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[vapid flume]

@pseudo frigate Yes I redirected the OP to the Adobe Forum, they also posted in the Adobe Express one.
That's no worries. We are realiant on the community (and thanks for helping!) for the answers but I think not many people here use Adobe Photo (I don't, honestly, I spend my days with Photoshop, I don't need another one 😉)

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @pseudo frigate (current: #114 - 16)

[vapid flume]

I gave you the link to the adobe forum. I don't try to deflect, just that your concerns are valid, but there is a specific section (usually) in the forums for features requests (and also bug reports). Because the Adobe forums are monitored by Adobe employees, this is the best - and official - way to report issues.

The naming baffled me a bit and I said as such when we were invited to an official presentation.. I guess it's not easy to follow for the average user as well

[lime patio]

no problem at all. im also thinking since this is quite new problems are everywhere

[vapid flume]

Yes, I think it's a sort of hybrid app, and maybe they try to do everything all at once with it. As I said, I'm not really into that kind of things (The idea of designing/retouching anything on my phone is a bit alien to me: Some people call it Presbyopia 😂)

I could suggest you try Photoshop on the web? I think it's a better candidate for desktop use...

You can find it in the CC App as well as using this link
https://photoshop.adobe.com

[stiff trail]

Oh gods have they hired the branding guy from Microsoft ?

Adobe Express Photos Classic!

Adobe Express Photos Enterprise Edition!

😂

[woeful python]

i really want to pull this off but im doubting my ability currently

am i about to learn blender just for 1 design?

😞

[ripe quest]

Do it with Generative Fill + Gemini

[ripe quest]

I'll give you the prompt if you want it

[woeful python]

yes

[ripe quest]

X-ray Prompt for Gemini 3 Pro:

Use the attached image as a strict reference for pose, angle, and perspective. Recreate the same screaming human head in the exact same three-quarter angled view, but rendered as a realistic medical X-ray style image. This is not a flat side profile: the head must retain its 3D volume, perspective, and depth, with the skull rotated slightly toward the camera just like the source photo. The jaw is fully open in a scream, showing the skull structure, teeth, jaw hinge, and cervical vertebrae. The soft tissue is mostly transparent, revealing the skull, teeth, and upper spine inside, with subtle ghosted hints of remaining flesh. The X-ray look should be cinematic and high-resolution, with realistic radiographic lighting, and clear internal bone detail. The background should be clean and dark neutral to emphasize the glowing X-ray subject. The result should look like a dramatic, hyper-real medical scan of a screaming head frozen in motion, preserving the exact camera angle, perspective, and expression from the original image, but transformed into a three-dimensional X-ray visualization.

[ripe quest]

Set up your reference image like I did in the video. Then Gen Fill, paste the prompt and run it. Might want to do it a few times. It will change slightly in style.

Then tweak with Adjustment Layers or convert to Smart Object and add an Adobe Camera Raw filter to push the dynamic range.

Good luck! 💀

[drowsy pier]

can we use the pen tool to draw to get some fine line work?

[ripe quest]

The Pen Tool is for drawing vector shapes. It's not really for "freeform" drawing.

It's more for when you want to draw vector objects that remain editable. As opposed to pixel-based layers that are only editable by other pixel operations. Repainting, erasing, smudging, etc.

If you just want fine line work, make the Brush smaller in diameter. If you want specific look and feel, you can design the brush in Brush Settings.

[woeful python]

truth be told the human screaming asset is ai generated too. i just wanted to feel like i was creating art instead of cheating hence why i didnt go for the whole thing

[ripe quest]

Whatever floats your boat. Its a solution. Use it if you want. Disregard it if you don't.

[woeful python]

thank you tho. i am using your advice

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3222)

[ivory rampart]

<@&548221840750018590> image spam

[ripe quest]

I was faster than Valdair this time. Wow. :D

[carmine sedge]

I need someone to edit a document for me

[fast compass]

Hello I am extremely bad at photo shop and I would like to know if it was possible for someone to make me a very simple photo montage

[vapid flume]

Please avoid posting the same questions in multiple channels. If someone is interested in the post you made in #💬chat-general , they will DM you

The proper channel for that kind of request is in #💬chat-general

[vapid flume]

Same as above, please post in #💬chat-general

[coarse pilot]

any good way to give a photo a early 2000's cam corder look?

this is the photo in question

[vapid flume]

Do you have a reference of that kind of look?

[ivory rampart]

Sounds like a forgery

[ivory rampart]

https://tenor.com/view/blakegriffin-blake-griffin-bluecollarboys-scaryhours-gif-24615056

[coarse pilot]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC__4g18K4o

this is pretty much exactly

[vapid flume]

So I would say: More blur, colours washed out but increased highlights.
This is something I would do in Adobe Camera Raw (either as a stand alone through Bridge, or as a Photoshop filter: Filter-> Camera Raw Filter)

That's the kind of thing you can save as a preset (there may even already available presets you can load) so you can use it on a series of images in one go.

[coarse pilot]

hmm ok

im on ps any adjustment layers or filters that could help you think?

i normally have a routine for my other renders so this is a little different going out of routine

[vapid flume]

Otherwise in photoshop: Filter: Blur > Gaussian (you can also try a bit of pixelisation)
Then a curves adjustment layer where you will boost the highlights (The white bits), lower the contrast elsewhere, and a hue saturation adjustment layer to lower the saturation of selected colours (I'd lower sat on reds, keep it as is on greens,)

You can access the Camera Raw filter directly in Photoshop: It's a grading tool.

[coarse pilot]

can i mask the blur i looks a little weird with it all blured

[vapid flume]

One good thing to do is source an image that looks like the effect you want and position colour samples at strategic points of the references (highlights, shadows, "neutral greys" that will help identify if there's a colour shift etc)
Once you got the numbers (They'll be displayed in the info panel), it will be easier to reproduce.

[coarse pilot]

what i really want mostly on the effect is the really big glairs from the lights

[vapid flume]

Yes, you can either create a duplicate of the layer with the blur on and mask this new blurred layer, or use a smart layer, where you will apply the blur filter (it will become a "parametric" layer as a result) and mask that filter only

[vapid flume]

So, you need to push the highlights with a curves layer

[coarse pilot]

i see

[vapid flume]

I highly recommend the smart filter method, as you can tweak both filter and mask after the fact.
You can stack filters on the same smart layers (the same way you can stack nodes ), but remember in that case, the mask will apply to all filters

[coarse pilot]

how would i do osmething like this?

this is another good example of what i want to try

[coarse pilot]

ah ok

because i want it to only tweak someparts of the scene on the exposure so its like that glowing

[vapid flume]

Increasing the shadows contrast might help in that latter case. You are seeing a lack of details in the shadows there, that's your clue

[vapid flume]

You can create selections - that can become masks - based on the luminosity: You can search online for "luminosity masks" or do that with colour range in the "select menu": You have access to selections by colours, but also based on the luminosity

Once you get a selection of all the light/white bits (the higglights), you can push the contrast, or the luminosity there

ACR does that selection bit automatically

[coarse pilot]

ah ok

this is actually very helpful

[vapid flume]

Photo courtesy of Eliott Erwiit By the way!

[coarse pilot]

well thank you eliott

[vapid flume]

You can't beat the almost Napoleonic confidence of that tiny kitten!

It's our new master!

[coarse pilot]

the kitty is getting more sleep than me lmao

any way i can change the WHITE part of this?

[vapid flume]

It applies to us all! 😉

[vapid flume]

The selection tools I gave you above (colour range)

[coarse pilot]

ive tried changing the highlights and the lights inthe curvbes

it changes the rest of the sky

and i love the sky how it is now

could i do a curve that makes it darker then mask it and use a brush to invert the mask and paint it?

[vapid flume]

Then you can paint over the mask to mask the ares you don't want the effect to apply. the automated selections can be a starting point to eventually a complete custom mask

[coarse pilot]

i do that with my other renders to darken or lighten

AY

same wavelength

[vapid flume]

Paint in black with the brush to block the effect from showing: On the mask

[coarse pilot]

ihat with this

on the signs

[vapid flume]

Absolutely. That's the correct way of operating

[vapid flume]

Yes, a typical grading session - if done only within Photoshop, might contains lots of adjustment layers with different maks on

[coarse pilot]

oh it does lmao

i do this all from blender stright to photoshop so ive had to learn a lot to do tiny little things i wouldnt even belive were possible on photoshop

[vapid flume]

See an example from client work (this one is not particularly complex thoough)

[coarse pilot]

lordy lmao

[vapid flume]

Here you can see an example with smart layers and the Camera raw filter as a smart filter

[coarse pilot]

i got a question

how do you get such good masks of objects like people

[vapid flume]

Different instances of the camera raw filter are applied on separate smart layers, each masked

[vapid flume]

The automatic selection have become very good, like select> subject. Of course you will probably still have to tweak them a bit with the brush tool

A graphic tablet helps to get accurate brush work as well

[coarse pilot]

is it a little better?

[vapid flume]

There are still instances where you have to create selections by hand (I like a mixture of the pen tool, if the edges are hard, or pen+brush when the edges are softer)

[coarse pilot]

fair point

[vapid flume]

Seems in line with what you wanted. Maybe a touch too red/magenta, your references were slightly more neutral. But you are also allowed to deviate from references 🙂

But the shadow/highlight combo works well here

[coarse pilot]

i did some wacky think in the raw filters

[vapid flume]

I will leave you to it; Test and fail, then test and succeed That's the only way

[coarse pilot]

i turned down the contrast pretty much near 0 and shadows all the way up and it made the sky a much deeper color and the foreground a more vibrant shade

[vapid flume]

Work awaits me, I need to leave!

[coarse pilot]

have fun thank you so much!

[vapid flume]

No problem" YOU have fun! Glad I managed to lure you into the darkest realm of the Camera Raw filter.
It's the bit like "THE BOX" in Dune. It can be painful, but when you are able to overcome the pain, you unlock great powers
Now that's a bit dramatic!

[rancid beacon]

how do i make it look normal

[viral palm]

Hit F key

[rancid beacon]

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[viral palm]

?
Is it ok now?

[rancid beacon]

sorry my cat stepped onto my keyboard and then proceeded to shut down my laptop

but yes its normal

[tame cape]

Hopefully your cat 🐱 hasn't emptied your bank account as well...
😅

[worldly spoke]

How can I export a PS file saved as PDF in the paid Adobe Acrobat to have around 2MBS? original file size is around 9MB, I select "highest compression - estimated 2.5mb" and the TOOL MAKES IT 200KB ? So im just asking for help out here.

[ripe quest]

Export a Ps file saved as a PDF... If its a PDF, its not a Photoshop file so feel free to clarify what it is that your goals are.

[viral palm]

TBH I don't think you can aim a particular file size....Is your goal to get the highest quality with a relativly light file size? Are you still working on your CV things?

[worldly spoke]

To clarify: My goal is to get a high-quality PDF around 2MB with selectable text (not flattened).

