A graphics and photo editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems. So ubiquitous is its use in photo manipulation that it became a verb: "To Photoshop".
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How to make this gradient drop shadow?
I have messed around with a few options, but have not come up with a good solution to recreate this gradient drop shadow effect.
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Dark images print with low contrast
I am a web developer and want to make a physical portfolio. I have tried various settings in photoshop and for my printer (HP officejet pro 8600) and my lighter theme web sites come out fine but my ...
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How to remove gray background on gray picture?
I have a scan of an old anatomic atlas; it's grayscale and not really bright. I suppose it's a copy of an engraving. My question is: is it possible to remove this background relatively easy? Or magnet ...
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Photoshop CS6: Pen/Custom Shape Fill & Stroke Color Options are Locked?
I'm new to Photoshop, and am teaching myself. In playing with the pen and custom shape tool I've noticed that the Fill and Stroke settings for "Shape" appear to be locked. I cannot click to change ...
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Is there a template to display a tri-fold or page-turn for a portfolio?
I'm building my portfolio, and rather than handing out hundreds of various designs, I want to put several items on one page. But I also want to illustrate what they are, such as a tri-fold or ...
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How to remove a smaller rectangular part from another bigger rectangle shape layer
How can I remove a smaller rectangular part from another bigger rectangle shape layer in Adobe Photoshop?
My selected layout is 110px x 110px on which I have drawn a rectangle of 106px x 104px. Now ...
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Quality of .gif output from Photoshop
I'm trying to output a .gif from Photoshop (CS6) and have run into some difficulty with the quality it is producing. Ideally, each image should resemble the .jpg stills which are crisp and clear, but ...
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Resize paragraph size (pixels) - Photoshop CS6
I have a text paragraph. Is there a way of resizing it without having to pull the box or stretch it?
(ex. Let's say it's 50px high, how can I define the size of it using pixels to 100px?)
EDIT: How ...
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How to separate layer styles on to their own layers?
I know how to do this for all of the layer styles of a particular layer - I simply hover over any of them, right-click and click "Create Layers" from the contextual menu.
Does anybody know how/if ...
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How do I copy a specific shape on to a different layer's layer mask?
I have heart shape, below, that is on a separate layer to the two lungs. How do I take this shape and use it as a layer mask on the two lungs?
I have created the layer mask on the lungs layer, but ...
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How to apply layer style to one object and apply it to multiple layers
I think what I may be looking for exists in Fireworks maybe, but I haven't messed with it.
Basically, is there a way to make a style sheet for an object?
Say I have an object and I apply x layer ...
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Adjust hue / saturation such that colour X becomes colour Y
I need to convert some stock icon imagery to a pre-existing colour scheme. The method for conversion is to simply adjust the image hue to the right level.
However all I have to go on is existing ...
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Reduce image size in photoshop without compromising text readability
I found a similar thread that gave some great pointers, but still doesn't solve my issue.
My boss asked me to create a corporate presentation, and I had the unfortunate idea of doing it all in ...
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How to begin with UI design
Newbie here. I like web and UI design, I know what good UI and good design is, but I lack Photoshop skills.
Sometimes, when I try to do design, my mind goes blank or gets mixed up because I see too ...
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Making the auto select layer check box a keyboard hot key
I find myself clicking on the auto select layer check box an egregious amount during the day. I was wondering if someone knew how to make it a hot key as that would save me quite a bit of time.
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How to create a transparent stroke or outline around a vector shape?
I'm attempting to create a transparent stroke around the inner heart shape, which knocks out the "lungs" layer below to reveal the red bottom layer.
I seemed unable to create this as an actual ...
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Export Photoshop layers in subfolder to individual files?
My question is an extension from this question ( Export photoshop layers to individual PNG files - batch process? ), but for some reason, I can't seem to contact any of the posters from that thread.
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Distributing layer position in sequence
I'm in storyboard hell. I have to place about 400 seperate images in sequence on a huge board in photoshop. So I have a 20,000 px by 10,000 px board and a load of layers which have been imported in ...
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Simple Line Fading Away At Both Ends
I am not much of a designer. Looks like a very basic thing to do but i don't know how to do it. I just want to create a line that is blurred from the ends and have this shade at the bottom of it. Its ...
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Using PhotoShop to create a magazine
My question:
Can I create a magazine exclusively using PhotoShop?
My understanding:
It should simply be a case of using CMYK and an adequately high resolution.
Other software:
InDesign is pretty ...
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How do I move or copy a single path?
I know this is a ridiculously basic question, but I cannot seem to do it for the life of me, even though I did it just 5 minutes ago...
I'm trying to copy the path on the right over to the left side ...
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How do I adjust anchor points correctly?
The way I have just learned to use the Pen tool, if you hold Cmd/Ctl while selecting the end of a guideline, it will move the guideline on BOTH sides of the anchor point and adjust the last curve that ...
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Why are guides looking like this?
I'm working on a file in photoshop and every time I drag a guide out I see multiple guides. How can I fix this so only one guide is present? I tried restarting photoshop but the problem persisted.
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How do I make these paths have the same vector?
I'm trying to draw another shape to go with this heart, and I want the line on which the anchor is selected to have exactly the same curvature as the corresponding length on the heart. Is this ...
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How do I create a button with two shadows in the bottom?
I am not much of a designer. I want to know how I can create Wix like buttons in Photoshop.
