❓ask-a-question

[vagrant stream]

yea I downloaded stuff from adobe stock and the project is better for it

[vagrant stream]

I just need to figure out the wall peel stuff looking around in youtue

[tepid torrent]

I made the text into a smart object and use perspective

[viral palm]

I would suggest you to use Shapes in "Combine Shapes" mode to create the first page with tab, then make several copies of this shape layer and move the top tabs using "Path Selection Tool" (black Arrow)... Doing so you'll can design each tab page and organize them in the layer panel...

[steady gorge]

Thanks
But how can i combine everything without getting empty gaps like this
I want one open the rest closed also want no fill and only have stroke and export with no background

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 1030)

[viral palm]

First you can change color fill from black to Transparent.
Then Merge Shape Components for the Main/Active tab (with no stroke in the gap)
Finaly add a guide and modifiy the other tabs deleting the existing big page shape and using the "Substract front shape" feature...

Sorry for the 3 steps videos (Discord video size limits)

[steady gorge]

sorry i forgot to add i also want to add outer glow to the whole connected piece like my previous design
and thanks again

[viral palm]

Ummm🤔 Not sure to understand... do you have a reference image (an exemple) of the effect you're trying to make?

@steady gorge Something like this?

[steady gorge]

yes, something like this but im missing stroke on the right tab because i dont know how to add it properly

[viral palm]

could you share your psd file here?

[steady gorge]

yes

[viral palm]

Ok The shared file is not the same than the previous screenshot and the white stroke is visible on all tabs...
If I understand well your goal, I would suggest you to make a selection of your whole design shape, create a new layer, fill the selection with any color and set the fill value to 0%. Then place this layer above your design and apply the layer Fx on it rather on your shape layer...
Note: I also applied the 80% opacity black ColorOverlay fill on the "Fx Layer" rather reducing fill of the shape layer to keep all the adjustable settings (but it's up to you...)... Let me know if I missunderstood your goal.

[steady gorge]

my goal is to have the stroke visible on all tabs like the file i just shared
but my issue was that i forgot how to recreate this design

for example if i combine this
my stroke disappears here

[viral palm]

So the shared file is not your file but something you're trying to replicate?

[steady gorge]

its my previous file i created and yes im trying to replicate it because i want to be able to make future changes
i just completely forgot how to redo it

[steady gorge]

ok i just watched your video and i was able to get this
really close to what i wanted
i just want to have one tab/gap open

[viral palm]

I'm still trying to find a way to replicate your original design in OneShape layer only...

[steady gorge]

i think i found the issue

[viral palm]

If so could you share with us I would like to know how you did...

[steady gorge]

so i duplicated the Main tab 3 tabs but i want to move the tabs to space them evenly
but when i click on the mouse i go from exclude overlapping shapes to combine shapes

i can record a video so u can see what i mean

almost got it

please let me know if you find out what the issue is

[viral palm]

I keep struggling but I'll let you know if I find

[karmic smelt]

how can i use like photoshops idk how to say this but i wanna use this safe or i want to like get rid of the background maybe that makes sense

when i try becomes blurry tho

[fierce hornet]

Are you using pen tool to select the vault and then adding layer mask? It should not make your photo blurry than what you already have.

[lavish cliff]

Hi all, is there a place I can ask about scripting for photoshop?

I’m currently trying to make a simple script to draw a square path and put it onto a new path layer, but I’m having trouble with the second part of that. I’m on photoshop 2019

[viral palm]

I think I got it... It's a bit tedious but give me the same result than your sample file...
Note : layers order matters for the final merge.

[steady gorge]

thank you i think i got it as well
this is the way i did it
and yes it is a bit tedious 😓

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 1031)

[viral palm]

IMO, Drawing a flat vault icon and applying a layer effect would be faster and cleaner than trying to extract it from such a low-resolution image...

since you're asking, I assume you don't have skills to draw it yourself so I hare the png of the vault icon I made...
You also can find some interresting icons here: https://thenounproject.com/

[viral palm]

This problem made my brain overheat.😉
I'm glad if I have been helpful.

[tame cape]

Hi @lavish cliff
Do you have experience with scripts?
Adobe Extend Script?
(Photoshop) Action Manager code?

What do you mean by ‘put on a new path layer’? Maybe save as path with name?

Can you please show your previous code?

[wise stratus]

Do you mean you break the image up?

[lavish cliff]

I have some experience with code, not with scripting specifically

Here is what I have so far, I am doing this mostly as an exercise to grasp the basics of scripting. It creates the square path just fine, but I cannot figure out what to do next. the desired outcome is to have it automatically create a new vector layer with the square path on it

function Point(x, y)
{
    this.x = x;
    this.y = y;
}


function addVertexCorner(lineArray, x, y)
{
    var p0Info = new PathPointInfo();
    lineArray.push(p0Info);
    p0Info.kind = PointKind.CORNERPOINT;
    p0Info.anchor = new Array(x, y);
    p0Info.leftDirection = p0Info.anchor;
    p0Info.rightDirection = p0Info.anchor;
}


function appendLine(p0, p1, lineSubPathArray)
{
    var lineArray = new Array();


    addVertexCorner(lineArray, p0.x, p0.y);
    addVertexCorner(lineArray, p1.x, p1.y);


    var pathInfo = new SubPathInfo();
    lineSubPathArray.push(pathInfo);
    pathInfo.operation = ShapeOperation.SHAPEADD;
    pathInfo.closed = false;
    pathInfo.entireSubPath = lineArray;
}


function createPathLayer(title, subPathArray)
{
    var docRef = app.activeDocument;


    var originalUnit = app.preferences.rulerUnits;


    app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;


    var myPathItem = docRef.pathItems.add(title, subPathArray);


    app.preferences.rulerUnits = originalUnit;
}


var docRef = app.activeDocument;


var squareWidth = 100;
var squareHeight = 100;


var p00 = new Point(0, 0);
var p10 = new Point(squareWidth, 0);
var p01 = new Point(0, squareHeight);
var p11 = new Point(squareWidth, squareHeight);


var lineSubPathArray = new Array();

appendLine(p00, p10, lineSubPathArray);
appendLine(p10, p11, lineSubPathArray);
appendLine(p11, p01, lineSubPathArray);
appendLine(p01, p00, lineSubPathArray);

createPathLayer("Square Path", lineSubPathArray);```

[broken sail]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1309670230259138672/1452065054391406684/IMG_1319.mov?ex=69487477&is=694722f7&hm=1befd5fc60c9f1414536c5d6f417f17c768f12cfca246204ec9a2b397436cb4e&,

to remove the white area that appears on top of the font

[naive tundra]

I need urgent help can anyone send a screen recording of these steps I have an exam tomorrow and I have to show these steps tomorrow and I can't seem to figure it out pls if someone could help u would be a life saver

I've understood these two so I don't really need but IF u can explain these two I would be very thankful cuz it'll ease my worries

[tame cape]

@lavish cliff
The function for creating a path works perfectly.

However, as far as I know, it is not possible to create a vector shape using only Adobe Extend Script. The Action Manager code (AM code) must also be used for this.
Something like this

`var Pts= "10,10;300,10;300,400;10,400;10,10";
var ptsArr = Pts.split(";");

for (var i = 0; i < ptsArr.length; i++) {
ptsArr[i] = ptsArr[i].split(",");
};

DrawShape (ptsArr);

function DrawShape(Arr) {
var aDoc = app.activeDocument;
var y = Arr.length;
var i = 0;

var lineArray = [];
for (i = 0; i < y; i++) {
    lineArray[i] = new PathPointInfo;
    lineArray[i].kind = PointKind.CORNERPOINT;
    lineArray[i].anchor = [Number(Arr[i][0]), Number(Arr[i][1])];

    lineArray[i].leftDirection = lineArray[i].anchor;
    lineArray[i].rightDirection = lineArray[i].anchor;
}

var lineSubPathArray = new SubPathInfo();
lineSubPathArray.closed = true;
lineSubPathArray.operation = ShapeOperation.SHAPEADD;
lineSubPathArray.entireSubPath = lineArray;
var thePathItem = aDoc.pathItems.add("myPath", [lineSubPathArray]);

(ref1 = new ActionReference()).putClass(stringIDToTypeID("contentLayer"));
(desc1 = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(charIDToTypeID("null"), ref1);

var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc4.putDouble(charIDToTypeID("Rd  "), 0 ); // R
desc4.putDouble(charIDToTypeID("Grn "), 0 ); // G
desc4.putDouble(charIDToTypeID("Bl  "), 255 ); // B
desc3.putObject(charIDToTypeID("Clr "), charIDToTypeID("RGBC"), desc4);
desc2.putObject(charIDToTypeID("Type"), stringIDToTypeID("solidColorLayer"), desc3);
desc1.putObject(charIDToTypeID("Usng"), stringIDToTypeID("contentLayer"), desc2);
executeAction(charIDToTypeID("Mk  "), desc1, DialogModes.NO);

thePathItem.remove();

}`

If that works for you
have fun
😉

[lavish cliff]

thank you, it works perfectly!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #14 - 255)

[tame cape]

That makes me happy. You're welcome.

<@&548221840750018590>
Image spam

[next surge]

Idk why a lot of discord accounts share the same picture

[lavish cliff]

it's a scam to get your personal info. I was hacked 4 days ago myself and it sent these images to a bunch of people in my DMs before discord caught on and logged me out

[viral palm]

#2 How to change a photo to a pencil sketch...
I made few modifications 'cause IMO some steps are not optimal...
Tips: Try using smart objects so that your design remains editable later on, Level should be applied on the whole design...etc

These steps come from chat GPT? I hope so...
If not the teacher who gave you these exercice should review and update them...