My original Photoshop file is 9MB. When I export it as a PDF from PS, it stays around 7MB even with compression. When I try using the paid Adobe Acrobat 'Compress PDF' tool, I select the 'Highest Compression' which estimates a 2.5MB output, but the tool actually crushes it down to 200KB, which ruins the quality. I can't seem to hit that 'sweet spot' around 2MB without losing all the detail or having a file that's too large to email.

[viral palm]

Ok... I don't know the "Adobe Acrobat Compress pdf tool" but on my end I used one of my PSD files and added Text to it saved it as PSD file => 17.3Mb
If I simply use Save As.../ Photoshop PDF / uncheck "Layers" and keep the Image Quality option to "Maximum" I get a 1.9 Mb PDF file with " selectable "text...
Your 9Mb file should give you a lower file size for a maximum quality (And the text should still selectable)...

PS if I let the "layers" option checked => the pdf file is 15Mb...

[worldly spoke]

Thanks, will try!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 1050)

[coarse pilot]

how can i get this look?

how the light glares more and its very vibrant

[worldly spoke]

U can do this - the "Glow" (The Orton Effect) to create that hazy, glowing glare on the flowers, Just duplicate your layer, so you aren’t messing with the original

Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur, then give it a radius of about 15–30 pixels. It should look like a total mess, then change that layer’s Blending Mode to Screen, also lower the Opacity of this layer to somewhere between lets say 15% and 30%.

To Make the Yellows Pop
target the colors directly so the whole pic doesn't look weird. Just add a Selective Color adjustment layer and pick Yellows from the list. Slide the Cyan all the way left (so its more of a golden hour look) and bump the Yellow slider up. If its still not enough, throw on a Vibrance layer and crank it to like +40, it wont turn ur skin orange like Saturation does yk.

Then That "Light Bleed" Edge
Make a new blank layer and grab a Soft Round Brush with a low Flow (maybe 5-10%). Alt+Click to grab a yellow from the flowers then paint over the edges where light hits. Change the mode to Linear Dodge (Add) and lower the opacity so it looks like a natural glre.

Final steps would be the Filter (Camera Raw)
Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E to merge everything into one top layer. Go to Filter > Camera Raw Filter, boost exposure a tiny bit and kick the Whites up. Also, hit the Texture slider so the flowers dont look like a yellow blob, u want them to have some crunch while still lookin dreamy yk, and that would be it!

[coarse pilot]

Thank you so
Much

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @worldly spoke (current: #660 - 2)

[trim mesa]

hey guys 😄 when using artboards, is there a way to apply art across all 3 boards in a continuous way without having to copy and paste the same image? in this case im designing 3 banners to have a continuous graphic, but theyre all gunna share the same gradient image but have different info on each banner. this is what my file and layers look like, but im wondering if theres a way i can achieve this effect without pasting over and over. alternatively, if theres an easier way to do this without art boards, let me know 👍 ty always

[rancid beacon]

The only thing that's draining my bank account is adobe✌️

[viral palm]

What is each banner dimension?

Since I'm old school I would go with 1 large canvas without artboards (3x banners width) make each banner design then use slice tool and the good old Export/Save for web...
There are lot of work around that come to my mind since I hate working with artboards...

[trim mesa]

theyre pretty huge honestly lol, 33 x 81"

[trim mesa]

i was thinking this as well though, but im also kinda learning the pain of working with artboards haha

[viral palm]

Particularly with this huge size...
what's the size in pixel?

[trim mesa]

150 ppi

[viral palm]

You can create a New document 66"x81" at 150ppi.
Create a 3 columns guide layout, select each column and CTRL+J to create a copy of each.
Align the 3 copies, Hide the original gradient background and go to Image/Trim to trim transparent areas => You have one layer for each Banner...Make each designs and export them

You can use layer comps to export each banner quickly...

[trim mesa]

this is awesome franck thanks so much for recording this!! i gotta get used to using layer comps more lol, always forget they exist

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 1051)

[viral palm]

No problem... If you want to be sure banner designs match you can bring back the exported files in the big original file align them and make a final check. Good luck!

[hushed niche]

Hi, the filer might start on that setting, but you do need to apply it on the image to make a change. Or do you mean that you had already applied the filter with that setting?

Your original image has an octogenarian rather than a circle, is that what you meant? Notice the guides to hop with the placement of the text layers.

There is a used old GPU mode setting in prefs/tech preview, or performance, also a multithreaded one. Only change one, restart. Also you can change your status bar to GPU mode, on the lower left side of the UI.

Hence why I avoid artboards as much as possible

There’s a plugin for that: https://exchange.adobe.com/apps/cc/8509f755/arranger-for-ps

[finite jacinth]

Got the latest update and now when I try to open photoshop, it closes

[fierce hornet]

The first thing I will try is to restart the pc.
but is it showing any kind of error or warning?

[modest jasper]

hello, i want to emulate the effect magazines have where the pages content is kinda clipped together in the middle just because of how its stapled together, i tried a gradient and displacement map but it didnt produce the effect i wanted, any ideas?

[midnight onyx]

The first thing that came to my mind was to just copy/paste the layer and offset it by a few pixels. Do you have any examples of what you want it to look like? I can give you better advice if I can see how it’s supposed to look.

[modest jasper]

its wierdly hard to find a perfect example but do you see how the image is displaced and cut off in the middle?

i tried what you suggested but im a real bad perfectionist and i wanna emulate the curved displacement of the page

[midnight onyx]

Ooooh yeah ok I think what you’re looking for is the liquify filter, but what’s really going to make it look realistic is the dark line in the middle that fades as it goes outward. You can do a gradient, or you can do a line with “external shadow” blending option.

[modest jasper]

awesome, thank you 👍 👍

[finite jacinth]

Nope, it's just closes as soon as it opens

[ripe quest]

Hold down Shift Ctrl Alt and start Photoshop. Hold it down until you see a message box. Delete the Settings file when asked. Then see if it starts up.

[finite jacinth]

Nothing is happening when I do shift ctrl alt

and photoshop still closes

[woeful python]

a friend said the veins look like they were imposed onto the original image rather than natural forming

[fierce hornet]

Did you recently installed other software that may conflict with photoshop?
Your gpu driver upto date?
What's your pc config?

[hushed niche]

Hi! Are you on Mac? Then substitute CMD for Ctrl

[finite jacinth]

Im still able to open PSD files I've worked but they close upon opening them

[fierce hornet]

Check if Photoshop still running in background by going - task manager. If yes stop it.
it could be a gpu driver issue too. Try to update or clean install. Then restart. Make sure other app or plugins not conflicting with photoshop. If nothing works I would just downgrade to a stable version.

[finite jacinth]

How do I downgrade?

[fierce hornet]

go to creative cloud > apps. Find Photoshop. Click to 3 dot. There you'll find the option.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUZEEYusXtg&t=12

[finite jacinth]

yea it's working now

thank you very much

[real crescent]

How can I quickly change the deformation so it's rectangular? Just not manually.

[keen sandal]

Thanks for the tips! I'll try and watch out for those. Can you please explain what you mean yb the GPU mode status bar though? I can't seem to find it. A screenshot would be great!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 362)

[hushed niche]

Could you state which version you had, and which one works now?

[hushed niche]

Am traveling without laptop.
Look at the bottom left, there is a zoom percentage and on its right, a field with image sizes, IIRC. Click on the triangle, there will be a GPU entry.

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/get-started/technical-requirements-installation/photoshop-and-graphics-processor-gpu-card-usage.html

It’s visible on this page: https://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/getting-know-photoshop-interface/

[vapid flume]

I'm afraid it will have to be manual, with the free transform menu (Or CTRL+T)
You'll have to align all 4 corners of your artwork, to the corners of your target shape. It may look ugly, as you have a big discrepency between the original shape and the intended one

After CTRL+T - on the highlighted - red thing layer, release CTRL+T first and then hold CTRL while you drag the angles to be able to place the corners accurately. You can also toggle the smart snapping on, so the positioning will be even easier...

[hushed niche]

That might be a job for edit>perspective warp?
Edit: Sandrine’s method might be more accurate

[vapid flume]

Could absolutely be one good candidate as well!

[vapid flume]

That's what @hushed niche meant!

The layer count entry only serves as a bragging proof to your mates! (and sometimes as an explanation when things starts to get slow on a particular document)

[hushed niche]

Thanks! And the first link I gave you will explain what you should see: D3D12, IIRC. If you see software or cpu it means that the GPU driver failed.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1125)

[hybrid sedge]

Why does this other image i add come out blurry. I found out I can scale it to normal but when you apply it it still is blurry

[vapid flume]

It's probably a question of the new image you are importing being significantly different in size than the one you're working on. I can see that your magnifying ratio is in the 3000% (which is crazy big)

I also noticed that you don't have the import set up as smart object, or maybe it will appear after you validate the import... The video is cut before

It could also be that the interpolation method you are using is not appropriate.

The problem is that we don't see how it looks after the import as the video doesn't show it

If you want to check your interpolation method is: go to edit>preferences and check it there
since you're doing pixel art, you don't want any sort of antialiasing, unlike me, who works with photography. Hence why I chose "bicubic automatic"

You will want to choose "nearest neighbour"

[hybrid sedge]

Ok thank you so much

[vapid flume]

You're welcome!

[stoic fjord]

can anyone help me with really easy thing for pro users

[viral palm]

You want help or you want someone to do the work for you?

[stoic fjord]

i need help

[stoic fjord]

about lasso i dont understand sometihing

[stoic fjord]

could you maybe help?

[viral palm]

Just describe what is your problem...

[stoic fjord]

i only want to select this flame and copy EVERY detail but idk how to do it

the colors too

[ivory trellis]

is this image an png?

or the background is actually like that

[viral palm]

Is it a transparent png or the checkerd board is a part of the image?

[stoic fjord]

transparent

[viral palm]

Just CTRL+Click on the layer thumbnail should give your a selection.

[ivory trellis]

then you can select it by ctrl+click on the layer

yeah i meant layer thumbnail

[stoic fjord]

im using photopea btw and no its not working

[ivory trellis]

this is photoshop server

[stoic fjord]

omg youre taking so long to reply

[viral palm]

We don't support other apps here but CTRL+Click on the layer thumbnail works too in your app...
But your image must be transparent... Can you share your flame png image here just to be sure?

[viral palm]

I'm pretty sure it's the same in your copy cat app...

[ivory trellis]

<@&548221840750018590>

[tacit bramble]

Hello everyone

I hope you are doing well I want to ask if someone knows about brushes to use in photoshop to draw anime

[vapid flume]

Do you want to get brushes that looks like the analog tools used by Manga/anime artists? (I'm guessing these are the same tools, but I'm not sure. I am more aquainted to those used by Manga artists)

Map pen, G-pen (maru), Sakura technical pens. Texture brushes to mimic screentones, calligraphy brushes etc...

You can find some for free on Adobe's own brushes downloading website, or some can be bought at reputable merchants (TrueGrit, Retro Supply, envato), and all over the web, even on Behnace!

https://www.adobe.com/uk/products/photoshop/photoshop-brushes.html
There is a Manga section if you don't want to download everything

https://www.behance.net/search/projects/free photoshop brushes

[tacit bramble]

Hello Sandrine thank you very much for your time the brush I want specifically are for digital art style manga

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1126)

[tacit bramble]

those that you recommended to me can I use them for digital art style manga

[vapid flume]

Yes, of course!

