Questions tagged [adobe-photoshop]
Questions about Photoshop, Adobe's graphics and photo editing program. Ask anything related to designing and editing graphics with Photoshop.
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Blending colors in photoshop and illustrator
I am working on a print for my wall and I am trying to create something like this:
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I have already created the letters in Illustrator and now I am adding the colors in Illustrator and then ...
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How to make an image look like it's been printed
I'm wondering if anyone has any tips, tutorials or templates on how to 'fake' a printed effect. I want to make it look in my portfolio like I have printed business cards and other collateral without ...
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Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign - placed image different dimensions and resolution
The same problem over and over again - why do images placed in Id/Ai show different size than in PS?
I've made image in PS of about 2000x1500 pixels at 300 PPI.
Then made Ai document of 2500x1600 ...
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How do I trace an image and place it over a different background?
Warning: Total photoshop newb!
I recently got a cool image of my fiancee and I holding hands and showing off her engagment ring. The backdrop is the beach:
I tried to trace an image using a combo of ...
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How to create this realistic glossy preview of a business card?
I am trying to create the effect posted in this image. How can this can be created?
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Saving each layer as a separate image photoshop with WITH Adjustments [duplicate]
So I'm trying to save a bunch of images that I've edited with added adjustments (exposure, colour lookup, level, brightness).
I know the method for this is
File >> Scripts >> Export layers to files
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How can I make my Photoshop text appear like it does on the web?
Do I really have to design everything in Photoshop with anti-aliasing set to "none"? I'm sure there is a better way.
I'd like to have a setting so that when picking a basic web-safe (such as ...
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Effective way to cut out clouds in photoshop
I've had to use clouds in projects on more than one occasion, and I'd like to find a way to extract (select only) the clouds.
There are a lot of good brushes for this type of thing but often times ...
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Exporting a Pattern to Image in Photoshop
I am designing a website and in the background I am using a pattern that is done by somebody else.
Now while slicing, is there anyway to find and select the exact dimensions of the pattern that the ...
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What software is best for GUI design?
I've used Photoshop extensively, but the fact of the matter is that it's a photo editing tool. It has some complicated effects built in, such as the drop shadow and inner and outer glows etc., but it ...
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In Photoshop, how can I open up a view (in the same window) with another zoom level?
When drawing pixel art in Photoshop, I like to have the zoom level really high. Is there a way to also have a regular-level zoom (or perhaps an outer zoom) in another part of the window, so that I ...
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Why can't Photoshop properly open this PNG?
When I try to open this image in PS (CS5) I get red rectangles around the parts of the image that are not transparent.
If I copy the image and paste it in PS I get the contents of the image, as seen ...
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How to get this blur texture effect in photoshop?
I'm trying to get an image to look similar to this photo:
I'd guess they took a picture of the monitor with a regular camera. But I'm more interested to know what effects / filters they used to get ...
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"Fake" 3d effect in Photoshop/Illustrator with raster images [duplicate]
I need to create a "fake" 3D effect for some raster image, like this one below:
do you know how I can achieve this in Photoshop (CS5) or Illustrator? Thanks.
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Creating an implied floor with light
The title isn't the best way to describe what I want to do, probably. I'll try to explain better here. The relevant selection is below. You can see that inside the door is a bright white space, but ...
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Photoshop a low-res image to make it appear higher-res
I want to enlarge an image to a bigger size. This will cause pixelation. So I want to apply some treatment to it in Photoshop that will suppress some of this pixelation. Of course I cannot generate ...
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How to create a pattern or tiles from rotated elements
I have a geometric pattern – say, a cross:
Which I want to repeat with some overlap and tile … easy:
The blue square marks the 100×100 px unit tile.
However, here comes the catch: I want to rotate ...
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How to add a color gradient to a picture
I felt in love with the way this graphic designer, called Mariusz, has edited this picture.
It would be fun to produce something like this for myself.
Anyone has some ideas on how to create such a ...
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How do I make this image in image effect?
I am trying to get the following done in photoshop. I have 2 images both on 2 different layers. I have one on top of it and I am using the brush tool to sort of merge it with the bottom layer like ...
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Rough Smart objects problem in Photoshop
I am using Adobe CC(2015) latest version and the behaviour of the smart objects isn't normal. When I paste a vector from Illustrator to Photoshop, the vector looks low quality or rough.
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Risograph Printing: Separation for Duotone Print
I am preparing my first print project to be realised with a Risograph. In the process, I have come across multiple recommendations to consider a duotone print as an effective way to print images/...
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Adobe Photoshop - How to turn text into a "hole" in a layer, so I will see the background through it.
Okay, this should be super easy to do but I just can't find the way.
I have a background image with a solid colour layer on top of it, and I would like to add text on top of everything in such a way ...
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I need an adjustment layer which will invert in the same way as when you select some text in a text layer
so there are some idiosyncrasies with the method they use to invert that part of the image which I can't figure out.
It could be that they just invert the luminosity but I don't know how i would do ...
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How to batch resize an image and create multiple sizes (with Photoshop)?
I want to batch resize an image in multiple sizes with Photoshop.
The sizes are most of the time the same so I would like to have profiles for a set of fixed sizes.
Ideally I just need to open my ...
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Photoshop. How to remove all white space, background + unenclosed space [duplicate]
Hi everyone here a problem I have,
basically I want to remove all white from this image so I can paint beneath the illustration.
