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[ripe quest]

An Action would require you to perform some recordable operation. So if you can't do that any other way, its doubtful an Action would help there.

[torpid musk]

this order of operations does work as an action:

• Select group: (name of group)
• Convert to smart object
• Set selection to smart object's transparency
• Convert smart object back to layers

This results in the desired output. Thank you for your help!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3354)

[ripe quest]

Great! Glad you found a workable solution! Happy to help. :)

[snow totem]

i currently dont have money to buy access to ps, are there any other good alternatives?

[granite basin]

Photopea

[fickle sage]

can i make gifs in photoshop?

[fierce hornet]

<@&548221840750018590> image spam

[fierce hornet]

yes, you can.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hin1UYzgRKI&pp=ygUXbWFraW5nIGdpZiBpbiBwaG90b3Nob3A%3D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBvQRc78Qr8&pp=ygUXbWFraW5nIGdpZiBpbiBwaG90b3Nob3A%3D

[vocal salmon]

i had a brainfart, i just that thing u use when u press add vector mask then press two buttons to turn it from white to black and not even 15 seconds later i forgot what buttons it is so if anyone can remind me that'd be great😭 i've never forgotten something i use constantly before

what is this gold role i have

[mental kiln]

invert mask ctrl+i ?

You need to click on the mask first.

[vocal salmon]

yes thank you

i forgot the combination completely lmao idk how tf that happens

[ripe quest]

You selected "Intermediate" so that's the color for that role.

[vocal salmon]

ah moderate experience, lowkey forgot i chose roles

[civic portal]

So i am working on a project where all the illustrations are in a single layer and I have to move the objects in the illustrations a lot

• need everything seprated in different layers
• illustrations extended using diff tools (ai, content aware fill, manual paint,etc)

I use photoshop heavily for this and want to keep AI usage minimum to maintain original illustration quality. I think I do have access to grok AI but havent used it yet. Would love to learn about workflows and tools that can help speeden this process for me, thanks.

[ripe quest]

@little drum - You can't advertise here.

[quick carbon]

Hi y'all, I need quick question, how can I put my original logo (I am designing Brand Guidelines) on Tennis racket net? Which steps do I need so I can have smthing similar that Wilson sport brand has for example on their rackets?

Thanks and cheers!

[civic portal]

what is wrong with my photoshop content aware fill (i have plenty ram and graphic card that cant be reason for crash)

does opening 13 year old photoshop files cause this? could it be they are corrupted

[zenith robin]

hi guys i wanna ask where you guys find pictures is there library that u guys can send to me

[ivory rampart]

Yeah person that took those pics, pay for them

[civic portal]

what does this mean? the file opened anyways

[short dock]

hi I got photoshop very recently and have been using other art programs otherwise can someone tell me why the eyedropper tool was normal when I first turned it on but now right clicking instead takes me to brush settings

[ivory trellis]

<@&548221840750018590>

[ripe quest]

Thanks!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ivory trellis (current: #162 - 11)

[ripe quest]

Right-clicking the on the Canvas with the Eyedropper shouldn't open Brush Settings. It should open a context menu that looks like the attached screenshot. Something seems wrong there. I would restart Photoshop and see if that changes.

[ripe quest]

There are a number of reasons why this might occur. Too much to get into right now. If it continues, the first thing I would try would be to reset the Workspace. Main menu: Window > Workspace > Reset [WORKSPACE NAME]

[ripe quest]

Many people use Adobe Stock. That generally requires a subscription but with a CC sub, I think you get some freebees. There are also sites like Envato (also requires a membership). There are free sites like Pexels and Pixabay that could be helpful but so many people use those free images, they are becoming a bit cliché to use. But if this is just for practicing your image editing and compositing skills, it's probably fine.

[civic portal]

okkk could the file being old cause it? file corrupting coz of it.

[ripe quest]

I am answering this question: #❓ask-a-question message

I doubt file corruption or version mismatch is the reason you would see that error message... but anything's possible.

[civic portal]

I see thankyou. Usually copying layers and starting new files helped me. Hence I suspected.

[hot ether]

Hi everyone 👋

[fluid bridge]

A video or playlist helps in understanding photography...
basic or collective knowledge common between photographers or photographers uses.