As I said, it's up to you to choose the ones that suit the style you want to: Some manga artists only use maru pens and map pens like below (we call Maru Gpen in the west)

some use brushes, and you'll find those brushes in the links I shared. You just have to filter

Furetake are a firm favourite and you will be able to find digital equivalents. But don't forget screentones, and various stuff like explosions, speed lines etc, that exist as ready made brushes

[rancid ivy]

This artist uses actual paper for this but does anyone know of a Photoshop style effect to get the same effect?

[ripe quest]

You could make the shapes and then texture them using Blend Modes and Clipping Masks.

[rancid ivy]

Yeah I'm just asking if anyone knows of a style pack that archives this effect

Similar to the felt style pack in this video https://youtu.be/zjKF1d8-uWc?si=C4iCWMAI0tcgRbGN

[ripe quest]

I assume you mean, premade Layer Styles that you can download. If so, I don't know of any "style packs" for this specifically. But they should be easy enough to create (and save for re-use).

[rancid ivy]

Hmm I see ok thx

[dusty swan]

Hey I am doing a project for school with typography in timeline and I can't figure out something
I have the text "when you are falling" and I want the text to go crash into the side of the canvas and the dot on the "i" to fall down into another letter but I can't figure out how to separate them and how to make the affect of crashing can anyone please help?

I usually use screw but it doesn't give me the affect I look for

[ripe quest]

To manipulate individual parts of letters, you'll have to convert the text object to a Shape. Main manu: Type > Convert to Shape... Then you can get at the shapes using the Direct Selection Tools.

After, as far as making it "crash" into something, I don't know. Maybe show some motion lines and then squash it down a bit.

[dusty swan]

Thank u so so much u are a life savior

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3223)

[vapid flume]

I found that, if that helps
https://elements.envato.com/papercraft-photoshop-styles-NNQNETZ

This one too
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/discover/free-papercut-effect-for-photoshop.html
It's from Adobe themselves, but I'm not sure how it installs, I haven't tried

The keyword here is "paper cut"

The problem with layer styles in Photoshop, is that since they are raster effects, you will need to tweak them according to the size of your document/layer content. But honestly, it's quite easy to do it yourself....

This is also something you could do in Illustrator (taking advantage of the appearance panel and its stackable effects) and save it as a graphic style (similar to layer styles, but vector, hence scalable)

[rancid ivy]

Ah that's awesome thanks so much

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1127)

[woeful python]

is doing this art style possible in ps

[ivory trellis]

yes

[vapid flume]

It's possible, it looks like graffiti art which is about mastering the airbrush and of course, knowing how to draw.

You have a lot of airbrushes already in Photoshop, but you can download more ... Just scroll up a couple of posts, and you'll see links I shared yesterday, particularly the one from Adobe, where you can download 100s of brushes, some of them specifically for mimicking spray paint.

[tacit bramble]

Thank you very much I will try them and get back to you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1128)

[woeful python]

bet

[lavish vector]

Is there a way to make a rounded square, but the rounded corners do NOT have anti-aliasing?
I need the shape to be made of pixels with either 100% or 0% opacity because the opacity being an arbitrary number on certain pixels is causing my corners to look funky in the UI I'm designing.

[viral palm]

Since Photoshop is a pixel based app anti-aliasing is necessary to get round shapes that look smooth...
Pixels are square and we can not change this fact...Without anti-aliasing you'll get round shapes with "stair-shaped" contours...

What image format your UI app is using? png?

[lavish vector]

Yeah, PNG

If I use a different app like adobe illustrator, can I get sharper edges? Or is it a file format issue when I export it as a PNG?
Still very very new to this ui stuff

[lusty otter]

RTX5050 Low profile ki keo use koren?
etar somporke karo darona ace ki?

[flint radish]

I don't know exactly how to describe what I'm trying to do, so bear with me (I'm still pretty intermediate with PS): is there a way to sample part of an image to use as a fill? For example, say I want to take the texture of image A and use it to fill in a portion of image B (I'm making a fantasy world map and I'd like to recycle some of the textures). I dunno if that would be a Healing Brush Tool type of solution, or if I would be better off with a mask? Again, apologies if my explanation is confusing, but any help in pointing me in the right direction would be appreciated!

The yellow landmasses are vector smart objects I pasted in from Illustrator, if that matters.

[lusty otter]

any one use RTX5050 LOW PROFILE GPU? Any Heat Issue?

i'm thinking to buy... i do gaming and rendering works...... any others issue in this gpu?

[flint radish]

Ok I think I got it. Clone Stamp Tool is achieving what I want.

[ivory trellis]

you can define anythings as a pattern or a brush preset, then you can use it multiple times

[vapid flume]

Yes, you can use the clone stamp from one image to another (it helps greatly to have them side by side! 😉)
otherwise you can create a pattern (select what you need, edit-> deine pattern) and then apply that pattern to a totally different image through a new pattern adjustment layer or even a new layer style. They can be re-sed again and again.

There are some technicalities into creating repeats,s o it's best to watch a tutorial if you can: There can be some trial and error until you find the right workflow for you.

[viral palm]

Don't know how your file is made (one layer or each color shape on its own layer) but Pattern technique sounds the fastest one for me...
Here is a short video to show you how to create and use a pattern + The pattern used during this video and another short video to show you how to load it in Photoshop.

[haughty lintel]

Are more people experiencing issues with remove background in the contextual bar? It hardly works on any images anymore for me, for example it does this, when it would have easily removed the background before

[ivory trellis]

are you using photoshop?

[haughty lintel]

I am, using the latest version

Also tried checking here and changing the select subject and remove background to process trough cloud, still having the same issue afterwards

My guess something is wrong, but can't seem to pinpoiunt the issue 😛

[ashen hatch]

Hey, pretty specific question, I want to add a deep looking scratch on a body, using Photoshop, what is the best way to do it.

[pseudo frigate]

Hi guys 👋🏼 , is there a way I can add patterns to the mask layer - Procedural?

[ivory rampart]

Easiest way would be to just use dlgen fill

[rancid beacon]

where are my layers😭

[ivory trellis]

press F7

[rancid beacon]

OMG THANK YOU

where my colour wheel

i just realised its gone too

[ivory trellis]

go to window

u will find it there

or press F6

@rancid beaconhttps://youtube.com/shorts/p5F0Xrg4eps?si=eq_B8QSQrFd4ot1q

watch this

[ripe quest]

I don't believe so. Not procedurally. Only by direct editing Layer Mask. Manipulate the pattern in its own layer and then paste it into the mask.

[pseudo frigate]

Ok thanks 🙏, I was thinking about procedural masking for a long time

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3226)

[ripe quest]

It would be cool if that was a feature. For now, its just pixel editing.

[nova gust]

Can anyone remove black pencil writing /smudges and dark patch to see text underneath

[viral palm]

Do you mean something like that?

If so the answer is "No"

[ivory rampart]

Someone wants to uncover those island files 😏

[edgy zephyr]

How do I replicate this effect on the 13

[viral palm]

Looks close to any glass effect like in the video below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkWiiF9YlE8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyWRtmZrmfk

but I doubt the sample image number has been made with photoshop... I would guess the 13 comes from a 3D software with glass material then bring into photoshop to create the composition with volley-ball players...

[hushed niche]

The “window” entry of the top menu bar is where you will find all the panels.

https://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/learning-the-photoshop-interface/

[rancid beacon]

THANK YOU!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 363)

[mortal valve]

I'd say if you want part of the image cut then cut the actual image in half, use vanishing point or transform each half on separate plane/page, mask out the edges that would be missing in the centre then use a line with a shadow or a gradiant to get the shading.

[viral palm]

That's how it could look with LayerFx from the videos I shared sooner...

[wary roost]

how can I make a gradient travel smoothly along this sharp line? not like a horizontal gradient, a gradient that follows the direction

[viral palm]

If I understand well, I don't think what you're trying to achieve is possible with regular gradient tools in Photoshop.
You can create clipping mask and paint your gradient with soft brushes but I don't think that's what you were asking for...
Unfortunately there's no free form gradient tool or any other than the five modes (linear, radial, angle, reflected and Diamond)...
Sorry.

[hot girder]

where can i get these kinds of brushes

[ripe quest]

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

[hot girder]

Any free brushes?

Oh wait

[ripe quest]

Those are all free. Just sign in with your Adobe Account.

[hot girder]

Yup, got it.

[hot girder]

Thanks!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3227)

[pastel kite]

Hey people, nice to meet you all!. I just wanted to ask for some help. I am trying to distort this IMAGE of this writing it is NOT a text element; it's an image of a font that I couldn't find, so I'm trying to get a nice, perfect semi-circle curve, but I'm getting this double back curve thing. I am doing a 3d model for a texture map/net and I'm really struggling! thanks for any advice!. THe red is what I'm getting when I try warp and you can see the warp net

Here you can see it closer and I've exaggerated the curves in the warp map! Thanks again, sorry for the double text

[woeful python]

anyone got a clue

[pastel kite]

I just spent like 6 hrs trying to curve this..... there's a preset.... I'm so mad.... but how would I do it manualy?

[wary roost]

that's fine, thanks anyway. I've found that illustrator has something similar

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 1053)

[lofty topaz]

is there any way in photoshop to blur the textures, so i can create a blend in color effect?
right now the textures are pixel art style so i was wondering if there is any way that can blend in these colors, without ruining the uv islands transitions. Because this is a 3d model, using blur ruins the uv mapping transitions, so i was wondering if there is a way to do it and keeping the smooth transitions between the uv islands

here are the textures to understand why normal blurring wont work

[lofty topaz]

i basically want to blend in the colors next to each other and make them look smooth

i dont want to do manual painting though

camera raw noise reduction worked

but the sharp edge transition is still a problem

[uneven yarrow]

Hey, I have those three forms that form a cocktail glass, but I'd like to convert them into a .svg file and a clean one.
How do I remove those overlaps and center it correctly and create a nice .svg file with it? :)

[viral palm]

Do you have Adobe illustrator? TBH it would be a 30sec job with it.

[uneven yarrow]

I only got Photoshop 😭

[viral palm]

Ok...
Can you share a creenshot of your layers panel to see how your glass build-up looks?

[viral palm]

First you must make sure the "Legacy Export as" is ON in your preferences.
Go to: Edit/Preferences/Export... and make sure the "Legacy Export as" box is checked.
If not, check it, save your file then close photoshop and re open it.

@uneven yarrow : Then Open your file, merge your shapes as shown in the video and the SVG option should be available in the "Export as..." menu

[uneven yarrow]

Wow, you are amazing! Thanks a lot!! <3

[viral palm]

You're welcome!

[viral palm]

What if you use Surface blur filter on a layer copy placed above, then mask it where you want to keep details?

[lofty topaz]

what does surface blur do?

