❓ask-a-question

[hushed niche]

You might have more relevant answers in the substance 3D discord https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/apps/manage-apps/creative-cloud-apps/adobe-discord-servers.html

[rain falcon]

Im not using substance though.

Everything im doing is in Photoshop

[hushed niche]

Yes, but they are experienced in modifying textures for 3D objects…

[shy tree]

Hi, I have a couple of newbie questions that I've been confused on.
1: Can I click on both the layer underneath and the mask when clicking on a clipping mask?
2: How do I move a layer and a clipping mask at the same time (so the gradient moves with the layer?)
3: How can I make a layer with a clipping mask, clipping mask another layer?

[ripe quest]

Put both Layers in a Group. Then they will move as a Group.

[shy tree]

Doesn't seem to work :c
The gradient still stays in place

[vague folio]

ignore the prompt this is me just trying to get the notification. does anyone know why I can not use AI

[hushed niche]

Hi! Please show a fullscreen screenshot. Tell us what kid of license you have. Education? A work account?

[hushed niche]

Hello! Did you shift-select both layers to place them in a layer group?

And did you try linking them?

[vague folio]

education but on my laptop it lets me generate but on my pc i can not

[clear badge]

This seems like something extremely basic, but I'm not sure why my photoshop has suddenly started not selecting the anti-aliasing. Just a few days ago, I'm sure hitting CTRL+Clicking on the layer thumbnail would select every available pixel without consideration for anti-aliasing, but it's as if that got switched off. I don't know if I mashed some random key when my keyboard was falling out of my lap for the hundredth time, but is this a relatively well known little thing to fix?

[hushed niche]

Your layer is hidden. Click on its eye, or target another layer.

[hushed niche]

Hi! Right-click the tool icon in the horizontal option bar, and select reset tool.

[clear badge]

Hello! Would it be possible to circle or point more explicitly to what you mean? I'm not sure which the tool icon is, or which horizontal option bar.

[hushed niche]

It’s the very first icon in your cropped screenshot (don’t crop when you ask for help, as relevant info might be shown at the edges.)

Get acquainted with the proper terms:

The option bar sits under the menu bar, and has the options for the current tool. You want to right-click on the magic wand icon.

The toolbar is the vertical bar with tools that sure by default on the left side.

The contextual task bar floats on your image and offers options and tools you might want to use next.

At the bottom left of your interface you’ll see a zoom setting, and right next to it is the status bar that gives you relevant info about the current document, or shows info about the GPU, efficiency.

On the right side are the multiple panels.

https://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/getting-know-photoshop-interface/

[shadow tinsel]

Hello everybody, I wanted to add threshold to a single layer, but when I clicked on Adjustments -> Threshold it covered the entire project with threshold. If i want to connect it to one singular layer what should I do?

[viral palm]

Put the threshold layer above the layer you want to affect in the layer pile then right click beside the threshold thumbnail and choose "create clipping mask".

[shadow tinsel]

AMAZING

thank you so much

and i've got one more question

if i want to take that threshold effect on the image and input another photo into those black parts, how would I go about that?

like this

i think i found out :)

sorry for the amount of questions i'm asking, i'm new to the whole Photoshop thing.

When i group image 1, the flag behind the character goes across the whole screen. I want to merge the two layers so that I cease to have this issue, but when I group or merge it, it just goes to the background as well. How can I prevent this so that I can have a separate background?

The swedish flag has no blending mode on.
The american flag+leopard pattern (merged) have lighten blending.
The character has no blending, but has threshold on.

[vapid flume]

When you post screenshots, it's best that you post the whole interface and not just the image. It's best because we can point you to specific areas of your artwork, and also crucially, the layers panel as well

[shadow tinsel]

i have, i believe it's just been shrunk down. If you click on the image it gives you the whole interface

[vapid flume]

On top of that, the rest of the interface (menus, file size etc) can offer glimpse of what may go wrong

Sorry, I missed that bit

[shadow tinsel]

No worries :)

[vapid flume]

OK, as a general rule, think of layers as a stack of paper all of the same size:
You will have blank paper, transparent paper, paper with a drawing on it, and also paper that is clipped with another.
On top of that you can have paper with holes in them. Those holes will let you see what's underneath: They are called masks.
Try to visualise layers as they would be in real life at the start...

So in your case, if your flag isn't masked, or clipped, it's normal that it goes across the canvas, since the artwork isn't cut out by anything

[shadow tinsel]

So was the only thing I needed to do was mask the flag?

[vapid flume]

If you want some areas of your thresholded figure to be transparent, you need to either change the blending mode (say multiply) or use wha's called "blend if", meaning that only parts of the artwork will blend (the white parts, the black parts, any coloured parts, you choose)

Or you can mask the white areas so they become transparent.

There are 100s ways to achieve the same result with Photoshop, choosing one of them depends on your preference, the level of accuracy needed, and sometimes specific outcome

Now, if you want tutorials on specific ways to make stuff, you can click on the magnifying glass icon, top right, and type in the term in the pop up panel. IMHO, the tricky bit is to know the right terms

The mask avenue will be the one that lets you tweak the shape (you basically paint black to block from view)
Other methods will rely on the actual tones in your artwork, and will work best if you don't want to deviate from that

In any case, what you need to do for your issue, is turn the white area of your figure from white to transparent so they are see-through

[shadow tinsel]

how might I do that?

[vapid flume]

Mask, blend if, blending modes, as stated above

Any mask with require a selection first, so if you go that route, you need to find a way to select only the white parts of the figure. One easy way is to use the magic wand and click on a white area of that layer. You can also choose to go to the select menu entry and go to color range) and choose "highlights" in the drop down menu...

The magic wand

The color range option

Whites are called highlights (in reference of how we name lighter areas in Photography)

[shadow tinsel]

I've finally figured it out!

Thanks for all your help :)

[vapid flume]

The important thing, whatever the method you choose, is to have the right layer highlighted

[vapid flume]

No problem!

[jolly fractal]

Hi! Does anyone know the best way I could mold the cardboard layer to the edges of the paper layer while still preserving the cardboard's edge texture(?) ? Anything helps lol

[vapid flume]

You could "shape" it with the warp feature
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/effects-filters/artistic-stylize-filters/reshape-and-distort-images-with-transform-warp.html

There is also a possibility to play with the liquify filter but I don't think you'll get suitable results
"puppet warp" is also worth a look at, again, not necessarily for your example)

https://tenor.com/view/timewarp-gif-6237247

There is also the time warp, but it's only for the New Year's eve celebrations 😂

[jolly fractal]

Cool tysm!

[vague folio]

Well no that’s because I was working on something else it doesn’t effect the use of the generative ai

[neon crane]

How to remove color mixing in gradient? Smth like this

[tame cape]

You can use rectangular selections and color them separately. Or you can use a technique that I generally refer to as “hard gradient.” With this technique, one color of the gradient ends at exactly the same position where the next color begins.
e.g., starting point of first color position 1; ending point of first color position 35; starting point of second color position 35; ending point of second color ...
and so on

[neon crane]

Works, thanks! I thought I can get it with posterize, whatever

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #14 - 264)

[tame cape]

You're welcome.
As is often the case, there are various options, but the two mentioned above allow you to define the areas relatively well and evenly.

[vale torrent]

why photoshop server dont have discord tag

[ivory rampart]

i think you're first person to ask about it

so that's probably why there;s none

[neon crane]

Can I have 2 viewers at the same screen, but to one of them doesn't change with the other

[fierce hornet]

split view?

[neon crane]

Yeah, but they both changed

[fierce hornet]

Select all layers add them into a group and lock them. so they won't change. (even without lock, it shouldn't change)
are those two different projects?

[neon crane]

I tried with different files, works, anyway

How to swap left and right viewer?

[fierce hornet]

I don’t really use this feature much. I’m not sure if there’s a shortcut key for it. For me I just do it like this.
and you can switch the active window by pressing Ctrl+Tab

[dusty rivet]

hello sorry for bad english, but how do i cut the rectangle with the sphere?

[tame cape]

Are those shapes? Or pixels? Is everything on the same layer?

Can you please show a screenshot with the layers panel open?

[lunar pewter]

i got a question, i js used the select subject tool, and i need the selected to be more refined, the blue part is where i want it to be selected, can anybody help me out?

im trying to use the pen tool and trace out the lines, i js dont know how to make it where the selection conforms to the pen lines

[hushed niche]

Hi, in the path panel (Windows>path) there is a button to convert your closed path to a selection.

[vapid flume]

Do you mean two views of the same file?
When you say doesn't change with the other what do you mean?
You can have two views of the same file by choosing "new window for...) see Photoshoper's screenshot. But if anything changes (ie, you work on that file) then it will change as well

If you don't want it to change and only reflect one stage of the process, you need to use the snapshop feature in the history panel

That means it will create a new document based on a stage of the history, and you will be able to show two versions (one you are working on, and one from a particular state in the history) side by side, using @fierce hornet screenshot and the menu enties they highlighted

This icon will open a new tab with the state of history as filename, you can then consolidate it.
The snapshot icon (the camera next to it) creates a snapshot that gets stored at the top of the history panel, where you can go back to it (allows to try things non linearily and go back and forth to different versions. You can also go and click on each snapshot, click click and open them as new documents from there.

As you may imagine, it's super useful when you try things out and whant to see what works best
A word of caution, the .psd does not retain snapshots when you close the file and open it again

[sly goblet]

Hey everybody does anybody know how to make these kind of images or send a link that explains it

[viral palm]

Any vector art effect with photoshop YT tutorial should make the job like this one https://youtu.be/uIs0_p2CnTM?si=UR6PAXWi06xdITVu

[pallid mortar]

Hiya Specialists, Quite a Newbie here, I need some guides on making this effect, I mean the bottom right blue light which makes the halo there and the border gradient, TIA! 🙏

[ivory rampart]

<@&548221840750018590> image spam

[wind narwhal]

Thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory rampart (current: #24 - 96)

[pliant swift]

not photoshop but rather lrc, is it just me or the for some reason the point colour's range seems to be too small for all the skin tones on the subject's face? Even though they don't look too different imo. In essence I'm trying to make the skin lighter by increasing luminance of the skin, but since the range is too small, it's not affecting the area at the chin and in between the eyebrows

[mighty zealot]

hello guys, im doing a flyers for a concert but when i tried to print it at home to check if the layout is correct, the colors don't stand out as they do in Photoshop. I'd like to know if you have a technique to visualize how the colors might appear after a professional printout?

[potent wadi]

did u use CMJN colors when working in photoshop

CMJN = COLORS FOR PRINT

RGB are for web

[neon crane]

You mean cmyk?

[pseudo frigate]

Learn layer style + ( bevel & emboss), gradient , glass effect, strokes , outer glow

[hushed niche]

Ooh, I had totally forgotten that feature, thanks, Sandrine!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1106)

[hushed niche]

Yes, it’s the French version.
@mighty zealot
One big caveat, CYMK is for printing on a press, not on a desktop printer. Now (opening can of worms) did you color manage your document? Did you use the correct profile for the paper you chosed? How will the final flyer be tinted? Offset, or a digital press?

