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Let’s make a line drawing using Adobe Photoshop! Turning a photo into a painted or illustrated look is a technique many Photoshop users come back to, especially when experimenting with stylized effects. If you don’t want to use Adobe Illustrator, here’s a technique that can help turn your photos into line drawings.One approach that continues to be popular is combining the Oil Paint filter with Poster Edges to create a bold, graphic, almost hand-rendered result. How to Create this Effect in Photoshop:  Step 1: Prepare your image Start with a high-contrast photo. Duplicate your background layer so you always have the original to fall back on. Step 2: Remove the background Use Select Subject or Remove Background to mask your image, then clean up any rough edges on the mask. Once it looks good, convert that masked layer into a Smart Object. Step 3: Apply the Oil Paint filter Go to Filter > Stylize > Oil Paint. Adjust the Stylization and Cleanliness sliders to smooth

Real‑time co‑editing for modern design teams!You can now edit the same Photoshop file - at the same time - with your design partners using Creative collaboration (beta), now available on Photoshop on the web and rolling out in Photoshop (Beta) on desktop.Creative collaboration makes it easy to invite teammates directly into your document and start designing together in real time. You’ll be able to see who’s joined, which layers they’re working on, and how edits evolve live in the History panel. No more version juggling or back‑and‑forth exports.How it works:Getting started is simple. Open a document in Photoshop (Beta) or Photoshop on the web, turn on Creative collaboration, invite collaborators by name or email, and jump in. Live co‑editing is available by invite only, and collaborative documents are saved to Creative Cloud so everyone stays in sync.Open a file in Photoshop (Beta) or Photoshop on the web Turn on Creative collaboration (beta) Invite teammates by name or email Start co‑

We’ve rolled out a small but important update with Photoshop 27.3.1. This release addresses a key issue impacting working with Generative AI features. What’s FixedResolved an issue where upgraded installations continued using Firefly Image 3 as the default generative model after updating from earlier versions. The update now correctly switches the default to the latest Firefly Fill & Expand model, ensuring you get the newest and most accurate generative capabilities by default.How to updateUpdate to Photoshop v27.3.1 to experience these improvements and elevate your creativity! Update Photoshop 

We're excited to announce the launch of Photoshop on iPhone version 2.0, packed with amazing new features we're sure you'll love exploring.What’s new  Editing just got a lot more intuitive and creative with Photoshop on iPhone. With Harmonize, you can drop people or objects into your images and have lighting and color automatically blend for a clean, natural result that feels like it was always there. Portrait editing is just as seamless, with Photoshop automatically recognizing facial features so you can easily refine expressions, adjust details, or enhance your photos with precision. And when you want a quick refresh, one-click effects let you instantly apply effects to style, color, and texture of your images for a new look in seconds—all right from your phone. Read more about the October release here.  Update Photoshop on iPhone to the latest version through the Apple App Store and explore the new tools for faster, more intelligent editing. To check if Photoshop on iPhone is compat

Big update for creators, Photoshop just got even more powerful inside ChatGPT.We’ve just rolled out new updates to Photoshop for ChatGPT, and this one is a game-changer! This feature is available to all ChatGPT users, including free users! What’s NewUntil now, you could make quick adjustments to color settings, making your pictures vibrant. You can now create complete generative edits with simple text prompts, adding, removing, or replacing elements, generating entirely new backgrounds, editing specific objects or people, and adjusting lighting or color,  all with a small prompt! No more complex tools! No steep learning curve! You simply type your idea and watch it come to life. What makes this even more powerful is what happens next. Once you’re happy with your edit, you can take your image into Photoshop on web or mobile to keep refining and building on it.  Let’s dive in!Getting started is straightforward. Open Photoshop for ChatGPT , connect your account, upload an image, and start

Photoshop 27.4 is now available, bringing improved generative results and fixes that came directly from your reports What’s New Generate Similar now uses the enhanced Firefly Fill & Expand model. Generate Similar lets you create new variations from an existing image. With this update, you should see higher-quality and more consistent results when using Generative Fill and Generative Expand. Learn more about Generate Similar in this article. If you use Generate Similar regularly, we’d love to hear how it’s working for you. Get started in PhotoshopBug Fixes — Thanks to You The following issues were identified and upvoted by members of this community. Thank you for flagging them and helping us prioritize:  Gradient tool in Multiply mode on a layer mask not working as expected   Floating tab documents jumping to the front after saving  Select People not creating selections in CMYK documents  Your reports and upvotes directly influence what gets addressed. Please keep them coming.  