When I remove the white using magic eraser or the magic wand I'm ...
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Professionals: Would you choose GIMP over Photoshop and/or Inkscape over Illustrator?
I know Adobe's solutions are more advanced, but, as professionals, do you think you would survive (against competition) using GIMP and/or Inkscape instead of Photoshop and/or Illustrator for your ...
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Is it really impossible to have gradient without banding?
I am struggling to create a gradient without banding. I have watched all the videos on YT and tried: Bluring all kinds, Noise, Dither,bit depth, Brush and doing the gradient in Illustrator.
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How to center text vertically within a textbox in Photoshop
It's pretty annoying that you can't center text vertically in Ps automatically, like you can in Indd. It's even more annoying that the bounding box of text can't be 'collapsed' or 'fit to text', like ...
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Create a Triangle with Rounded Corners
I know you can create a rounded-corner rectangle; but, how do you create a triangle with rounded corners in Photoshop?
I am actually interested in making it from scratch, not basing it on a custom ...
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Replace black background with a transparent background
How can I add transparent background on this image instead of black background, but I also would like to keep the partial transparency effect on some of the particles and particles borders.
Could you ...
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How do I type Arabic text in Photoshop?
I want to type Arabic text in Photoshop, but the text appears disjointed and the letters do not connect at all. For example محمد appears as م ح م د.
I'm using Photoshop CS6 on OSX Mountain Lion.
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What should I do regarding color profile when designing for the web?
I have read this article by Doug Avery where he explains how to disable Color Management in Adobe Photoshop and the follow-up article in response to the uproar of the commenters arguing against it and ...
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4 colors/corners gradient with Illustrator or Photoshop
I should create a vector rectangle filled with a gradient made of 4 colors, one for each corner. I could just find some very generic information about using live blends, but I am not sure that is the ...
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How to convert paths into shape in photoshop cs6
I drew paths thinking i was drawing a shape but later realized it is only a path. Now i could create a temporary shape like a box and paste this in and delete the box path. But just as there is a ...
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Reduce file size without losing quality
I would like to save files in Photoshop but keep them as small as possible.
I use Save for Web (and Devices) and save as a JPEG. Here are the settings I used:
I really do not want to lower the ...
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What makes a design professional?
Can anyone define why something might not look "professional"?
What differentiates between professional/unprofessional designs?
I have clients who have said my design does not look very ...
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How to remove a green/blue screen background using Photoshop CS5?
Using Photoshop CS5, i'm trying to fully remove background of a picture being shot behind a blue screen. To do this, i am using Color Range method (from Menu > Selection). It works ok for most ...
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Can I extract shadows from a texture to make a transparent image (png)?
I have this image:
And I would like to extract the dark parts (shadows) to make a transparency consisting of black pixels at different alpha channel values. Here is a crude example image of what I ...
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Font Awesome as Photoshop Custom Shape Set
Everytime I need to use font awesome in photoshop, I'll always copy an icon from website and paste in photoshop. I can print it into pdf and copy into illustrator as vector but I want them as ...
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Creating large banners to be viewed from a distance, at a size Illustrator can't handle
I need to design large banner, 40ft X 10ft, but Illustrator can't handle that size, so I create it at 1/3 size in Illustrator. Once done, I export a web image (JPEG), and set it to 100% quality. Then ...
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Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator: Transform type to give it wave-like form/flow
I’m trying to find out how I can use Photoshop or Illustrator to give a piece of type a wave-like flow (with an additional feel of perspective; essentially I would like to make it appear as in waving/...
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Photoshop layers into SVG paths
I have a set of Photoshop files which consist of a base image with a series of layers with colored overlays. The overlays are labeled using the layer names.
My task is to get these overlays as SVG ...
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How do I rename multiple selected layers in Photoshop CC?
I was searching this for a while, but didn't find a proper answer. Does anybody know how to rename multiple selected layers at the same time? Any help will be appreciated. Thanx!
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Why are my converted CMYK blacks coming out grey?
I'm having a rather annoying problem!
I have RGB images made in Photoshop that I need to convert to CMYK.
When I save the file my black background is converted to a light grey!
I tried deleting my ...
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Free plugin to create/display Photoshop measurement annotations
I found this plugin SpecKing that looks like it's just about exactly what I'm looking for, I haven't tried it out yet though because I was hoping to find a free, maybe even open source alternative..
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How do I partially break a clipping mask border?
I’m looking for a non-destructive way of allowing an image to be partially "clipped" by a clipping mask, like so:
I view the above image as having three parts…
a Person (top layer; being clipped)
a ...
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How to extend the background of an image?
I have an image with a woman, and I need to make an ad (size 260mmx125mm). I want to put the woman to the left side, but then right side becomes empty. So, how I should solve the problem? I have ...
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Things to consider when creating realistic highlights and dark reflections on metallic surfaces
I want to re-create this white (metallic) looking skin.
I've seen some tutorials in a magazine on this. If I remember it correctly, the first step is to adjust the curve to a "W" shape. I don't ...
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Anamorphic Perspective in Illustrator or Photoshop?
I'm trying to find a way to distort artwork to emulate those crazy chalk art pieces you see all the time, like this:
I know how it's done:
...but I'm wondering if there is an Illustrator or ...
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How to change white background of an gif image to transparent
I have an gif Image like example
and I want to make its background transparent from white.
I am an learner of Photoshop so please describe steps to do it.
Currently I was trying to edit each and ...