[neon crane]

-# it's Julien's question, not mine btw

[vapid flume]

You can approximate/visualise, by downloading the printer profile and loading it into Photoshop, so photoshop can alter the way it displays the image to match the print.
The profiles are a paper/ink combo file. If you go to a printer's website, you will find the progfiles in the download section
See example below:

Those are called ICC profiles

https://www.permajet.com/support/how-do-i-add-an-icc-profile-to-photoshop/

[hushed niche]

@pallid mortar could use layer styles, but one might need to mask the shape with a very large mask, and have the mask shaping the layer style with “layer mask hides effects”

[vapid flume]

The thing is that Photoshop will show the image as it will be printed (or close enough) so you will be able to take colour decisions based on the screen display. You will notice that the colours that may have been showing vibrant and dense will now appear a bit wash out. It's because print (in CMJK or CMYK) cannot reproduce accurately with inks the density and vibrance of those on a screen (light based). It's something you will have to accept.
There are ways to add more vibrant colours, but it's a more complex process, generally reserved for specific prints (called spot colours)

[hushed niche]

I concur wholeheartedly with Sandrine: do not convert to CYMK, but preview it with proof preview (Ctrl+Y)

See: https://creativepro.com/rgb-workflow-from-photoshop-to-final-pdf/

And https://creativepro.com/import-rgb-images-indesign-convert-cmyk-export/

[pseudo frigate]

Correct 👍🏼

[hushed niche]

You might need to use a copy of the shape with 0 fill, to have only the effects.and might need to use a group to mask it

[mighty zealot]

No unfortunately, because I don't know where but I see on the web to convert after. Big mistake because when I try to convert my document from RGB to cmjn, the colors are awful and I can't see my layers just the complete document convert in one image

[mighty zealot]

Yes I know that. I have try on my desktop printer to see proportion on a paper. I do it for my friends so I just send them the files and they just print them online. I didn't know that there is that much parameters for printing

[hushed niche]

Again, Julien, please read what I linked. Ask your printer which technique he’ll use, some digital presses can print from RGB/RVB.

[mighty zealot]

Gonna do that tomorrow, ty for your advice, I will find a solution. We learn by making mistakes

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 345)

[hushed niche]

From now on, open a new tab for your document and use the proof on that copy (IF you know which profile the printer uses). You can show them side my side. Make sure as well to show the zoom at 100%, Ctrl+1

[hushed niche]

Excellent thought process!

[mighty zealot]

Ok, thanks everybody for your advice, have a good day

[hushed niche]

Bonne soirée if you are in Europe

[quasi aurora]

any way to stop the z key from automatically selecting the zoom tool? I can't seem to find the bind in the keyboard shortcuts

[harsh bane]

im not using photoshop, but does anyone know how i can fix this transition to black in the middle? it is not supposed to look like this...

what tools can i use? i dont have 1 app that i use, just anything free

[raw bison]

you want to a black circle start to get big from the middle of screen and fill it?

[tame cape]

Hi @quasi aurora
Personally, I don't think it makes sense to change such shortcuts —
but this is how you can do it.

[harsh bane]

i want it to look the same as the bottom left one. without removing the 3 lines though

[quasi aurora]

it interferes with my undo command and I already use a different command for zooming. Thanks 🙂

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #14 - 266)

[raw bison]

like this?

[harsh bane]

yes! how can i do that? i need the original resolution. This is what it originally looked like, maybe it is easier to do it on this one? i just want the smiley gone, but not messing up the glow effect

[raw bison]

send me the file, will do it for you

[deep sleet]

Hi, if I wanted to give a company that makes shirts a logo, how would I convert my image I made in Photoshop to vector files for best quality?

[raw bison]

you should use vector app like adobe ai or Corel draw to convert it to vector

[ripe quest]

Good logos are designed as vector graphics from the beginning. If it's not, you should consider recreating a proper vector graphics logo.

(And if you're using Adobe Creative Cloud apps, then Adobe Illustrator would be the correct tool for that)

[hallow heart]

talking abouit vector i wanna make thiusb the name for my website ijn the hero section but everytime i do it looks blurry and not fully rendered what do i have to do? vector it?

[ripe quest]

Yes. If it's your logo, that you will use for various different things (hundreds of times) then it's probably worth it to create a perfect, clean version of it.

That means a vector version of the art that can be (re)scaled without worry of quality loss.

[hallow heart]

this is the perfect clean version of it

its just when i uplaoded to lovable that it kinda bugs out

[ruby portal]

hi everyone i want to start a photography social media account i cannot think of a name can anyone help me im also new to this server and i do not know whats a appropriate channel to send this in

[winged nova]

Hi everyone - literally no experience in photoshop - does anyone know how I can remove the white background of this art and have just the charcoal artwork ?

the automatic remove background button doesn't work for it

[hushed niche]

The z key vould be seen as a duplicate for cmd/ctrl or opt/alt+spacebar

[hushed niche]

Hello!

You could start with a luminosity mask, then use levels to target the white.

See: https://youtu.be/oe_VQt3Th_M?si=BmTAR0lqtnGurocD

[frank topaz]

Hey, I installed dds plugin for photoshop.
everytime I am opening a .dds file it is opening with black background.
at first it asked me if I want it 8 channel, transparency and more.
does anyone knows how can I restart the settings I made?

[tame cape]

<@&548221840750018590>
Image spam

[wind narwhal]

Thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #14 - 267)

[tame cape]

Thanks to the fastest Valdair

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @wind narwhal (current: #3 - 2675)

[karmic smelt]

how can i make my photoshop the orginal layout i didnt mean to do this

[tame cape]

Have you saved your workspace?
If not, which workspace (menu: Window -> Workspace -> ?? ) are you using?

Switch to a different workspace and then back again.

[frank topaz]

Hey, I installed dds plugin for photoshop.
everytime I am opening a .dds file it is opening with black background.
at first it asked me if I want it 8 channel, transparency and more.
does anyone knows how can I restart the settings I made?

[unborn jetty]

Quick question, As a user coming from clip studio, Is it possible to have the rotate tool go back to its original tool after using it, such as if im rotating my canvas to paint at a certain angle and then after relasing the keybind for the rotate tool, it'll go back to its original brush

[fierce hornet]

@paper cobalt do it like this to connect them.

and yea I’d be happy to help. If you get stuck somewhere, just ask here.

[paper cobalt]

shading a bit off tho

[fierce hornet]

try copying from a good area. and use the soft round brush to fade.
there will be that kind of shading because half of your frame have it.

copy a good area. then ctrl+t and Stretch it. and again use soft brush on the edges.

[small python]

hey y'all can I get some help with the perspective warp tool? I'm not too sure how to use it and googling it has only yielded results on how to select it, not so much use it.

ah nevermind, got it :)
just had to click a few more buttons than I thought

[ebon lake]

Does anyone know how to split a gradient?

[paper cobalt]

what if

i dont have photoshop

[fierce hornet]

Can't really help with other software. I just use Photoshop.

[fierce hornet]

How do you want to split it? something like this?

[deep sleet]

Hmm, can you elaborate sorry, is there like a one click button or something?

[fierce hornet]

You can use Image trace in Adobe Illustrator. with just few clicks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyEVUB6UMT8&pp=ygUdY29udmVydCB0byB2ZWN0b3IgaWxsdXN0cmF0b3LSBwkJTQoBhyohjO8%3D

[ebon lake]

I got it nevermind.

[deep sleet]

Thanks, by the way, do you know anything about embroidering on shirt regarding logos? How would that work with a png file or vector?

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @fierce hornet (current: #28 - 83)

[hushed niche]

Hi, instead of clicking the shortcut, real as and rotate, hold the shortcut, rotate, then release, it’ll go back to the previous tool.

[unborn jetty]

Thank you!

[hushed niche]

Hi! It depends of the machine, some works with bitmap files, others need vectors

[hushed niche]

Could you show the image? Is it a simple two tones image? Do you have illustrator? There are ways to convert selections to paths in Photoshop.

[hushed niche]

Did you try different files? Does the website program rescale files or compress them?

[hushed niche]

Does it come with documentation?is it this one? There is a reset button in the second window…

[frank topaz]

Before I touched it's setting, every time when I'm dragging an .dds file it was asking me if I want to open it on transparency and more

There is a way to reset the plug in setting?

[slender lark]

any know how to transfrom this to this. cant wrap my head around it

[vapid flume]

Have you tried "perspective warp"?
Under edit> transform>perspective

[acoustic shadow]

why cant i use patterns?

[vapid flume]

Can you show more of your interface? It may have to do with colour profile or bit depth, but we can only see it with the full window

[acoustic shadow]

i changed to 16 bits and color profile is rgb

[vapid flume]

I can't remember exactly for patterns , but many things only work in 8bits

[acoustic shadow]

could it be a cpu thing? like more recently ive been getting the pop up "scratch disks are full"

[vapid flume]

I don't think so.
But scratch disks are different than CPU. Scratch disks are the hard disk drives where memory needs are offloaded to when your RAM is full

I'm simplifying

If your scrtach disks are full, you will have Photoshop running slowly and possibly crash.

But if you want me to investigate, it's better if I can see the full window. (As a genral rule, always share the full thing, it helps immensely, because otherwise it looks like we're trying to pull teeths out of people. If you don't want to share, there's a possibility you will never have a correct answer)

[vapid flume]

Which version do you have? Seems like an older version...

[acoustic shadow]

yeah 2022! im proud to still be using this version, why would some features just stop working if this has been working as advertised since the start?

[vapid flume]

I just tested and it works on my end.
Let me see if I can find something

[vapid flume]

I'm not on a Mac, so I'm not sure if it's specific

I honestly never had that as a bug, that's why I asked about other possibilities

[acoustic shadow]

oh okay, thank you for trying to help!

[vapid flume]

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/adjustment-layer-pattern-option-grayed-out/td-p/11822669

see if that helps. It's probably because you don't have any patterns anymore. Try to re-install some patterns and see if that fixes it

It can happen if you updated versions and forgot to tick "yes" when the CC App asked to transfer preferences

[acoustic shadow]

thank you! it fixed itsself after i saved a new pattern

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1109)

[vapid flume]

Great to hear!

[marsh prairie]

Folks I have a question, whenever I cut a layer with CTRL+J the new layer it's named layer 1 instead of using the name of the layer as reference, mapter in my case so it should be mapter1

Anyone knows what could it be? I'm using automated actions but if I do it manually it also does the same

[vapid flume]

It could be how your action is set up. Did you build it yourself?
Can you show the steps in the action?

Sometimes you need to use specific steps when you record an action, instead of the usual ones. For example, you can have difficulties to access the right layer, if the base layer isn't named as it was on the document that have been used to record the action. In that cse, instead of recording the steps by clicking on the layer, you can record the step by using KB shortcuts (such as CTRL+[ or CTRL+] to move up or down in the stack)

that way the action doesn't take into account the name of the layer, but the end result, whichever layer it starts from. I hope it makes sense

Not here

[vapid flume]

It could also be an issue with the preferences since you're seeing it when you don't perform an action

[marsh prairie]

I think it's that because it also names it as layer 1 when I copy

And when I copy a whole layer it just names it as the layer but without copy or a number or anything, where can I edit that? I ticked the option on layer/panel options but it does nothing

[vapid flume]

Did you try to reset your preferences, just in case?