[golden phoenix]

Generative Expand in Photoshop

I need detailed information about how colors are generated when using Generative Expand (or any AI-generated content) in a CMYK document.
What color transformation process is being used? Are the generated pixels initially created in an RGB color space and then converted to my CMYK profile? If so, does the system rely on my document’s RGB profile, or does it use a proprietary Adobe profile?
There is clearly some form of color conversion happening. How can it be avoided? (Starting from an RGB image is not always an option.)
In some cases, there is a visible edge where the generated content meets the original image, suggesting a mismatch—especially when the generated area appears to be converted into CMYK using the ISOnewspaper26v4 profile.

[civic portal]

interesting question I do not have an answer but a further question.
What happens in tools like clone stamp, content aware fill and so. - Do they stay CMYK ?

is it possible to extract texture from this illustration and create my own custom texture brush to use to recreate this style ?

[obtuse stream]

Hi everyone I'm pretty new to designing, and I want to create t shirt designs and cover arts for music. There is a style of this that focuses heavily on lighting and shading and I'm not really sure where to start. I was wondering if anyone has a guide that might help me. Or would be willing to lend their knowledge. I'm not sure if there's a specific brush I should be using. Or a way I should have my psd setup. Here are some examples of the style I'd like to replicate. Any guidance at all is greatly appreciated.

[granite basin]

Hello, I can help out!

Do you have any pictures you'd like to edit?

[obtuse stream]

Hi, I do not have any pictures I want to use at the moment but I'm sure I could find something random and thank you.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @granite basin (current: #41 - 55)

[granite basin]

You're welcone.

I can show you my before and afters.

[obtuse stream]

I'd love to see your work

Also, would a stock photo of rick grimes work? Lol

[granite basin]

Maybe you want something like this?

[obtuse stream]

I like the grainy look but that's not quite what I'm going for. If I had to describe it I'd say the images I sent felt clean? Almost too clean. I can see that they often retouched the skin of their subjects and such. I've just never done any of it before

[granite basin]

Ik what you mean

outer glow helps a lot

up the contrast

adjustment brush

[obtuse stream]

Thank you turtle

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @granite basin (current: #40 - 56)

[granite basin]

you're welcome.

[tawdry root]

so im trying to fade this fuhass picture into the background by using a gradient mask

i did what the tutorial said but for whatever reason the gradient option wont come up where you can adjust the sliders and colours

and when i move that line, it doesnt blend into the background

[ripe quest]

Both sides of the gradient are White. Black means transparent (hidden). White means opaque (visible).

[tawdry root]

guys i mean is this me am i this bad at a adobe its a joke everytime i try to use this software theres always something just being annoying

[tawdry root]

alr lemme try

and it worked

i mean thanks ig im just fried

[ripe quest]

How about actually learning what you're doing and why so that you understand the software and why it works the way it does.

Most software apps are confusing until you actually learn them.

Following tutorials is great but if you just follow them blindly without understanding why you're doing something, you'll continue to be caught in this trap.

[tawdry root]

well i would learn but i thought id be able to learn while i go along watching 'how to do' videos

i mean i come on here when i cant find it on social media + id rather find a solution quickly rather than explore youtube for ages

because of time

[ripe quest]

It's fine to ask questions here and we'll help you.

And doing tutorials on YouTube is great. But its extremely important to understand the core concepts used in Photoshop. Like Layers Masks. It's probably one of the single most important concepts to grasp in the app.

[tawdry root]

so should i just invest the time into watching like full on youtube videos?

[ripe quest]

Yes. Because you can't sit here all day and wait for answers because someone might not be around to answer. In those instances, it would be faster to get answers elsewhere.

[ripe quest]

There are good YouTubers who only do Photoshop content. Some do full courses.

[tawdry root]

well im trying to learn as fast as possible

i get an idea and then go and try and make it

and when i cant do something go and learn

[golden phoenix]

@civic portal Clone stamp, content aware fill and others tool don't generate pixel out of AI. They simply use the pixel already in the file. Works in CMYK.

[short beacon]

hii I am new at ps can some tell if my psd archive can be opened 😭

[buoyant wagon]

hello guys
hope yall are doing great
i wanted to ask something
its a questiong about actual design patterns
ive seen soo many designs in pinterest, reddit etc where people actually design words and objects in a way where it really synergizes with one another. But when i try to do something like that, my brain goes blank. I dont even know how it is possible. is there any formula to it? Can yall show me some ways to do this please? and give me some tips on it? i would really like to try making one
i am talking about the posters where someone makes something like, really tall words inside a building(maybe a cipping mask) or effects like objects coming out of words etc etc
i am very sorry if i was unable to make the question clear to you. I wouldve liked to post the actual picture but i forgot to save...(i can try to find another one if yall like)

[viral palm]

Yep... Finding then posting example could help people understand better what you're looking for...