[next surge]

that must happen for a reason maybe you shared info with someone

or you did download something sus

[lavish cliff]

it was my carelessness clicking links

[next surge]

ohhh

thats it

be carerful guys

thank god they dont steal your account

[lavish cliff]

I think I resolved it after a malewarebytes scan and some changed passwords, but I'll only really know for sure in the worst possible way

[next surge]

yes when they already acceced your account

thats when you know hahhaa

[next surge]

very helpful

thanks for sharing

[viral palm]

#4 How to place images in a text (Clipping Mask)

[pallid mortar]

I'm a bit confuzzled about the layer styles, Especially the shadow and glow, Can anyone show me some tutorial links, I hope I could learn these basic parameters from scratch, TIA!🙏

[vapid flume]

Layers styles are quite a mouthful to learn because there's a lot of settings. However you can get good tutorials on this: I will share a few...
First of all, don't forget you can access Photoshop own tutorials by just typing the nemae of the effect in the learning window in Photoshop (just click on the maginifying glass icon and type in the text field

Second, a good intro is always checking at the help files, just so you get the right terminology
https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/desktop/create-manage-layers/apply-layer-effects/layer-style-effects-and-options-overview.html

An overview video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqNQ6EelrS0
and one to go further
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ylA7o0BfU

[ivory rampart]

No i just move sliders a bit in each iteration

[naive tundra]

Thank you so much 🙏🏾 life saver

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 1032)

[naive tundra]

THANK YOU 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[naive tundra]

I thought so too 😔

[jolly garnet]

hey yall, can someone please explain me how I can warp this that it curves around a circle, but not 100%? like on the reference?

[tame cape]

Do you have access to Illustrator?

[vapid flume]

One of the best way would be to apply a spherise filter (I mean if you don't want to warp it by hand with the warp tool)
since the filter acts on a full layer, and you don't want it to become a full circle, make sure you extend the canvas to give it that little gap

The best way is tial and error to see how much canvas extention you need

Image> canvas size to extend the canvas

[jolly garnet]

I use AD2 for vectors tbh

[jolly garnet]

okay, let me try this, thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1090)

[tame cape]

This is possible in Illustrator

[jolly garnet]

Is it also possible to make the path line be the inner edge and not the middle of the shape?

[vapid flume]

Of course if you got access to illustrator it's easier 🙂

But Since you ask in the Photoshop server 🙂

[vapid flume]

You got a specific tool in Illustrator called the width tool that lets you modify the thickness of a stroke (not fill)

Whenever you want

[tame cape]

Yes, but with another method -> Artbrush in Illustrator

[jolly garnet]

Would you be so kind to send me the right shape as a svg/eps? c:

[tame cape]

I can do that, but I would have to convert the brush into a path. However, this means that you lose the ability to edit (radius, length, start/end point, width of the brush, etc.).

I am not familiar with AD. Can AD perhaps interpret native Ai files correctly?

[tame cape]

Or ask in the AD forum or on the AD server (if available) whether there is a similar method.

[vapid flume]

It can interpret .ai files, but it's really a hit and miss

I don't think they have a discord server (Maybe they opened one recently?) but help can be found in their forums

[tame cape]

Here you go

[jolly garnet]

Thank you

[tame cape]

I already suspected that.

[vapid flume]

Basically, and I don't really know with the new version, it will interpret it as an .eps, so not fully editable with "like for like" tools (they aren't really like for like so it's an added hurdle)

[tame cape]

I'm still sticking with the Adobe apps. I'm very familiar with them. And I can do (almost) everything I need to do.

[vapid flume]

Me too 🙂

[ivory rampart]

have same thing muscle memory just kicks in and everything is just painful to do 😅

[polar wigeon]

Is there any way to deal with/remove banding in photographs? Not from bit depth, but caused by stupidly leaving an electronic shutter on and having poor sync with LED lighting

reference example

[vapid flume]

I would try with a simple "replace" method, using the patch tool
THere would be a bit of trial and error to find the right selection area. But you can still save that selection when it's correct and just move the selection to the right place one the previous one is taken care of.

Or if you're feelling confident, you can create multiple selections and just use it in one go

the stripes should be the same shape/size...

[polar wigeon]

Been using a mixture of generative filling sections and healing, but I'll give patching a try!

The banding is consistent width and spacing, so I was hoping there might be a method to mask the entire image at once and crank and adjustment. Having said that, I'm terrible at photoshop haha

[vapid flume]

I would try with one stripe, and once I get a nice result, Just do the rest in one whole batch using the same selection and move

I couuld tell you toslect and use a curve adjustment layer with a stripped mask, but it may take a while to have the right setings and it will likely require an additional stamp retouching to blend the tones.

[polar wigeon]

Follow up question if allowed, would feathering work on a striped mask so adjustments aren'ttoo linear in difference?

[vapid flume]

I would absoluetly feather, and maybe even create two simlar curves adjustment layers one with feathered fine strips, and one with larger ones. I can sense that the gradient that makes the darker stripe isn't a straight linesr black to transparent

[rare mica]

hi, a hair texture i ripped came out pixelated. is there a way to smooth it out without losing quality? thanks!

[vapid flume]

If all fail, a fail safe option would be to do a frequequency separation and do a clone stamp tool retouch

[vapid flume]

There will be a loss at some point, but you could try blur filters that flatten out tones, like box blur or surface blur (and play with the settings since they are dependent on the dimensions)

and I suspect it'll be very low settings there (noise>median can be another option, you need to test)

[rare mica]

thank you! ill try it out

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1091)

[polar wigeon]

Sandrine you are the shining light in this crapsack world, thank you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1092)

[vapid flume]

I am afraid I will not be able to live up to this kind of expectation 😁

[balmy stag]

why does the stroke look pixelated?

[fierce hornet]

seems like the arrow's edge was uneven, that might be the reason.

[balmy stag]

what does that mean uneven

i don't know too much about photoshop

i used the wark tool on it i think

[jolly garnet]

Is there a way to edit a text after moving it with your arrow keys other than clicking on it?

[brazen anvil]

ctrl + t?

[fierce hornet]

@balmy stag I mean the real arrow you have without the stroke wasn't in good shape. it might be because of quality of your arrow.

[brazen anvil]

or dragging it manually if thats what you mean

[jolly garnet]

That transforms, I just want to edit the text after I move the text with arrow keys

[brazen anvil]

i see

[fierce hornet]

Ctrl or cmd+Enter if you want to edit text without mouse click.

[tame cape]

As @fierce hornet already said: If you used a brush for the outline, then it's probably due to the rough shape of the arrow and the excessive spacing settings of your brush.

Shapes offer a clean alternative in any case. Are you familiar with drawing vector shapes in Photoshop?

[viral palm]

Each bump on the shape contour gives you a bump in the stroke...

If you want clean stroke you must use clean shapes... Uneven contour will give you bad result. There's no other solution than use/draw "clean" shape...
Note:This arrow is easy to draw with pen tool...

[balmy stag]

wow that is really clean, thanks appreciate you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 1033)

[balmy stag]

i simply took it from the internet and downloaded it as a PNG, then added the stroke

[tame cape]

😉
That's exactly why I asked you earlier: Are you familiar with drawing vector shapes?

And @viral palm showed you in his video that vector shapes produce the best results.

[pallid mortar]

Thanks a million, Silly me, I totally forgot there is tutorials within, Frankly, That's exactly what I need now, Thanks!🙏

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1093)

[neon crane]

Is there a hotkey to center object?

[next surge]

Try selecting the layer and press V, then Ctrl/Cmd+A to select the canvas and click Align horizontal centers and Align vertical centers in the Options bar.

Or you can assign your own shortcut via Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts to make it a single key.

[neon crane]

Maybe you know the category in the menu?

[fierce hornet]

you can set your own hotkey if you want it's pretty easy. press alt+shift+ctrl+k to open the Keyboard shotcut and menus. Then search for

1. Horizontal Centers
2. Vertical Centers
   Select each and set your custom keyboard shortcut.

[fierce hornet]

what do you mean by category in the menu?

[neon crane]

File/edit/layer, etc

[fierce hornet]

Keyboard shortcut and menus? it's on edit. alternative you can use this shortcut to open the menu (alt+shift+ctrl+k )

[next surge]

I guess edit

[neon crane]

No, I mean where the centers, nevermind, I see it on your ss, thank you and yassir too

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @fierce hornet (current: #32 - 72)

[next surge]

You are very welcome

Anytime

[limber crown]

👋

[neon crane]

Can I create a mask that will affect all the layers below? If I want to delete some specific area on all layers at once for example
Like adjustment clip from davinci

[next surge]

Yes you can

[ivory rampart]

group layers and you can mask it

[next surge]

use a layer mask on a Group

Put all the layers you want affected into one group (Ctrl/Cmd+G)

then add a mask to the group😊

[neon crane]

Ty!

[next surge]

Very welcome 🤗

[quiet sundial]

Does anyone know howw to remove the pen outline

i just want it to be white with no outline

[ivory rampart]

if you made it using shapes

just change stroke to transparent

[quiet sundial]

that worked

thanks

[ivory rampart]

np

[next surge]

You could also use pathfinder

But I recommend you go to Illustrator server for questions about Illustrator

You will find there more specialists

https://discord.gg/adobeillustrator

[quiet sundial]

how do i change this from black -> white

like this

[next surge]

Try changing colors here

[quiet sundial]

mine is overlapping like this, how do i get it to overlap like this

[viral palm]

Please find a short video to show you how to edit the Gradient Overlay...

[quiet sundial]

nah yea i figured that out thanks G

tryna figure my next problem out

[viral palm]

Set blending mode to Normal

[next surge]

make each wave its own Shape layer, then stack them in the Layers panel (top wave above the next)

lower the Opacity (or try Multiply/Overlay) so you can see the layer underneath

and if you want everything to stay inside the card, clip all wave layers to it (Alt/Option-click between layers).

Hope this helps you!

[quiet sundial]

ok so im lowk not understanding

i need the shape brought forward

But im p sure its already above

[next surge]

Maybe the top shape is 100% opaque

[quiet sundial]

i just moved it down

[next surge]

so you won’t see any overlap

[quiet sundial]

and up

and it fixed it

[next surge]

Alright then

Happy for u

[quiet sundial]

I made another innter shadow, but everytime i change the bottom one it changes the top one

im trying to make 2 shadows 1 for the top and 1 for the bottom

anyone got any ideas

[ripe quest]

It's set to "Use Global Light" - Just uncheck that setting.