[marsh prairie]

I will thanks

[vapid flume]

Edit>preferences, in general click on "reset preferences on quit"

and then close PS and open it again.

I am not sure what it could be, maybe someone else has a better idea?

[marsh prairie]

I did it and it happens the same way, I don't know, I'll do it manually for now but it's weird because the last time it renamed the layers perfectly, I don't know if I can edit the suffix or prefix I think i did that but for exporting

At least if I can batch rename it could be great

If I could keep the number🤣

Also is there any way that I can make my action rename the layer +1, i got it to name them mapter via action but I can't figure out to add an increasing number behind

[vapid flume]

You can batch rename by using Bridge (shipped free with Photoshop)

Not using Bridge? tututut

[marsh prairie]

Don't worry I'm doing it in Clip Studio now but thanks a lot anyway!!!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1110)

[runic nymph]

hey guys, do u know about when PS neural filter gonna be okay?>

[ivory rampart]

They are working fine

[vapid flume]

What are you experiencing? They are working fine on my end (I've been using Color transfer and harmonisation on Sunday)

[deep sleet]

Yep, I have Illlustrator, but I've never used it before. This is the image.

[vapid flume]

It looks like an AI generated image. There's lots of details in there, whatever you decide, I think it will be hard to retain all the little elements, even in Illustrator
I any case, I think it's out of Photoshop's abilities

You can check that for Illustrator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svd4WQE_92Y

You have a dedicated Illustrator server if you need more info
You'll see that vectorising often means simplifying stuff
https://www.discord.gg/adobeillustrator

[hushed niche]

Ouch, it will be very complicated as an embroidery… U thought it was a logo, this is an image, that might look terrible at small sizes, and unfit to be converted to single color.

If you run a business, I’d suggest contacting a graphic artist that could create a true logo, delivered both in vector or in raster format. You should be able to deduct it from your taxes as an expense.

[ivory rampart]

You could try to use adobe sampler it has embroidery feature so it can give you rough idea how it will look

[vapid flume]

You also got that one in Photoshop!
@hushed niche will share how to open the parametric filters because I got it thanks to him 😉

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory rampart (current: #24 - 97)

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 346)

[vapid flume]

This is what it shows. I don't see it working as an embroidery (if it does, it may be quite expensve as it will need to have at least 4 colours to work properly, and the more colours you need, the trickier it is)
It's a case here where you need a proper graphic designer to build the thing with skills: Having elements separated by an even gap (not the case at all as of now)

[hot girder]

Hello! Are there any recommended courses a beginner graphic designer can take to get basic design knowledge?

[vapid flume]

I took the CalArts "introduction to graphic design" (via Coursera) which while still a foundation is a very comprehensive course for beginners
It's quite long: No 2 minutes hacks there... It is real stuff
You start from the base and you end up creating a brand manual

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/graphic-design

There are probably other stuff, including ressources available directly on Behance (Adobe)
Which are a bit different, more business oriented
https://www.behance.net/resources/guides

[hot girder]

@vapid flume Alright, thanks a lot will go through these 👍🏻

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1112)

[vapid flume]

Maybe others will add to the list!
But graphic design means a lot of stuff, so after learning the fundamentals, you'll need to choose a particular trade.
Don't forget that you have a lot of very thourough courses on LinkedIn as well
Here are a few examples among a truck load of really good stuff
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/introduction-to-graphic-design-4/welcome
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/font-secrets-elevate-your-typographic-game/finding-the-hidden-treasures-in-your-fonts
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/learning-print-production-photoshop-illustrator-and-indesign/introduction-to-building-your-artwork-for-print

[hushed niche]

@ivory rampart if they do not show up, search for them in the discover panel.

[ivory rampart]

tbh I never looked into parametric filters properly

[small python]

hey y'all, I'm working on some band fanart and I was wondering if there was a way to "flip" colors without selecting them and painting over the object? I want to change that little sun figure on the casket to white, and change the glasses lenses to green. Is there a way I can do this?

[vapid flume]

It depends if the sun artwork is on its own layer. But "flip" won't really work as you think it does. But you can easily assign the colours once you have them saved (as swatches for example)
In any case you will need to create a selection of some sort, it can be an automatic one, something easy. That depends how your file is built.

[ivory rampart]

that's like really low quality image, but you can play with hue/sat filter

you just have to mask parts you want to change colors

[radiant socket]

guys i hev this image here and i nead a red outline of the eagle and the mic, how i can do that?

[thick tangle]

i would start with removing the background, then selecting the eagle then adding a stroke

like this maybe? @radiant socket

[novel fern]

Just bought the new PS after admittedly using a cracked version which broke. Now all a sudden my PS says my graphics card is not compatible even though i have a 4060 ? Any idea why

[ivory rampart]

Have you cleaned all files of cracked ps?

[novel fern]

yeah, there gone. It was even doing it on the cracked version though hence why i thought it was just broke as it was cracked but the issue has came over to the real PS which has me more confused lol, its only started hapening since upgrading to a double monitor setup

this is what its saying

[ivory rampart]

I presume you have latest drivers

[vast carbon]

how can i flip this image so it's still facing the same vertical direction but swaps it's horizontal direction

basicallly how do i make the character look to the other side without her being upside down

[ivory rampart]

use transform tool

and flip horizontal

[vast carbon]

Oh i didn't see it, sorry

also follow up as i am sitll v new to this, how did you put the image in without the huge black background it always adds to images without one?

[ivory rampart]

you probably create new image with black layer

change background to transparent

[vast carbon]

ah, got it

[small python]

yeah I just took a screenshot of the album cover art, being this, so I didn’t have very good grounds to work with from the start 😅

[ivory rampart]

as i said you can change color with hue/sat

it should be a bit easier

as there's more pixels to work with

[hushed niche]

I would select the gear and the goggles, then add a gradient map adjustment layer where you sample both colors, then invert their positions.

[hushed niche]

Hi, maybe when you plugged the second screen it was on an integrated GPU?

https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/acr-gpu-faq.html

but I would try first to use the https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/apps/troubleshoot/diagnostics-repair-tools/run-creative-cloud-cleaner-tool.html

[novel fern]

i fixed itr thanks people. tuirns out my studio drivers were 7 months ood

[spice kayak]

Been experiencing Photoshop lagging lately always when moving through the artboard using the hand tool, is it a known bug or..?

[vapid flume]

You'll find a better version here. Now, be mindful, this image is copyrighted (as it should be) it's probably OK for personal use, but that's just about it.

[small python]

yeah I was just gonna make a phone wallpaper out of it, I did that with just the band text. I didn’t have any intentions on sharing it.

thank you tho :)

[buoyant ember]

hi everyone!! hope it's ok to ask this here, but I've been playing around with photoshop (mostly camera raw filter, colour balance, artistic cutout etc.) to edit my bg3 game shots, but I feel like I'm missing the mark with specific aspects. Would anyone happen to have any advice / feedback? tysm!!

[ripe quest]

I would work on adding some shadows underneath the character to ground them and make them part of the scene.

Feels like they're floating.

[next surge]

In my opinion your edit has a great punchy atmosphere, but the highlights on the character are a bit blown out, losing detail in the textures. Try lowering the Highlights and Whites in Camera Raw, and use a Layer Mask to keep the vibrant pink/red in the background while keeping the character's skin tones more natural.

[next surge]

And ofc as @ripe quest said working on the shadows to make the character more naturally standing

[ripe quest]

Also, it seems like the lighting is not consistent between the background and the character. Light emanating from the center on the background. Light from the left on the character. There is a mismatch that creates a feeling that the viewer can't reconcile.

[next surge]

Maybe use the Harmonize feature, it will give you a clear idea and start

[ripe quest]

I would start with the light and shadows first. Once you have those things nailed down, then consider tweaking, brightness, contrast, color grading, etc. The latter are fundamental to the success of the image.

You could use Harmonize to weld the scene together or try Gen Fill > Gemini and ask it to recreate the scene with "perfectly matched light and shadow" and see what it comes up with.

[buoyant ember]

thank you for all of your advice! I went ahead and took a look at the harmonize feature to try and mask the shine of the lighting on the left side, as well as adjusted some of the highlights, whites, and overall colouring. I wasn't too sure how to adjust the shadows in the rest of the scene, so for now I just shaded in the area under her left foot. However, I now feel like I've taken away the subject's centrality a little bit. Do you think I dimmed it down too much?

[ripe quest]

No. However, the background is predominantly red and you'll likely have to color grade the character to pick up some of those red hues to make it look... 'natural' and part of the background.

[small python]

this looks BEAUTIFUL in photoshop, thank you.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1114)

[small python]

successfully finished the project 😌

[pure tiger]

hello guys. may i know if there are any free websites that you can recommend for someone to start making portfolio with? thank you!

[ripe quest]

https://behance.net from Adobe

[pure tiger]

thank you!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3205)

[dry rune]

Hello! I was wondering the best ways to create the shading and effects this header has

[runic nymph]

All my neural filter not working like that guys, anyone having the same problem?

[vapid flume]

There was a bug that was fixed in recent versions of Photoshop. Basically you need to get Photoshop 2026 to have it reinstated.
Update using your CC App and it should work (It certainly works on my end)

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/p-photoshop-27-neural-filter-skin-smoothing-we-ve-temporarily-disable-this-feature-because-of-error/idi-p/15570199

[runic nymph]

Gotcha thanks

[waxen jackal]

Hi,
Could someone help me with an issue involving adjustments in Photoshop? When I export my poster with effects applied, like Brightness/Contrast for example, those effects don’t export with my work. Same problem when I create a stamped layer using Cmd + Option + Shift + E, my adjustment layers aren’t taken into account.

[vapid flume]

Can you show the full window (with layer stack) as a screenshot? I'm asking as there could be some settings that prevent an export to happen

Also can you share how you export exactly (which steps) and the final file format

Does it do the same when you Save as (jpeg for example) as opposite to export as (jpeg)

[waxen jackal]

When i "save as" or "export as", i have the same result (my poster without adjustments)

[vapid flume]

So these aren't adjustments but more overlays

Can you adjust the maginification from 16.6% to 100% and let me know how you see the result
And crucially if the result at 100% looks like the exports

[waxen jackal]

Oh yeah sorry no it was for ajustements first then i touched it and now it's that but i had the same problem with ajustments

[vapid flume]

Check how it looks visually at 100% and let me know if it looks different than what you have exported

[waxen jackal]

Here it does the same

(With adjustments)

[waxen jackal]

Like that ?

[vapid flume]

Yes. I am trying to assert if it's a visualisation issue. With overlays like noise, or that kind of things, the "real" stuff is showing when viewed at 100%, it's the same wihen you're applying more exotic blending modes

That means that the result of an export ill look like when viewed at 100%, but you're ssing something diffrent, within Photoshop, if you're looking at smaller magnification

The real result is always that viewed at 100%, that's why it's always recommended to check a file at 100%

I can clearly see that the 100% result is similar to the one you are exporting, and not the 16.16% viewing result

the 16.16% viewing result is not the real result, 100% is

[waxen jackal]

Yeah we can clearly see it there

[vapid flume]

Your screen recording exactly demonstrates that

[waxen jackal]

Okay so i should edit that with the 100% so it'll be accurate ?

