I think you could accomplish what you want by using a black and white gradient in the layer mask for the adjustments. Black hides the adjustment, white shows the adjustment and gray with partially show/partially hide the adjustment. ... View more

This is one way you could do it. Draw a straight horizontal line (stroke color, no fill). Effect > Transform > ZigZag. Select Smooth and adjust Ridges and Size. Object > Expand Appearance. Effect > Transform > Free Distort. Manipulate the points as needed Object > Expand Appearance You can then rotate to the angle you wish.   ... View more

You could try uninstall/reinstall with the Adobe CC Cleaner tool. It has a BAT fike that has fixed a couple of problems for me. https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/cc-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html   Im not able to repliate the issue. I have to assume that you are using the eyedropper correctly, holding it down on a photoshop image and without letter go of holding down on the mouse, moving it outside Photoshop to copy a color. ... View more

I think you'l need to post the actual illustration in order for someone to troubleshoot it. ... View more

Log your request at https://www.adobe.com/products/wishform.html   ... View more

To add one image into another image, open both images in Photoshop. Select the first image you want to add to the second image and with the Move tool, drag the first image over the title bar of the second image. Do not release the mouse. That should activate the second image. Drag the first image down into the second image and then release the mouse. Alternatively, you can select the first image and copy it into the second image. However, the first image avoids the clipboard which can be memory intensive. ... View more

One way would be to put the shape on a separate layer then Edit > Free Transform > Warp. Manually manipulate the handles until the shape conforms to the brim of the hat. You can add more control points by Control or Command clicking on the shape. ... View more

You asked if there was a way to change the shortcut. Under Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts, ... View more

I'm not able to replicate the issue. If resetting preferences doesn't fix the problem, perhaps uninstall/reinstall. If that doesn't work, you might try uninstall/reinstall with the Adobe CC Cleaner Tool. The Cleaner Tool has a .bat file that can fix problems that a regular uninstall/reinstall doesn't. On rare occasions, it has fixed problems for me in Photoshop. ... View more

Make sure  you're not in Isolation mode. You might try resetting preferences.  ... View more

I agree with Monika. You prefer to avoid drawing the shape manually, but sometimes, as in this case, that is the fastest and best method. ... View more

The Image Trace > Line Art setting will give you a single line. However, Illustrator doesn't always give the results you might want using that setting. ... View more

I may not be understanding correctly. With the horizontal canvas, coiuldn't you choose Image > Image Rotation > 90 degrees? ... View more

Not sure what the font is. One way to create the effect would be type the text, duplicate it and paste the duplicate in back. Give the duplicate a thick stroke and match the stroke and fill color. Move the duplicate down slightly. Repeat for the next duplicates. ... View more

With the Direct Selection tool, select only the 2 points that you want to join. Then choose Object > Path > Average. That will ensure that both anchor points are directly on top of each other. With the 2 anchor points still selected, choose Object > Path > Join. ... View more

This could be caused by any number of reasons. Check the Warp tool brush size. On the right side of the Liquify dialog box, under Properties, make sure that Pressure is set to 100%. Make sure that you are not working on a locked layer. If the layer is not locked, make sure that you are working on the corret layer. It could even be an issue with your graphic processor -- Under Preferences > Performance, try turning Use Graphics Processor on or off. And, make sure that your graphics processor is up to date. ... View more

I'm not able to replicate this, but here are some things to try -- Under View menu, turnoff Snap to Grid, turn off Snap to Pixel, Turn off Align to Pixel Grid.  If that doesn't work, you might try resetting Preferences, under General in Preferences. ... View more

Take a look at Type > Document Footnote Options. The default should look like this: If you are using a Character Style for the footnote, make sure it includes Superscript. It is possible that the document is corrupt. If that is the case, select all the text and paste it into a new document.  ... View more

In the gradient drop down list, make sure that Basics is chosen. An abrupt transition, like the one in your image, can result if  you click instead of drag across an area. It can also happen if the beginning and ending colors are close to each other in the Gradient Editor dialog box. ... View more

Stephen Marsh's question is crucial. If you saved as JPG or any of the other file formats that don't support layers, the file would be flattened to a 'Background'. ... View more

Your work looks fine to me. Not sure exactly what you are trying to achieve. You might get some tips from this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XrFRQ_2yyw   ... View more

Photoshop will default to whichever image quality you chose last. ... View more

I just updated to the current version of Bridge and it is taking hours to generate previews. ... View more

As Mike mentioned, we need more detail to diagnose the problem. There are many possible reasons for the crashes. You may need to uninstall and reinstall Illustrator There may be an application on your computer that is causing incompatibility with Illustrator. You may need to upgrade to the newest version of Illustrator. Resetting Illustrator preference might fix the problem Try disabling GPU acceleration in Preferences. Or it is possible that you may need to update your graphics card driver. ... View more

Take note of where you save files so that you can access older files more easily. I like using Adobe Bridge which is a very visual way to access folders of related files. ... View more

It looks like the image has a white background. If you make the background transparent instead of white, the emboss should work. ... View more

After you use Arc Rounded, add a new mesh line using the Mesh tool. If you don't see the Mesh tool, click the 3 dots at the bottom of the Tools panel and choose Advanced. With the Mesh selected, select the Mesh tool and click in the center to add a new mesh line. With the Anchor Point tool, click the bottom center anchor point. With Pen tool, you can hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) and individually manipulate the handles that stick out on the left and right. You can also repolition the anchor, but it is a delilcate situation so be careful as you are manipulating handles and anchor points. ... View more