[lofty topaz]

used it but again, because of the seperated texturing, the smooth transition breaks

[nova quail]

how do I create this effect where the text "eats" into everything around it

[vapid flume]

If you want to do it in Photoshop (Illustrator would be a strong contender as well), The easiest way would be to create an outline/stroke the same colour as the background so the edge is invisible

and the word "club" will be in front of everything else

[nova quail]

Thank you

[rancid ivy]

hi sorry i might be being dense here

but how do i download this pack?

it says free and all but i cant find the download link it mentions

[vapid flume]

You need to click on the blue button that says "open in app" or something like that... Let me double check.
It could be that it opens in a library

That should be here.

If not, let me know and I'll report a bad link

(My photoshop is updating at the moment, I can't test it)

[viral palm]

Are you using it this way?
If the result we get with the technique shown in the video doesn't meet what you expect, I'm not sure to understand what you're looking for...
Also, Image of the full head comes from Photoshop or is it the result of the map in your 3D app?

Does this texture map work better?

[lofty topaz]

i used the texture you sent, still same issue which is natural. I talked with people in substance painter and they told me the effect i need is called 3d blur. The software must understand the uv maping transitions and smoothen them up automatically

but yeah, thats the effect i wanted, its looking good, but the transitioning is the main problem here

because due to the uv mapping, the smooth transition is not possible

hand painting it will be the fix but i want to avoid manual fix

[shut roost]

does anyone know where can i find the brush used for this text?

[swift yacht]

How do I use the make something bigger or larger again

Like make the grid around it

[ripe quest]

I don't know the exact brush that was used. That would be difficult to pinpoint. However, you should be able to find one that comes close: https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/photoshop-brushes.html

[ripe quest]

Check The Dry Media set. Maybe there.

[ripe quest]

Scale? Main menu: Edit > Free Transform (Ctrl T)

[swift yacht]

Thank you

[vapid flume]

Good contenders could be found in Kyle's brushes > Megapack > inkbox (for example Cartoonist, Guelf, animator)

[shut roost]

thank you for the help!!!, much apreciated, i was scrambling my mind with this particular brush

[vapid flume]

There are plenty that look very similar. That's the ones I use in Fresco, so that why the feel rang a bell. My go to are Guelf, animator and Belgian comics)

[toxic kelp]

Hi, I’m dealing with a file that now opens as a flattened, corrupted image. It has a dark background with red pixel artifacts, and while the file size remains the same as it was originally, it’s now essentially reduced to just one layer. This makes me believe it might still be recoverable, but I’m not able to do it myself. I’d greatly appreciate any expert advice or assistance on this.

[ivory rampart]

Use "Previous Versions" (Windows Only) Windows' built-in File History can be a lifesaver. Right-click on your original .psd file and select Properties. Go to the Previous Versions tab. Select an earlier version from before the issue occurred and click Restore.

[stiff zenith]

Anyone know why I dont have the option to switch my in-app language? the dropdown only gives me my native Danish ("Dansk")... kinda annoying when I know the names of all the tools in english...

[ivory rampart]

you have to change language in CC app

[stiff zenith]

Did that now... will I have to reinstall?????? - I read on the internet that you have to ....... but taht sounds f****ING ridicolous to me lol

[ivory rampart]

yeah that's bit unfortunate

but that's how it works

probably if we would have to install all language packs PS would grow from 5GB to 50 😅

[lavish cliff]

does adobe illustrator have real-time rasterization?

[ripe quest]

Not sure what you mean.

All graphics shown on the screen are rasterized in real-time.

[lavish cliff]

So I’ve been using photoshop’s vector features to make pixel art for a video game, and I have been doing that because I was under the impression that it is not possible to se the final pixelated result in adobe illustrator, as it will automatically scale up the image. Example of what I am currently doing:

This what I need to see while working because I need to see how the vectors result in each individual pixel

[ripe quest]

Adobe Illustrator is for creating vector-based graphics. It does "rasterize" certain things, like what it would consider special effects, like blurs and things. There it would have to define a resolution and predict the falloff of a gradient, etc.

But no... the canvas is not the same as Photoshop. There is no "resolution" per se.

[lavish cliff]

I see, thank you

[ripe quest]

You could definitely create graphics in Illustrator and it would keep all of the shapes editable. You would have to convert them afterwards but that would be a crap-shoot. I suppose you could always use the Export > Save for Web feature to preview what it might look like in a certain size and resolution. But you wouldn't really be able to paint a specific pixel like you can in Photoshop.

You could do the same with vector shapes to a point in Photoshop. The difference would be that Illustrator has more tools and ways to control the vector objects than Photoshop does.

[lavish cliff]

I keep all my shapes editable currently, it's just that I'm at a small enough scale where I can see each pixel because photoshop rasterizes in real time

[ripe quest]

It's already rasterized in Photoshop... because even though you're building with vector shapes, the Photoshop canvas is a grid with pixels. Everything is bound to that resolution. There is no grid in Illustrator. Thus, you'd have to use Save for Web Preview to view the entire thing as raster graphics.

So, not "real-time" as you were asking.

Maybe someone else will chime in and tell me I'm wrong. But I don't think there is currently a feature in Illustrator that says: "render as 72 DPI" or whatever.

[lavish cliff]

that's what I meant, it automatically converts everything to pixels because it's a software for a grid of pixels

which is good, I need that

[ripe quest]

If you want to double-check what I'm saying, you could ask in the Adobe Illustrator Discord - https://www.discord.gg/adobeillustrator

[hushed vine]

can someone help me with replacing these letters for something else? any video you can link me?

[ripe quest]

Try Gen Fill. Select All. Edit > Generative Fill. Choose Gemini and say "Change the words on the marquee to '[INSERT TEXT HERE]'; keep everything else the same"

[ivory rampart]

i think YT photoshop channel had a short about replacing similar text

https://youtu.be/RwEoDfQJfAA?si=sPFraVNMDBmXk0yS

[hushed vine]

i tried doing that but i couldn't get it to work

[hushed vine]

ok i'll try

[ripe quest]

Change MARTY SUPREME to "PULP FICTION"; keep everything else the same.

[hushed vine]

Idk what i did ):

[ripe quest]

Make sure you're using Gemini 3 (Nano Banana Pro) and not one of the other models.

[hushed vine]

idk how to do that?

[ripe quest]

See the "G" there? Click on the icon there and change the model to Gemini. 3 (Nano Banana Pro)

[hushed vine]

ok i see it.

got it, excellect. thanks guys 🙂

i don't have any knowledge of ps so im getting used to it

[ivory rampart]

I would recommend checking tutorials from Adobe

[hushed vine]

anyway i can export this raw back into lightroom?

[hushed vine]

i use lightroom more and i am planning on watching a video already 🙂

[ivory rampart]

#❓ask-a-question message

[ripe quest]

You can export it back out to a format that Lightroom accepts. JPG or whatever.

[hushed vine]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=xmDeSs4ty-o

[hushed vine]

got it

[ripe quest]

Good luck with the tutorials!

[chrome ginkgo]

this isnt related to photoshop but does anyone know why i cant see my baseline grid on indesign i had this issue before but forgot how i fixed and im loosing my mind rn

[ripe quest]

I don't use InDesign that much. Sorry. You could ask in the Adobe Illustrator Discord. There might be more Id users there. https://www.discord.gg/adobeillustrator

[chrome ginkgo]

thank youu smm

[hushed vine]

am i asking too much if i want to remove the hand dryer and door?

[ripe quest]

Try it. Tell Gemini exactly what you want. "remove the hand dryer and door from the mirror reflection" or some such request. Might work.

[hushed vine]

it did it, i love it awesome 🙂

[stiff trail]

That's 98% of image reqs now isn't it.

I wish I could be happy with 4k 8-bit output, then I could basically outsource my dayjob to Gemini.

[dusk lagoon]

does anyone know how to prevent that horribly annoying thing where photoshop switches all of your shortcuts if you dare to switch from using your stylus to the mouse? 💀

[vestal lily]

if anyone knows how to like help me with this specific situtation I need to edit an engagement picture but the ring on the finger is off center and idk how to center it without it looking horrible so please DM if you konw what to do.

[willow zephyr]

hello i have a favor to ask and i was wondering if anyone could photoshop a screenshot of mine from the “MyFitnessPal” app to change the numbers displayed? i have a report for it due tomorrow but i dont use the app because the screenshot is my friends and we weigh differently. if you are willing to save my grade please dm me 🙏

[ivory trellis]

no we cant do it buddy

[willow zephyr]

This is kind of sad but like ai did it for me PERFECTLY..

[hushed niche]

Hi, this channel is made to help users use Photoshop. Also, editing grades is not very moral.

[hushed niche]

Hi, post a screenshot of the hand, and explain which tools you used so far, show examples of the problems encountered.

[hushed niche]

Hi, which brand of tablet? Did you try updating its drivers? Did you message its manufacturer? Is switching from tablet to mouse the only case it disables KBSCs?

[dusk lagoon]

27 inch Cintiq- it did this on my wacom intuos pro M too + I heard Jacob Drawfee talk about this glitch too so at least one other person has experienced this I have up to date drivers- it does this on both my work and home cintiqs

It only happens if I switch over to mouse and then back to stylus *sometimes. Like once every couple hours. Like, instead of V being move, itll open the "view" panel and play the error sound with every button you press 💀 the only way it goes away is to just ignore it until its done throwing a fuss lol

[hushed niche]

The view menu? On a pc, you must do alt+v. Is one of your buttons set to alt? It seems that it is left active. Switching to a third party mouse or a Wacom that works on the screen/tablet? (If they still exist, I had one like that ages ago)

Might you be touching the alt button set on the stylus as you lay it down?

[dusk lagoon]

Yes, but all I do is press V, but when i click with the mouse even 1 time, theres a possiblity of this glitch happening. Maybe it acts as if alt is always pressed? For some reson?? That'd make sense as I jsut tried pressing alt+b and thats the annoying error noise that plays when i try to press B or the brackets for brush size during this error

I dont use nor click any buttons, so itd be odd if it does that

And nah I cant be accidentally pressing alt, my keyboard is always a good distance away from me

[hushed niche]

A button on the stylus, set to alt

[dusk lagoon]

Ive never pressed a button on my stylus nor tablet until this very moment, and its not something I could really do accidentally, nor for an extended period of time

• itd be odd if i only happened to somehow hold down a button when switching between stylus and mouse (the effect lasts for 2-3 minutes each time, so i wouldnt be holding down a button that entire time)

[hushed niche]

Is the stylus placed away from the tablet as you do not use it, or right next to it?

[dusk lagoon]

it varies, but even if its right next to it, my tablet is too high up to detect anything from the stylus

[hushed niche]

Is the stylus placed in its vertical Holder?

[dusk lagoon]

The 27in cintiq doesnt have a vertical holder

its a bar on top horizontal

[hushed niche]

I’m trying to remove all possible physical reasons it might throw that error. What are the side buttons set to? Lesson one of troubleshooting in the OSI model: the physical layer 🙂

[dusk lagoon]

I've never used nor pressed any of the side buttons tbh 😭 I had this problem on my old Intuos Pro too so im not sure if its a physical reason

[hushed niche]

Could you just check what they are set to, and if it is alt, to disable it in the Wacom control panel?