[vapid flume]

So when you are doing any adjustment that involves those kind of overlays and blends, always de tham at 100%. It doesn't happen for everything, but those sort of gritty textures are particularly prone to it

[vapid flume]

Yes

[waxen jackal]

Okay thank you so much !

[vapid flume]

Moirés are another example
It all falls down to the same phenomenons called interferences, and it will happen with any similar software
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moiré_pattern

[vapid flume]

No problem! Good luck!

[waxen jackal]

Okay but there's no other way for me to have the result i want ? like what i see at 16% ?

[vapid flume]

Trial and error. What you can do is open two instances of your file
Window > Arrange > New window for "poster....."
And have one at 100% on which you will be worked on, and one at 16.16 as a reference

You can have them displlayed side by side by going to
Window> workspace >2 up vertical

[waxen jackal]

Okayy got it

[vapid flume]

There is no other way to calculate that, because first Wave interferences are a tricky mathematical subject which honestly goes way over my head, and because the software approximates the magification in order to give you performance gains.

[waxen jackal]

So for now there's nothing to do for my adjustments, i have to do something similar but on 100%

Okay, again, thank you sm

[vapid flume]

It's something to keep in mind for next time you will have to work on something similar. It also helps to have a bigger screen if you can (One of the main reason that it's tricky to work in retouching with only a laptop, as those glitches can happen when you work on noisy pictures as well)
No "working from the beach" for us! 🙂

[vapid flume]

Yes, exactly

[waxen jackal]

OKAY !

[vapid flume]

Regarding Photoshop magnification approximations, sometimes it helps (but not always) to keep things at 25%, 50% and so on. You want to avoid rounding if you can

[waxen jackal]

Noted !

[mystic tartan]

Hello ! just learned about smart filters/liquify that it seems when I flip the canvas, the smart filter isn't applied anymore ?

[vapid flume]

I seems to remember there was a bug at some point that go resolved... Are you on the latest version?

That's the latest

You can check it by going to Help > about Photoshop

[mystic tartan]

Ah no I haven't updated it, I'm at 27.0

I guess that's what it is then

[vapid flume]

I seem to remember that it was an older version that got the issue.

[mystic tartan]

Ah ?

[vapid flume]

I would say try first to rest the preferences and if it doesn't work, I would file a bug report on the forums

But of course, first try the update!

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

It's where bug reports are made official

Have you tried without flipping the canvas? Or flipping the canvas on the embedded file?
(Double click on the smart object, it will open the embedded file in a new tab, flip this newly opened file, save and close and you will see it updated in the main document)

Be sure you save it otherwise it doesn't update

[mystic tartan]

Ok resetting the preferences worked it seems

[vapid flume]

Cool! It's the best trick when things start to go awry 🙂

[mystic tartan]

Uh, no actually it didn't. that was weird

It worked when I reopened it, flipped it, used the liquify to do something flip it back.
Then I reverted, deleted the smart filter, recreated it, did some liquify, and flipped it, and it didn't apply it on that flipped side

Ok but I did find a way, if i convert the smart object with the smart liquify filter into a smart object itself, then flipping it works 100%

Not practical though

Ok, now it does work for all the next smart object I create. so there is some issue in the cache somehow

[candid iris]

hello there, do anyone know if there is a Lightroom Adobe discord ? I can't find it (a friend of mine has a technical issue)

[hushed niche]

Hi, there’s none, ask here!

[candid iris]

Ok thanks !

[hushed niche]

But did you update to 27.2?

[mystic tartan]

No after all I haven't yet. BUt I shouldn't need to.

[candid iris]

Hi ! My friend has kind of "photos melting bug" in lightroom, when she copy/paste (or sometimes just when she goes from a photo to another), the current photo and the previous one are melting. She tried to make a new catalog, reimport raw and stuff, nothing seems to work (reseting development works sometimes, sometimes not at all), anyone had the same issue ? (last lightroom classic version on a macbook)

[hushed niche]

Hi, if you are French speaking, I would ask on the utiliser-Lightroom forum, Gilles has the most experience!
They seem to merge, not melt. Which operations are done on the image?
Does it stick on export?
Did they try to reset preferences?

https://helpx.adobe.com/fr/lightroom-classic/help/reset-preferences.html

[candid iris]

Yes I'm french, sorry for my english ! It sticks on export, she modified the preferences but she didn't reset the whole thing I think, I'll tell her to try and to post on the forum if that does not work ! Thanks !

[hushed niche]

Yes, you should, look at the number of fixed issues for 27.1 and 27.2: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/whats-new/photoshop-on-desktop-release-notes.html

[hushed niche]

Well of course you can post here!
I suggested UL for the ease of the language, but your English is very good…
(Take the habit to reply to a post so we can follow up)
Is the MacBook an apple silicon one?

(Or does it use an Intel processor?)

[hushed niche]

Btw, are those the images of your friend’s family or some of their customers? You might want to anonymize them…

[candid iris]

Thanks for your reply, it's a silicon one (Macbook M1)

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 347)

[candid iris]

You're right, I'll post a anonymized one on the forum, thanks

[hybrid sedge]

I've been following this tutorial (linked below) for wrapping text around an image. I have created a path around the thing I want it to warp around, but nothing happens when I click the text box.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCFEDVMw9q4

[hybrid sedge]

Also, why the hell is it so hard to make a STRAIGHT path connection between 2 points?

[tame cape]

Hi @hybrid sedge
It seems you have used the Curvature Pen tool. Try to use the "normal" Pen tool instead.

[hybrid sedge]

Thank you. Now how to I make this text it's own layer?

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #14 - 268)

[tame cape]

Please always show your layers panel (unfolded) too

[hybrid sedge]

Here

Oh nevermind, I unlocked it.

[hybrid sedge]

But now I can't change the color of the text.

[tame cape]

It's not clear from this small excerpt. Could you please show a full-screen video – something like this:

[hybrid sedge]

Here, sorry

[tame cape]

Please press Q key one time. Then try it again …

[hybrid sedge]

It worked, thank you! But, out of curiosuty, could you please explain what happnedd?

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #14 - 269)

[tame cape]

You were in Quick Mask mode – you probably pressed the Q key by mistake (that's the shortcut for this mode).

Glad we could help.
😊

[hushed niche]

If you work with text and images, InDesign might be more suited.

[errant cipher]

when i fade out the image at the front the one behind can be seen, how can i make sure its not like i decreased the opacity and obi wan behind can still hide behind the first image in front

nvm figured it out, yes im learning and getting a hang of this photoshop

[errant cipher]

where can i find the cmyk option when creating a file

[ripe quest]

File > New... New Document UI > Color Mode dropdown menu....

[errant cipher]

it only has the rgb for me

perhaps because the resolution was set to 300 and 16 bit?

[ripe quest]

No. That's not it.

[errant cipher]

how can i change one color only in photoshop

it says go to hue and then masters and click it but i cant seem to find the masters option.

[vapid flume]

Who says "masters"?
Use the eyedropper and select the colour you want to change in the canvas

That's the eyedropper (occasionnally called "stapled finger accident icon" IYKYK) 🙂

you see in my screenshot that the reds are selected

[errant cipher]

Wait wait hold on I'ma try that

I did but it changed everything

But I wanna change one color only

@vapid flume

[vapid flume]

You should show your whole interface, it will be easier. You say one colour... If your image is all red and you change red, it will change the whole image.

[errant cipher]

oh nvm this was the case, lol. thank you so much sandrinee!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1115)

[vapid flume]

in that case you need to mask the area prior to change the colour.
The H/S adjustment layer only discriminates by colour, you need to create a selection and mask if you need a restriction by shape or any other type

[errant cipher]

im having a hard time getting that, i mean i know how to mask, i just havent done that part

[vapid flume]

You just need to select the area you want to change... Depending on the shape and details of it, you may use different methods, from a simple stroke of the magic wand, to automated selections, to using the pen tool when something is highly detailed or difficult to make out from the background.
For example, in the Darth Vader image you posted previously, since the guy is black on a black background, automatic selections may not work (You can still try select> select subject)... In that case, the pen tool will prove handy

Honestly, sometimes it takes less time to do it properly by hand than try 100s of other solutions that don't work

Again, it depends on the context you're in. There is no one foolproof solution to everything.

[pseudo frigate]

Hi guys, are there any options in Photoshop, like the After Effects feature called "Shy", which hides layers without removing them

[ivory rampart]

To hide a layer in Photoshop, the quickest method is clicking the eyeball icon next to the layer in the Layers Panel; for a keyboard shortcut, use Ctrl + , (Windows) or Cmd + , (Mac) to toggle selected layer visibility, or Alt + Click (Win) / Option + Click (Mac) the eyeball to temporarily hide all other layers, showing just the one you clicked.

[errant cipher]

how can i change the sky color, i tried the hue thing but it was complicated here

or should i do masking

[ivory rampart]

Color mask and then use hue

[errant cipher]

color mask? how can i do thay

[ivory rampart]

If i remember Unmesh had a nice tutorial about color masks

https://youtu.be/GL-GmQaZHbs?si=pisLvXCQHTeYeEl7

[errant cipher]

it looks ughh...

but i know how to merge lots of layers now

[ivory rampart]

You could also try sky replacement maybe it will work better 🤔

Photoshop's Sky Replacement tool is an AI-powered feature (Edit > Sky Replacement) that automatically detects and swaps a dull or unwanted sky with a new one from built-in presets or your own images, offering sliders to adjust the new sky's position, scale, brightness, and temperature, plus foreground adjustments for realistic color blending, creating a natural composite by adding a new sky layer and masks for easy editing.

[errant cipher]

it didnt do something

[errant cipher]

I know it's been sent here already but a long time ago, does anyone have a video they would recommend that I can watch regarding masking so I can improve more to it. Thank you so much

[wind olive]

does anyone know if this is a camera sensor fault?

[ivory rampart]

It doesn’t look like someone tried to hide watermark so it might be faulty sensor

[wind olive]

thats shot on my camera

it doesnt happen throughout the video

but for a split second that happens

[ivory rampart]

Is that phone sensor?

[wind olive]

nah

sony a7siii sensor

it happens here as well

[ivory rampart]

If it’s under warranty I would send it for check

As it might be something wrong with it

[glad jackal]

How can I create this chain like illusion that's makes the chain look connected

[fierce hornet]

You can try this. But there could be more easy easy.

[glad jackal]

Thanks bro your a life saver

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @fierce hornet (current: #28 - 84)

[spice kayak]

The app lags for hlaf a minute every time i use the hand tool to move on through the workspace

[hushed niche]

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/get-started/technical-requirements-installation/adobe-photoshop-on-desktop-technical-requirements.html
check in the status bar if the GPU is working: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/get-started/technical-requirements-installation/photoshop-and-graphics-processor-gpu-card-usage.html

[pseudo frigate]

Hi 👋, Do u know what “Shy” does in after effects !
Cause it sounds like u didn’t understand my Qs

[ivory rampart]

I thought it was something like holding layers

Not using AE much

[pseudo frigate]

No worries thank tho

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory rampart (current: #24 - 99)

[inland mesa]

how do they fix the background so well?

