/r/photoshop
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Welcome to the Adobe Photoshop subreddit. This group is for general questions, tricks, techniques, troubleshooting and so forth.
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/r/Photoshop's list of helpful learning resources (Start here if you are new!)
Our Rules
No Photoshop editing requests. Check /r/picrequests or /r/photoshoprequest instead
No spam. Posting content with the sole purpose of promoting your YouTube channel / website is not allowed. No URLs or social media handles in post titles.
Don't post Photoshop creations that promote real brands or products (such as advertisements, YouTube thumbnails etc.)
Low quality content will be removed. Mods can and will remove content that does not meet our quality standards, such as memes, face swaps, beginner/low effort/unoriginal edits, low resolution images or questions like "is this photoshopped?" or "What font is this?". For image identification see /r/sleuths and /r/RBI, for fonts see /r/identifythisfont
You can post content you have made with Photoshop as long as you have actually put some effort in.
Don't use the subreddit as a personal art gallery You can share your creations, but you must wait at least 10 days before posting more. You can share several works at once by making an album.
Also consider being an active member of the community by commenting on others' posts and helping users solve their problems.
Digital paintings should be posted on a more relevant subreddit, such as /r/DigitalPainting
When posting your Photoshop creations, explain the process and context. Leave a comment shortly explaining the process of how you created your artwork / edit. Posting before/after pics is encouraged.
Also explain the motivation or context behind your work, or what you were trying to achieve.
Use descriptive titles. Posts with titles like "A composite I made", "Made this because I was bored", or "what do you guys think about this?" will be removed.
Don't humble brag with titles like "My first try at Photoshop, It's not much but I'm proud.". UPPER CASE TITLES and "Urgent!" posts will also be removed.
No Piracy. Posts and comments about DRM circumventing / file sharing of Photoshop or any other commercial software will result in a permanent ban.
No document forgery. Asking how to alter official papers, screenshots, ID cards, licenses, masking signatures and removing watermarks will also result in a permanent ban.
No NSFW content.
Be nice. Don't be rude, period. Try to follow the reddiquette
NO PHOTOSHOP REQUESTS!!! in case you missed it the first time around.
General
The cheapest way to get Photoshop is with the Photography Plan, which includes Lightroom and costs about $10/month depending on where you are. And yes, it's cheaper than getting PS alone (long story, don't ask).
Photoshop CS2 is NOT (and has never been) free.
Message the mods if you think you are getting blocked by the spam filter or have any questions, comments or suggestions.
/r/photoshop
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How I can purchase Adobe Photoshop in Iraq?
I can't because it is not available for direct purchase in Iraq. I need it for my job I have a MacBook Air M2 btw
04:13 UTC
Watermark that AI can't remove?
Are there any improved methods with the latest Photoshop that can help make a watermark harder to remove with AI?
03:48 UTC
Text Bounce Zoom Effect
How do I achieve this text effect? I'm trying to incorporate it in the same way as you have seen in the thumbnail
03:44 UTC
scratch disks full- 100GB of free space on harddrive
I keep getting an error that my scratch disks are full but I have 100Gb free on my harddrive. I'm pulling my hair out. Any tips would be awesome! I have searched everywhere and done everything I have read and nothing works.
03:36 UTC
How to make this effect ?
Can anyone explain to me how they make this photo ?
02:36 UTC
The liquify tool makes both the altered and unaltered versions of the layer I'm working on visible at the same time and it makes it impossible to actually see what I am doing
I want to make a net with object inside of it and trying to use the liquify tool to achieve this with a PNG texture. But when I try is make the liquified and unliquidated net visible at the same time and I can't see what I'm doing because of it.
Example
I need to be able to see all the layers so I can't put the net layer as the only visible one.
01:56 UTC
Radiant Photo 1.4.1.519 / 2.0.0.523
I use Radiant Photo (Captain Sparrow version). Stand alone is fine, but when I use it in Photoshop/filter, I get this annoying nagscreen. How to get rid of it?
01:20 UTC
Why work in 16 bit instead of 8 bit?
I read online that in a professional setting, photos are usually edited in 16 bit, then converted to 8 bit before exporting
Based on what I know, 'bit' refers to the amount of data used to represent the color values in an image. So 16 bit has much more detail because it can represent a wider range of colors
Here comes my confusion... but if you convert an 16 bit image to 8 bit, won't all those extra details go away, because 8 bit can't display the extra values in 16 bit? Also, what if I'm starting with an 8 bit photo? Does the same advice still apply: eg I convert it to 16 bit then back to 8 bit when it's ready to export?
23:46 UTC
i made a mock cover for a game im working on using heroforge models
any tips or criticisms?
23:34 UTC
how can i make this type of design? (Text mixed/ engraved into rock)
23:27 UTC
Has Photoshop become even more needy
I'm working on a secure site with no internet access. Photoshop can't phone home to Mummy so quits.
This is the first time I've used PS offline. It does give me the option to save - thank goodness.