They offer many kinds of buttons, but I want the one with a shadow on both sides of its bottom. Any help ...
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How to create new image from a group of layers of the exact size as the biggest layer extends? (Cropping in photoshop)
I am trying to crop an element in photoshop and I want to make sure it is perfect. I have a PSD that has many web elements that are grouped together nicely. I want to create a new image with the same ...
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How to make photoshop pencil tool 8x8 pixel square
I was making some pixel art and at some point I doubled the image size so now in order to continue to make my nice squares I want the pixel tool to be an 8x8 pixel square tip. Is it possible?
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Photoshop: Strange defaults for layer styles
Photoshop layer styles now have strange defaults on my system, seems like all values are scaled up. I don't know when or how it has happened.
Eg:
Bevel size: 84px
Stroke size: 52px
Inner ...
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Fastest way to replace mask with current selection (Photoshop)
Situation: I want to use the current selection as a mask on layer X. Layer X already has a mask, and I want to completely replace it.
If layer X didn't already have a mask, I could do this in one ...
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How can I get Farsi/Arabic text to render correctly in Photoshop?
I downloaded a number of Farsi fonts and they render individual characters fine but but don't join multiple characters together at all. Does anyone know how to get whole words to appear correctly? If ...
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Automate replacement of Smart Objects in Photoshop
I'm involved in the production of a touchscreen device. Our workflow for designing the graphics of the interface is to create the buttons, text, etc in Illustrator, bring it into Photoshop as Smart ...
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Drop shadow in photoshop
I want to create just a transparent shadow to use in a website. While saving as PNG, the shadow is saving with the solid white border. What am I doing wrong?
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Why does photoshop import every third frame of a gif?
I have a 90 frame gif and if I file-import-videoframes-to-layers it will make 30 layers and the .gif will end up flashing too much.
Any ideas?
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Replace individual colors in multiple layers
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Replace individual colors in a multi-layer Photoshop document in a way that is flexible and efficient enough to be done a multiple times in the production process—like when I need to update ...
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Photoshop CS3 animation opacity problems
Here is my dilemma. I am making a scrolling text gif. I need the background on this gif to be transparent with a white box centered in the middle with the text showing ONLY in the white box. This ...
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Photoshop in the marketing efforts [closed]
I am doing marketing for my website and looking to use adobephotoshop in my online marketing efforts. Any help related to the photoshop in this sense would be highly appreciated.
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How find colors with certain value (blackness level) in Photoshop
I'm learning digital painting in Photoshop, beginner level. I start with a composition in grey-scale, Let's say it is a mountain landscape in perspective with darkest object closest to viewer (a tree ...
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What is the exact role/relationship of photoshop in web design?
I'm confused about the relationship of Photoshop (and any other image processing software) in web designing. I can see countless tutorials anywhere teaching on how to make web layouts from scratch, ...
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Can one create a scalable brush in Photoshop?
Imagine if I'm drawing an image using brushes. Is there by any chance, possible to use the brushes as a vector and resize/transform them, without losing data?
For instance; if you draw a tree in with ...
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Apply an image to a depth map in Photoshop CS6
I created a depth map based on an image of the back of a man wearing a coat. Now I want to apply an image to the depth map, giving the appearance that the image part of the jacket. How is this done?
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Can I edit layered PNGs like I can with Fireworks in Photoshop or any other product?
I loved this feature of Fireworks but since Fireworks is being discontinued I was wondering whether it's possible in Photoshop or other products.
Thanks.
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how to save each slide of a gif animation in image ready
anyone can explain how to save the each slide images as a png file or any shortcut (like alt+shift+ctrl+s) of a gif animation in adobe image ready software.
thanks in advance
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Converting shape to smart object darkens drop shadow - Photoshop
I have a shape in Photoshop with some layer effects. When I go to convert that shape to a smart object, the drop shadow darkens. Prior to converting, the shape has a normal blend mode with opacity and ...
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Is there a way to edit en existing pattern in photoshop [duplicate]
I opened a new file and created my pattern, selected all and defined pattern. Then I closed the file without saving it and then used the pattern - great.
Now is there a way to make changes to that ...
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How do you resize an existing vector mask in Photoshop CS6?
I have created a vector mask for a layer in Photoshop containing a circle. Now I would like to fine-tune its position and size. I can only move individual or multiple anchor points.
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How to create Vector Graphics In Photoshop CS6?
Can anybody help me out with creating Vector Images using Photoshop CS6?
I know people prefer using CorelDraw or Adobe Illustrator to create Vector images/Layer.
But I want to know if there is a ...
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Help me recreate this text effect
I'm trying to learn and practice Photoshop in my free time. Been trying to recreate the text effect used on Gizmodo Brazil's logo but can't quite get it right. Can somebody guide me through?
Here's ...
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Does Photoshop Elements fully support PSD files from “full” Photoshop?
I'm a web developer and on a regular basis I need to work with PSD files that have been provided by a designer. My needs are low - mostly I just toggle layer visibility and then save as PNG's, which I ...
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Where can you get free Photoshop presets and brushes? [closed]
Do anyone have knows websites where you can download photoshop presets and brushes for free? Not a torrent website please... Thanks
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How to show more information than filename in Photoshop's opened tabs
The above image shows tabs of opened files in photoshop.
I'm making icons of android app for multiple resolution support.
Some of you may know that Android treats same filename in different folders ...