[next surge]

Color range

by going to select > color range

[hushed niche]

Or split blend if sliders.

[inland mesa]

what does that mean?

[hushed niche]

Hi! In the advanced blending (double click on the layer in the layers panel you can see sliders, that are use to make some tones transparent; alt-click on the pointer to create a gradual transition, as explained in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6YJiTbx1SM

[inland mesa]

thank you!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 349)

[crisp herald]

Hello Fellows! I been doing some Icons for Roblox, and can somone help how can I make the Backpack Rainbow like in the first picture without making him fully rainbow : )

[ivory rampart]

i presume backpack is on separate layer, i would create new layer place gradient and use layer with backpack to mask shape and change blending to orverlay

@crisp herald

[crisp herald]

thank you for answering!

Do u mean like that? I dont know I did with thebackpack but its works in a way?

[ivory rampart]

yeah

you can mask buttons if you want to keep them with old color

also you can play with different blend mode and change transparency

[crisp herald]

aight! Thank you!

[stuck bone]

Hello! So I was working and I went into my keyboard shortcuts and accidentally deleted one that was super vital to my workflow, I tried resetting the shortcut menu but it did not restore it

[patent delta]

i need help for a thumbnail is anyone up to help me

[fierce hornet]

if it's only one then you can just reassign it.

[fierce hornet]

instead If you explain exactly what you need help with, you’ll get help faster.

[errant cipher]

how do i remove that circle thing

i was planning to use the marquee tool but i just cant find the exact spot

nvm figured it out

[steep dirge]

Yo does anyone know a good after effects discord server

[fierce hornet]

There's Adobe video server which cover Premiere pro and After effects. But I can see you are already there.

[wet briar]

Guys my photoshop just idk blew up or something

I went to cut a shape and then accidentally cropped and then I undod out of that mess now my whole file and everything I make is pixelated so much

😞pls help

Like when I zoom in to how I would zoom in previously I can see all the pores it’s disgusting

At 100% zoom it’s normal and looks alright but when I did it differently it just idk what I did pls help me

[supple berry]

Hi, I need help adding realistic transparent water droplets / thin liquid film on skin (photorealistic, not glass skin).

I already have a clean studio portrait.
I do NOT want AI regeneration or face change.
Just a Photoshop workflow or texture method.

If anyone can explain:

• how to add droplets
• blending modes
• brushes / overlays
• displacement or lighting tricks

Free help only, thank you.

[hushed moth]

Hi...… were I can share my work?

[pseudo frigate]

https://discord.com/channels/547473772727238676/1110544577850511401

[pseudo frigate]

Also u can get feedback right here https://discord.com/channels/547473772727238676/601848427541692447

[hushed moth]

thank you🙂

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @pseudo frigate (current: #134 - 13)

[vapid flume]

Careful selecting and using retouching tools to fill-in the area, or using GenAI... I really think that image should be available on the Fossil website without any markings, but I'll let you search

[vapid flume]

It's really super specific, and I don't think you'll get the whole package from anyone
A few pointers would be to "how to make things look wet in Photoshop)
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=make+something+look+wet+in+photoshop
You can also use that kind of seemingly unrelated one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKUbE9kyvOc

Then adapt it using displacement maps etc.
There are countless tutorials about displacement maps (including in the help files) so the rest is mostly trial and error....

It's good to have a nice reference image to check if the effect looks relatic. What I do when I can is I create a 3D model, mostly for lighting, and use that as a reference (Or take a photo in similar conditions - it doesn't have to be perfect - so you can check the realistic refelections, diffractions etc)

Because of the diffraction of water, I suppose not everything will be achieved by using pre-mede brushes, but that you'll have to draw things realistically instead
Or course you can also ue stock photography (Adobe Stock, Istock etc)

I think Kyle's brushes contain water drops ones, but they will only give you: softness, opacity and shape, the refelections/diffractions will be up to you to draw
https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/photoshop-brushes.html?promoid=XKMMHH6G&mv=other

[vapid flume]

It would be best with screenshot Before/after if you can: Also a screenshot of your history panel so it shows your exact steps.
It's possible that by cropping you've changed the size/resolution, and in that case, all you need is go back to the state prior using the cropping tool (Just move up the the history panel))
You can also learn to use the snapshot feature in the history panel to be able to save copies of different states so you can perform what you need, even on an earlier state of the imge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCBv-rQSq_4

If you save regularly, and didn't save after your mistake, you can still close Photoshop (choose "don't save" on quiting) and it will not keep the state after the last save...

[floral niche]

Anyone else on Photoshop Beta 27.3 experiencing instant crashes when using Alt + Drag to duplicate layers?
Windows 11, GPU enabled. Happens 100% of the time. Looking for a confirmed workaround ?

[stark idol]

hey is there a way to fix the layers that you can't move cause a mask is on ? i'm sure i didn't have this problem back then it's really annoying

[pseudo frigate]

could u share a screenshot ?

[floral niche]

@pseudo frigate can u help with this ?

[pseudo frigate]

I'm sorry, but I don't use the Beta version

[karmic spire]

Hi! Im new to this photoshop thing and i wanted to replace text but i dont know how so im just wondering if someone could do it for me or show me how. Anything helps! thanks

[vapid flume]

If you want to be shown how, stay here, if you want someone doing it for you, ask in #💬chat-general
Post a screenshot of the whole interface of Photoshop (it helps a lot with identifying issues without asking lots of questions)
Particularly having the layers panel visible helps a lot!

if you want someone doing it for you, someone will probably contact you in DMs... However, be street-wise with DMs. Lots of shady activities in there.
I

[karmic spire]

i would rather just send it to one person and its only 9 little things i need to do. so if anyone wants to help me please dm me. i think it would take you max 5 minutes

[vapid flume]

The most derogatory thing you can say to someone working on that kind of things, is saying it will only take 5 minutes.
You don't know, clearly...

In that case, plese post in #💬chat-general

[karmic spire]

yes but is it that hard to replace a text?

[vapid flume]

it can, if the text is not editable and the background is complex

[karmic spire]

its white text on black background

[vapid flume]

Also, if you want to replace text on something you don't want to show, people will assume it's forgery

[karmic spire]

i get that but i dont want to share my location on where i live in that photo

[vapid flume]

the person who will help you through DM will know where you live 🙂

And you don't know them!

[karmic spire]

yes but i will need to trust them somehow

[vapid flume]

Better learn to do it yourself!

[karmic spire]

and one person is better than idk how many

[vapid flume]

And if it's forgery, at least you won't involve somebody else

As I said, lots of shady activities in DM... But you do you!

[karmic spire]

well can you tell me how to do it?

[vapid flume]

first thing, and why I asked for a screenshot, is that figuring out if your text is editable, on its own layer
Don't answer to my posts straight away, it can be some time untill I give you all the instructions.

It will be a long thread, if you are a beginner

[karmic spire]

can i dm you?

[vapid flume]

So first of all, identify if it's an editable layer or not
Open the layers panel and see if there's a separate layer with a big T as a thumbnail. That is a text layer. If you have that, it will be easy, just take the Text tool (big T tool) and type your new text
Alternatively, click on the magnifying glass icon on the top right of the interface, and you will be presented with the in-app help.
You can type any term you don't understand there and you'll get some tutorials or help files

[stark idol]

my software is in french saddly ..

"a deformation transformation has been applied to your dynamic object, the deformations aren't allowed to dynamic objects"

but this wasn't like this before, i'm sure about the fact that I could've moved my dynamic objects with mask on before..

[vapid flume]

You need to disconect the mask and the layer

la petite chaine entre le calque et le masque

If you do that, it will work

just click once on it to make it go "grey"

The reason being that only the layer is "smart" (dynamique) not the mask. If you unlink it, you will only transform the smart object, and not the mask

[stark idol]

but i dont wanna do that, i want the whole group moving with the mask

[pseudo frigate]

did u try CTRL+T and Move ?

[stark idol]

when i press ctrl T i got this message

i'm sure i could do that before

[pseudo frigate]

try convert it to smart object again and try CTRL+T

[stark idol]

and since some updates i couldn't do it

[pseudo frigate]

u can put it inside a group and try
Or you can duplicate it and resterize it, then move it
I've never had that issue before

[vapid flume]

In that case you need to embed the smart object+mask in another smart object, move/transform and then convert it again into a normal layer to retrieve the original smart object.
As far as I know, it has always worked like that

it's supposed to be an issue with warps though, not standard transforms

It's possible that you never had to apply warp transforms (just standard transforms) on a masked smart object. I've been at it since smart objects are a thing, and it's always been a restriction.

[ivory rampart]

it's working fine on my end, but I can't use sky replacement filter 🤷‍♂️

[wise otter]

hi, im new to photoshop and i need help on a project

i am following a tutorial, for something related to a game and the tutorial tells me to "put the clipping mask (i created a clipping mask on the copy of my picture) on the text"

and i dont know what they mean by this

when i try to move the orders of the gradient mask and the picture, the colors change and wont revert unless i use the ctrl + z keybind

i followed them step by step and in the tutorial (they use a different example) the background is back to normal

but it isnt in mine

[wise otter]

nvm i think i got it lol

[errant cipher]

how do i mask this, there are too many

[floral niche]

Is your PS updated ? Or your on old version of beta

[fierce hornet]

you can try blend if. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooit8OPqgco

But if you want layer mask.
object selection might work.
also you can try color range. select > color range.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taMh6E6i2Bk

[errant cipher]

i need to study this color range thingy

[fierce hornet]

it's pretty easy once you know. you can look for some videos explaining color range for better understanding. then try it yourself.

[errant cipher]

i was able to atleast do it but it feels like the quality is being affected of some sort

[fierce hornet]

it should not. try with different values.

[fierce hornet]

this method is also good. will work perfectly on your image i guess.

[errant cipher]

i tried it with a different one and it looked like this

[fierce hornet]

the removed part was white/black? ones you make the selection go to select and mask. make some adjustments from there.

[errant cipher]

ooooo, i seee

[errant cipher]

but is this okay?

[fierce hornet]

yea it looks good to me. you can add a solid color or your preferred background behind to see if your getting exactly what you are looking for.

[errant cipher]

alright, thank you mann!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @fierce hornet (current: #28 - 85)

[hushed niche]

Hallo, remember to share the solution to your problem, was it the adjustments?

[hushed niche]

Blend if ❤️

[hushed niche]

Remember the built in learning tools: hit Ctrl+F, then type “color range”

[hushed niche]

If you want the windows to be transparent, yes. Remember that you can paint on a mask: white reveals, black hides.

[errant cipher]

i still cant get all the white out

[errant cipher]

oooo, ima need to learn that, for now i learned how mask complex stuff but not fully

how do i mask out the little white thing

or is the image damaged or something

i was able to cut it, but it always look like that

or it is not meant for black background

[hushed niche]

Did you use blend-if?

[errant cipher]

i have not heard of that yet

[hushed niche]

Did you split the sliders with alt?

[errant cipher]

im not familiar with that but, all i did was turn the image black, using black and white then the levels, and proceeded with the color range

[hushed niche]

What Photoshoper shown you: #❓ask-a-question message

[errant cipher]

OOOOOO

ima try it again hold on

[fierce hornet]

if you use color range to select. you're not using select and mask then. inside that you will get some sliders to play with to hide those white lines that you have on you image.