[quiet sundial]

clutch tysm

[karmic smelt]

i tried to get rid of the black background for this text had problems tho how can i do this properly without getting rid of the blood

[next surge]

its actually easy

go to select

and go to color range

chose black color

play with the settings while seeing the preview

let me show you

its not perfect because you need to play with the masking and stuff

but you got this

[olive glade]

Dose any one know how I can resize an image to 4x6 need it for holiday car current image is a weird size if any one could help me that would be apriseaded

[ivory rampart]

A lot depends on aspect ratio of your image

If asect ratio is same as 4x6 you can just resize image

If it’s different you will probably have to cut your image to fit this aspect ratio

[hollow cedar]

is it okay to ask for opinions on edits in this channel ?

[ivory rampart]

#📝project-feedback

[vapid flume]

Either your end size is the same ratio (length x height) than 4x6 (called 2:3 in the crop tool presets) or you will need to add, or remove a bit on one of the measurements so it fits that ratio.

The best way to do that is two fold:

[vapid pendant]

How would I make the F in silent hill f red

Im using a gradient clipping mask over the text

So I cant just like change just the F

Okay thats what I was gonna go but didnt know if there was an easier way

[next surge]

Duplicate the text layer, make one SILENT HILL and one F.

Clip the gradient to SILENT HILL only, then set the F layer color (or Color Overlay) to red.

[vapid pendant]

I read your entire original message in 1 second trust

[next surge]

thats actually easier

[next surge]

i wanted to make sure i replied to your message

not just sending the message

[vapid flume]

@olive glade 1st: change the ratio using the crop tool (set the preset to 2:3) and crop accordingly. If you want to add, instead of remove of the area, resize the the cropping area so it emcompasses more than the image and choose either "content aware crop" or" generative fill" in the drop down menu.. (Generative will work for complex backgrounds and contant aware will work for simpler ones. Content aware doesn't use generative credits)

2nd: go to image> image size and set the right size in the text input.
Interpolation should be on and choose "automatic" for the method

THis is the simplified way. A lot of the optimisation will come about how different your initial size is from the end result (like if you have a 300 pixel wide image, the quality will be terrible)

[vapid pendant]

Oh now that I actually tried it it wasnt as bad as I thought

I thought lining it up and keeping the text stay in the same spot would be weird but nope

thank you

[next surge]

just ducplicate the layer using ctrl + j

it will stay im the same position

but you will have a second layer

[next surge]

anytime !

[vapid pendant]

https://tenor.com/view/ishowspeed-ishowspeed-ballon-d'or-ballon-d'or-shocked-ishowspeed-noway-gif-9357582452923318096

I did not know this thank you

ctrl c + ctrl v usually like shifts it to another spot but wowwww

thank you x2

[next surge]

yes because you copy paste thats normal

[next surge]

[marsh prairie]

Folks I need help (The app of the image is clip studio but I have PS too) what is the fastest way to export this selections as separate layers?, each region divided by a white frontier should be it's own PNG, I have more than 100 and I don't want to do it individually, the map is all on several layers but not divided by region, is there any way that I can batch export this?

[ivory rampart]

There was was batch export for layers

File > Scripts > Export Layers to Files

Not sure it’s still there

[marsh prairie]

Yeah I think it's there but I'll have to cut the map into sections, the thing is that the whole map is one layer, I'll try that if not

[next surge]

merge a visible copy, use Magic Wand), click a region → Ctrl/Cmd+J (Layer via Copy), repeat

[viral palm]

Unfortunately you'll need to cutout each section to be able to batch export them and I'm pretty sure there's no way to auto do that in Photoshop.

[next surge]

once each region is on its own layer run File > Export > Layers to File, PNG + transparency

[vapid flume]

You can't really if it's not selected - at least - and on their own layer, at best, beforehand.
Photoshop doesn't know where you want to cut. You could still try to select the white outlines and use that as an aid for your selection, but it will still be a pain...

[next surge]

Yes absolutely

[vapid flume]

If you can isolate and delete the white outlines, there used to be a script that separated shapes into layers based on the amount of transparent pixels between shapes

[viral palm]

Something boring that AI can't do yet 😉

[vapid flume]

It doesn't work anymore in newer versions of PS, but maybe someone else have coded one? maybe you can code one if you know Javascript?

That's typically something that could be scripted (if you know how to do it, I don't)

[marsh prairie]

Okay don't worry I think I'll make an automated action for export selection

Thank you so much!

[vapid flume]

The tricky bit is the selection. Once you got it, all you have to do is CTRL+J to paste the selection into its own layer

I think wehat you are looking to do is automate those selections based on shapes, because selection is what takes you the most time here.

[marsh prairie]

Selecting each one is easy as I have a solid invisible layer for that

[vapid flume]

The rest is scacessible automatically with export layers as file as righfully stated by my colleagues

[marsh prairie]

And the wand just works

[vapid flume]

so it's a case of select -> CTRL+J, rinse and repeat

[marsh prairie]

Yeah, the thing is that I don't want to cut it as I'll have to modify and reexport the map on the future, probably multiple ocasions

[vapid flume]

do it on a copy?

[marsh prairie]

So I'm searching for the quickest way to do it "by hand"

[next surge]

You cut the copy and you still got the original layer ?

[marsh prairie]

I tried for something small scale and it went well

[vapid flume]

Copy your main layers, separate them into chunks, collect all those chunks into a smart layer, you have a full solid layer that can be altered if needed when you open the embedded layers

[marsh prairie]

I might do it if ctrl+j works well thanks

[marsh prairie]

I'll do a copy of the whole document and then merge all

Because it's quite heavy and it runs slow

[next surge]

You got this man

[marsh prairie]

Thanks!!

[vapid flume]

Let us know how you get on!

[ivory rampart]

You have white borders maybe use those as temporary mask to ease selection of regions

[marsh prairie]

I used them to make fills for each region that work perfectly for selecting

I'm going to make the cuts now with it and then export, I just have to select the fill layer, select region with the wand, go to the map layer, ctrl j and repeat

[marsh prairie]

All cut! I don't know how to export them properly, y want them as single pngs

Divided like in "puzzle pieces"

I'll search for the script

No okay sorry I think I can!!!!

[hushed niche]

Hi! File > Scripts > Export Layers to Files.

[marsh prairie]

Didn't work!! thanks, i used quick export when right clicking a selection of layers

It's working quite well

Export layers to files did weird things

[hushed niche]

The mnemonic is to « Jump it to its own layer ». Add alt to cut&Jump

[icy swift]

Hi all

So these are scans of large engineering drawings that have inexplicably put on standard-size paper

(So one image has been divided across like 8 different pages)

I can extract each page from the PDF without issue, but what’s the quickest way to reassemble them?

Do note the actual drawing does not occupy a full page

[marsh prairie]

Okay now I have a completely different problem

I would like to reduce the weight of my exported images, reducing a bit the resolution, not much, but the weight should be around 1/3 or 1/4

My file is converted from clipstudio format 1.5 gb in total aprox, to PSB 2.5 gb aprox

It's quite a big file but the weight per resolution can be reduced

The only thing I can do is export on 8bits and make the colour quite a bit worse

[quiet sundial]

anyone know how to turn opacity down in the shape but not in the stroke?

[viral palm]

It depends, if it's a vector shape with a stroke you can simply reduce the fill value...

[quiet sundial]

i tried this, still didnt work

[viral palm]

Is it the "Rectangle 3" layer in your screenshot?

[quiet sundial]

yea

[viral palm]

Can you share or look your "Color Overlay" window... The fx in the Layer style panel "Override" Layer's Fill settings...

[quiet sundial]

idk what this means

[viral palm]

For exemple here: Black shape with a Red color overlay fill...
Hope the video will help you understand what I meant.

[quiet sundial]

got it, thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 1034)

[viral palm]

Unfortunately, Since your document has been divided in several rows and columns, Photomerge won't work...
Also the scan is really bad (lot of optical distortion+tilted images)... I don't think you can do something good and clean enough with that.
For exemple I tried to re-link and align by and Page 14 with page 15 and texts don't match at all.
Perhaps someone will have a fix for that but sorry I am running out of idea...

[icy swift]

wow, that is awful scan quality

thanks for trying though. It's appreciated

[vapid flume]

In the export layers as files, you have a PNG option (either 8 bits or 24 bits
With the possibility of keeping the transparency (which I assume you will want to do) and "trim layers" which will remove excess transparent pixels and keep the shape closely contained in the canvas

So define "weird things" 🙂

[marsh prairie]

Okay I'll try that thanks a lot! I'll see if that reduces the weight

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1094)

[broken geyser]

super merci

[marsh prairie]

Didn't work, but thanks anyway!! I'm trying to optimize the pngs for a game engine that is not very known so don't worry about that, the problem is probably on other end

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1095)

[pulsar fable]

Anyone know how I could replicate this effect? I’ve got 0 clue

[viral palm]

Looks like a circle pattern layer placed over the design with a special blending mode like Multiply, Screen or something else ( it depends the properties of the pattern layer)

[pulsar fable]

Thanks do you recommended any tutorials that I could use?

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 1035)

[pulsar fable]

I really wanna improve with this app but idk how

[viral palm]

I can't find any tutorial for this exact effect but it could be something like that...

[pulsar fable]

That looks perfect tbh I’m gonna give it a try when I wake up tomorrow

I’ll tell u how it goes thanks

[mortal valve]

So I have this partial image of a drink can. Is it possible to transform the image so it's unwrapped to a flat image right side up in photoshop? Obviously only the part that's visible

[spiral pagoda]

what to do if save as pdf option isnt available?

[fierce hornet]

is it not available after pressing Ctrl+Shift+S ?

[terse goblet]

i want to distort this map so europe is taking up the biggest part of the image and the rest is just small compared to it. (for non political reasons.) Is there a clean way to do this?

[open harbor]

i just re-downloaded photoshop and now with the brush tool when I use alt and right click it doesnt resize my brush anymore but brings up the color pick tool

[hushed niche]

Hi, that map was s already distorted vs the reality. Try the warp transforms: https://helpx.adobe.com/ca/photoshop/using/warp-images-shapes-paths.html

[hushed niche]

Hi, the shortcut for the HUD color picker is Alt Shift Right-Click (Windows) or Ctrl Option Command Click (macOS). Is caps lock on? Or your shift key held down? Did you check in edit>keyboard shortcuts?

