drop down menu, you will get a very well made intro to the basic functions

[civic cape]

How do you tell if it's editable text?

I am concerned the text I have is not editable

[vapid flume]

There is a bug going round (that I experienced myself, the team is working on it). You need to close Photoshop, relaunch it (it should work), go to edit>preferences>performance, and in the GPU submenu, disable GPU compositing.

See the bug report here
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/p-photoshop-26-11-freeze-at-launch-on-reading-brushes-amp-building-color-conversion-tables/idc-p/15532062/page/3#M127505
(bug reports needs to be done in the Photoshop forum, which is read by Adobe employees, this server isn't. I just happened to have had the same issue, that why I can help)

Installing and reinstalling does nothing to the problem

[distant marlin]

thx. it is really annoying. i guess it came in with an update?
if it ever let me open PS again i will see if i get there xD

[vapid flume]

Just give us a screenshot of the whole interface of Photoshop, with your document open, with the layers panel visible.
That way I can tell you if it's editable
When posting here it's always the right thing to do: Post screenshots of the whole window. Many things can be sorted, just my looking at the different information we can see.

[vapid flume]

Yes, latest update, the patch should come soon as I've heard. If you don't work with complex compositing, disabling the menu won't do any difference for you

[distant marlin]

thx for saving my sanity 👍

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1046)

[warm creek]

anyone

?

@hushed niche

[civic cape]

I figured it out I am just entirely new to photoshop and my class has us doing some simple introductory assignments but I am inept in understanding editing software so I am struggling to figure out entirely the process of how to flow through with this. I get a general idea of what it is asking I just don't know every feature to emulate what it is asking of this.

[mild garnet]

hi , what is this symbol, i ve enabled whatever it is by accident, random key mash ig

[civic cape]

Does anyone know how to highlight or label areas in a photo?

[molten idol]

Hey y'all, hopw your day's going well?
I was following this tutorial... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruRquB6eSfs&pp=ygUSTXIgQmVhc3QgdGh1bWJuYWls0gcJCfwJAYcqIYzv

And something seems to have gone wrong 😅

[mild garnet]

solved, real finicky little thing

[civic cape]

Is there anyone I can talk to voice to voice to answer a few questions about how to plan through a few basic excercises I am trying to do? Been struggling with figuring out how to work through a few questions I am having.

[sturdy rapids]

Which one of these is more appealing?

[ripe quest]

Please use #📝project-feedback for this sort of thing.

[sturdy rapids]

ty i will

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3158)

[ripe quest]

You can ask specific Photoshop-related questions here. If someone knows the answer and is available to help, they will probably reply.

[opal nacelle]

well that would be my supervisors fault then as its a work account 😳

[opal nacelle]

i got to export so i got a pic out of it, so that's at least good

[viral palm]

Better?... You could draw a new one... or find a better camera icon and replace it...

[viral palm]

I would suggest you to search for reference on internet and make your own with simple shapes...
Adding round corners to your shapes could also help your icon to match with the man icon...

[hushed niche]

Can you share some context? You can’t uninstall? The sledgehammer option is the creative cloud cleaner tool. https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/apps/troubleshoot/diagnostics-repair-tools/run-creative-cloud-cleaner-tool.html

[granite basin]

Yeah, that looks good.

[hushed niche]

Not sure if you are developing a course or trying to pass some tests. Ask your questions here, don’t ask to ask…

[hushed niche]

Hi, you can setup the shape tools with a stroke and no fill, or you can select an area, Jump it to its own layer (CTRL+J), then add an outer glow of your choice (setup a style for one click procedure)

[hushed niche]

For those wondering, it is a color sampler, alt+shift click them or get the color sampler tool and hit clear in its option bar: https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/how-can-i-get-rid-of-these-symbols-which-came-from-color-select-eyedroppers-mac-sonoma-14-6-1/td-p/14847552

[hushed niche]

Hi, you can use any software you are used to to label the screenshot. PowerPoint, etc. but of course photoshop can be used for that. The purpose of that exercise is for you to fiddle around, and discover things by experimenting.

[stoic dew]

why cant I access filter gallery? im on RGB 8bit rasterized layer

[pseudo frigate]

Maybe u choose the wrong layer it’s better if u share the full screen

[pseudo frigate]

u want to apply the filter gallery to a part of the image or the whole image?
Anyway, if u want to apply filter gallery to the whole image, u need to select the top layer and then press CTRL+SHIFT+Alt+E
u will get a new layer, and then u can convert it to a smart layer, and then u will be able to access the filter gallery

[stoic dew]

I just wanna make that skyline image a halftone filter

[pseudo frigate]

#❓ask-a-question message

[stoic dew]

I see

Mb I misread it lol

Wait it’s still not working tho

[dire crystal]

convert the layer to a smart object, then try filter gallery again @stoic dew

[pseudo frigate]