[errant cipher]

i think the image comes with those things...

[errant cipher]

where did you find that lol sorry

well i learned the blend if, the complex mask and now the select and mask i wanna learn that brb

found the select and mask though'

[hushed niche]

Was it a JPEG? Might be a compression artifact.
Also, it might have been touched up or sharpened.

[errant cipher]

touched up? sharpened?

[hushed niche]

The image you started with might have been modified to look more appealing, but its contrast was maybe too strong, plus, some elements might be translucent at the edges.

Sharpening is the act of adding fake perceived sharpness.

Remember that you can use the discover panel in Photoshop: Ctrl+F plus the term you do not know, you’ll be able to search for the meaning of a term, and locate a tool /function on the interface, and it also acts as a super fast launcher of tools.

[errant cipher]

suddenly i dont have the eydropper tool thing when in the color page

[hushed niche]

Are you on the mask, or the image? Using the adjustment layer or the regular adjustment?

[errant cipher]

here

[errant cipher]

im using an adjustment i think

tool

[hushed niche]

You’re using the regular color range function on a levels adjustment layer. , and you are targeting the shadows, in the top drop-down…

[crude berry]

hello guys
from where should i learn adobe photoshop for free

[hushed niche]

Hi, hit Ctrl+F and start learning… see: #❓ask-a-question message

[errant cipher]

its like this when i mask it

damn

[hushed niche]

Plus there’s lots of good sites like Photoshopessentials, and YT channels like Photoshopcafe, phlearn, piximperfect, Photoshop training channel…

[errant cipher]

piximperfect is good

[hushed niche]

Invert it, the last button in your screenshot. Then you can use the feather to soften the edges

[errant cipher]

By using the select and mask?

[hushed niche]

Look at your last screenshot: click on invert, then use the feather slider…

[errant cipher]

it looks like this

hmm what do you think

well theres still some small whites left but i did the smart object thing for blend if

GOT ITT

thanks man! thank you bothh @hushed niche @fierce hornet

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 350)

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @fierce hornet (current: #28 - 86)

[blazing umbra]

how could i get rid of the white spots on the car and could i make the background transparent?

[elder girder]

How to make shaders like realistic?

Hard bit your drawing shader?

[errant cipher]

you could try masking the car to remove the background and is for the white text hmm

you can try a selection tool to mask it

[honest ferry]

im thinking of buying photoshop just for casual, fun use not for anything serious, which plan should i get if i just want to make art?

[fierce hornet]

what do you mean by spots? the white text! you can use the remove tool to remove it.
you can use pen tool to manually mask. for auto selection use quick selection or object selection tool. Then use 'select and mask'.

[errant cipher]

Wait you can use a pen tool for masking?

I thought it was just for drawing

I never used the remove tool, I might try that

[fierce hornet]

yes you can. It was most popular way. people still love it for accurate selection. But auto selection is so much better now in Photoshop.

[blazing umbra]

there are white spots

[fierce hornet]

photography plan would be better i guess. you'll get Photoshop plus Lightroom. 1 tb storage. You can access them via your computer, web or mobile. But if you want other adobe software too then you have to choose other plan.

[honest ferry]

how much is that?

[fierce hornet]

just use the remove tool

[honest ferry]

and does that give desktop photoshop?

[fierce hornet]

$19.99. Price might change based on your country
https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/plans.html

[honest ferry]

oh yeah that’s perfect thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @fierce hornet (current: #28 - 87)

[honest ferry]

how is that less expensive than just the photoshop plan?

[fierce hornet]

yes. desktop version+web version+ mobile version.

[fierce hornet]

it's gives you less generative credits(ai). But you get 1 tb storage compare to 100gb

[honest ferry]

ah yeah well i dont need ai so that works great

thank you

[fierce hornet]

happy to help

[shy dew]

i have a question, when i want to select sujet in jpg it's doesn't work so it's only work on png image?

[fierce hornet]

No, it should work with any type of photos Photoshop supports.

[hushed niche]

You do not need to use a smart object for blend if

[shy dew]

even if convert in object dynamic

[ivory rampart]

Im on latest version of beta

[hushed niche]

Hello/salut, smart objects /objets dynamiques are not needed. Which tool did you try? Is it the most recent version?

[fierce hornet]

I think he did not choose any tools. you have to choose quick selection or object selection tool then click on select subject.

[shy dew]

selection sujet

[shy dew]

this what i'm doing

[hushed niche]

And if you try remove background?

[shy dew]

can't

[fierce hornet]

I've not saw anything like that before. you can try resetting Photoshop preference or maybe disable GPU acceleration temporarily. then try

[shy dew]

okay i put on cloud and that work really thanks you that maybe because bad pc XD

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @fierce hornet (current: #28 - 88)

[hushed niche]

Yes, it uses a better model, and is more powerful

[shy dew]

alrightt thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 351)

[hushed niche]

Bon apprentissage !

[blazing umbra]

yea thx

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @fierce hornet (current: #28 - 89)

[mystic tartan]

I have a single psd project with many groups and sub groups for each character drawn there, and in each of them a specific layer I use for shading.
I would like to tweak the hue/saturation of ALL these same layers at once without merging them, is there any way to do this ?
See the two layers selected below as an example.

[viral palm]

Add adjustment layers above the group you want to affect then right click beside the adjustement layer thumbnail in the layer panel and choose "create a clipping mask" (Alt+Ctrl+G)
The adjustment layer(s) will only affect the group to which it is clipped.

@mystic tartan : here is a short video to illustrate what I mean...

[mystic tartan]

Thank you - I tried and saw what it can do, but I still cannot affect multiple layers found in different groups at the same time. I guess I should put all my shading in one groupe, but I'm not used to it

[verbal terrace]

I am getting into pixel art however i am sunning into an issue where everytime I input a pixel part of it bleeds into another pixel which then slightly changes the color it bleeds into. how do i prevent this from happening?

[viral palm]

If you are "painting" your pixel art, I would suggest you to use Pencil tool rather Brush tool to do so.
Square tips from default brush set should allow you to paint real pixel art (with no anti-aliasing effect).

[verbal terrace]

ty

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 1036)

[young jungle]

dm me if you have canva/photoshop expierence need help desigining a minimalistic project 20 pages buisness plan

[hushed niche]

Why dm, start a thread, and describe exactly what you struggle with…

Unless if by “help” you mean that you want someone else to do the work…

[spice kayak]

It is working, same issue

[wise otter]

does someone know how to make the left side have no color

so it is clear

[ripe quest]

Click on the Stop on the Top Left and set the Opacity to 0%

[wise otter]

thank you 👍

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3208)

[glad jackal]

How can I do this arrow?

[glad jackal]

@ripe quest

[ivory rampart]

why are you pinging mods?

[last turret]

Please don’t abuse the moderator role.

[last turret]

To create this arrow in Photoshop, select the Line Tool and click the gear icon in the top options bar to enable an Arrowhead at the end. Set the Concavity value to around 20% to achieve that sharp, swept-back arrowhead shape, then draw your line and use Free Transform to warp or curve the shaft if desired.
It is better to create this in Illustrator because it uses vectors, ensuring the graphic remains crisp and unpixelated at any size. Illustrator also offers superior control over the line's appearance, including a specific Width Tool that allows you to easily taper the stroke or customize the arrowhead design far more precisely than Photoshop allows.

[hushed niche]

Then I would post in the official forums, as a bug: https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem/ct-p/ct-photoshop?page=1&sort=latest_replies&filter=all&lang=all&tabid=bugs

[glad jackal]

Ok thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @last turret (current: #105 - 18)

[errant cipher]

i still cant get hold of cutting out the white edges on the leafs

i was able to cut it but, there is still white edges

[vapid flume]

It happens, particular ly if the image is not huge (It needs some details to operate)
What method have you used?

A mask? or delete it?

[errant cipher]

i made it black and white, used color range to fully select everything and then masked it, after that i adjusted the feathers and shift edges

[vapid flume]

I would recommend a mask as you can run operations (like contract the mask) on it to remove the pixels and that is not possible as a selection without operating by trial and error

How big is the image? (In pixels)

[errant cipher]

oh wait where can i see that

[vapid flume]

Post a full screenshot of the PS interface and I'll show you

[errant cipher]

736 x 736 and the canvas is 1080 x 1080

im having a hard time studying how to mask complex objects like this one

i mean i was able to mask it, good but i just need more

[vapid flume]

It maybe too small for this kind of details. If you cannot get a bigger one, a quick way to remove edges pixels is to go Filter> Other> maximum, and try to put the smallest amount possible

[errant cipher]

oooo, ill try that

then i should repeat the same process?

here

[vapid flume]

If it doesn't work, you can still create a new empty layer on top, clip it to the original (so it's constrained to the original mask)
and fill in the white bits with green you picked up from the neighboring areas

[vapid flume]

Sorry, I wasn't clear. Run the filter on the mask, not the layer. My bad!

If it's not enough, run it another time (You can see what it does in real time if "preview" is ticked

[errant cipher]

this?

i think it is not enough, damn

[vapid flume]

If it's too much go to Edit>fade, and move the slider to tone down the effect of the last action

[vapid flume]

Run it another time (CTRL+ALT+F to rerun the same filter twice), or go to the filter menu and click on the top of the list where you have a reminder of the 3 or 4 last filters used

[errant cipher]

i cant press the fade

[vapid flume]

It has to be the last action. If you've done soemthing else after the filter, the fade is greyed out since some actions cannot be faded

You have to do it immediately after the filter

[errant cipher]

im gonna rerun it again

this is so damn hard like, deymn

[vapid flume]

If you use it often, learn the keyboard shortcut so you can do it without pressing anything else: CTRL+SHIFT+F

[vapid flume]

Hard, but accurate! 🙂

[errant cipher]

hell yea, ima study that again

[vapid flume]

Then if there are still areas of concern, you can still zoom in real big and correct the mask with a brush

[errant cipher]

that is gonna take a long time..

[vapid flume]

As a rule of thumb, the biggest the image and the sharpest, the more accurate the filters and automatic selectiions are. If you can get hold of a bigger, sharper image, you could even get away with an object selection tool run

[errant cipher]

for the fade, should it be lowest or highest

[vapid flume]

Nobody said it was a quick job... That's part of the trade!

[errant cipher]

so the problem is with the image, it is not sharp and big enough?

[vapid flume]

Probably not big enough. It's not really a problem perse, it's just that you can't rely on automatic selections if the details are too small

[errant cipher]

i thin its not too big and not too small, or should i be having a pic bigger than the canvas?

[vapid flume]

The canvas have nothing to do with it. If the image the tool tries to get a selection from is too small, you could have a 2 km wide canvas and the details will still be too small

[errant cipher]

oh god im not getting that part, im doomed

oooo

[vapid flume]

Sometimes you have to do things by hand, and that's OK. Most professionals are paid to do this. I mean that's part of the job. I've recently spend two hours on a interior images where I had to manually mask a gigantic tree in a pot

[errant cipher]

i guess ill have to do this manually...

now i cant use the eyedropper

oh im selecting mask'

[vapid flume]

Or find a bigger image. I mean unless you need that specific one, there could be 12's of similar images, even on free websites
https://unsplash.com/s/photos/palm-tree-leaves
or
https://stock.adobe.com/uk/search/free?k=palm+tree+leaves&search_type=usertyped

Some of them are already cut-out, for your convenience

[errant cipher]

ooooo ill keep this in mind

thank you sandrine!!

