#I was trying to set a PSB file with a

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frigid glen
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Let's make a thread for this instead

simple ravine
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Eh, fair. But I hope it doesn't go cold over the next few minutes

frigid glen
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Do you mean the gradient looking weird at the bottom? That's because it's going off the canvas

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Doesn't sound very urgent, though, since you mentioned it needing to be solved within two days and it's just because it would be nice to be able to

simple ravine
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So, from the start, I am trying to apply a background of my own design that isn't a solid color
Someone told me to use Smart Objects across multiple Artboards, and that's what I've been doing
I tried researching how they work, but I couldn't find a guide for what I want

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So in this example, I want to hypothetically design a BG with some kind of flow, from left to right or whatever. I am just giving an example for you to understand the application

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This is currently just a regular laye- oh, wait, nope it's a Smart Object. Well anyway I drew it while it was regular

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I am trying to apply this across the Artboards

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It's just... working

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Am I clear by any chance or...?

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I'll be upset if no

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And it got cold

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I appreciated your time

frigid glen
simple ravine
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Please don't take it the wrong way

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I appreciate your time

frigid glen
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Why don't you just create the background and then place new artboards wherever you need them to be?

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I don't see a reason to do it this way

simple ravine
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A new background under all the Artboards? I don't understand

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I thought it doesn't work like that

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But either way, please don't feel restrained by me or anything. If you have other things to do, it's fine

frigid glen
simple ravine
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It's just to have freedom of the background when I'm drawing my comic
Exporting pieces of a design seems less modular, but idk...

frigid glen
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Got it! That helps me understand what you're trying to achieve

frigid glen
simple ravine
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Like if II wanted to convey directionality for the comic, I would sketch things out and as I get the idea, then draw the BG tailored to that directionality

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Oh

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Well, wonderful that I got my point across!

simple ravine
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It's above board 2's contents

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But in general you are right when you say that it worked here

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Here, the design was in a layer in each board, so I could make more layers above

frigid glen
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I see. Honestly, Photoshop's artboards aren't perfect so I find working with them very limiting. I think it would be easier and faster to simply create the design, then select and cut out the portions you need for each artboard

simple ravine
simple ravine
frigid glen
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Unless you create the design in Illustrator and then use the artboards there, which work much better, to export the background layers separately, and import them into PS

simple ravine
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Ah, I was told by another user about Illustrator

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Is it abbreviated to "Ai"?

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Well, Ai does seem promising, but the usual usages I found online show it to be more tailored to... like, design design

frigid glen
simple ravine
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So if I am an environmental or character artist who wants to draw all the cool details in a character, Ai might not be my option

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I mean, to be fair with you and PS, the whole thing here technically WORKS
It's just that there's an offset for some reason

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frigid glen
simple ravine
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When I move the objects around, they DO snap in to the proper position

frigid glen
simple ravine
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Left is always fine, right is always having extra space, because I moved the Artboards

simple ravine
simple ravine
fresh sorrelBOT
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Gave +1 Creative Carma to @frigid glen (current: #23 - 95)

simple ravine
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Alright, I posted the thing

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Keep in mind I could have been wrong all along but too stubborn to understand where I went wrong
But I tested it and all that, with my limited knowledge, and I found that moving the Artboards does not update the empty space around them - the empty space that registers for the Smart Objects

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Luckily for solid color BG's, you only gotta paste them
||No, I was not wasting time. The patterned BG's are a legitimate application of those||

twin bridge
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Perhaps I don't really understand your final goal but why don't you make your design on one wide canvas, set guide layout rather than divide your design in artboards then, when your design is complete, use slice tool to export your different pieces? (Sorry if I missundertood you and I'm off topic).

simple ravine
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Why am I always so easily misunderstood?

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I am using the Artboards as comic pages

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And I want to spread out a BG across 2 or more pages

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It could always be a solid color and I make the design in regular layers, but I thought this method would be better

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I'm so often misunderstood that it hurts lol
No offense intended toward anyone here. I just feel cursed

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My fears when I was younger were failure, maybe I should update them to be misunderstandings

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Let me think in your way, actually. Like deeper than just reading

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If I were to make multiple pages without Artboards, I can design an all-encompassing BG. I could somehow cut it up in ways to export individual files and that will be that.
Good stuff
But hmm Artboards and large pages with guides does add to storage consumption, and I feel a large page might be "worse" for that than 2 Artboards or more

simple ravine
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@twin bridge I'm just gonna ping you as a notification of my response. I respect the fact you're probably napping right now and I realize I should sleep better

simple ravine
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Aw, sweet! You guys, check this out!

I can make a pattern in the top-most layer, and then just use it in the Artboards, no transforms necessary!

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Isn't that neat?

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Now how much space do PAT files take, and how to manage...

simple ravine
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Not sure if Smart Objects have an advantage here...