[buoyant wagon]

ok then

something like this

i really cant find that specific one i saw..

i am really sorry 😢 \

[civic portal]

I see that is nice

[minor spire]

Hi, I'm using Adobe Photoshop 2023 and I'm a complete beginner at manual digital restoration. Trying to use AI as minimally as possible to reduce error.

But I need help, how do I blend the colors of the clothes to make it look more natural? First pic is the original. Second is where I'm currently at.

[lethal hedge]

do u guys think ai will be able to replace us in the future? Or will it completely reshape the industry? Everyone is talking about replacing people but if ai replaces everyone than the industry just collapses and dies, so you really think that could happen?

[ripe quest]

No. It's all hype to sell GPUs and frontier models to inflate their stock prices. AI is just a tool. Without a skilled artist and designer, it's like a slot machine. Anyone can insert a few tokens, pull the lever, get lucky and win. That doesn't mean they will always win.

AI is a great tool and can be very helpful but its not a replacement for a skilled artist/designer.

[lethal hedge]

hmmm alright alright, great view on it

[ripe quest]

That's why there are so many people turning up in here asking for skilled Photoshop users to "fix" the mistakes in their generated images.

[lethal hedge]

ye but, ai will only get better and better right? So within a few decades i just dont see any good future outcome

[ripe quest]

Because an image generator can create "something" does that mean it's good? Does that mean it's a quality product? I mean, non-artists can create something but have no idea if its good design or not. And even if you can discern that image gen has created problems in a design, do they even know why its bad or what questions to ask to fix it? And what happens when the AI can't fix the image?

"Move the text down 2 inches." - Image gen would probably not get that right it would require 20 attempts to get even close. Whereas, in Photoshop, we select the Layer, get the Move Tool and move the text exactly where it needs to be.

You can't really do that with image generation because there aren't any "layers" at all. It has to render an entirely new image to make that change. Maybe it will get there someday but we're nowhere close to that right now.

When a robot can open Photoshop, and move the mouse or work with stylus on a drawing tablet and do I can do with my hands, then I'll start to worry.

Telsa Optimus can barely fold laundry. heh

Meanwhile Elon is out there saying its going to replace all surgeons in five years. Sure, Elon.

[minor spire]

^

[ripe quest]

Clone Tool, Healing Brush, Remove Tool (if that is even available in 2023 version; I don't remember.) Paint it with the Brush Tool. I would do retouching tutorials and learn about the process and which techniques pro photo-restorers are using.

Without AI help, you can assume its a lot of Clone Tool and hand painting.

[lethal hedge]

once it gets there, do u think artists/programmers etc will all be worthless? or will there always be a demand for them? Or will it just reshape their job?

[ripe quest]

I think it will just be another tool. At the rate its going, its probably going to be too expensive to use. Companies who have embraced the whole vibe-coding ecosystem are beginning to do the ROI and are discovering that its way too expensive for what you actually get.

For all of the perceived performance increases they get, it creates just as many problems. Now that all of the frontier models are moving to token-based billing (cancelling the all-you-can-eat plans), it's going to get expensive to just blow money on generators.

When a guy like Jensen Huang goes out there and says, "Don't bother learning how to write code, or do design work or whatever" you have to look at the motivation. He wants to sell GPUs. So the hype-factor is off the charts.

Art and design work has ALWAYS been very competitive. Anyone who can afford an Adobe subscription can call themselves a designer. Are they really though? It's the quality of the work you do that sets you apart from the competition.

Can you produce quality work with just Creative Cloud apps and no skills? Maybe. You might get lucky once in a while. Can you produce quality work with just an image generator? Maybe. If you're lucky. Skilled people with good ideas, good design sense, experience operating the tools can control the process. They're not relying on luck.

[elder lichen]

Does anyone know how to do the circles in this logo? I want to vectorize this logo but please don't tell me I have to make the circles one by one

[ripe quest]

Nah. You shouldn't have to draw them one-by-one. That would drive you insane. However, I would recommend doing this with Adobe Illustrator and the Transform Effect features. It makes the task pretty simple (after you learn how to use the tools). I did something similar a while ago. Take a look...

Postscript: professionals design logos using Adobe Illustrator anyways so that is the correct tool for this project.

[young wolf]

How do I make good movie posters? My main inspiration rn:

I dont wanna make it as simple as the star wars one and the batman one, but something similar

[quick carbon]

As long as we stand on this Earth (now i am going to yap in philosophical way), live, breathe and create, AI can be only tool to us humans and not replace us, so, as long as we respect each others as designers who work day and night to bring some quality work on the table.