[hushed niche]

Hi, what is your goal, exactly? To read what’s on it?

[hushed niche]

It looks like there’s something else going on under the circles, some form of crystallize?

[hushed niche]

Hi, did you start with the built in tuts? Hit Ctrl+F. Then there are myriad of free video tutorials, lots of books…

[open harbor]

think it was caps lock

[dire crystal]

its actually a dot/circles layer, with fill set to zero, and drop shadow added, and then a curves adjustment layer clipped to the dot layer, most likely

[hushed niche]

You can also resize the brush with the square brackets: [ and ]

[dire crystal]

tried to recreate it with a different image and a different dot pattern

[pseudo frigate]

Thank u so much for sharing I’ve watched the full episode and I really got what asked and more advance information

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 341)

[finite bane]

I'm struggling to get a clean selection of the sky without any of the railing included. Any suggestions? Thanks.

[ivory rampart]

go to channels - blue and copy it

use sliders to get as high contrast as you can

and ctrl + lmb on this channel

[finite bane]

Thanks. That's one avenue I tried. I just need to spend more time finessing the selction I think. What does this mean? ctrl + lmb? Is that LMB? That's not a command I've seen before. Maybe I'm just brain farting.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory rampart (current: #27 - 88)

[ivory rampart]

left mouse button

[finite bane]

I knew I was going to feel stupid. 😂

[ivory rampart]

you could also use your custom sky and use sky replacement in PS @finite bane

[hybrid sedge]

I'm trying to get a bit of text to shrink so that it has multiple lines and the text fits within the vertical dimensions of the box (Think like shrinking a text box in Google Slides), how do I do it?

[vapid flume]

What you have done is called "line text", you clicked on the canvas with the text tool.
What you need is "box text" (called paragraph text), click and drag to create a box that you can resize so it affects the content, your text...

However, you can change it
Make sure the text layer is selected (do not highlight the text with the text tool, just select the layer)
and choose type>convert to paragraph text

[hushed niche]

I’m sure even seasoned users would learn something out of it…

[hybrid sedge]

It worked, but when I try to use enter to make a new line or type a word too long, this happens.

[vapid flume]

Because your box is too small, you need to resize the box (see that + sign at the lower right size of the box? it tells you that there's more text hidden)

[hybrid sedge]

Okay thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1096)

[vapid flume]

drag the middle handle at the bottom so it fits the whole of your text

If you happen to have a paragraph text and want to change it to point type,
Just select the layer, and the menu option will change accordingly

You might want to do that for titles etc, where placement is important, since when you align a paragraph text, the anchor point is in the box, and not the text within the box

[hybrid sedge]

How do I select all of one color? Like everything that's green in an image?

[next surge]

Go to Select > Color Range and play with the settings there!

[hybrid sedge]

Thx

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @next surge (current: #389 - 4)

[next surge]

anytime

[river otter]

Does anyone know how I can make the shines less cloudy?

More towards this image

See how the reflections are more suttle and solid

[next surge]

Are the shines coming from a layer style or are they painted on a separate layer?

[river otter]

The shines are coming from a seperate layer with a clipping mask

[next surge]

In that case try sharpen the shine layer rather than blurring it by reducing/undoing any Gaussian Blur, and apply Levels and Curves to increase contrast, then mask the edges with a soft brush to control falloff.

[river otter]

Okay ill try tthat

[lavish cliff]

@tame cape hey, you helped me out with a bit of scripting a few days ago, I'm working on something now and I just cannot wrap my head around the action manager. how do I change the shape to have no fill and a stroke for example? and where can I find out how it works for myself so I don't have to bother you in the future?

[next surge]

Have you heard before about UXP or ExtendScript ?

[lavish cliff]

no, not at all

[next surge]

UXP and ExtendScript are simply two ways to script photoshop

ExtendScript is the older “.jsx” scripting still widely use, and UXP is the newer javascript system used for modern plugins

There are bunch of YouTube tutorial videos about em

[lavish cliff]

Extend script can’t do what I want to according to @tame cape, namely create a vector layer

[next surge]

Have you tried capturing the exact command using batchplay ?

[lavish cliff]

I do not know what that means

[next surge]

Install UXP Developer Tool (Adobe’s app) and open it
https://developer.adobe.com/photoshop/uxp/2022/guides/devtool/installation/

Download Alchemist,
https://github.com/jardicc/alchemist

then in UXP Developer Tool, choose Add Plugin… and select Alchemist’s folder to load it

back in photoshop, open it by going to plugins > Alchemist

in Alchemist, start **Record **or **Listen **button

Select your shape layer in Layers

Change it manually, set Fill = None and set Stroke in the options bar

Stop recording in Alchemist, then copy the captured batchplay descriptor

Create your own UXP plugin by > Create Plugin template,

then in your plugin’s index.js run the captured code like this:

const { action, core } = require("photoshop");

async function setNoFillStroke() {
  await core.executeAsModal(async () => {
    await action.batchPlay(
      [
        /* paste the Alchemist captured descriptor here */
      ],
      { synchronousExecution: false, modalBehavior: "execute" }
    );
  }, { commandName: "No Fill + Stroke" });
}

if you didnt manage to do it, or understand the concept here, i suggest you follow this tutorial by Davide Barranca

@lavish cliff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZn_6X6nvUM

[lavish cliff]

Is there an advantage to doing this over using the action manager?

[next surge]

The advantage is easier capture with Alchemist plus modern JavaScript debugging UI and async
Results and performance are basically the same if your action manager code already works

[thick summit]

==
question:

what is the effect to achieve the dark shade?

i tinted my own image to orange, but idk how to.achieve that kind of shade/shadow(?) like in the image below

==

just knowing the effect name is enough 😔

[next surge]

i guess you should use levels or curves to push blacks deeper and add posterize or threshold if you want that graphic cutout look

there may be other ways to do so, i would love to hear my team mates opinions

[pseudo frigate]

use threshold
https://youtube.com/shorts/Lr0hbvINkO8?si=4MBHlqQswHboTq5B

https://youtube.com/shorts/O4sG7RjpXaU?si=hn3TMF4bFDW0Ufeo

[ruby pebble]

Hello, I have a question. I would like to have the same sky as in the photo. How can I do this in Photoshop with the lighting, reflections, gradients, etc.?

[ivory rampart]

it depends a lot on your picture

your example was done in 3d app probably in Maya/3DS

[ruby pebble]

basically starting from a clear blue sky

[ivory rampart]

you could draw it by hand

if you want to have some fantasy creatures/characters

[ruby pebble]

I just want to create a sky with the same gradients

[ivory rampart]

oh

you can add gradient to sky on separate layer

and play with blending

[ruby pebble]

But I don't know how to get that result.

[ivory rampart]

probably some orange to transparent gradient

[ruby pebble]

And where the sun is, there are very bright patches of light, how do I realize that?

[ivory rampart]

as i said this particular image was done in 3d app so they had it bit easier as you have full control

but you probably can recreate it by painting over some sun rays

[ruby pebble]

Okay okay , Thank you

[ivory rampart]

you could play with some radial gradient to recreate sun

and mask some parts

[neon laurel]

Anybody know of any graphics tablet drawing tutorials? I'm looking more for a Donut tutorial but for drawing in Photoshop. So far, I've had DrawABox recommended to me.

[obsidian urchin]

I have a problem with my current design: I'm trying to change it from 10,000 pixels by 10,000 pixels to a 800 x 800 pixel workspace, but it changes/ distorted when I reduce it to the 800 x 800 design. Do you have any ideas? For certain shapes, such as a square with rounded sides (the sides of the square become very rounded when reduced to 800 x 800), do you have a parameter that keeps the selection in place regardless of whether it is reduced (all my vector shapes) or otherwise a setting that would allow me to directly switch the artboard by reducing everything in it from 10,000 pixels to 800 by 800 pixels?

tried shift + alt

I select all the shapes from the 10 000 x 10 000 working place and copy to the 800 x 800 one, nothing change for the design but when i selected all the calcs / designs / shapes and reduce them on the new little one, the shapes change (angles change from some shape), some mooving from some pixels too

[ivory rampart]

i presume you already work with vector shapes, cause raster will loose a bit of info as there's less pixels available in image

[obsidian urchin]

yes all vector shapes

to keep the quality of the shapes

the first problem to this was the saving on the 10 000 pixels x 10 000 pixels taking too long (around 20min) to save as pdf so i gave up and tried (right now) to copy the design to a lower design one (800 x 800)

[next surge]

Best method is to change document size with resampling off

[next surge]

Are you looking for a tablet tutorial that focuses on drawing fundamentals or specifically on Photoshop workflow and brushes ?

[grave lotus]

Is tehre anyway I can erase the selections in the middle on the man/lion without erasing hte other ones Im using color range selector and only want to remove the white pixels around the leaves/bottom

[tame cape]

Hi @lavish cliff
sorry, it's Christmas time.

But in short, here is the pure unprocessed AM code for creating a rectangle without fill and with a red stroke with a stroke width of 2.5 px (The length of the code exceeds the maximum number of characters allowed here on the server and I don't have Nitro - hence as an attached TXT file.)

Perhaps this will help you a little.
Merry Christmas

[lavish cliff]

thank you, and merry christmas!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #14 - 256)

[tame cape]

Hi @grave lotus
Try using the magic wand tool instead (with a tolerance of max. 4 and the ‘neighbouring’ option unchecked).

[tame cape]

A quick counter-question:
Illustrator is not an option for you?

[hushed flame]

can anyone suggest me a way to remove the big shadows in the right of my photo?

[next surge]

Add a Curves adjustment, brighten it, invert the mask, then paint the lightening only on the shadow with a soft brush.

If it looks off color, add a Hue/Sat adjustment on the same mask.

[ivory rampart]

it looks like screenshot from a game, can't you change position of the sun in game?

[ivory rampart]

i tried to work it out for you

[river otter]

Anyone know how I could add the highlight effect from this image onto any shape when I do it with pen tool its wobbly

[dire crystal]

maybe duplicate the layer, make the bottom layer white/highlight color, and move the top layer by a few pixels?

[river otter]

Oh wysm

[spiral pagoda]

path i made from pen tool
how do i delete certain parts of this path?