[vapid flume]

You're most welcome!

[errant cipher]

so i just download it and put it in the photoshop and it wont have any bg i have to cut?

[vapid flume]

If it's a PNG, then not... If it's a JPEG it will likely have a white background. But since they are way bigger, you'll have better result with an automatic method
You could also try the method called "calculations" if you want to add that string to your bow. the result highly depends on the original background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVqJOny0FyQ

[errant cipher]

ooooo

ill try that

it was a jpeg

it had white background

[vapid flume]

if you want a transparent background, you need a PNG (or PSD, if it's a Photoshop template), JPEG don't accept transparency.
It tells you what it is before you download (On the Adobe Stock website at least)

[errant cipher]

can i do this to the leaf i was trying to mask earlier?

[vapid flume]

You can try. The caveats about size will be the same. However you may have better results from the get go. IMHO, you will still have to retouch manually, but hopefully there will be less of it

I mean, even with a JPEG from one of the links I shared earlier, with a white background, the fact they will be bigger will make the tools work better. You can mask them on their own, save the file and then embed the file in your current 1200 px canvas. That way you will have a perfectly crisp image to start with. Of course the size im Mb will be way larger, but HDDs are cheap! 🙂

Of course, what I'm saying is if your goal is to learn how to do things properly. If it's supposed to be a quick sloppy job then of course you can take shortcuts.

[errant cipher]

HELL YEA

I DID THE SAME PROCESS BUT WAS ABBLE TO MASK IT AND WHEN i adjusted the feathers and stuff, it worked better

oh im getting images from adobe stock now

i just got the previous one from pinterest lol

i placed it here but i cant scale it hmm

oh nvm

figured it out

how do i darken that part

marque tool and then gradient?

[vapid flume]

Painting over (on a separete layer, clipped) with a brus? The new layer could be set in "colour, overlay, or another msuitable blending mode)

[glad jackal]

Hi I want to put this effect in a circle you notice what I circled that yellow ray of light behind this coin how can I put this effect behind a circle pls

[vapid flume]

Or a levels/curved layer masked. However, you may need to add colour if the area is too white, so it could be with a gradient, brush strokes or any other means. Levels/curves don't work if there's no details to darken...

[vapid flume]

Draw a circle in vector with the pen tool (a stroke as a shape) and add a glow effect and use the opacity and fill sliders: Leave the opacity at 100% and lowe the fill to hide the original shape, leaving the glow effect only

That said, I think that kind of things are meant to be done in Illustrator rather than photoshop, although of course, it's possible to do in Photoshop (just less intuitive)

[errant cipher]

So I should use a marque tool to select the areas I want to darken and then use a brush?

[vapid flume]

Opacity Versus Fill slider

[vapid flume]

Yes

I will need to go now... Work awaits me!

[errant cipher]

Alright Sandrine! Thank you so much for the helpp! Goodluck!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1119)

[vapid flume]

My pleasure!

[glad jackal]

Draw a circle in vector with the pen tool
I don't know that part pls

[vapid flume]

Here are some links that will help
https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/pen-tool.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvJ1HxlyEfI

In your case, it will look more or less like this, before applying the effect

and then, once the effect is applied: Check my settings as a guide (exact number will depend on the exact effect and image size)
In my case, I didn't even had to modify the fill amount

The thing is to understand how it works in broad terms and trial and error once you know who does what

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ylA7o0BfU
Some extra videos, not necessarily directly related to what you want to do, but good to get a hang of what's possible

As I said at the start, it's way more straightforward in Illustrator!

[errant cipher]

how can i make this have a reflection here

is this where i should be using uhm vanishing point?

[hybrid sedge]

I know this in unrelated to PS but does anyone know a good discord server for adobe after effects? The only one I was able to find was in Arabic, which I don't speak

[viral palm]

I would suggest you to try Adobe Video server ( that supports Premiere Pro and After Effect): https://discord.gg/adobepremiere

[hybrid sedge]

Oh, thank you. This looks promisiong

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 1037)

[elder girder]

@quasi pilot what?

[hushed niche]

Remember that Photoshop come with the discover panel: hit Ctrl+F, then “pen tool” and find where the pen tool is located, or tutorials about it. It works with filters tools, etc.

[night galleon]

So im not familiar with editing, but need a quick logo which i generated with AI, its like 90% finished but cant seem tonget it the way i want. Anyone here who can help me make a smalle change (if possible)

[ripe quest]

If you asking for someone to make something for you then please post the request in #💬chat-general

[night galleon]

I should add: its for a proof of concept so its not like the finished product

[night galleon]

Okay ty

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3210)

[ripe quest]

This channel is generally for helping people to learn/use Photoshop. Not requests.

[shrewd wing]

Can someone tell me an anime character for my next photoshop project.

[tribal temple]

hello!
So, ive been working in photoshop for a while now. and i've been having an issue
i'm trying to paste a pixel art image in a high resolution, but the anti aliasing settings keep making it blurry, and I cant find a way to fix it

[hushed niche]

San Gohan

[hushed niche]

Yes, use nearest neighbor when scaling, and prefer power of two scales.

[shrewd wing]

Alr thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 352)

[glossy snow]

is this possible in potoshop? https://vxtwitter.com/jesiccaesthetic/status/2010702978441761079

After Effects Tricks! (@jesiccaesthetic)

Scale Tool in Adobe Illustrator cc

▶ Play video

vxTwitter / fixvx · Jan 12, 2026, 1:18 PM

[vapid flume]

Partially: There is a command called transform again (SHIFT+CTRL+T) that performs the same transformation as the previous one. The copying of the elements will still have to be manual in Photoshop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI_9Le4z1qA

Illustrator uses a specific transform panel (in "appearances", that can live-scale, rotate and copy, in a completely non destructive manner) That's not possible in Photoshop.

[glossy snow]

ty

[pseudo frigate]

<@&548221840750018590> spam

[ripe quest]

Thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @pseudo frigate (current: #127 - 14)

[shadow scaffold]

how come when I insert this image into photoshop it becomes a lot more pixelated?

first pic is image embedded straight into photoshop second is same image in windows photos

[river otter]

Trying to emulate one of my spriters text for update artwork so I can make it when they're not available. 2 questions I need help with:

• How can I get an outline with corners?
• How can I emulate a 0 feather (?) drop shadow?

[shadow scaffold]

this problem is resolved when i use a different size canvas, but im only inserting the image without changing anything about it in each size canvas, whats going on?

ok i figured out that photoshop is automatically resizing the image to fit the canvas, is there any way to stop this

[river otter]

Drag and drop the photo into a new tab (so it opens itself) and then take that layer and drag and drop it into the tab/workspace you want it in

[shadow scaffold]

Haha i actually solved it by opening the image directly in photoshop, i was opening a new file and then embedding the image which is what was causing it

no clue why i was doing it that way

[ripe quest]

The files were probably in different resolutions. Perhaps same size, different PPI.

[ripe quest]

If you mean, using the Drop Shadow Layer Style effect, I don't think you can. Its going to interpolate and soften the edges a bit.

You'd likely have to paint the layer the way you want it, then make it a Smart Object. Then you'd use a copy of the Smart Object, assign a specific dark color (probably using a Color Overlay Layer Style), put that layer underneath, etc.

It would be maintaining two [2] layers but if you made changes to the original Smart Object, the copy would pick up those changes. Hopefully, that makes sense.

[plain dawn]

Hello, could someone help me out with a question?

Im trying to recreate this effect for a class assignment and iv got not clue how to do it (Tried clipping mask but im just getting lost)

anyone got any tips? 😅

I have a photo already in mind that I want to use. I made a rectangle box to have the image "clear" while the rest (outside of the box) would be blurred/noisy. Im just not sure how to tackle it

[ripe quest]

One moment.

[ivory rampart]

@plain dawn

you mean that rectangle?

[plain dawn]

yea like that in a sense! how would I do that

[ivory rampart]

duplicate layer

use rectangular selection

[ripe quest]

This is one way...

Probably a bunch of different ways to approach it. Really just depends on what you're most comfortable with.

[ivory rampart]

well @ripe quest made great video how to

[plain dawn]

oh wow thank you both! That's alot easier than I thought. @ivory rampart @ripe quest ❤️

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory rampart (current: #23 - 101)

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3211)

[ripe quest]

There is probably a better way if it needs to be easier to edit where the unblurred portion of the image is. Like if you want to move it around.

But might be slightly more complicated

[plain dawn]

I don't think I need to have the unblurred portion moved, just need do basically do what you showed and add a + sign in the middle and noise the image a bit. thank youuu, you saviour 😂 ❤️

google + youtube didnt really understand what I was going for and I thought I lost my ability to describe things lol so im so glad this discord exists

[ivory rampart]

not sure if you can move mask wiith smart filters don't play with those too often, but normal mask and filters can be moved with mask if needed

[ripe quest]

If you want to do it like that, I would use a Shallow Knockout Layer instead. Then you can drag the whole box around. Just a bit more complex for beginners to wrap their head around (maybe).

[ivory rampart]

oh interesting never got myself to work with smart filters as i can do most of my tasks with filters

but i might actually look into it

[ripe quest]

Its a Knockout so that shape "punches through" and you can see the unblurred layer underneath. Nice effect. I just didn't want to confuse the OP. :)

Much nicer for this. More editable. But you have to understand the Knockout. Group the Layers. Blah blah. :D

Anyways...

[ivory rampart]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-patrick-star-noted-notes-gif-17474838830648097856

[karmic smelt]

how can i skew text upwards instead of like to the right or left so the text is like pulling down and how can i achieve this type of text with blending or

[errant cipher]

where can i find this, i just screenshoted this on yt

nvm got itt

[teal storm]

can someone help me with my drag and drop it genuinely just wont work

[errant cipher]

whats wrong

[teal storm]

im trying to drag a photo from google onto my canvas and it just shows the Red circle signifying it wont work

i tried the run as administrator, ive tried un checking it in properties do i need to redownload

[ripe quest]

Drag and drop or download to the desktop or folder first. Then drag it into Photoshop.

[teal storm]

youre the goat

tysm

almost downloaded a older version

[ripe quest]

You can't drag from the browser in to Photoshop. If you can right-click and copy an image, you can paste into Photoshop.

[hushed niche]

For others: it is in the vector tools like rectangle, circle, custom shapes…

[tame cape]

<@&548221840750018590>
Image spam

[vast carbon]

is there a way to put a backgroundless PNG in photoshop without the empty space filling in black? the file is saved to my desktop

[tame cape]

Where the PNG comes from?

• Save the PNG (do not !! Copy & Paste from browser)
• Open the PNG in Photoshop and drag the layer (from layers panel) from the opened PNG File to your destination file

[vast carbon]

it came from a wiki BUT i then saved it to my desktop

i then copied it from the file destination in my folders

i'll try dragging tho

i did not know it saved as webp so i'll convert it

thanks

[viral palm]

Dragging the webp file should work....