[silent lintel]

Hi, does anyone know if there is a plugin that will autosave your open file every time you make a visible change? Also with the option to save the PSD as PNG/JPG?

[dusk lagoon]

i think this is all thats enabled rn

To press one of the buttons on the tablet I'd need to stand up and reach around it 🤔

[hushed niche]

It would slow down your work… is Photoshop crashing often?

[silent lintel]

Im using blender/3ds max, so it would help to see live changes while Im editing textures or creating color masks in photoshop. It could have a short save delay, so it wouldn’t be noticable

[hushed niche]

If you use the cloud format, PSDC it would auto save regularly and you have version control. Saving on itself might save an error that you made. I’d consider an iterate and save: https://www.artstation.com/marketplace/p/XOdlp/save-as-today-s-date-auto-version-up-photoshop-script

[hushed niche]

Ok, this removes that possibility as pan is Ctrl, eraser is E or tilde…

But still, that behavior is linked to alt. Does your mouse have function buttons?

[hushed niche]

Then PSDC might not be what you want. You could setup an action that exports as png. There’s quick export, can it maybe get a KBSC?

[dusk lagoon]

nope, $9 mouse from amazon

[hushed niche]

When it does the view menu thing, can you try hitting ESC or Enter?

[marsh prairie]

Hey there! I have a question, is there any way that I can mass export all this files giving them a 2 pixel margin on each side of the canvas? The only way I know would be to manually add 4 to canvas height and width to each one of them but that's not really something I want to do now as they are 113. Any way to apply that to all at the same time?

[vapid flume]

You could do that with an action (add x pixels on each side Image>canvas size) and then export with a batch command (you set up the export batch to apply an action before exporting)

What is the file format you want to save in?

You could use the image processor (In file -> scripts)

You can save in jpeg, tiff, and .psd, and include an action (add pixels) before exporting

the "run action" at the bottom

If you need to export as .png, then you will only have the solution to use Bridge... But you should be using bridge anyway if you are doing that kind of batch operations.
Bridge is free with any Adobe subscription

In Bridge you can set up what is called workflows, that automate a set of unrelated tasks, for example 1/ add pixels 2/ resize 3/rename 4/export as png (you can even add your copyright as an extra step)

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/bridge/using/workflow-builder.html

If you're not using Bridge, I'm not even talking to you 😂 BOO!

And yes, I know I need to update! 😱

[marsh prairie]

Okay thank you so much!!

[vapid flume]

No worries, if you need help with Bridge, just ask!

[whole hemlock]

Hey!
I've recently been having a problem with cloud syncing between PS and LR. I will edit partially in LR, then open in PS through LR and make changes in PS. After I am done with whatever it may be, when I hit control + S to save and close the file out (or PS entirely), it tries to say it is synced but the changes are not applied back to LR. It'll stack like it usually would but neither of the stacked photos have the PS changes applied.

It may work for 1-2 times I open PS this way and then completely break again for often days at a time. (I turn my PC off everyday). Whenever it does not sync, it also will not show as a "recent" file when opening PS normally on the homepage.

Any help would be appreciated as I never used to have this problem and worked in this way forever 😅

[vapid flume]

Strange, it's not a behaviour I experienced personnally. Sometimes it can be slow to update: say 40 seconds for larger files...
Have you tried restarting it, in preferences

[whole hemlock]

i'm not using classic

[vapid flume]

Ah damn, sorry, I don't use the cloud version... I wouldn't know

Let's see if someone else has an idea...

otherwise you can still post on the dedicated Adobe forum for Lightroom cloud based...
https://community.adobe.com/lightroom-ecosystem-cloud-based-677

This server here on Discord is a bit of a "one-for-all", not really specific for Lightroom.

[whole hemlock]

Figured! I just chalked it up to a PS issue. I have noticed the asterisk that indicates it hasn't saved was present too. It's within the colour profile brackets though. Not really sure how it all works tbh but assumed since it wasn't saving it couldn't sync the change.

[vapid flume]

Can you post a screenshot of the label (asterix) in PS?

Maybe the answer is there

[vapid flume]

Is the file huge?

[whole hemlock]

Very often will just appear like this

shouldn't be huge no, definately worked with larger :x

it doesnt really matter which ive worked on lately though

big or small, same issues

[vapid flume]

I can confirm it just haven't saved yet. It only updates when the PSD file is saved (It's asynchronous)

[whole hemlock]

Yeah thats what I thought and why I pointed it to a PS issue :/

after closing it'll create another though and stack it, just without any actual changes

[vapid flume]

Have you tried resetting the preferences in PS? Also, bear with me I can share a couple of links pertaining to performance optimisation. Maybe there is something going on... Scratch disks, GPU compatibility etc

[whole hemlock]

and if I don't export it from PS with whatever changes, all the edits are completely gone lol

[vapid flume]

I would check that first
https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/kb/optimize-photoshop-cc-performance.html
Then resetting the preferences if the above doesn't help

Edit>preferences >general > reset preferences on quit

More often than not, if something unexpected happens in Photoshop (and assuming it's not a bug... it happens), it's a GPU issue
Be sure you have your GPU driver up to date (looking at you NVidia 👀)

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/desktop/get-started/technical-requirements-installation/photoshop-and-graphics-processor-gpu-card-usage.html

[whole hemlock]

I've just reset prefs on launch since I haven't tried that yet

enabled the on quit too 😄

[vapid flume]

Braces and belts!

I need to go for today... I hope it gets resolved for you!

[whole hemlock]

Appreciate it! Will let you know haha

[rancid ivy]

I don't have that I have download the app but not open in app

But I do have it downloaded so it's odd

[next surge]

You downloaded the software from Creative Cloud ?

[rancid ivy]

Yes?

I think so?

[toxic kelp]

i tried but there is no file history, is theer any other way ?

[ivory rampart]

I dont think there is another way

[dusty swan]

Hey I have an issue of anyone can help me, im working with timeline and I have the word crashed which I sliced in half with two masks and I want it to slowly (with the mask) go up and disappear off the page as the last letter is falling down, my issue is that when I move the word upwards for some reason the mask is not really following and I lose the transform of it and it appears at the last second how can I fix it?

That's the sentence (the t in out will fall down) and I want the rest to move upwards all together and get off the page while I zoom in the "t" but i can't understand how to do it with the mask

[hushed niche]

If it is inside parentheses it means it does not match the working profile. Outside is not saved

[hushed niche]

Difficult to answer without a fullscreen. Is the mask linked?

[dusty swan]

It is linked, I tried it unlinked as well but nothing worked i watched some tutorials on how to use masks wigh timeline but it wasn't very helpful 🫠

[hushed niche]

Show your layers panel? And the timeline?

[hushed niche]

The reinstall is very fast: only the language package

[hushed niche]

You’ll have file history only if you’ve set it up with a separate disk. In the future, try an increment and save: https://www.artstation.com/marketplace/p/XOdlp/save-as-today-s-date-auto-version-up-photoshop-script

It’s quite busy, reduce the size of some elements. But this belongs in #📝project-feedback

[merry phoenix]

hi, im trying to replicate this glass shatter effect around the moon from this cutscene from genshin impact. So far i just have a cutout of the space sky, can i anyone help me how i replicate that best?

i mean i kinda needa distort the edges and create some floating pieces (best way to distort looking at the reference?) but how do i do like those wiggly lines

[stone karma]

hi prolly a dumb q but is there anyway to turn a png like this into a psd file where photoshop auto recognises the text

[ripe quest]

@sweet plank - Please make project requests in #💬chat-general.

[vale spire]

bro am i that stupid bc i can't get red dots

[viral palm]

Nope

[vale spire]

it's only showing red but it is making up the background as dots i want it the other way around

[ripe quest]

No. There isn't. But it's just plain text on a blue background. Should be fairly easy to replicate this.

[ripe quest]

Depends on how you're doing it. If its a mask, then you could just invert it.

[vale spire]

nah, it's the color halftone

[viral palm]

can you share the whole Photoshop UI (with layers panel) it could help us understand how your design is made...

[ripe quest]

I would do it like this...

[vale spire]

ohhhhhhhh

this is what i have

[ripe quest]

This is one way...

[vale spire]

ohhhhhh thx

thx so much i got it

[drowsy shell]

how can i make this into a solid png of just the tag

[ripe quest]

Depends on how much of the "paint splatter" around the letters you want left behind.

[ripe quest]

If you want sharp, clean letters, then you'll probably want to convert to vector graphics, which will require you to trace the letters.

[drowsy shell]

iizizz okk i already got it thanku sm!!

[drowsy shell]

wwait how can i get the smear/blur effect from the left side of this image (green) on mine (yellow)

[merry phoenix]

anyone?

[vast carbon]

when using elipse selcetor tool or making a circle with the shape tool why is it a 50/50 on wether or not one Axis will ALWAYS have 1 pixel of difference no matter what you do?

[viral palm]

Not sure to understand your question... A screenshot or image of your problem might help.

[vapid flume]

There isn't in Photoshop, but there is one in iIllustrator, it's called the retype feature. Once you got it, you can copy and paste the text, in its editable form, into Photoshop.
Or use Illustrator to create the whole stuff, where Illustrator is better at.

[viral palm]

I don't know if it's the problem you're talking about but since photoshop is a pixel based application and cannot display half pixels, your ellipse must have even dimensions (divisible by two). If one of the dimensions is odd, there will automatically be a one-pixel offset on one of the two sides....

Note: This This rule applies to both selections marquee and shapes.

[vast carbon]

how do i make it so i don't accdentally do that so i can have even dimensions?

[hushed niche]

Same thing I told you yesterday: this belongs in #📝project-feedback

[hushed niche]

You get numbers that show you the pixel dimensions. If you hold shift as you draw, it makes a perfect circle.

[hushed niche]

I would select parts with the polygonal lasso, jump them to their own layer and move them: Ctrl+J add alt to cut IIRC.
You can use filters>distort>displace to move some elements: https://www.thegoldenmean.com/technique/displace1.html

[hushed niche]

Hi, did you try the smudge tool, the blur gallery filters, or liquify on a low opacity copy of the image?

[drowsy shell]

i tried alot of the blur filters but nothings worked so far , imnot sure the smudge tool would be consistent enough 😓

[vast carbon]

ty

<@&548221840750018590>

[keen dagger]

Thanks! They're all over

[hushed niche]

lol, for a second, I thought that you had me flagged 😂

[hushed niche]

A very big brush for the smudge? Tried the path blur in the blur gallery? Remember that you can change the blending mode via edit>fade, or if you use a smart filter…

[drowsy shell]

okk thank u ill try wen im home

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed niche (current: #12 - 364)

[crimson saddle]

I keep trying to edit as a smart object on the web version. Anyone know how to fix this? I opened a new tab.

[viral palm]

When you double click on the smart object thumbnail you should open a new tab where you can edit it.