[next surge]

Use the Direct Selection tool to click the path, then click the anchor points you want to remove or change their position

[dire crystal]

@spiral pagoda have you tried the path selection tool? you can also hold ctrl while in pen tool to temporirily equip the path selection tool

[dire crystal]

yes this is much better, just tried

[next surge]

Every way is appreciated

Thanks for your contribution

[spiral pagoda]

no like i meant how can i remove just these two lines from my path

is there anything like the marquee tool but for paths

[dire crystal]

okay that is a bit complex in PS, it would be rather easy in Illustrator, but in PS, you can always rasterize the path and then erase/mask out the unwanted part

[ivory rampart]

add anchor point on place of crossing those line and delete part between 🤔

and yeah i would use illustrator as it's more suited for job

[spiral pagoda]

ouu okay, thats actually smart, thank you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory rampart (current: #27 - 89)

[ivory rampart]

np

[next surge]

Yeah its better to do it in illustrator, if its not an option for you

[quasi pilot]

how to sticker?

[ivory rampart]

you mean discrod sticker?

[vapid flume]

Don't bother: it's our favourite "how to" troll again 🫠

[ivory rampart]

oh

yeah didn't pay attention to who posted

[vapid flume]

They're like Krampus, but less cute 🤪

[ivory rampart]

😏

[vapid flume]

Some people have just simple pleasures in life!

[ivory rampart]

yup well not gonna bother with them anymore

[tame cape]

Hi @spiral pagoda
Unfortunately, you have only shown a small section without the Path Panel open.

As always, there are several (good or less good) options.

1. Optimal: Use Illustrator if available.
2. Second best - but only if the paths are closed: Merge both paths into a new path and use the pathfinder option Add/Combine and Merge Components
3. Manually (as already written): Delete the partial paths by hand and then merge them again by hand

[mortal valve]

Yes that but mostly I wanted to do it just to learn how to do it.

Is it possible In photoshop or would I need to create a 3d object and project it on using something like blender?

[neon laurel]

I'll take anything really

[ember badge]

Hello everyone, I just need a little help — I need to put a white background on a photo, but I can’t manage it

[calm horizon]

so dropshader and outer glow is enabled at the same time, is thnere a way to make outerglow go behind drop shadow? as its overlapping the shadow

i mean ig i can use another dropshjadow as an outerglow

[ember badge]

Hey everyone
I’m stuck… I can’t for the life of me get a white background on a photo. If anyone has some magic skills or a trick up their sleeve, I’d be forever grateful 🙏.

There’s a potential reward for whoever manages to pull it off perfectly, depending on the result . Seriously, even a little help would save me right now.

My DMs are open, so feel free to hit me up! Thanks a ton in advance, you guys are the best

[calm horizon]

whats the fastest way to add a electric outline to objects?

[hushed flame]

lmao its a miniature photography

[hushed flame]

thankyou so much can you send the file?

[ivory rampart]

don't have it anymore

basically i selected shadow part and used curves

added new layer and used inpaint tool to work with layers below

[mellow iron]

How can I delete the line between 2 points on a path without deleting the points?

[viral palm]

Add an anchor point with the « Add anchor point pen tool » (The pen tool with a little + ) on the line. Select the Direct Selection Tool (The white Arrow icon in the tool bar). With this tool active click on the anchor point you’ve just created and hit Delete key.

[obsidian urchin]

not cause the design is already done on psd

[obsidian urchin]

yes thats also what i had in idea but dont know on how to do that

[hushed flame]

can you tell me how you selected the shadow smoothly?

[ivory rampart]

object selection but i changed method to lasso

[hushed flame]

okay then

do you use magnetic lasso

or smthing

[ivory rampart]

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/make-selections/get-started-selections/select-objects-with-object-selection-tool.html

set rectangle to lasso

[hushed flame]

how do you make it so smooth

i am very new to photoshop

[obsidian urchin]

still need help

[hushed flame]

this is my attempt

[ivory rampart]

i created new layer and used inpaint tool to work on below layers

@hushed flame

it's not perfect

[hushed niche]

Here, you are trying to un wrap a texture. I would not look in Photoshop, but rather in a dedicated software like blender or substance : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiBGLPVkfnU

[hushed niche]

Hi, you can recorder some of the layer styles: https://share.google/Cb6J50XrXucPf40gf

[tame cape]

I would probably add a second drop shadow, adjusting the colour and blend mode. Done.

[primal cairn]

does anyone have a white line like this? ive looked on google and at thumbnail packs, but i cant find one that'll work

[ivory rampart]

you can draw white rectangular with black outline and drop shadows in layer styles

[tame cape]

That looks to me like a normal white rectangle with a drop shadow.

[ivory rampart]

I've exaggerated shadow just to show how you can do it

[hushed flame]

check my dm

[ivory rampart]

i have blocked dms

[hushed flame]

oof

can you edit my full resolution photo?

[ivory rampart]

not really

[hushed flame]

u want a tip?

[ivory rampart]

nope

just not doing commisions

[hushed flame]

thank you btw

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory rampart (current: #27 - 90)

[ivory rampart]

np

if you will stuck at something you can always ask for help

that's the point of this server

😉

[pale cliff]

how can i create this effect. I keep getting told like glitch effects mess around with rgb values and its just not the same

[dull kiln]

Hey! Had a question. I was tasked with a job where I need to reverse these images around, only issue is when doing that, some of the logos are also flipped. Could anyone guide me on how to flip the image but keep certain parts the same? Here is an example image

[ivory rampart]

masking and coping logos from original image

[dull kiln]

How would I go about that

[dull kiln]

oh wow

[ivory rampart]

copy your layer

mirror it

back to original layer copy logo

and paste it

transform tool to place it correctly

and that's it

at least in this case

[dull kiln]

What was the besy way select the logo?

[ivory rampart]

i used polygonal lasso

but it depends on logo

but i made a mistake with my edit

it's mirror

so logo should be on the other side 🤣

[dull kiln]

Also, when I go to rotate the inmage, both layers get rotated

[dull kiln]

Lol I caught that. I was gonna fix it on my end when I replicated it

[ivory rampart]

hmm it works normally on my end

make sure you use transform tool on layer you want to invert

ctrl+T

[dull kiln]

Ah I used the image tab lol

@ivory rampart One more thing, could you show me a good way of removing the old logo, or would you just let AI do it?

[ivory rampart]

on small areas you can use remove as it's using AI and it's free 😉

[dull kiln]

AI has a hard time getting the grill right, could it be the way im selecting the area to fix?

Im selecting just the logo

[ivory rampart]

select grill itself

use remove and this one is done

[dull kiln]

Its not lining up very well for me

Okay I think I got it

Could you tell there was something there?

Or could you tell the image was rversed?

[ivory rampart]

you will probably spot it was edited

but you will have to close up

it's good

[dull kiln]

Alright, I think it will get compressed more anyways, so it should hide it better

Thank you! @ivory rampart

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory rampart (current: #27 - 91)

[ivory rampart]

np

[dull kiln]

@ivory rampart You think this one is a challange?

[ivory rampart]

reg should be easy

logo might be a trciky

[grave sleet]

Hello! Sorry for bad english. I have a question. How can i change line color if i already draw a line without a correcting mask? I can't just draw it second time, because i have full drawen art, and draw it twice will get many time

[ivory rampart]

you could try hue/sat adjustements and mask selection to area you need to change color 🤔

[tame cape]

Hi @dull kiln
In addition to the good tips from @ivory rampart: Shouldn't the windscreen wipers and the other marked areas also be ‘mirrored back’?

[raw bison]

does your problem solved?

[obsidian urchin]

Hey, how to export a PNG and keeping the vectorised shapes, is it possible, because saving the file in pdf keep the vectorised shapes but png not

[tame cape]

PNG is a pure pixel format. It does not ‘recognise’ vectors.

[obsidian urchin]

ok thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #14 - 257)

[obsidian urchin]

any possibility to but the pixels zoom up

like +500%

idk

more than 500%

[ivory rampart]

If you need vector information stored in file you need to use pdf, svg or eps

Oh and AI from illustrator

[raw bison]

send me your photos, i can export them in vector for you

[tame cape]

Normally, yes. 😉
But no (see the previous post)

[ivory rampart]

So no AI

I would use SVG

[dull kiln]

Theres a few things to also add, the steering wheel should be swapped over too lol

[merry scaffold]

Does anyone know how I get this lightning outline thats arond the 4 icons

[orchid panther]

I got this from another psd I saw

Anyone know how to make the gradient clipping mask?

[tame cape]

Hi @orchid panther
You don't need a clipping mask for this (By the way: Your second screenshot shows a layer mask, not a clipping mask.).

Use a rectangle shape with a gradient fill (NOT gradient overlay) and set the gradient. This gives you greater flexibility and allows you to make subsequent changes easily and non-destructively.

[cold epoch]

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[vale geyser]

Hi, I’d like to place this dragon as if it were a painting on this stone, but I’m not really sure how to blend it properly. When I use the overlay mode, it gives me a decent result, but I feel it’s not good enough. Does anyone have a technique or any tips to properly integrate this dragon with the shape and texture of the stone?

[dusk river]

Hi! Is someone able to help me dehaze a image and fix coloring of sky? Thank you!

[viral palm]

Combining blending mode with "blen if" might help.

https://youtu.be/ysShyX50r6U?si=J8PEYtsClfZZC-5s

[cerulean belfry]

I'm attempting to make the text cut through the image but i have no idea how to do it.

[ivory rampart]

Select text expand selection by 5 and use content-aware fill

[cerulean belfry]

Will that make it so the text is like a hole through the image? Where you can only read it based on shape.

Ive been trying to make it like the background where it's just transparent cut.

but It feels impossible.

showing the background.

[ivory rampart]

I’m on iPad it’s bit trickier

But on desktop you can refine selection

And just use eraser

[cerulean belfry]

thank you

but

slight issue

I have like no idea how to do that.

im on eraser tool right now

have the layer selected.

then what?

and will it just automatically remove it? or will I have to trace perfectly over it.