23:12 UTC
HOW DO I MAKE A PATH CENTERED BETWEEN THESE WORK PATHS
The workpath i made perfectly outline the O and Y shape I made, but i havent been able to find any info online on how i could generate a path that perfectly centers between the workpath. The red line is the general shape (obviously not that messy) that i am looking for. Yes i know this is way easier on adobe illustrator, but i desire this on photoshop. PLEASE HELP
22:48 UTC
Do you know any apps that can create a halo over someone’s head
I know that there are apps where you can add photos to a background , for ex a picture of someone that has passed away, often of animals. A person did it for me when my dog died and now I want to do it to a friend. I have imikimi but I couldn’t find any halos.
22:34 UTC
In Photoshop CS6 Render "Clouds" Filter missing, Please Help?
I have Photoshop CS6 and using it in Win 8.1 Pro (64-Bit), so the "clouds" and "difference clouds" are missing from the "render" option under the Filters Menu.
When I look in the file folders, there is one "Clouds.8bf" file. Please help, how do I fix my photoshop cs6 so i can have "Clouds" and "Difference Clouds"?
22:30 UTC
Anybody figured out how to activate old photoshop?
I have an old macbook that my brother restored. When I had opened the macbook a couple of years ago it was working as if it was 2009 and I was able to use CS3 with no problems. I had specifically asked him not to connect to the internet, but he had forgotten about that and did. Not sure if this is what caused it, but now when I open CS3, it's asking me to activate CS3 over the internet, and is asking for an activation code.
Anyone have any advice on how to go around this, or is this a dead end?
22:05 UTC
( No Ai ) Blastoise i recreated using turtles, bolt screw and cay eyes - Curvedpedal
19:21 UTC
Creating a “tapered” line effect?
Hey all, sorry if this has been asked before but honestly I have no idea what the effect is called.
Looking to create a line effect like the white lines in the background where it goes from thick to thin at the top.
Thank you!
Credit for photo/paint scheme is Ryandaleydesign on Instagram
19:11 UTC
Can't set time duration in Timeline for frame-by-frame animation!
Hi! I'm a seasoned Photoshop user and from time to time I use the Timeline tool to make frame-by-frame animations for emails and such. For a few days now whenever I try and set the duration of a frame in my timeline, even if it was say 10 seconds, the timeline acts as if there's no duration set at all (the animation will speed through each frame rather than by the increments I set). Has anyone else had this problem? The video timeline functions fine but sometimes all I need to make is a frame by frame and the video timeline is a bit overkill.
Anyways I've tried updated my app, still no luck. Am I missing something?
18:31 UTC
Whenever i try to install photoshop this keeps happening
18:28 UTC
How to remove paper's texture?
Hi! So I usually scan my drawings and give them a little fix in Photoshop to remove the background but I always left them in outline/white bg
Today I tried painting one but the paper's texture came through and looks weird; I'd never noticed this before
How I usually remove the bg
Image -> Mode -> Grayscale and then Select -> Load Selection -> Channel -> Background Gray and hit Ok. From there I simply delete what was selected
How would you do it in order to get rid of that paper texture?
FYI: The "Remove background" feature often removes parts of the drawing hence why I don't use it
Also, added this image with a dark gray bg because it shows the most with dark colors
Thanks!
17:51 UTC
Recovering Lost Photoshop Files
For those familiar with Photoshop - I use Photoshop to edit various kinds of designs both for work and personal projects. Whenever I save the .PSD files, I always save them directly to the USB thumb drive plugged into my computer, never directly to my PC. I recently (stupidly) broke the thumb drive and don't have a backup for it.
Is there any way I can access copies of those .PSD files somewhere in my computer/Photoshop's cache? I would say its around ~100 files dating back to April 2024.
I have a Thinkpad running Windows 11 and Photoshop 25.6.0 (?) Not sure. Any help would be appreciated.
16:08 UTC
Unknowingly working in a non sRGB Colour Profile....
After spending a couple of hours last night editing a photo and finally getting a result I was happy with, I go to export only to find the result is drastically different than how it appeared in PS. After trying a few different export options, making sure to embed profile and all that jazz, I went to check the working space colour profile and low and behold it was set to Prophoto RGB instead of sRGB. Is there any way I can correct this without having to trash the previous 2 hours of work? The Prophoto>sRGB transition is resulting in losing a tonne of detail in the darks and brightening the highs, but not as bad as what's happening to the darks. Appreciate any help
15:56 UTC
Help: Dimension overlays stuck on screen.
15:53 UTC
Does anyone know how to achieve this pixl effect?
Book: Canova. I volti ideali Thank you!
14:53 UTC
Recreating thumbnail
Hello! I’m here to ask you pretty people for help with this thumbnail style.
Does anyone have a tutorial for such thumbnail?
14:23 UTC
What blur effect is used?
Title. Curious how to get this effect and what blur was used.
14:08 UTC
how do i remove background?
13:40 UTC
Color picker's color shows way more yellow than what it's actually picking
Running the latest version of photoshop , and Sequoia 15.0
12:35 UTC
Does anyone know how I can make only the background of this darker?
I'm trying to make the background of this photo darker and also keep the subject as light as possible, so the focus is on them. I'm trying to do this without cutting out the subject and stuff like that. Can anyone help? I'll also attach the inspiration I have for the edit.
11:28 UTC