[crimson saddle]

@viral palm

[viral palm]

I think the blue popup window says your smart object is editable in a seperate tab ...

Usually this message shows up when the tab with the SmartObject alone is already open...
Do you have any other open tab in your browser? (I can't see your browser tabs on the video)

Sorry I,m not familiar with mac...

[crimson saddle]

No worries but no I’m not

[willow plover]

Guys anyone can help me to find this font name pls

[dry locust]

Ddoes anyone know how to make a an emoji in Photoshop and then animate it in photoshop?

[tame cape]

Hi @willow plover
Is it similar enough?

[willow plover]

Yes yes too much

[tame cape]

Try Arial italic
is very similar, but differs slightly in terms of microtypography. However, it is installed on almost all Windows computer systems.

[willow plover]

Thank you so much omg really thanks so much idk what i can say im trying to find it for 2 days

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #14 - 274)

[tame cape]

You're welcome.

[light maple]

how can I make these stripes

[fierce hornet]

do you mean the white lines? You can just draw using pen tool. then add black stroke.

[light maple]

yes, how I do get it neat tho

[fierce hornet]

it's already neat. if you draw with pen tool. just choose shape from the top left.

you can do something like this.

[crimson saddle]

One more question. Why are almost all of my pictures blurry when I insert them into photoshop?

[supple cobalt]

i dont have photoshop but i need someone who knows how to edit's help
i have no clue where else to ask someone, which is why i asked here
if you are good at telling if something is edited, please dm

[halcyon flume]

Hey,dms

[ivory trellis]

<@&548221840750018590>

[wind narwhal]

Thank you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory trellis (current: #240 - 7)

[dull prawn]

how do i make this image hd in ps? its kinda blurry tho. i remember i saw one on youtube but idk whats the tutorial name

[pseudo frigate]

First u need to change resolution to 1080px depending on ur aspect ratio like ur image looks 4x4 so press ctrl+alt+I then 1080x1080
After that watch this video

https://youtube.com/shorts/I58HzUhQ3W8?si=mGbTi0HIEvQOrCPj

[dull prawn]

thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @pseudo frigate (current: #105 - 18)

[pallid onyx]

i want to change the text here

T_T

[fierce hornet]

You don't have the text layer so in that case you have to find the font first. If you want the same font.

Go to type > match font.

[pallid onyx]

this is a picture with no layer

[fierce hornet]

Yes, that's what I'm saying. You have to find the font first. If you want same font

[pallid onyx]

where is "TYPE"

sry i'm a eternal noob in PS

[fierce hornet]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXnp7kWQhEU&t=32

I think you will find most of the font from there but if you still don't find some of them you can use this website: https://www.whatfontis.com/

[pallid onyx]

I want to add another font

my only preocupation is to change the text first...i'll see for the font later

[fierce hornet]

Add a new layer and paint with black color (since your background is black) on top of the existing text using brush tool. Then replace with your new text.

[vapid flume]

Im assuming this will go as a decal into a bottle/ in 3D or that kind of things?

[pallid onyx]

yup

[vapid flume]

OK, you can still create separate layers with your text and export your texts as .svg and import as curves

Or you can do the whole image as plane+shrinkwrap, but sometimes the quality leaves to be desired.

Because with that 100% black as a BG, I'm not sure you'll get something pleasing for the label (My take on it, I'm not an expert)

In any case, you will still need those text elements as separate layers

So as @fierce hornet said!

[pallid onyx]

i did something here

[vapid flume]

Yes, you didn't do as you were told 🙂

CTRL+Z...

You've just cut an area and turned into its own layer

That doesn't make the text editable. What makes an editable text is to type a text with the text tool

Imagine you got MS word. Imagine you place an image in a word document. Can you replace the text in that image in MSWord? no.. Photoshop is the same

So in order to clean the background from the original text, you need to erase that text. Since your background is black, placing a black area on top of your text in a separate layer is the simplest way.
Then you take the text tool, and you type some text on top to replace the text you've lost by placing the black area

If you had a complex background instead of black, then the method would be much more complicated

[pallid onyx]

ok

[vapid flume]

That's it. but, since of course you have filled the area in black without creating a new layer, you'd better not made a mistake

Ram and drives are cheap: Use the layers, make your life simple

And there's also a typo
"Undeniable" instead of "underniable"

as in UN-deniable (that cannot be denied)

[willow plover]

Hello, I have a question. How can I transfer text animation from another project to my own project?

[vapid flume]

Are both animations PSD files?

[pallid onyx]

tysm

[willow plover]

So this file

[pallid onyx]

yeah i saw that XD

[vapid flume]

This is an After effect files, so not in Photoshop (But I assume that's OK if both files are After effects files, and you work in After effect)

[willow plover]

Oh right my bad sory

[vapid flume]

Photoshop will accept either .mp4 and other rendered video files, but not Ae native files

Some things can be replicated in Photoshop's own animations features (which are rather limited) but if you have the opportunity to work with After Effects, then go for it. It's an immensely better software for that kind of things

[real crescent]

Not what I wanted at all. )=

Okay, I need to replace certain colors, how can I do that?? The white color doesn't change at all with hue and saturation.

[vapid flume]

That's normal, since white has no hue by essence

It only shifts colours from one to another. If there's no colour, there's no effect

You can try the "colourise" option which toggles off the hue function

But sorry, My bad, It won't work because of the white... Silly me!

You need to use another function, one that actually applies the colour, like a gradient map

Like where, here the darker areas become orange, and the lighter areas (white) become yellow

There are other methods, but this one is easier

[real crescent]

I don't really understand. Let's say I want to make the background color red and the white border black.

[vapid flume]

You click on the colour selector (the little yellow triangle in my screenhot) and you make it black. You do the same for the other triancle and you make it red

If you only need the background without the cloud, you will have to use a mask to only apply the black to the background, and not the cloud

If your file is layered, there some possibility that the only thing you need is to create a new black background. But I'm assuming this is a flat image, without separate layers for the different elements

You could also select the different elements (the cloud, the purple background, and the white area in the background) and apply some colours to those elements, using a solid colour adjustement layer. However, the resolution of your image is really poor, and there's risk that your selection will be a bit wonky.

[real crescent]

I just want to selectively change colors (specific ones), without creating layers. Here's what I did using Selective Color Correction.

[real crescent]

I can't get the colors I need there

[real crescent]

It is not always possible to select a mask perfectly, this is only for this image and there are defects at the edges

[ivory trellis]

send me the original file if u dont mind

[ivory trellis]

you should use illustrator if you mostly work with vector files

[real crescent]

No, I just need to change the colors =(( I guess I think I found a way

[vapid flume]

The problem is that Photoshop is a software that uses layers, so if you don't want to use layers (The reason is unclear) then you cut yourself from accurate workflows.
Scroll up and see the "gradient map" solution I gave to another user

[viral palm]

What are the colors you need? You want to change Black and aqgua to which colors?

Refusing using layers sounds like a complicate way... Like screw in a screw without a screwdriver....

[viral palm]

If you really don't want to use layers, CTRL+U => desaturate your image then CTRL+L => modifiy Black and White cursors position of the levels to get a good contrast image then go to Image/Adjustments/Gradient Map and set colors you want to "Map" to image.

Left cursor => maps the black of your image/ Right one => maps the white.

[tall pulsar]

does someone know what should i do this progress line is loading for like 20 and more minutes i just wanted to save a color of text

[viral palm]

You must be logged in your CC account to use Libraries...

[tall pulsar]

ohh😭 thank youu

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 1054)

[hidden cypress]

When clients have their photos edited, do they expect the final version to be the same resolution? I’ve noticed that my images get compressed when I use AI tools. Does this loss of quality matter if I want to start a side hustle as a digital retoucher?

[ripe quest]

That really depends on what the agreement is between you and the client. There are generally requirements for the job.

[hidden cypress]

do you think i should get a ai upscaler?

[ripe quest]

I suppose so. If you want to upscale images.

[hidden cypress]

would the res matter If i were to edit for a social media creator

the image is gonna get compressed anyways once they post it

[ripe quest]

Again... that is between you and whomever you're doing the work for. They would likely have specific requirements for the project. That determines what you produce. Not what I say in this chat. That said, you should want to produce the highest quality possible.

[ripe quest]

If you're generating imagery with AI, the lowest size/rez you'd probably want is standard HD (1920x1080). So 2K is the lowest you'd want to go. If you can produce 4K great. Higher than 4K, exceptional. The problem with most "upscalers" though is that as you produce these larger sizes, it becomes apparent in the close-up details that the image is generated (and not a photo).

Hope this helps. Good luck.

[hidden cypress]

do you recommend any good ai that is capable of producing 4k images?

[ivory rampart]

firefly 😏

[hidden cypress]

i want to edit proffesional photographs with ai not a pony with rainbows and stuff

[hidden cypress]

ive heard it produces compressed images

so realism is my top priority

[hushed niche]

One has edited images without AI for many years…

[hidden cypress]

ai fixes images in one button tho

[ivory rampart]

well there's tons of peoples doing professional editing with ai nowadays, heck i'm on few groups and helping peeps for free

[hidden cypress]

Do you use firefly?

[ivory rampart]

depends

[hidden cypress]

ive heard a lot of critiques about it

[ivory rampart]

but yeah

it's not bad

[hidden cypress]

Do you need like a crazy expensive subscription?

[ivory rampart]

compared to gemini or flux it's still bit behind in my opinion, but it's good enough to edit photos for free

[hidden cypress]

Hmm i see

il try it out

[ivory rampart]

i'm using creative cloud pro

[viral palm]

Since you're not asking/talking about purely Potoshop things I think this discussion belongs #💬chat-general

[ivory rampart]

that's how it's called now

[hidden cypress]

it says Your country doesn't support this purchase

[hardy nebula]

i have problem with Photoshop it starts lagging (it works in 1 fps max, there is no way to use it, even freezes ps for while) when resizing or moving shapes
specs :
rtx 4060
r7 5800x
32gb ram ddr4
and 300gb empty space
i tried almost everything in performance settings and it doesnt help

[ripe quest]

Google Gemini 3 (Nano Banana Pro)

Which you can generate in Photoshop but not in 4K (currently)

[viral palm]

What is the pixel dimension of your canvas?

[tame cape]

And your doc specs are?

[viral palm]

@hardy nebula: I asked to check the size of your document, because a common mistake is to set the units to inches rather than pixels in the “Create/New” window => incredibly large file that Photoshop has trouble processing.

[ripe quest]

https://discord.com/channels/547473772727238676/1045815381392097421

[ripe quest]

A Canvas that is 2000 pixels = OK. A Canvas that is 2000 inches, nah. That's like 67' feet wide. If you have enough RAM, your system might be able to create that canvas and even work with it to a certain extent. But performance will suffer.

That's the most common reason for laggy performance. If its not that, you'll have to say more about the document, the resolution, the amount of layers, etc.

[hardy nebula]

I have other language

i have 1000x1000 centimeters

[ripe quest]

That's huge. Like 32 feet in U.S. Imperial. About as long as a tractor trailer truck.