We’ve just released Photoshop v27.2, bringing performance enhancements and fixes for customer-reported issues. Support for the Flux.2 Pro Model in Photoshop DesktopGet results that are closer to your intended style with the new Flux.2 Pro partner model, now available in Generative Fill. This model helps deliver more refined and stylistically accurate generations to support your creative workflow. Learn more about Flux 2.0 Pro in Generative Fill. Bug Fixes — Thanks to You The following issues were identified and upvoted by members of this community. Thank you for flagging them and helping us prioritize: Stroke applied to text fills the entire bounding box.  Loading Presets appends numbers to the folder oddly.  Select Subject features are not working through Actions. Photoshop freezes when we try to manually enter numbers in the color picker in Replace Color. [Mac] With Find Layers, the Name field becomes out of focus when entering text after displaying "No layers match the filter". Colo

Start exploring new creative possibilities. Photoshop 27.3 brings powerful enhancements designed to give you more control, smoother workflows, and smarter AI-powered results. What’s NewWe’re excited to introduce several powerful updates designed to enhance your image editing workflow. With the new Clarity and Dehaze adjustment layers, you can easily boost mid-tone contrast and reduce haze while keeping your original image untouched. The latest Firefly models in Generative Fill and Generative Expand now deliver more accurate, higher-quality AI-generated results to help bring your ideas to life. Plus, the updated Remove tool makes it faster than ever to clean up your images by quickly removing unwanted objects or people. Read more about these and other new feature in this release here.  Bug Fixes — Thanks to You The following issues were identified and upvoted by members of this community. Thank you for flagging them and helping us prioritize:  When accessed via UXP, the new Clarity and 

Big news for Photoshop creators! We’re excited to bring Gemini (Nano Banana) and Flux Kontext Pro into Photoshop’s Generative Fill workflow, unlocking advanced creative tools like style transfer, text editing, object modification, and complex transformations—all non-destructively. How to use: Open a file → select an area (Select All or Selection Brush) Click Generative Fill → tap the Model Picker Choose your AI model → enter a prompt → generate!  Click here for more details. Pro Tips: Use loose selections and avoid hard edges Provide clear prompts for better results Flux Kontext for context-aware, seamless backgrounds Nano Banana for stylistic fills and detail preservation   Generation Credits Summary: Adobe Firefly models (standard Generative Fill & Expand) use 1 credit per generation. Partner AI models are premium and consume more credits: Gemini 3 (Nano Banana Pro) = 40 credits Gemini 2.5 (Nano Banana) = 10 credits FLUX.2 Pro = 20 credits FLUX.1 Kont

Harmonize is now available across Photoshop on desktop and web, and mobile. What’s new Say goodbye to mismatched colors and endless blending! The latest feature Harmonize is now live in Photoshop 27.0! With just one click, you can create realistic composites—this smart tool automatically adjusts color, lighting, and shadows so your designs look seamless.Get StartedStart by opening your background image, then place your object image on a new layer above it. If needed, remove the object’s background using the Contextual Task Bar. Select the object layer in the Layers panel, then resize and reposition it to fit your scene. Finally, click Harmonize in the Contextual Task Bar and choose the variation that best blends the object with the background. For more details, click here. Click here to update Photoshop to version 27.0 using the Creative Cloud desktop app.  Join the conversation How has Harmonize changed the way you work? Share your experience, ask questions, and see how others are usi