Did u see in your image that there is something at the top called convert for smart filter? u need to apply it first, and then try to go filter gallery

[knotty nexus]

Gimme Dm if you are you a American

[stoic dew]

@dire crystal @pseudo frigate i converted to smart object, smart filter, and both and nothing worked

[pseudo frigate]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cybdrj6FLW0

[stoic dew]

already in 8bit rgb 😭

this is so confusing bruh

[pseudo frigate]

try to switch to 16bit and then come back 8bit

[pseudo frigate]

Or try exporting the image and then importing it again
I know it sounds weird, but sometimes trick like this it does work for me

[ripe quest]

Your canvas is 36,000 pixels? What's going on with that?

[stoic dew]

this is an assignment for a class im taking and the prof gave us a template

[ripe quest]

How much RAM on that computer?

[stoic dew]

32

[ripe quest]

A very large canvas size can cause the Filter Gallery to be grayed out and inaccessible in Photoshop. The software may disable the gallery to maintain optimal performance when working with extremely large document dimensions, as some legacy filters are not compatible.

[pseudo frigate]

Bro, that canvas size is so huge it looks like you’re prepping for a Times Square ad, not a simple design 😅

[stoic dew]

tbf its supposed to be printed on 11x14 paper as a book cover

but also if thats the case how else can I get a halftone effect cause thats all i really want

[ripe quest]

I would run the Filter Gallery on the photo, save it and then bring it into the final layout afterwards.

[stoic dew]

ur the best person ever ilysm

[ripe quest]

That canvas size is probably going to cause you grief, on performance alone. But then, yeah, some legacy functions might not work with a canvas above 30,000 pixels.

[stoic dew]

good to know

thanks so much

[pseudo frigate]

Parametric filters are such a powerful way to unlock new creativity, at least for me.
I noticed that I can import my own, but the format is SBSAR. Does anyone know more about SBSAR? For example, how can I import my settings from Substance Designer into parametric filters?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WDcNEvTrUGw

[ripe quest]

Haven't had any time to look into that.

[severe remnant]

how to repeat this design along my work path?

Ive just been copy n pasting

[tulip wharf]

Curious, found this on internet, but for a website, what is the strategy to create or have something like this?

I'm thinking to put this on the header, like corner left/right, but also maybe some leafs/branches running on the width

I think from last convo a PNG should be used, not SVG. I think you can technically grab anything and just get the texture right

As far as im concerned, this would be cut in half, made transparent with photoshop, and it would be ready forawebsite right

and if you were to create thisyourself from scratch, how would you go about it?

[tulip wharf]

well, i just cut this in half, made it transparent, png and just put it on my site

though the quality isn't the sharpest..

[edgy patio]

Can someone cut object off i image image for free it are simple objects wil be awesome someone can do that!

[young fable]

If I understand your comment, I personally would create a brush based on the leaves, go in to brush properties and turn on scattering, play around with the axis and brush stroke around your canvas to replicate the garland effect and fill in any areas you want with a manual brush stroke.

Does anyone have any website suggestions to supply RAW images? Stock images sure but if RAW images are available then that's what I am after.

[raw bison]

send it for me, i'll look at it

[vapid flume]

If you go to help>hands-on tutorial and you select "beginner" in the popup panel that appear you will see that there is a section on "get to know the interface". I guess what they ask is exactly what you will find in the mini-tutorial.
It's also the best way to kick-start your learning: Follow the mini tutorials from there

[viral palm]

You can ask and share your images in #💬chat-general if you don't want to learn how to do it yourself...

[vapid flume]

@civic cape

https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/photoshopbasics/getting-to-know-the-photoshop-interface/1/

[hushed niche]

Hi, those are not characters from a dingbat font? You could use type on a path with them:

https://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/type-on-a-path/

if not, convert the series of images into a brush. https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/creating-modifying-brushes.html put very large spacing so that the images do not overlap,
then draw a path and stroke it:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IkW869KqKaY?t=8

[hushed niche]

I think that they gave you values, but you’ve chosen the wrong units. Go back to their instructions and repeat them carefully.

[modern tulip]

Hey, im trying to make a welcome post but i just cant find the place to put the welcome/signed or something like that can someone help me with that?

[sly hawk]

yeah, can you share the steps/template?

[tulip wharf]

I see. Makes sense. So the brush wouldprint different types of leafs - that's what you do in game dev right. And that way I canhave high quality leaves I can export in a pattern, and create my own pattern for this

[tulip wharf]

thanks for the insight - and this would be done in photoshpo right, anything graphic like this photoshop

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @young fable (current: #1020 - 1)

[young fable]

Yes, so you could create a brush with the design of a leaf of your choice. A white background and a black silhouette of the leaf. You'd select a rectangular marque of the leaf. Make sure that the brush has enough detail to your liking of course.