[vast carbon]

weird,it didn't work as a webp but worked as a PNG

[viral palm]

Is your Photoshop up to date?
Adobe Photoshop added native support for WebP files starting with Photoshop version 23.2, released in February 2022.

[vast carbon]

Version: 23.0.1

so i should update this LMAO

[viral palm]

Yes, if you want WebP native support you'll have to do so.

[civic portal]

what is "spring loaded tool shortcut?

[vapid flume]

This is a separate way to summon the tool by holding the key instead of pressing it shortly. Some people find it easier when they manage a lot of texts and it interfere with the tools when they type the text

[civic portal]

I see. Is it okay if i disable it? Photoshop shows a delayed response in registering my keyboard shortcuts.

Ig this would be taking up some ram right?

I dont really use this feature and am fine without it

[vapid flume]

I have it disabled, I want my tools straight away

[civic portal]

same!

I want to be able to press "b" and "e" to quickly switch between them and not having to keep holding the button

[vapid flume]

It's up to you how you manage those selections. Everyone's preferences are different. you have the choice so make it yours!

[civic portal]

any other things I can do for reducing this delay?

I did do all the basic stuff to make photoshop faster in general like allotting more ram , clearing cache etc. Just asking if there are any more keyboard shortcut specific optimizations?

[vapid flume]

Not really, as far as I know. I have some of the tools I use most as separate keys on my grpahic tablet so I don't have to reach for the keyboard, you can also have specific devices like a logitech creative console or something similar

[civic portal]

I use keyboard + the buttons on the stylus of my graphic tablet for shortcuts.

[civic portal]

ya well the lag is the same on both devices.

[vapid flume]

Do you have express keys + a roller on your graphic tablet?

[civic portal]

It is a keyboard shortcut input delay. if i use mouse to input it works finne

[civic portal]

I have express keys but I dont use them. Just the keyboard and stylus pen keys.

[vapid flume]

There shouldn't be any delay, honestly

[civic portal]

ya. It is really frustrating getting delays.

Delay is still there 😭

[civic portal]

Despite disabling this

[vapid flume]

It's probably a computer issue more likely

[civic portal]

oof

what could I do

that lowkey sucks.

[vapid flume]

Not sure, because I did operate on fairly old computers and I never had a noticeable delay to speak of

[civic portal]

I see. Ya i do have a decent hardware.

[vapid flume]

I'm not really hardware knowledgeable, maybe someone else have an idea!

[civic portal]

ok

[viral palm]

Don't know if you've already tried/checked all these possible causes... If you didn't, I think it worth a try...
Note: Be aware point 4 will delete all your custom preferences and reset them to the default (workspace, tool settings....etc)... I would suggest you to try this after all the other.

1- Active Tool Conflicts: If a tool like Free Transform is active (you see a box in the toolbar), shortcuts won't work. Press Esc or Enter to exit the current operation.
2- Spring-Loaded Tool Shortcuts: This feature allows temporary tool switching (e.g., holding V for Move Tool).
Fix: Go to Photoshop > Preferences > Tools (or Edit > Preferences > Tools on Windows) and uncheck "Spring-Loaded Tool Shortcuts".
3- System Language/Keyboard Issues: Windows/macOS language settings can hijack shortcuts.
Fix: Ensure your OS keyboard language matches your physical keyboard and disable system-level shortcut conflicts (check taskbar language icon).
4- Corrupted Preferences: A common fix for many issues.
Fix: Hold Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or Cmd+Option+Shift (Mac) immediately after launching Photoshop and confirm to reset preferences.
5- Graphics Processor (GPU): Incompatible or outdated GPU drivers can cause lag.
Fix: Update your graphics drivers. In Photoshop, check Edit > Preferences > Performance and potentially disable "Use Graphics Processor" to test.
6- External Software Conflicts: Other apps (like gaming overlays, drivers) can interfere.
Fix: Close other applications or unplug unnecessary peripherals.

[civic portal]

tried all these except 3. how to do that?

this is what would be the language settings of my software ig. how do i check if my graphic pen tablet and keyboard (both externally attached and the keyboard of my laptop itself) match.

ig the keyboard on the laptop is configured to match this.

[viral palm]

TBH I don't know for the graphic tablet but if your physical keyboard is English(India) and your OS language is set to English (India) keyboard shortcuts should work correctly... What's your photoshop version? Updating to V27.2 could help...
...Sorry but I'm running out of idea... Perhaps someone else could help...

[civic portal]

ya I am on the latest ver and this issue has been there for a few months - from october if i remember. was there on all versions. I updated to latest versions, went to old versions

[viral palm]

As I said I'm running out of idea and TBH I'm not even sure the problem comes from photoshop itself...
Sounds more like Hardware/OS settings issue....Sorry I can't be more helpful.

[tame cape]

<@&548221840750018590>
Image spam across a few channels

[wind narwhal]

Thanks ☺️

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #14 - 271)

[tame cape]

Thank you too.
Question: What are the comparative and superlative forms of ‘quick’?
quick -> quicker -> Valdair
🤠

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @wind narwhal (current: #3 - 2676)

[wind narwhal]

LOVED IT 😂

[ripe quest]

Always there. Lurking in the shadows. Ready to pounce. Like Batman.

[ripe quest]

You shine the Bat Signal at the sky and BOOM.

[undone spear]

Hey all! I just joined the server to ask this question.

I'm working on making a custom tshirt and will be printing the graphic for the shirt with my local print company. When I asked them what their requirements were one of them was having the whites in my image be 1% black. I'm not sure how to go about it in Photoshop unless the whites need to be an off white?

Any help is greatly appreciated 🙂

[viral palm]

Is it for screen printing with a given number of inks?

[undone spear]

I have no idea, their website doesn't say and I forgot to ask them over the phone so that's on me. The other requirement was having in the image in CMYK color format

I'm still working on the design of the shirt, and then I'm gonna reach back out to them for printing and all that good stuff. I'm just wondering if this is something I can do during the design process or is this an export setting thing?

[viral palm]

CMYK is the most used mode for printing... How many colors are used in your design? Is it a drawing or a photo? What's the file type you need to send (JPG,PNG,PSD...etc)?

First go to: Image => Mode => and choose CMYK colors.
Now if you're drawing with colors, When you paint whites simply make sure your white is 1% Black. To do so click on the foreground color (1) to open the Color picker window and set CMY value to 0% and K to 1% (2)

[undone spear]

saving all this, the print company wants the image in a PDF file which I thought was weird, but I guess that's how they do it 🤷‍♀️ . I'm working with a photo here so I don't have any indivisual layers to work with

[viral palm]

Sorry, I'm not very familiar with print process.... I usely work on digital project so I only have basic knowledge.
I know there are some people more familiar with printing process in this server but the are in the European Time zone. Perhaps they'll can jump in the thread and help you later. Good luck!

[calm horizon]

is there a way to quickly implement this lightning looking as an border for objects?

i see a dude with many design having this feature i doubt he did them manually

[undone spear]

thank you so much, I'm not familiar with it either, but I have some graphic design knowledge where I know the lingo. I'm just trying to figure all this out since this is my first time making something for a shirt I'll be wearing 🙂 .

Again, I appreciate all the help ❤️

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 1040)

[civic portal]

its okay thankyou tho.

[civic portal]

hey so same issue was there in krita so yes it could be an issue of my system itself. Dont know how to troubleshoot that

[round turret]

hi. i would like to know the prompt i need to write so the guy is facing towards the lady he is playing paddle ball with?
Thank You
Using Nano Banana 3 inside PSD

[fierce hornet]

just expain naturally as you did here. that should work.

[round turret]

i tried camera left.
looking towards the lady etc.
kept producing results like above

[fierce hornet]

where he was looking at in the original image?

[hushed niche]

Hi, to me, it looks like the results of the saber after effects plugin. It might be possible to replicate it with a glow, rendering to layers, then distorting it with displace, waves, etc.

[hushed niche]

@undone spear If I may suggest instead to work in RGB, to keep all the tools and functionality, but to preview in the correct CYMK profile, it provided by the print company Ctrl+Y to proof preview.
And at the end, export and convert to the correct profile

See: https://creativepro.com/rgb-workflow-from-photoshop-to-final-pdf/

[fierce hornet]

I would do like this: the man with dark gray white shirt looking at the women.
or looking to right/left.

if still doesn't works. try different models.

[hushed niche]

PDF makes sense: it can keep the vectors vectors, work in RGB or CMYK, color profiles.

[hushed niche]

Hi, you could also look for a free stock image of the player in the correct orientation then harmonize it in…

[civic portal]

Should my photoshop scratch disks be in the same disk as my work files?

Like looking to boost performance and ram usage

also could i split it between two disks? how does that work

[ivory rampart]

You can use more than one scratch disk

You just have to tick drive that you want to use

As scratch disk

[civic portal]

ok how will that affect my photoshop performance

[ivory rampart]

Tbh i have no idea

[civic portal]

oh

ok

[ivory rampart]

I use 1tb nvme as scratch disk so never actually measured difference between disks

Just use fastest drive as scratch disk if you want to be sure

[viral palm]

I have no particular performance report but a Photoshop scratch disk is a hard drive space used as temporary virtual memory when your computer's RAM runs out, storing data for history states, cache, and large files to prevent crashes, with fast SSDs and ample free space (50GB+) on a dedicated drive being ideal for performance.
Also, the performance highly depends of your disks properties (SSD Main Drive and Scratch disk will improve performance Vs old HardDisk will reduce performance)

[viral palm]

Thanks for sharing this with us!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 353)

[sharp comet]

Hi I've heard when trying to learn photshop of YouTube videos. You should only watch ones thst are from certified photoshop trainers rather then just some, random youtuber like bog.

That way you receive reliable sources and not false information no?

[ivory rampart]

That’s first time i actually hear something like this, if author is able to start and finish work using their method it means it works

Most of time you will probably find two or more approaches to problem

[viral palm]

There are many content creators or professionals who are not certified but are capable of teaching or explaining Photoshop satisfactorily.
Some people have skills and knowledge to share, but have never taken the time or spent the money to obtain certification.
With certified people, you have certain guarantees, but that doesn't mean that non-certified people can't teach you anything.🤔

[civic portal]

oh

[undone spear]

I've been working in RGB at the start of the project and have plans to convert everything to CMYK. I will definitely save this as well, thank you so much 🙂

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 354)

[hushed niche]

If you have NVME SSDs, almost no difference. Spinning hard drives, yes, split OS, scratch and work files.

[civic portal]

it is ssd i think

yes it is nvme ssd

so should i dedicate more drives to photoshop scratch disks?

[hushed niche]

I don’t think it would make a meaningful difference.

Invest in RAM or backup strategies instead.

[hushed niche]

Unless you are space constrained, no.

[civic portal]

so my laptop issue is I have 16gb ram and photoshop can no longer run on it?

even tho it did earlier

[undone spear]

@hushed niche when I did the custom preview as mentioned in the article it was set to the default of Working CMYK - U.S Web Coated. So I assume that it should be okay. I did take it into Indesign and I've got some issues so I'll have to look at that later when I get back from work. But again, thank you for sending that

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 355)