Clients will always want fast/quick answers to resolve problems w AI but if they dont know how to use it...problem will still be there

[ripe quest]

AI is great but the results often have too many errors and more often require a skilled human being to fix and make the image useful.

So if you love compositing and know Photoshop, AI offers an endless supply of stock pixels for your comps.

[ripe quest]

Start with trying to create the perfect silhouette of whatever the main subject is in your design. Do you have the ideas sorted out?

[winter ermine]

Hey guys!
how do i put a drop shadow on my shape without it doing the bottom part as well..? second pic. i want the drop shadow all around the outside, just not where that red circle is on the 2nd photo

[jade umbra]

which do you guys think is better

[ripe quest]

I'd probably make a copy of that shape to create a custom shadow layer. Then you can paint on the layer mask to remove parts of it.

[ripe quest]

Probably the first image because its less symmetrical and more interesting. Please post this sort of thing in #📝project-feedback

[jade umbra]

okok thank you!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3358)

[tame cape]

Hi @winter ermine
In addition to D. Humann's good suggestion:
Use a layer mask or vector mask for the cutout.
Then select: “Layer Mask (or Vector Mask) Hides Effects” in the Blending Options.

[cedar mason]

I want to cut this girl (she's a grandma, actually) from this pic. How can I do this fast?

[granite basin]

select subject

[cedar mason]

Thanks.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @granite basin (current: #38 - 57)

[granite basin]

Is this good?

@cedar mason

[cedar mason]

Uhm, yeah.
But I have to do this with a lot of pages, so I need to do this by myself.
Thanks again.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @granite basin (current: #37 - 58)

[cedar mason]

Which icon is that?

I mean, when I'm trying to pick an object - that's what I see...

[granite basin]

1st one

[ripe quest]

I feel like I've already answered this question... with this exact example.

[cedar mason]

Ah, sorry. Forgot.

[ripe quest]

#❓ask-a-question message

[cedar mason]

Ah, right: I can't use it. It says to convert it to RGB.

[ripe quest]

So convert it to RGB

[cedar mason]

Will that damage the pic?

It's just more preferable to remain png.

[ripe quest]

It can be RGB without adding color to the image. You can convert it back to Grayscale later if some reason that is important. I'm not sure why it matters but whatever.

[ripe quest]

RGB is a color mode. PNG is a file fomat. Do you understand the difference?

[cedar mason]

I know, lol. Just saw that and confused...

[ripe quest]

I don't read that language so I have no idea what it says.

[cedar mason]

Converting JPG to RGB.

[ripe quest]

And?

I have no idea what you're talking about now.

[cedar mason]

And I thought that it's a new format.

But I know what RGB means.

[ripe quest]

You want to select the thing away from the background. You need the tools. Thus, you convert the Color Mode to RGB. I'm not sure why you would be reluctant to do that.

And I don't understand the arguments you're making about JPG to RGB or whatever it is that you're saying here. This is making it extremely difficult to help with the problem.

[cedar mason]

Okay, bro. Don't scold me, please.
Thank you, I'll manage that.

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3359)

[ripe quest]

I'm not scolding you but I'm trying to help you and I do not understand whatever it is that's the problem here.

[cedar mason]

I did it!

[ripe quest]

@balmy wadi - Do not post the same request multiple times. Project requests are posted in #💬chat-general - which you already did. If no one is interested in doing it for you, you'll have to find somewhere else to ask.

[balmy wadi]

Ok thanks for the info 👍🏻

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3360)

[balmy wadi]

Can you tell me what asl is do you just import that into ps and dose image for you?

[ripe quest]

I don't understand what you're asking.

[balmy wadi]

Some one save the project to a asl file I’m saying is that all you need from there out put it as a png to get a glass image ?

[ripe quest]

No. Look at the page you posted. There is a whole tutorial there showing 2 different methods, each with multiple steps to complete the effect.

[balmy wadi]

Ah ok no way you can give it ago been working on Some it months now put can not find a good png Liquid Glass

[ripe quest]

No. Just dragging in the Layer Style they provide does not give you the entire effect. It only gives you a starting point. You're expected to do the rest of the tutorial.

[cedar mason]

Sorry again: how can I automatically adjust pic's sides?

[ripe quest]

Sides?

[cedar mason]

To become like this.

[ripe quest]

The Crop Tool would probably be best. Draw the box to define the size you want and then hit ENTER.