[ivory rampart]

You have to trace it

And just use eraser in selected area

[cerulean belfry]

When I use the eraser on grandtrack it erases it, and when I use it on layer one my tracing isn't well fantastic.

nevermind its done

thanks

[dusk river]

Hi! Can someone please help me wit this! thank u

[gilded oriole]

I have dmed u

[obsidian urchin]

how do i export my file in svg or save it in svg

i dont see the option in my savings option

[fierce hornet]

You can use camera raw inside Photoshop. and for the sky it depends what kind of issue you have but you can use hue/saturation with layer mask if you want to change the color.
https://youtu.be/4rDqUlImWuw?si=kYUTZ9zLih6qYSlX

[ivory rampart]

File > Export > Export As

[obsidian urchin]

ok lets see

thanks for the help

[obsidian urchin]

when "File > Export > Export As"

[ivory rampart]

Do you try to export layer with vector graphic?

[dusk river]

image is like rlly hazy + bad sky

like i wanna make it look less smoggy

[obsidian urchin]

yes

cause its small details and it needs to be used for laser engravering

[ivory rampart]

That’s weird

[obsidian urchin]

wdym

[fierce hornet]

can't really say anything without seeing. bad sky mean over exposed?

[ivory rampart]

It should be under export tab

[obsidian urchin]

check your dm

[ivory rampart]

I have blocked dms

[obsidian urchin]

i mean send me a message

[ivory rampart]

I dont do dms

[obsidian urchin]

ok

I will see if i cant find where the problem from

thanks anyway

i will search how i can save in svg

SVG keep the quality frome the shapes ?

like in vectorised quality ?

[ivory rampart]

yes

it keeps all parameters of vector image

[obsidian urchin]

ok thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory rampart (current: #26 - 93)

[obsidian urchin]

i will why there is no option availible on mine

thanks a lot for the help ! @ivory rampart

[fierce hornet]

you have to check the Use legacy "Export As" box to see the SVG option.

[obsidian urchin]

ok let me see

[obsidian urchin]

that's it, thanks a lot !

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @fierce hornet (current: #29 - 79)

[ivory rampart]

yeah totally forgot you have to check this option

[vapid flume]

Titbit of the day: SVG means "scalable vector graphics" 😉

[dusk river]

I think so?

can i send a pic

[fierce hornet]

So this video works in this case. You can give it a try. You can use masking tab to apply it to specific areas. Also u can try topaz ai.

[dusk river]

is this for me?

[fierce hornet]

yes

[dusk river]

would u be able to help me try it? idk if thats not allowed to ask if its not ill delete it lOL i cant get to photoshop rn

[fierce hornet]

use this psd if you want this kind of result.

[dusk river]

whats a PSD?

can u send me that image

sorry im rlly new to this

OH GOT IT

TYSM

ILY

[fierce hornet]

you got it?

[dusk river]

i think so?

how do i save it

[fierce hornet]

hold ctrl shift alt and w. then choose the format

[dusk river]

wait i think my things frozen LOL

[hushed niche]

I think they said they can’t get Photoshop to work?

Are you using the desktop version? Are you connected to creative cloud?

[hushed niche]

PhotoShop Document

[dusk river]

maybe? i just opened that file

im on desktop

everythings frozen

wait sorry mac lol

macbook

[hushed niche]

No error message?

Is Photoshop up to date?

[dusk river]

@fierce hornet for now can u just sned me the image

OMFG

UR KIDDING ME

[hushed niche]

Is it a school account?

[dusk river]

YES

[hushed niche]

I guess they need to renew the licensing. I do not remember if ps web is available without a license. You could then save it to the format you want. Maybe in Bridge, then quick export?

[fierce hornet]

Here you go.

[dusk river]

Thank u so much! Do u know how to remove ppl too

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @fierce hornet (current: #29 - 80)

[vapid flume]

If it's a school account then it may come from your school admins. We don't have access to your accounts here, but you can have confirmation by contacting the customer service @dusk river

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

Be sure to be connected with your school account email (not another one, as it will likely mess things up)

[dusk river]

No I meant remove from the image LOL

[vapid flume]

I'm seeing that your licence has expired, I offer to help you sort it out LOL

[dusk river]

tyy

Im gonna look into it later

Rn I’m trying to find any way to remove the ppp though

Ppl

[vapid flume]

Using the clone tool might work, but not with an expired licence. You might want to try with an AI tool, although I can't really offer any real advice here.
The only free app you might want to try is adobe express which have a genAI module, but I don't think it will do a great job, that's not really what's it's for...

[dusk river]

Ok go it ty!

Got it

[ivory rampart]

https://tenor.com/view/el-trabajo-job-glove-im-ready-gif-13813843

[tame cape]

@dusk river
quick & dirty ((but I've never been there)

Oops. I forgot about the reflections in the water...

[lavish cliff]

@tame cape last one I swear. I have the following AM code, it works great the only thing I still can't figure out is how to name the layer what I want it to be named. (I did look through the example you sent earlier, that's how I got the stroke working)

    (ref1 = new ActionReference()).putClass(stringIDToTypeID("contentLayer"));
    (desc1 = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(charIDToTypeID("null"), ref1);
    
    var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
    desc4.putDouble(charIDToTypeID("Rd  "), 0 ); // R
    desc4.putDouble(charIDToTypeID("Grn "), 0 ); // G
    desc4.putDouble(charIDToTypeID("Bl  "), 0 ); // B
    desc3.putObject(charIDToTypeID("Clr "), charIDToTypeID("RGBC"), desc4);
    desc2.putObject(charIDToTypeID("Type"), stringIDToTypeID("solidColorLayer"), desc3);
    var desc5 = new ActionDescriptor();
    desc5.putInteger(stringIDToTypeID("strokeStyleVersion"), 2);
    desc5.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("strokeEnabled"), true);
    desc5.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("fillEnabled"), false);
    desc5.putUnitDouble(stringIDToTypeID("strokeStyleLineWidth"), charIDToTypeID("#Pxl"), 1);
    var desc6 = new ActionDescriptor();
    desc6.putObject(charIDToTypeID("Clr "), charIDToTypeID("RGBC"), desc4);
    desc5.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("strokeStyleContent"), stringIDToTypeID("solidColorLayer"), desc6);
    desc2.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("strokeStyle"), stringIDToTypeID("strokeStyle"), desc5);
    desc1.putObject(charIDToTypeID("Usng"), stringIDToTypeID("contentLayer"), desc2);
    executeAction(charIDToTypeID("Mk  "), desc1, DialogModes.NO);

[tame cape]

Hi @lavish cliff
Just out of curiosity: what tool did you use to simplify the AM code? Your code looks very clearly structured.

Regarding your question: You could also use AM code for this, but since the previously created layer usually becomes the active layer automatically, a simple Adobe Extend Script (JavaScript) one-liner after your function should suffice.

Try:
app.activeDocument.activeLayer.name = "My new layer name";

[lavish cliff]

I used Cursor AI

[tame cape]

Never heard of it or used it. But it seems to work well.
👍

[lavish cliff]

ehhh, if you're really careful with it it can work well, but with AM code it's just as liable to break everything

[tame cape]

It doesn't matter what you use. With AM code, even a single missing or superfluous space can ruin the code...
😅

[lavish cliff]

what I mean is that it will very confidently tell me it wrote correct code and fixed all my problems while breaking everything instead unless I provide it examples and watch it very closely. but I guess the same can be said about most AI

[tame cape]

That's right. AI thinks in terms of probabilities. But a high probability does not mean that it is actually correct.

Question:
Does the one-liner for renaming the layer work for you?
🤔

[lavish cliff]

yes it worked

[tame cape]

Very good.
Have fun scripting in the future. You're on the right track.

[lavish cliff]

I don't know how much more scripting I'm going to be doing tbh, I did all of this to generate the following because I couldn't find an easy way to do it with the tools photoshop gave me

[tame cape]

@lavish cliff
Unfortunately, you swore beforehand that it would be your last question.
🤣

But here you will find basic information about Archimedean spirals. I'm also pretty sure that there is already (at least) one script for this. But unfortunately, I can't remember where I saw it or whether it was written for Photoshop or Illustrator.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedean_spiral

[tame cape]

Yes, there is a script by Hiroyuki Sato, but it was written for Illustrator. Maybe it will still help you a little.
https://shanfan.github.io/Illustrator-Scripts-Archive/

Have fun
😉

[lavish cliff]

I already wrote all the code, the math and code for the spiral was not the hard part for me, it was figuring out Extendscript and the AM

[tame cape]

Your result seems to need some optimisation. The script appears to create the spiral from dozens of separate pieces that are not connected to each other. Is this intentional?

If I remember correctly, the Illustrator script creates exactly one path. (But I haven't tested it at the moment.)

[lavish cliff]

that is intentional

I wanted a bunch of rectangular arcs that fit into a spiral

[coral vine]

hi i search for a clothing mockup for photoshop

if someone know where i find it

??

[hushed niche]

Hi, Clothing is quite a cast field, but did you explore the Adobe stock templates?

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=clothing+mockup

[hushed niche]

But if you have illustrator, it comes with a dedicated mockup tool with free templates: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/manage-objects/traces-mockups-symbols/create-mockups-for-images.html

[whole tinsel]

hi guys, so i recently got a drawing tablet and so i started using photoshop. i really want my brush to be super sharp, and ive looked for tutorials but for some reason none of them have worked. 😔

i want a lineart brush that's sharp 🥹

[obsidian urchin]

Hey im facing problems about changing a lot of shapes color (vectorised) on psd at one time not one by one

like 200 shapes

is there any tips

[tame cape]

Sorry if I'm repeating myself. But unfortunately, Photoshop really isn't the most suitable tool for vector editing.

What works – or what doesn't – always depends on the actual structure and content of the file in question. Could you please show us a screenshot of your file? Or upload a simplified version of your file? Anything else is and remains pure guesswork.

[obsidian urchin]

i also found a solution to my problem

it was not selected a lot of shapes as the same time, and avoid two different colors in the package and then was availible to correctly change the color of all the shapes 👍

[mortal valve]

Hey I have two separate but related questions would be great if anyone knows the answer please:

When changing the duration for frames in a an animated gif image do the frames get re-encoded when the file is saved again?

When adding new frames and saving out the gif do just the new frames get encoded or do all frames get re-encoded?