Once you have selected the bounding box around the leaf, you go to Edit > Define Brush Preset. Name it to what you'd like. Click OK.

Once you have it saved, it should be in your brush folder. You can export the brush in the hamburger icon.

[tulip wharf]

Alright, thank you very much for this. I'll save this for later and play around when I can. Probbaly a few weeks from now hopefully.

Really appriciate for tutorials like these 😄 Makes photoshop a lot less scary xd

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @young fable (current: #655 - 2)

[young fable]

You're welcome. There are free tutorials on how to create it as I have mentioned. Don't be afraid of asking for help.

[tulip wharf]

Will need to probbaly get used to it and it'll take a whil ebefore I can do anything good with it, but suppose thats the journey.

[young fable]

Rome wasn't built in a day.

[tulip wharf]

Yeah. Well see how it goes. I really need to learn this stuff because its super useful to have on websites. It elevates everything by a dimension if done right.

Most of this is "simple", vectors, graphics, arrows, icons - so should be able to hopefully master sooner than later

[young fable]

Take your time with any work you make. There is no need to rush in getting your work done because that's when problems start. Overthinking the issue just leads to unnecessary issues down the road. If I can help you with suggestions like what we spoke about, I will do my best to get back to you. Or someone else might.

[tulip wharf]

Ah yeah, for sure 😄 Very limited on time as I need to find work, but well see how it goes.

Alright, really appreciate it and will ask in the future for sure! ^^

[young fable]

Good luck in your journey.

[tulip wharf]

Trying to get things less perfect but ship - thanks! Have a good day!

[wise elm]

PLEASE.

How do I get rid of this annoying text tooltip that always pops up in the middle of my canvas while I'm working with text?

I Googled but nothign I tried worked!

It pops up whenever you have a text layer selected.

[viral palm]

Just a quick idea for the welcome...
TBH, I would remove the small standing player... Make the "in action" player and the club logo bigger and more involved in your design...
("less is more" often works in graphic design)
I can suggest you to make a quick search for " Welcome player post" on pinterest or google to get more inspiration...

[viral palm]

Hide the contextual task bar...

I hate it too so I hide it and use the good old way 😉

[rotund kindle]

Since I can't write in the report a bug forum, and sorry if I've missed it, any one else's Photoshop not opening up every time and crashing since the new update?

[viral palm]

If you can't use the in-app feedback buttons you can use the community forums at https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem/ct-p/ct-photoshop?page=1&sort=latest_replies&filter=all&lang=all&tabid=bugs

[ivory rampart]

I actually like contextual menu as it makes easier to work with display tablet

[viral palm]

I have nothing against it and I can hear some people find it useful and convenient... But I don't.
Fortunately we can show/hide it if we want so everyone is happy 😉

[ivory rampart]

That’s true

[viral palm]

But the day they will force it to display I will be one of the first to complain😂

[ivory rampart]

I mean i have a display tablet with only few keys so i find it useful as i can use those keys to my shortcuts

I mean i complain only about one thing that Adobe doesn’t have regional price for Poland which is but unfortunate, but yeah when they will start forcing me to specific workspace i will ditch PS 😂

[severe remnant]

Thanks. Seems rather complex for a simple repeat to me to make a brush lol. Is there a better software for this?

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 296)

[severe remnant]

I also want to make a random pattern of individual svgs/symbols like this

is this easily possible in photoshop?

[toxic panther]

It would be much easier in illustrator with the pattern tool

[deep linden]

Sure

[severe remnant]

But i want it non-repeating

like each "tile" is unique kinda so there arent tiles

Kinda like a denim tears hoodie but just more

[hushed niche]

There is a random pattern fill in Photoshop, maybe if you create more room around the tiles and run several times? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFxeIJZGUSg

This tut explained what I meant with several runs, and a large scattering. There’s overlap, though. https://youtu.be/hIecbrr_V-E?si=RiO5T6vw3zgnuCE7

[blazing umbra]

can i make it so clipping text turns into one or sth so i can make sht like that

[hushed niche]

Could you explain what you mean by clipping text?

[blazing umbra]

oh nvm it already works

i thought of merging overlapping text but thats already the case by default

[hushed niche]

There is this plugin: https://exchange.adobe.com/apps/cc/8a2bcc84/seamless-2

[young fable]

When I update Photoshop BETA, the description --for the most part-- states the same thing. Is there a way to hone in on what exactly has updated?

[severe remnant]

Amazing!!

[severe remnant]

Thanks!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 297)

[viral palm]

As some users said Illustrator should be better for SVG but if you have all your symbols as individual svg you can place embeded them in a photoshop file use pattern preview place them to get the desired pattern them copy merge and select the tile => Define as pattern and you're done!