[cedar mason]

You're the best, bro.

Thanks.

[sweet tiger]

in CEP is there a way i can check if photoshop is focused or not? maybe hook onto any events related to it?

[balmy wadi]

I don’t have ps

[ripe quest]

We've already discussed this. You post the request in #💬chat-general. If someone is interested in working on your project, they might reach out to you. There are no guarantees anyone will want to do it.

[elder lichen]

but how did you slim down the circle in the first 3 seconds?

[ripe quest]

Used a tapering stroke on the shape. Then split it into 4 segments. Then Illustrator allows you to use a dashed line for the stroke. And with the right size and gap width, you can make them look like circles.

If you ask in the Adobe Illustrator Discord, I'm sure someone can guide you through it. If not, I can try to explain it.

[ripe quest]

Here ya go. I re-recorded the first part with the whole GUI visible so you can see me doing that.

[ripe quest]

To recreate that image you have would require some experimentation. The approach that I suggested might be helpful. Might not. If @tame cape is around, maybe he could suggest a method for doing that. He's better with Illustrator than I am..

There is probably an easier way to do that.

[ripe quest]

You might have to end up using the Spiral Tool and that dotted stroke technique with the FX Transform. Something like that. Or maybe doing it with a "Blend" might be easier.

I'm kinda busy at the moment with other things. I can't figure it out right now.

[elder lichen]

Thanks alot man. You're a pro

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3361)

[quick carbon]

I have question: So, I am making some mockup designs and for "ordinary" ones and those that people most use for their design YouTube has a lot of videos...

But what happens if there is some mockup design which you can't find as tutorial explanation, is ChatGPT, Google Gemini or Claude as AI Tools good replacement for something like that?

I am talking about idk...putting Logo on white socks, since, there isn't any video about it. And then AI gives me step by step which tools are good for it.

So is AI Tool in this situations "alright" for use or should I just experiment tool to tool until i found my good combination and answer for it?

Cheers!

[ripe quest]

It's fine to use it like that. If it actually helps. Those apps get a lot of things wrong so just beware of the information you're getting.

[quick carbon]

Yes thanks, I just followed something like that step by step (so I can learn and use it for my next projects in late times) and yes it is important to know when they make mistakes.

Thanks on answer!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3363)

[quick carbon]

But what would your advice be on how to learn on "your own" is that even possible or guides are best possible tool for it?

[ripe quest]

If I was trying to learn an app... Like Photoshop, I would watch YouTube tutorials, read the User Guide, ask questions in this Discord. Probably use Gemini too but mostly as a last resort.

[quick carbon]

Oh okay, great advice, I am gonna stick to first two mostly 😅

Cheers!

[quick carbon]

If Logo is let's say 600×400 px, Distort/Displace tool would be less than 10 for horizontal and vertical scale?

[ripe quest]

Not sure I understand the question. Sorry.

[quick carbon]

Hm, sorry my english can be weird, lemme try again.

If i have smaller logo in PS that needs to go on object as Mockup design and it is Sock for example, while going into Distort > Displace, which numbers do i need to have in my mind for horizontal/verical scale so that Logo isn't too flat or smthing like that?

[ripe quest]

I don't really know how to answer that. If you're 'distorting' it, you probably want to keep it as close to proportional as possible so it doesn't look squashed or stretched.

[quick carbon]

Oh, so it is actually how i want it to feel like more realistic or plastic? If i understood it.

If more realistic i should try to keep in mind "correct proportions"

[ripe quest]

I really don't use Displace that often. I don't find that it works that well for me.

[quick carbon]

Aha, I guess we all have our preferrences, but could you tell me your approach?

[ripe quest]

I would always attempt to scale things in proportion, if possible.

[quick carbon]

I am lil bit dumb in that area, is there some tool for that? Proportion stuff in Photoshop?

[ripe quest]

It depends. Photoshop has methods of locking the height and width so scaling an object remains at the correct aspect ratio/proportion. There is a setting in Preferences for it but in new versions of Photoshop, I think its on by default.

I'm an old school user so I keep that off and I hold the Shift key to do it. But its mostly because of my muscle memory.

[quick carbon]

Thanks, so is it like similar to Measurement tool in Illustrator? Or different thing?

[ripe quest]

I mean, both apps has ways to lock proportions or skew and distort things out of proportion so it's difficult to discuss that wtihout discussing a specific tool or technique.

[quick carbon]

Right, thanks for help/advice and spared minutes for this rusty Graphic Designer, have a good day! And sorry for too much asking, lol.

