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    Filling line art with gradients

    Hi, I can't seem to be able to fill in my line art with gradients. I used the pen tool to make the line art on one layer. The gradient tool just splashes my whole layer instead of the sections I want. What can I do to change this? I'm trying to follow this low-poly spin tutorial...
  2. SPWA

    Question: Appearance after Merging group.

    Hey everyone, I'm still busy learning bits & bobs. Haven't been posting a lot recently but I have a question about something that is foxing me. I will use the below Bubble image as an example. If I make an image using (in most cases) multiple layers, but my end goal is to have a single layer...
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    What's the pre-composition equivalent in photoshop?

    In after effects you can place things inside compositions then maneuver within these compositions when you need to and change things and it'll reflect in your main composition. What is the photoshop equivalent? Basically what I'm trying to do is apply effects with an adjustment layer and have it...
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    How to make gifs layered on top in one gif?

    I want to make gifs like these... http://delenaismylife.tumblr.com/post/109790436214/ooooh-could-this-be-the-day-ive-waited-for How do I get them layered onto one like that?
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    Cloud in the sky want selection and insert color emphasis

    Hello, I wondered if someone would hear me out and possibly help or advise me. In the attachment there is a great picture of a bass jumping with the sky and sunset in the background. I added a white paw to the sky and hope to make it look or blend in as a beleivable cloud in the sky. My novice...
  6. ibclare

    Greyed Layers

    I have, on more than one occasion, experienced layers going from highlighted to greyed out. The only way I have found to return accessibility is to double click the layer to bring up the layer styles palette, which restores the highlighted layer. Even at that, however, I can't use the mask...
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    How do I achieve this effect?

    Hi. Here's what I wanna do: I want to find a way to make the legs and hands of this monster disappear behind the chairs, table and candle, in a way that it really feels like he is just entering the room. how Can I do this? The monster is a totally different layer. Everything else is one single...
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    Black silhouette has gray trim that requires removal. Assistance Requested.

    The attached picture is the black silhouette of a bass with transparent background (on its layer) but when I isolated it and did a background eraser a remnant of gray outline remains in many areas of the picture (this can be seen by turning on the black layer also in the file). I have tried to...
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    Drop shadow for colour fill layer won't crop along edges....

    I keep running into this problem, I'm using Photoshop CS6. What happens is I'm using a colour fill layer in a rendering and I’ve applied a drop shadow. The shadow somehow is being applied to the outside edges of the page where there is nothing to shadow, so there will be grey/black on 2 sides...
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    Problem when merging 2D layer with 3D object

    Hi Everyone, I am encountering a problem with Photoshop CS5. I have an object in .3ds file format, and I was able to import it to PS. I would like to add an image to it, which is in jpg format. I opened the .3ds file, and then on a new layer the image jpg file. The problem is, when I set the...
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    Photomerge no longer creating layer masks

    Hi all, Currently experiencing an issue using Photomerge. It no longer is creating any layer masks. When I merge two photos together (ie, focus stacking), it simply stacks one photo on top of another and creates a short border. I was using photomerge this morning and had no issues - it just...
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    Help needed with using Patterns with Actions

    New to the site and I'm wondering if anyone could give me a little assistance! I have jpegs of a LOT of fabric swatches that are to be inserted into a PSD file of a living room as the window blinds and this needs to be achieved via an Action. The way they are intended to work is: • the...
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    Unwanted outline on "lasso'd" and "rotated" selection in new layer

    As a test, open a new file and fill it with all black, then use the lasso tool (with zero feather and no anti-alias checked) to outline a closed area within. Then copy and paste this selection to a new layer. Unclick the background layer so that you can see the new layer is all blank except...
  14. Mansson

    How do I select _all_ pixels in a layer?

    I've noticed that I get a good flow painting over a textured canvas (blank canvases are not for me) when doing so I work with a brush with the opacity set to about 45 and two layers, the bg textures and the actual image. When I feel I'm done with my sketch I want to exclude the bg layer but...
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    I need help with extracting a specific part of an animated GIF.

    Until now, the method I have used for extracting specific parts from an animated GIF was through the use of the Quick selection tool and layer masks. I would select, on a frame by frame basis, the part I want to keep, refine the edges, then apply a layer mask to remove the remainder of the GIF...
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    Pixel count in histogram

    Hi all, I'm working with a marine imaging lab and have been utilizing Photoshop CC to make area measurements of sediment profile images (SPI) of the sub-seafloor. Our camera set up utilizes a camera inside of a wedged prism that penetrates the seafloor and takes a photograph of the...
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    Colour subject with B&W background help

    Many moons ago I was able to do this edit in a previous version of Photoshop. But I seem to have lost my way on it again, So im hoping you guru's can help me to recall how its done. I want to have a COLOUR subject against a B&W background. from what I recall you have to create a second layer...
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    Brushes doesn´t work on actions

    I have a problem doing actions. This is what I am trying to do. Open file New layer Paint the new layer 100% black Then use a brush to clear certain areas on the new layer Merge image Save image Stop action When I apply this action, the images I get are completely black. I believe the brush...
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    Blending to only affect one layer (CS6).

    This is a pretty basic question but having trouble describing it so that I can get a good result on Google. I'm using Photoshop CS6. Let's say I'm working with an image that has 4 layers. The 3rd layer has a brush that I want to colorize by drawing a gradient on the 4th layer and selecting the...
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    How may I move a layer by pixels equal to the width of the layer?

    Hi Something I do very often is duplicate a layer, and then move the duplicate right by a number of pixels equal to the size of the layer...I have worked out how to record my actions used for creating the new layer, but can't figure out how to set up the move correctly in a script, since the...
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