[dim steeple]

im making a turntable in PS right now but im really struggling with the tonearm, how would you guys go about creating a simplistic but not silly looking tonearm?

[deep sleet]

Hey, what's the best way to brighten or darken parts of a image?

[viral palm]

Several ways to do... Difficult to give the best... It depends you... Levels or curves adjustment layer are often used for that.

If you want to affect only some parts of the image, simply make a selection of the part you want to affect before adding the adjustment layer.

[vapid flume]

You could suggest the module holding the "needle" by adding a fatter rectangle at the end, touching the record. You don't need to be precise as to draw the needle, but just the same shape, that becomes a tad bigger at the end would be enough I think.

[lofty topaz]

does anyone know of an action or video tutorial that lets you make 3d characters look like 2d handrawn, preferably anime style?

is there like a place where i can download free actions?

[hushed niche]

Iirc, you select them in the layers panel, then you shift+click the color well in the option bar/properties panel.

[hushed niche]

There used to be atncentral: https://web.archive.org/web/20250000000000*/Atncentral.com

[hushed niche]

I love to use camera raw as a filter.

[lofty topaz]

so any idea on how i can make 3d figures look like this artstyle?

as a post process effect

[hushed niche]

Look for cartoon, or manga tutorials.

[lofty topaz]

i mean not like handdrawn but as a filter that can you can quickly aply to the image and make it look like a similar style. So far i looked at photoshop filters and i only found pencil drawn filters

[hushed niche]

You can simplify with threshold and vectorize like this old tut of mine: https://mos.computerarts.co.uk/pdf/arts83_pshop.pdf

[lofty topaz]

any other method or maybe a video tutorial?

[hushed niche]

Here’s what I found from a cursory web search: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23fLFEIqGrI

I used “Photoshop cartoonify tutorial”

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

But you can modify a tutorial: use less levels, add an outline/stroke

[wise stratus]

This would be a good application of a neural network, depending on how much you value consistency and time.

[lofty topaz]

what do you mean by neural network?

[lofty topaz]

thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 342)

[wise stratus]

colloquially, AI.

https://openmodeldb.info/ might have something, but they mostly host upscale and deinterlacing models.

[pulsar fable]

that looks amazing how would i make the dots random sizes though?

[forest plume]

how do i fix my eraser so its smoother and doesnt leave bumps?

[hushed niche]

Hi, lower the spacing of the brush to 1%

[tame cape]

in the brushes settings

[cobalt valve]

Good evening, I would like to save a file in targa format but it does not offer it to me in the folder I want to save

[fierce hornet]

Do you mean you can't save it to a folder? or you did not found the targa format?

[red dove]

Hey, im trying to take this image and make it a "seamless panoramic image" in order for it to do a single image slide show (I hope this makes sense) I have been trying for hours only to realize im incompetent.. Can someone help walk me thru it? ive been copying and pasting edges then importing to Premeire for hours and referencing youtube videos/Chat gpt to no luck

[reef sluice]

How do u make 3 pics into 1

[quiet sundial]

Does anyone know how i can recreate this in photoshop?

would i start with the pen tool? or is there an easier way

[halcyon widget]

Hello,
I'm trying to repaint the blue sandals in orange, but with the eyedropper tool, I can't get the right shade of orange. How could I do it then?

[tame cape]

Hi @quiet sundial Although it is possible in Photoshop, I would personally draw the two vector shapes in Illustrator and then continue working with the paths/shapes in Photoshop.

That would be the easiest way for me. Do you have Illustrator available?

[vapid flume]

The issue is that if you paint over, you won't keep the slight shading they have (shades of blue denoting the shadows and hights)
So you have two solutions:
Either you change the colour instead of painting over (typically using a masked Hue/Saturation adjustement layer) which will keep the original shades but change the colour. You can also paint over in the colour of your choice on a new layer, set in either Hue, or colour blending mode after having turned that particular area as a black and wite, but that would be really making things difficult for no reason (But is still used sometimes for targetted colour changes that are a bit difficult)
Or you can redraw using the shade of oranges you need, like a painter would.
For using the colour picker, why it doesn't work as intended? Possibly because your brush isn't set with the right settings. It should 100% pick the colour you're trying to pick, unless you've set the tolerance insanely high... But then when you paint with that colour, your brush may contain additional features like texture, mixed colour, flow, etc that might change the way the colour looks when applied.

As usual, a full screenshot with all the info helps a lot. For example showing your brush settings and/or the colour picker settings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuy12EOEztg

https://proedu.com/blogs/photoshop-skills/what-is-a-color-picker-in-photoshop

[halcyon widget]

I'm trying to play with the hue/saturation, but it's hard to get close to the right shade of orange

[vapid flume]

Yes it can be tricky, it may need additional "proper" painting. Unfortunately, one click solutions are rare when you need precise work.
I work mainly in retouching, and I more often than not rely on drawing skills, when I'm faced with difficult retouching (and that include colour changes)
Hue satauration will give you the base, but depending on the base colour, it can give sort of "ink" results (like liquid ink over a pencil drawing, instead of a proper, opaque kind of colour that painting with the brush tool gives)
If you are super nitpicking about the kind of colour you need, it's worth creating swatches and not relying on the colour picker (again, the colour it gives really depends on the settings)
Fopr example, here you have 3X3 meaning that it takes an average of the 3 pixels surrounding the actual pixel on the sides and top and bottom, you click on (so an average value of 9 pixels). If you want an exact value, then 1 pixel is the way to go

Same about the colour indicated in the hue/saturation. The resulting colour is a mix between the one you choose to recolour in and the one that is in the original. So you can't really type in numbers (like RGB, or Lab* numbers) unless you're a colour wizard. It's pretty much an eyeballing exercise

Another route you can take is the "replace colour" adjustment
Image -> adjustment -> replace color

Same with match colour. You need to try them all

If you're looking for specific tutorials on terms and workflows, you can easily find them right in the Phtoshop interface, just by clicking on the magnifying glass icon on the top right
A new panel will open, and just type what you need in there...

[rain falcon]

I used photoshop too texture this mesh. I was wondering how I could add some color variation to make this not so Samey? Im a complete noob basically lol, I used a 2d Texture over the meshes UVs to export it ingame but the texture looks like samey. Id also like to make the nails shiny rather than just bots of metal.

[ivory rampart]

Well as youre modding fallout you will have to create variation by hand

Easiest would be to add some dirt in middle of texture so you won’t have to worry about tilling

[tame cape]

@quiet sundial
In Illustrator, you could create the paths very easily in this way. It works similarly in Photoshop, but is much more complicated.

FYI: You can then copy the paths to Photoshop and continue working there.

[rain falcon]

Do you know of any good ways to this? As I said ik a complete noon lol.

[ivory rampart]

Have no idea how materials are done in fallout

If it’s just diffuse map

Or you have to create normal, roughness, ao etc

Just for color info you can just add some color or plates on top

Bethesda usually provide info on how to retexture as it’s easiest way to mod

So you have to create few maps https://youtu.be/M2oPuTOIABk?si=bFCdqs_iG5lymsQY

[rain falcon]

just Diffuses and Normals.

[ivory rampart]

So you will have to create your new texture and bake normal from it

To match your texture

[rain falcon]

Yea I have the Texture, and the normal already.

Wpuld I add the details to the texture itself or the normal?

[ivory rampart]

Both

If you will change diffuse without normals they will look weird

Unless you will just paint over wood without adding details like plates etc

[quiet sundial]

i’ll download illustrator now, thank you!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #14 - 259)

[past chasm]

Good Day,
I’m having a really frustrating issue with Photoshop on my iPad.
The left toolbar is glitching out and leaving ghost trails, like the screen isn’t refreshing properly. It makes the app hard to use.

I’m on an iPad 9th gen (A13).
Photoshop is fully updated.

I’ve tried restarting the iPad, offloading and reinstalling the app, fully deleting and reinstalling it, turning off Stage Manager and multitasking, locking rotation, and turning on Reduce Motion. Nothing helped.

What’s weird is that Illustrator works completely fine on the same iPad, so this seems specific to Photoshop.

Is anyone else with an A13 iPad having this problem?
Is this a known bug, or is Photoshop just broken on non-M-series iPads now?

Any help would be appreciated because right now it’s basically unusable.

I have a senior capstone project due in February, and I need to have this fixed.

This all started in November of 2025

[ivory rampart]

sadly can't help with checking on my Ipad as i'm using ipad pro with m4 chip, but you might have quicker answer from adobe support

[past chasm]

does your toolbar have issues?

[ivory rampart]

nope

Even with opened pic

[past chasm]

This was how my photoshop was before. I really hope I don’t have to upgrade my iPad

[ivory rampart]

yeah sadly there's no way to revert to older version on appstore

but i would still try to contact adobe support

https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html

[tame cape]

I am convinced that this is the right decision.
If questions arise — and they will — there is also an Illustrator Discord server.
https://www.discord.gg/adobeillustrator

Have fun
😉

[quiet sundial]

Did you see my dm?

[quiet sundial]

thank you again

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #14 - 260)

[past chasm]

The chatbot said to go to the discord server for help

[ivory rampart]

I've seen you created bug report on forums

[past chasm]

just now because the bot is useless

[tame cape]

Yes, I just saw your direct message. However, I don't answer questions via direct messages as my personal rule. If I have time, I might create one or two additional videos. Unfortunately, the topic is divided into two parts. Questions about path creation belong on the Illustrator server.

The finish (the relief effect) is much easier to create in Photoshop.

[neon crane]

How to do this? In photopea filter tab - 3d, there's a texture dilation thing, it's kinda extrude image edges

[fierce hornet]

<@&548221840750018590> Image spam

[sick idol]

How do i help try to make content on roblox without it being dirty or not clean in a way

[ivory rampart]

I don't think that xNormal plugin work anymore so you can do it manually https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjByo6A0uu4

just checked and it's working

[neon crane]

Thanks, you can ping me btw

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory rampart (current: #24 - 94)

[ivory rampart]

ping?

[neon crane]

@

[ivory rampart]

@neon crane

[neon crane]

Where can I find it tho? Github?