[hardy nebula]

oh yeah

changed it to pixels

and now it all works perfect

Thanks for help

[ivory rampart]

to juz trzeba komputra z NASA
⁨Wymiary 1000 x 1000 cm przy zagęszczeniu 118,11 pikseli na centymetr (PPCM) przekładają się na obraz o następujących parametrach: Rozmiar w pikselach: 118 110 x 118 110 px. Wynik ten otrzymujemy, mnożąc długość boku (1000 cm) przez rozdzielczość (118,11 px/cm). Całkowita liczba megapikseli: Około 13 950 MP (megapikseli). Rozdzielczość w DPI: 300 DPI. Wartość 118,11 px/cm jest standardowym przelicznikiem dla profesjonalnego druku o rozdzielczości 300 punktów na cal. Zastosowanie: Tak ogromne wymiary przy tak wysokiej gęstości pikseli są rzadko spotykane w praktyce cyfrowej ze względu na gigantyczny rozmiar pliku.⁩

[real crescent]

this is roughly what I wanted 👍🏻

[oblique junco]

i really need help editing a particular image like super quickly ill also pay for the help

[vapid flume]

When you select your image and you go to warp transform : Edit > transform> warp, you'll see some presets at the top. One of those is cylinder warp. Play with the settings but it will probably help

Or you can go to illustrator if you have access to it, and there's a feature called "mock-up", it places images on 3D dimensional objects more or less automatically (don't ask me why this isn't in Photoshop instead 🤷‍♀️)

[vapid flume]

This kind of request should be made in #💬chat-general
There's no guarantee someone will be willing to help, but if they want to, they'll contact through DM
Just be sure you are aware of scammers. Anything happening in private messages are the responsability of people engaged. You're on your own.

[real crescent]

You probably misunderstood, I want to straighten the rectangle. I don't need it through deformation and so on. I just need it to be aligned without manually cracking the corners using alt. I just select the sides, and it should be aligned

[vapid flume]

I don't know any other method than manually unfortunately. You can help with pulling guides etc

[vapid flume]

It could be done, but only for straight edges, not wavy

[real crescent]

A question about JSX: what function should I use to change the selected layers (because I always change one, even though I select several)

[vapid flume]

I can't answer to this one, but let's see if someone else has an idea... Just wanted to point out there is a specific forum for Photoshop scripting where you can ask questions, and see resources.

https://community.adobe.com/coding-corner-577

You can also check in the Photoshop forum proper as scripting is also covered here
https://community.adobe.com/p/photoshop

[rancid mauve]

how to export in this quality

this is what i get after export

[tame cape]

Normally, when you export, you get exactly what you see in Photoshop in the 100% view. Provided you export at a 1:1 size.

[viral palm]

Previews at any other zoom ratio than 100% are interpretations...as @tame cape said you must compare both image at 100% ratio...

[rancid mauve]

@viral palm @tame cape there no other way to export in high quality?

[tame cape]

Please define “high quality.”

Depending on how large you have created your image and export it 1:1, you will export exactly “the quality” you have in Photoshop.

[real crescent]

I draw at a low resolution; how can I remove the small bits between pixels (they distract me)

aseprite

[tame cape]

Zoom less than 500% or hide the grid, e.g., Ctrl+H

[viral palm]

I don't know if it will work with your file but if you want to get a png or jpg file that gives you the same effect at a 100% ratio than what you see at 500% zoom in Photoshop, you can try to set the Scale at "500%" and set resample mode to "Nearest Neighbor" in the "Export as" window...
Worth a try

[sudden torrent]

photoshop just release new tool "existential philosophy brush". it work only if you convert image in Lab color first, then you name layer "heidegger_1927" and apply mask with opacity 42% of cosmic anguish. result is perfect but nobody understand why. you use it or not??? 🤯
let me know

[viral palm]

??

[ivory rampart]

yeah i always use it

[fierce lodge]

heya, i have the red bordered area selected - a characters arm on a blank png. Photoshop after pressing ctrl J gives me a layer cropped to the size in the blue borders. I'm looking to export the whole red box size layer. How can i do that?

PS doesn't want me to have that empty png area

[vapid flume]

How do you export? Have you tried "export" > "layers as files", there is tick box to crop it to transparency, you could use it without that tick box on

Be sure you choose "PNG" in the dropdown list

[fierce lodge]

the problem before it is trying to make a layer that respects my selected area, I'm using the marquee tool

here's my selection on the right side

here's what i get pressing ctrl J

[vapid flume]

The problem is that selection tool only selects content, not transparency

[fierce lodge]

yeah

[vapid flume]

But if you export without trimming it should be OK
It would also help if you could share the image with the layers panel included, maybe there's something I'm missing there

[fierce lodge]

that's all

[vapid flume]

Which PS version do you have?

[fierce lodge]

i just need to split the image so i have a 200 pixel wide area on the right

[fierce lodge]

27.3.0

[vapid flume]

OK. I just tested just in case so mine works correctly. Might be something to check in the prefs. Bear with me

[fierce lodge]

cheers

but yea in short i have a 1212x1856 image that i need to split so i have a 1012x1856 and 200x1856 images - while keeping it PNG

[vapid flume]

Is there a polssibility that you have a feather in your selection?

[fierce lodge]

the character was originally edge feathered out of a backgrounded image but i dragged the result into a new blank file

[vapid flume]

I'm asking because sometimes when selections are small (in pixel) the feather makes them virtually non existent, hence cropping

I can't find anything in the preferences but it's a behaviour I've seen in older versions (That's why I asked about the version)

Would you be up to rest your preferences, just in case?

It's not normal behaviour as far as I know

[fierce lodge]

yea i dont mind

[vapid flume]

Edit>preferences>general>reset on quit

If it persists and in case this is a bug, there can be a workaround while you file it as a bug report (unless someone else has a better idea!)

[fierce lodge]

Now the CTRL+J layer shows different but exporting it still cuts out all the extra png part

i press export as on the layer directly

[vapid flume]

Even with the export method I've sshowed you?

Quick export only export content

You need to go into "normal" export. What you export through clicking on the layer is a "quick" export

Check your settings but as far as I know, it will always crop)

But export as, and export layers allow you to choose to crop or not

If you don't want export layers as files, hide the body layer, and use "export as"

Remember, quick export will always trim

Even the export as from the layer. Both are in effect quick exports

[fierce lodge]

it didnt remove the extra png areas this time but now i need the ctrol +J to generate me only the area i've chosen with marquee that is only 200 pixels wide which it didn't do this time

i have it as such

[vapid flume]

Because it takes only the layer into account, not the whole canvas, if you want the whole canvas, you need to export through the File menu

Have you tried through the file menu?

[vapid flume]

That's how it should be

[fierce lodge]

that's what i do now and it removes all the top and left png area

i just need the left area gone

[vapid flume]

You left the "trim area" ticked, that's why

#❓ask-a-question message

[fierce lodge]

yes ik but when i leave it untrimmed it includes the left empty area that i don't need

[vapid flume]

In that case you need to remove it from the canvas itself

[fierce lodge]

i need that

[vapid flume]

Then you need to crop manually after export

You can't have one without the other. Photoshop doesn't predict what you want

[fierce lodge]

what u suggest i use for that? Lightroom?

wait no i can do it here

[vapid flume]

No, Lightroom doesn't use layers, so that point is moot

You can crop with the crop tool after the export

or select, and crop, export, and ctrl+Z to go back one step

[fierce lodge]

got it, a 200 wide png with the top intact

[vapid flume]

If you select first, the crop tool will take your selection into account

[vapid flume]

Excellent!

[fierce lodge]

Thank you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1130)

[fierce lodge]

My Steam profile shall look epic soon

[proven saddle]

is there a way to properly js mask this guy?

[viral palm]

It depends the quality of your original image...
Can you share it here?

"Select subject" should make the job...

[proven saddle]

oh wait

would it be good like this?

also kinda takes off a bit from the guitar

[viral palm]

Make sure your select subject mode is set to "Cloud" for a better result...

[proven saddle]

this part kinda feels unnatural tho is it fine?

[viral palm]

Yes but with such a bad resolution and lack of contrast between hair and background it's impossible to get better result...
If you want something that looks natural you'll have to make a composite work to create well defined hair contour...

[proven saddle]

alrightyy ill see how that looks, thank u so much!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 1055)

[proven saddle]

is there anything i could do for this to be better? or do i js leave it

[viral palm]

That's the best I can do with this poor quality image...

If you want something better you'll need paint hair yourself or use compositing technique or AI generative solution...

Hair selection is already difficult with a high-resolution image, so with this low quality, it's even more complicated... Impossible.

[proven saddle]

ah thank u

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 1056)

[real crescent]

how to change colors with hotkeys??🤔

[raw bison]

right click on it and choose another color on the list

[vapid flume]

I can't see it in the list of keyboard shortcuts you can change (Edit>keyboard shortcuts)

But double check, just in case I missed it
Be sure you choose "panel menus", in the drop down list

All that's in there should be customisable. If it's not there, that means your only way to assign a hot key is either via an action (record an action of changing the colours, you will need one action for each colour) or use a keyboard, mouse or any other device where you can program buttons that can trigger menus

when you record an action, you can assign a KBSC to that action
See mine here.

[hushed niche]

It might be worth putting a feature request.

[vapid flume]

Yes!

https://community.adobe.com/feature-requests-713
I think a good feature request would be "make everything customisable with a hotkey" 🙂

[real crescent]

Why are there so few hotkeys )= . I would like Ctrl + 1, but it's not there

It's strange that there are no ways to reassign the hotkeys? -> Ctrl + 1 Not the ones on the list

[tame cape]

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Image spam

[hushed niche]

<@&548221840750018590>

[hushed niche]

It is attributed to something else, it is zoom to 100% a VERY useful shortcut

[wind narwhal]

Wow spammers are going wild for a Monday

[hushed niche]

Thanks for your prompt action!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @wind narwhal (current: #3 - 2677)

[viral palm]

Yesterday too! I banned three of them on the fly.🥸 ⚒️

[vast carbon]

this character isn't on a SINGLE layer and i cant move him

???

when i click on him it says "could not use move tool because no layers are selected"

also the tiny icon to the right of the sword has the exact same issues

[ripe quest]

You have to select/activate the layer in the Layers Panel by clicking on it.

[viral palm]

A short video to show you what @ripe quest said.
If no layer is selected in the layer panel this mesage will pop up....

click on layer you want to move in layers panel before trying to move it,

[random wind]

hi can anyone help me with a thumbnail for YouTube it is driving me bonkers. I have resized the image and canvas to be 1280x720 like previous ones but for some reason the thumbnail keeps having black side borders when i try use it

any help would be greatly appreciated ❤️

[viral palm]

Do you mean this border?

[random wind]

no if i upload it on to youtube it has 2 big black borders on the side

this is what shows. my previous ones were all fine I have no idea what I done wrong

[ivory rampart]

Just stretch it 2-3 pixels wider

It happens to me sometimes aswell

[random wind]

I have no clue how I have tried a few times but it just wont work.