[ripe quest]

No problem. Have a good one!

[vagrant perch]

how do you get text to be sketchy like this?

is it font or an effect?

[ripe quest]

Sketchy?

[vagrant perch]

Yeah like the outline

[ripe quest]

I suppose it could be a font but my guess would be that it's hand-drawn lettering.

[vagrant perch]

where do you learn to hand draw stuff like that

[ripe quest]

Graffiti lettering is an artform like other styles of lettering, like a form of calligraphy.

Probably a lot of practice.

In the old days, vandals used to tag things using a big fat black magic marker. Probably still do. You could probably translate that to a digital drawing tablet and practice that way.

[lone grail]

how would you go about masking out the netty headpiece, the background being grainy and gray makes it feel impossible

[ripe quest]

Yeah. That one is gonna be very difficult.

[lone grail]

I've tried every technique i know and its failing sadly. Imma try putting these into few AI tools to see if it may help

[tame cape]

Thanks 'for the flowers'

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ripe quest (current: #2 - 3364)

[tame cape]

Hi @elder lichen & @ripe quest
It makes perfect sense that Illustrator’s standard spiral fails here: Illustrator generates a classic Archimedean or linear spiral, in which the distances between the coils remain constant.

However, when viewed individually, each “arm” shows the opposite: it is an exponentially opening spiral whose radius increases outward while becoming extremely flat at the center. Furthermore, the distribution of points along this curve is not linear—the distances between the points become progressively larger toward the outside.

Neither Illustrator nor Photoshop can handle either a logarithmic spiral or logarithmically increasing distances when using Blends, Pattern Brushes, or Objects on Path.

With just a reasonable amount of effort, you can apply a combination of blends, pattern brushes, Expand, and Objects on Path to a manually created spiral. Applying a Transform Effect to this then produces, for example, the yellow result shown in the screenshot. It’s close, but the progression in the spacing between the circles is clearly missing. The visual appearance of the white-colored original can hardly be achieved this way.

A more promising approach is to use and customize one of the Fibonacci scripts (density balance, growth curves, spacing variables, etc.). However, this requires expert knowledge, and testing the settings will likely be very time-consuming. The magenta and light blue results show a so-called phyllotaxis rosette.

This can be done using a crescent-shaped mask, and then all the circles covered by the mask can be removed.

Searching for the Fibonacci spiral might also be helpful.

[tame cape]

Hi @fast ridge
Unfortunately, I don't really get what you're trying to say with those emojis. What do you think? Do you have any helpful information on the subject?

You've removed them all again. That's fine with me, too.

[tame cape]

Ok.
… a few attempts later …
It seems you can recreate the basic layout in Illustrator after all, with a few effects.
😉

[ripe quest]

Thanks for looking into it!

[fluid crane]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @tame cape (current: #13 - 315)

[cedar mason]

Sorry, it's covering a bit of the outline. How can I adjust it back a bit? I can only select further.

[ripe quest]

Adjust the back... a bit?

[cedar mason]

Well... I want the outlines to remain.

[ripe quest]

I don't understand what you want to adjust.

[cedar mason]

Look at the 2nd screen...

Outlines are cropped.

I want to change the selection, but it doesn't allow me.

[ripe quest]

This is why you use a Layer Mask and mask the pixels instead of deleting them. You can't "adjust" anything after you've deleted it.

[cedar mason]

Ok, look: I have to clear it by myself because it's not selecting as I want.

[ripe quest]

Instead of ERASING, you add a Layer Mask to the layer and paint on the mask with black to hide the pixels. Then, if you make a mistake, you can paint with white on the mask to bring the pixels back, make them visible.

Using the Eraser tool is a permanent operation. If you mess up (and you will mess up), you can only use UNDO, which is not going to work.

See: #1045711257178738760 message

[tame cape]

Hopefully, @elder lichen won't overlook it.
🫠

[jade umbra]

how do i fix the little seperation on the left in the background. I extend the backgorund a bit and it looks weird because of the grain

honestly nvm, its not too noticable LOL

[ripe quest]

I would only add noise/grain as the last step in the composite. Trying to 'match' noise after-the-fact is difficult and sometimes impossible.

[jade umbra]

yeah i agree, i added the grain to my previous image and then later went back to try to extend the background

[ripe quest]

This is why we work non-destructively with Smart Object layers so that things can be easily changed.

[jade umbra]

okay ill keep that in mind from now on! Thank you !

[tame cape]

Hi @elder lichen
Did you find what you were looking for?