[ivory rampart]

https://xnormal.net/

it will be in folder of app

and you have to copy plugins to: \Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\CC

[elder quail]

Might be able to help u if u specify more, ive been devving there for years

Mainly user interfaces etc

[sick idol]

yeah i’m just trying to find my niche

it’s hard work lol

[elder quail]

<@&548221840750018590> the images sent by chris is a way of hacking accounts, if sm1 clicks them they can get token logged

[elder quail]

Whatchu doing tho?

[sick idol]

playing minecraft mostly these days

[elder quail]

I mean about what u asked

What do you do in roblox

[ripe quest]

What are you referring to?

@zinc scroll - We don’t support apps from other manufacturers. Sorry. Check the documentation for the app(s) you’re using.

[elder quail]

It was deleted, however an user sent an image from fake transactions of famous people

Its a scam where if you either click the image or the links sent it token logs u, with a discord token you can enter the account binded to it without passwords neither 2af

Then they repeat the process by sending the scam

[ripe quest]

What user are you referring to?

[elder quail]

@peak berry i believe

[ripe quest]

Probably not. The server admin removed someone earlier so it seems like its been handled.

[elder quail]

I mean the name was chris with his same pfp but sure, ty

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3204)

[obsidian urchin]

Hey, How to lengthen a vectorized shape in Photoshop without enlarging the entire shape, only its length

without changing thickness and position

[vapid flume]

It depends on how it's built, but generally you will need to select only specific points (say, the end point) and move them with the direct selection tool commonly named "the white arrow"

[obsidian urchin]

yes thanks

[vapid flume]

You really need to show the shape if you want more detailed answers

[obsidian urchin]

i expected some easiest way but thanks i thinks it's the only way

[vapid flume]

Even making coffee is more complicated than that! 😁

[obsidian urchin]

cause its weird to use the tool

like moove each side correctly without changing the orientation of the shape and all and its point by point

i expected something as used for images

shapes are different to change

[vapid flume]

Yes, so I wouldn't say complicated, I would say precise... Particularly with a mouse. You can use the arrow keys as well if that helps

[obsidian urchin]

a bit difficult than image

[vapid flume]

But the key is to play with the handles

[obsidian urchin]

yes thanks a lot !

as i have +200 shapes to change x)

[vapid flume]

In that case, maybe Photoshop wasn't the right software for it. Vector capabilities are limited in Photoshop

[obsidian urchin]

yes a lot told me this

should have been done on illustrator 😭

[vapid flume]

One way, but it's really niche as a skill, is to learn how to handle SVGs as code. You can code (or have someone do it for you) a program that runs a transformation on nodes/paths without opening a design software at all

[obsidian urchin]

damn

that's a really good idea

but diffuclt i guess or chatgpt can help too for those things

as it code too

[vapid flume]

https://www.w3schools.com/graphics/svg_intro.asp

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Tutorials/SVG_from_scratch

[obsidian urchin]

ok thanks ! 👍

[vapid flume]

You can export your artwork (as long as it's paths) from Photoshop to SVG, but you need a little workaround for that (Enable legacy "save for web" in the preferences)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYPaf1-ExVw
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/file-types/image/vector/svg-file.html

[vapid flume]

I wouldn't tell as I don't do ChatGPT. I guess it would need to be double chacked. Noone is infaillible, least of all ChatGPT 🙂

[obsidian urchin]

yes, also chatgpt in programming make a lot of errors as it is not perfectly developped to now

thanks a lot for the help anyway ! 👌

[vapid flume]

You're welcome

[hushed niche]

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[ripe rain]

Stupid question. I just signed up for Photoshop plan but didn't realize it was WEB only. How can I convert it to the desktop version (I know its a few more bucks a month)

Does this include DESKTOP Photoshop?

[fierce hornet]

yes.

[ripe rain]

@fierce hornet thank you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @fierce hornet (current: #29 - 81)

[zealous terrace]

any1 online now that can help really quick i would really appreiciate that!

[next surge]

what do you need help with just share your questions here

[zealous terrace]

i have a text with an certain style but i want to change the width between the letters and the lentgh

[next surge]

To change space between letters: Window > Character → adjust Tracking.

If you used layer styles keep the text editable and avoid rasterizing so the style stays consistent

[tame cape]

Are you talking about text in a text layer?
Or are you talking about rasterized text?
Is your text/“text” on its own layer?

[sharp comet]

hi in after effects and premiere pro, there is an option to created nested and precomposed compostions. How do I do the same in photoshop? Is it just smart object?

[ripe quest]

Smart Objects are the closest thing. They are "self-contained" entities. A doc within a doc.

[sharp comet]

so this is a lot better rather then creating multiple photoshop project files?

[ripe quest]

Not necessarily but maybe depending on your goals. SO's can also be useful for non-destructive editing of objects.

[sharp comet]

Well that was what I was trying to do I have trying to have multiple images with multiple tabs all in one project. Rather then creating multiple projects.

[rain zenith]

currently making a poster for my schools varsity soccer senior night. anything you would add/change/remove? all critiques welcome

[elder quail]

Hey guys i was wondering if anyone has suggestions for a logo im tryna make. Its a videogame company called "Below Average Development" (shortened as BAD) but i really have no ideas, prolly something simple using geometry

[vapid flume]

You can post feedback requests in #📝project-feedback
(To me at least the outline text is not very legible - a combination of fat stroke/thin letters
To be honest the rest is also a bit difficult to read unless you got 20/20 vision, which not everybody have)

[vapid flume]

I know that ypou're asking for something a bit different, but just to put things straight, logos are generally done with Illustrator because logos are in the vast majority of cases vector (because it can scale to anything from outdoor banners down to icon without losing their quality)
I know a lot of people work on logos with whatever they have, but really a pure vector, well built logo is 100% vector, which Photoshop isn't necessarily the best tool for.

Of course a logo is way more than the software it's built in (otherwise there wouldn't have been any logos before the advent of the computer) but This is always a good start.

That's because you're asking in the Photoshop server.

[elder quail]

Damn there is an illustrator one? 💀

[vapid flume]

Building a logo is more about the ideas, and really a skill in itself (a skill that I do not possess)

[elder quail]

There should be an adobe server snd thats it fr

Whole community in one

[vapid flume]

Yes, there is! Bear with me, I'll share the link

[elder quail]

Ty

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1103)

[vapid flume]

https://discord.com/invite/adobeillustrator

[elder quail]

Appreciate it

Btw why not just have a server for everything?

[vapid flume]

It's already well cluttered with just one sofatwre pers erver

There are also servers for Video/animation, Adobe Express, 3D, and many others

[elder quail]

I mean imo it would be great to have the entire adobe community in one server, would give a lot of benefits. Thats just a suggestion tho

[vapid flume]

and one specifically dedicated with Creative careers, where you can have help concerning studies, workflows, portfolio reviews etc

[vapid flume]

The adobe forum website gathers all the software in one link: Reddit and Discord servers work a bit differently, mainly for questions of moderation etc.

When there's too many cooks in the kitchen, it doesn't help

[elder quail]

Fair tbh

Ty tho

[vapid flume]

If you want to have a look
https://community.adobe.com/?r=forums&cgen=KH8NV5Z1&mv=other

It's still divided by software though

If you want the direct links to all (or most) of the Discord servers, you can find them here
https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/creative-cloud/apps/manage-apps/creative-cloud-apps/adobe-discord-servers.html

[silver elk]

hello

[drowsy pier]

How to thicken the line drawn with the pen tool

[vapid flume]

Assuming you're talking aboutits visualisaton, you can access the settings under the cogwheel icon

Mine is at 1 pixel here, but you can change it as well as the colour
If you're talking about the stroke of a shape, you need to make sure you got a shape (and not a path) first, and set the stroke width will change the thickness

[edgy shoal]

Does anyone know how this effect is called and how it can be replicated?

[ivory rampart]

it looks like background was saturated with blue

and car is on separate layer

[ivory rampart]

quick example

[edgy shoal]

Tysm!

+rep @ivory rampart

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory rampart (current: #24 - 95)

[ivory rampart]

np

[fringe widget]

Is there a channel in this server that shows me where to learn more or to get more knowledge for Photoshop with videos (YT preferably)

[tame cape]

Have you tried the basic tutorials in Photoshop yet? That's always a good place to start.
😉

[fringe widget]

No but i'm really advanced, and I know almost everything there is essential in Photoshop

I'm just trying to learn more

but not necessarily the bsaic tutorials since its mainly for people starting out, though I am someone who has been using it for about one year

[fringe widget]

The server does have a resources channel though it doesn't get updated frequently enough

where I finish almost all of the recent ones from this year

[tame cape]

Maybe you should take a look at the tutorials anyway. There are good tips for everyone — whether you're a beginner, advanced learner, or expert.

But first, there's the New Year's Eve dinner. I wish you a happy New Year and a healthy 2026.
🎆 🎉

[fringe widget]

You too, I'm located in Oceania so already finished New Year but wish you a amazing New Year! Thanks for the recomendation will take a look into it.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #14 - 263)

[fringe widget]

I already finished half of it 😅 , It was really easy and I learned maybe a couple of things that could be slightly helpful.

[hushed niche]

As an advanced user, I found those tuts amazing: #❓ask-a-question message

[fringe widget]

Me too, they helped my workflow smoother

[fringe widget]

They keep it minimal, but they teach you actually everything almost

[vivid knot]

how do i remove this background without losing any quality ?

[next surge]

try the color range feature in select

[dull prawn]

what does this tool called

[fierce hornet]

It's called warp. You can select a photo (CTRL+T), then right click on your mouse, and you'll see the the warp option.

[dull prawn]

I already figured it out 5 hours earlier

[rain falcon]

To add rougness to a Texture would I just grayscale the orginal image I want to be the roughness? Or grayscale my normal too? then Ctr+A Ctr+C then Ctr+I and Make a new channel under the rougness map and then paste it the channel I just made?

[hushed niche]

Do not hesitate to answer your own question, then, it might help others. Remember the date, most users celebrate with family and friends…

[hushed niche]

Is it for 3D? You might have more control with the nodal modifiers of the substance tools.

[hushed niche]

Play with blend modes too.

[rain falcon]

Its a 3d Model im appling my 2d texture to the Uvs.

Just wanna make sure im doing it righ.