[ivory rampart]

Oh

[random wind]

it seems to not let me stretch it its like picking it up as a background or something

I am just crap at it 😄

[ivory rampart]

In my case usually stretching image bit above canvas worked

[random wind]

its weird if i try stretch it it wont do it

[viral palm]

Ok I understand...
First the image you shared is not 1280x720 / 72ppi
I would try to resize your image at the right pixel resolution first...

Can you share your hi-res image?

[random wind]

this is I got thats the PNG I made

and ye I seen that but if I scale the image it says it is right

but then seems to just not be

[viral palm]

Try with this one... Made during the short video below...

the png is 1080x720 at 72ppi => should work properly as YT thumbnail

[random wind]

really appreciate the help but no luck still 🙁

so strange

the image was originally just a screen grab from in game

I can just use it as is I have spent hours on this and my channel is just a very new and amateur one so it doesnt matter that much I guess 🤣

[random wind]

just realised that image is 1080 not 1280 so that is probably why it didnt work 🙁 same issue I am having

[vast carbon]

it isn't in there is the thing

[ripe quest]

What isn't? The Layer Panel? Main manu: Window > Layers... (or F7 on the keyboard)

[vast carbon]

wait that is WEIRD

so the character, icon and white cubes weren't there initiaally it was just the backgrounds, gradiant and the sword

but after closing and reopening it's there

sorry to bother

[viral palm]

100% right... YT thumbnail size is 1280x720 (not 1080x720)...
Bottom part will be trimed if you want to keep the title at its place...

[random wind]

omg you legend thank you ❤️

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 1057)

[orchid agate]

how do i go from this

to logos like these

i used a premade font for the first image

but im probably gonna have to draw it all from scratch to get the right feel id imagine

[random wind]

anyone able to give me some advice on a logo I am making please?

[bold galleon]

You have a good start already. You could use puppet warp and liquify. Just a reminder, if you convert it to a smart object you can continuously adjust both of those things. I would puppet warp it into the general position I wanted it, then use liquify to stretch etc. Also starting out with using the tracking setting in the font properties panel to get the letters closer together if that's your goal.

For example I took your image and only used liquify to swiftly change it.

[vapid flume]

You've probably noticed that all your logos are symmetrical, so in oreder to do that I would suggest you cut yours in half, mirror it and use this as a guide to either draw or distort your existing text so it looks more symmetrical.

[vapid flume]

you can ask in #📝project-feedback (post your logo for comments)

[wispy nexus]

Hey everyone I’m working in Photoshop → Camera Raw Filter, using Adaptive presets (Portrait / Blur Background) The problem I’m facing is that the AI doesn’t isolate the subject correctly, parts of the background are being treated as the subject, so they stay sharp while other background areas blur.

i tried to do the mask thing and it doesn't apply

[random wind]

is there a way for me to match the "5" to the logo text ? I have tried match font etc.

[vapid flume]

is your background very close to your subject in tone and colour?

sometimes it's difficult to make a difference (and the human eye is always better at this, it's the human hand that sometimes fails)

[vapid flume]

It is likely not a font, but hand-drawn text, so in that case, all you can do is redraw it. I can see how you could modify the R and the T to make a 5 from

Did you try some font identifier platforms? (what's the font, whatfontis, Font squirrrel matcherator etc)

[random wind]

thank you for your help I managed it in the end. I am so bad at the photo stuff. I can record and edit a video in no time but the thumbnails are taking me hours because I want to just change a number :D. Currently working on trying to remove the background on the logo. not sure it itll work.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @vapid flume (current: #6 - 1131)

[wispy nexus]

in the masking when i select the person it fits perfectly

in adaptive blur background

it selects another subjects

even the ground

[vapid flume]

Did you try just with the subject selection, or did you try with the people recognition as well?

OK, hold on, I'm seeing error messages as well.

I'll ask around if if noone know about a workaround, I'll file a bug report

[sly musk]

i want to make a smaller inner version of this outline but it just doesnt match the curves on the 1st one, any sugestions?

[stiff trail]

@vapid flume is there a chance I could get you to take a look at something ? I'm getting a very very odd PS bug and I can't unseat it. Wanted someone to verify on a different machine.

Object selection tool is making a really odd geometric selection around a person's face and I cannot fathom why

Go home selection tool, you're drunk.

[viral palm]

Do you mean something like this?
If so could you share a screenshot of your layers panel?

It's more an Adobe Illustrator thing but we can try to find a workaround in Photoshop...

[stiff trail]

Offset Curve isn't it

[viral palm]

Offset path

[stiff trail]

So if you select the outer and do Select->modify->Border 16px it appears to match pretty damn well.

(Well, one edge)

If you just want a starting point for an offset path

How'd you do yours @viral palm

Select-contract?

[vapid flume]

Let me check

Do you want me to check with your image?

At first glance it gives me normal selection

But maybe there's an issue with AI selections (as per the previous post)

Select people works well, so that's not it

and select subject proper as well

[viral palm]

Here is a short video to show you what I would do as workaround in Photoshop but the more accurate way would be to work with vector shapes in Adobe Illustrator...

[sly musk]

yes

[sly musk]

ohh thank you

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 1058)

[viral palm]

if you want to keep the gap betwwen the 2 borders you also can explore parabolic contour...
You'll have less control on the width but the gap between both shape will be transparent...

you also can customize the contour curve if you want.

[viral palm]

I used your screenshot and "select subject" works well on my end (except for the interferences of your screenshot marching ants 😉 )
The active layer is the one that contains yoursubject, isn't it?

[stiff trail]

So if I duplicate the layer I get the same weird behaviour if I create an empty layer I merge it with the problematic layer I also get the strange selection, but if I merge the layer with the original image layer from below, the problem goes away

I can provide a link to the original PSD if you'd be willing to check it

[stiff trail]

please

[orchid agate]

I generated this logo with AI, and I'd like to recreate it in photoshop without having to draw it all. Does anyone know a fontface that looks like this?

here it is without the lines, font identifiers can't find anything like it so it may not exist

[tulip geyser]

yo so can someone please make this so i can use it for a single wallpaper for my 2 screenes or can help me make it, i just want the guy on thei mage to be on my left monitor and i want to make a good looking vigneette effect so it can flow to my 2nd monitor fine

[bright needle]

for something like this you are better off using Illustrator and then you can use image trace

[bright needle]

you can do something like this, object selection the guy out and then copy and paste him into a new layer,

make a gradient and put it under the guy layer

then copy the guy layer again and put him under, put a Outer glow effect on that layer and then layer mask it to adjust the outer glow if needed

[vapid flume]

I created a bug report here:
https://community.adobe.com/bug-reports-711/error-with-ai-based-selection-in-camera-raw-within-photoshop-1548398
Feel free to add your own take. Adobe employees are actively monitoring the threads so they might answer directly to you with possible fixes.

[daring imp]

hi guys, do you know how to create this star shape in photoshop, like how to add half blur effect like on figma? im beginner btw pls helpp🙏

[ripe quest]

One way is to Convert it to a Smart Object, apply the Blur Filter to the SO and then paint on the mask with black where you want to hide the Blur effect.

[daring imp]

thankyouuu so much, very helpfull for me 🔥

btw, sorry i ask again. how to custom the color of the shape with gradient color like this ini photoshop? like you can pull the line of gradient

[ripe quest]

Hopefully, this makes sense and you can follow along with that.

[daring imp]

Thankyou so muchh

[young fable]

Is anyone having issues with Generate Fill? It says "This feature is currently not available." I have full credits.

[still warren]

Does someone know how to make this line around the outside? I forgot how I did it and cant find it on internet

[viral palm]

Around the outside of what?

A text, a vector shape, a rasterized shape...?

[still warren]

rasterized shape ment this thank you man for the video!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 1059)

[viral palm]

Just in case you want to hide a part of the line as shown in your sample image...

[still warren]

even better thanks

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @viral palm (current: #7 - 1060)

[still warren]

I tried it with a new layer then ctrl A and then contract 20 pixel and then stroke but can’t click stroke.

[viral palm]

Do you mean something like that?

I'll be AFK for minutes but don't hesitate to shoot your questions anyway... Some people can help here... or me later😉

[still warren]

Yes but if I do this I can’t click in stroke. It doesn’t allow me

[ripe quest]

I see you posted 2 hours ago. Still having issues with this? I just tried Gen Fill and it worked for me.

[viral palm]

You can't apply stroke (from Fx button at the bottom of layers panel) directly to an empty selection... The stroke Fx is applied to the layer itself (when empty) or elements/pixels on it. If you want to use the Stroke of Layer Fx panel you must: fill your selection, set the layer fill to 0% as shown in this video.

If you want to apply the stroke directly to your selection: make your selection then go to Edit/Stroke...
Which "stroke" you cannot click?

[river otter]

Why do I get this when I open Photoshop?

pls help

[ripe quest]

Difficult to understand what's happening. Photoshop just closes before launching? Is that it? Trying Holding down SHIFT CTRL ALT at the same time and start Photoshop. Keep holding the keys until you see the message box asking to delete the settings file. Say Yes. See if it opens after that.

[river otter]

When I start it, it crashes.

[ripe quest]

Try what I said. Delete Prefs

[river otter]

I did as you wrote and marked that I want to delete it, but it still crashes.

[quartz gyro]

https://youtu.be/LzSc3AuwR-8
hi the tutorial of this video isnt working for me does it not work for some of yall too? is there another way to fix that?

[ripe quest]

I don't know. You can try uninstalling and reinstalling the app.

[river otter]

ok

[rancid ivy]

How to download this

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/discover/free-papercut-effect-for-photoshop.html

The open in Photoshop thing for me just opens Photoshop

Doesn't open the effect

[viral palm]

Last update on Nov 14, 2023, I think the "Open in App" link doesn't exist anymore...😔

...So this article loses much of its interest😢

[lofty topaz]

any way to add anti aliasing in photoshop, for pixel art uses?

like in this video

i used gimp anti alias filter but i was thinking if photoshop has a similar filter too

im looking for more intense blending than this

[river otter]

I uninstalled and reinstalled it, but it doesn't help.

[ripe quest]

You don't even really need this anymore if you choose the Gemini 3 (Nano Banana Pro) model. Just Select All (Ctrl A) to select all. Go to Edit > Generative Fill. Choose the Gemini 3 model. Enter your prompt and Generate.

Do you have an image and a style that you want to use/try?

[ripe quest]

Not sure what you mean by 'anti-alias' in this instance. You want to try a Surface Blur?

[ripe quest]

What about trying to install the Photoshop Beta and see if that runs?

[river otter]

anyone know how to decypher what color the car should be in this photo? how do i fix the colors in the background? Colorize Neural Filter?

[ripe quest]

Did you try a quick Nano Banana Pro restore?

Simple prompt:
Restore this photo with realistic details and perfect color grading; recreate the photo as if it were captured by a professional photographer using a modern DSLR camera.

You could get more detailed if need be.

[amber zephyr]

How could I create a roughness map of a white monster can?
if the monster can is already in black and white?

[river otter]

thank you so much man. you're a lifesaver. been working on this all day pulling out my hair.