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I want to make some of my photos look like watercolour images.  I am following a (very good) tutorial, but when I use the Dry Brush and Cutout filters, the image becomes very contrasty and parts of it go totally black which doesn't look great and doesn't look like a watercolour either (haven't tried other filters so not sure if the same thing will happen). I've clipped a part of the image to illustrate.

I have a current Creative Cloud subscription and have not been able to update Photoshop (desktop) past v24.4.0.I've tried signing out and back in and various other solutions I have seen on this forum but nothing works...it still does not show as an available update.I have Photoshop (Beta) installed and that will update...it is currently up to v25.2I am looking forward to solving this issue asapAttached are:system info from within Help> System Infoscreenshot of CC app update panel 

PS locks up when clicking on Adobe Camera Raw (Photoshop v. 26.3.0)I am using work computer Lenovo Think Pad w. NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q graphics care and using Windows 11 Pro x64 v23H2. Any ideas why?

Every file I open up in Photoshop looks like a weird collage intil I resize it or zoom in and out.  Wondering if this is a bug or some setting I need to switch on or off?  Thanks in advance!

Hope this is the right place to post this, apologies if its not. This is my first time posting to the forum. I am seeing some discrepancies when bringing raw images into Photoshop and then exporting. I am shooting in raw format, then importing into camera raw in Photoshop. I make my necessary edits, etc. then when bringing into Photoshop, I remove any dust or scratches that are on the photo itself. When attempting to select and automatic fill, I am noticing that it is filling with the incorrect color, and the selection appears pixelated. Furthermore, when exporting as a JPEG, the image is drastically different than what I see in Photoshop itself. I have tried exporting in different qualities, as JPEG, as PNG, etc. not quite sure what is causing this. I have the correct lens profile selected in camera raw as well.

I have a picture of a person in the car. I want to simulate his head hitting the steering well. His head and body will move but the legs and probably the hands will not move. I am a real novice. I went through a lot of YT videos but I have a hard time materialize the project. You can look at the sample picture here. https://unsplash.com/photos/a-man-driving-a-car-with-a-steering-wheel-xvr3FfshuwU Can you tell me how to achieve this?Thank you in advance.

Hi,After last weekend's break to focus on the forum banner challenge, the deadline for which has been extended*, this week we return to a normal Something For The Weekend challenge.I therefore bring to you the SFTW Gentlemen's Barber Shop, which is actually a 3D scene I modelled over the last few days. I got the idea from an image Dag posted a couple of weeks ago. What will you do with it? Will you make it a scene from Sweeney Todd, or the Barber of Seville, or Hair..... ? Or will you do something else entirely?As always, anything goes as long as it meets the forum rules on decency, copyright etc.Anyone is welcome to have a go - whether you are a complete beginner or a Photoshop expert.There are no prizes apart from the chance to practice, show off, or bring a bit of humour and fun.When posting back your edited images please use jpeg and downsize to 1200px on the long side.To download the image below in jpeg format with ICC color profile (sRGB) and without the forum scaling artefacts ,

Greetings, I have a simple request. Does anyone have an answer or can advise on viewing Photoshop processed jpegs on today's TVs? I have a number of such files that my LG OLED television (circa 2017) refuses to make viewable. It doesn't matter if they are low-res, high-res, 300kb, 10 MB in size, or 150 MB. The name I tag the images with doesn't seem to make any difference either (as in naming them with special characters, numbers...). There is some strange thing that's happening, because images processed in the same or similar manners are there, while others only show a broken, slashed-through icon. No difference I can tell! It was recommended by an Adobe agent that I try saving the pictures at 200 dpi rather than the usual 350 that most have been shot at. All photos can be viewed if I don't process them in Pshop. I've come across some information explaining there are disconnects with certain devices reading Pshop processed files, but I hope to fix this. Can anyone help? Have you

The only tool on my screen is the hand tool. Nothing else works. I tried restarting the program and nothing works

I accidentally hit some keys, and now I can’t move my window. How to fix? Photoshop 2025

After too many problems with Windows machines over the years, I am considering buying a MacBook laptop. I'm a keen amateur photographer who uses Photoshop and Lightroom Classic to edit my photos for personal use. My budget is flexible: I would rather pay more for good performance and future-proofing than just squeak by with the bare minimum to do what I want to do.  I seek feedback on the following specs/configuration recommended by an Apple salesperson, who said that he himself uses these programs. This includes any thoughts on how upgrading any of the specs might improve performance or anything else I should be thinking about.16-inch MacBook Pro• Apple M4 Pro chip with 14 core CPU, 20 core GPU, 16 core Neural Engine• 48GB unified memory• 140W USB-C Power Adapter• 512GB SSD storage• Three Thunderbolt 5 ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, headphone jack, MagSafe 3 port• 16-inch Liquid Retina XDR display• Standard display• Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID - US English• Accessory

I've create two circular shapes (in a letter size project) that are meant to be a logo.When I use this logo in the website and size it down, it loses it's quality.I've exported the logo in DIFFERENT formats and can't achieve Can someone help me with this?

This seems to be a bug but no one else is talking about it.  Whenever I enhance a image, it looks amazing.  Unless I try to print it.  When I print it, or enlarge it on a giant screen, it becomes clear that the vibrancy was not changed to compensate. and the picutre will look desaturated considerably.  I keep playing with the vibrance and trying to re print it.  But it still always looks too saturated or too un-saturated.   I am using v25.12.1  On pc, Windoes 10 the bug has persisted ever since enhancement was created and I update often hoping it has been fixed.  I

For a long time I've been using Photoshop Elements Organizer to catalog and manage my large collection of photographic images.  I'm curious to hear what application other people are using.  I'm a Windows 11 user, make extensive use of Photoshop, Bridge and Adobe Camera Raw.  While I'm generally satisfied with the PSE Organizer (2022 version),  I'm always on the lookout for a cataloging application that might be better.  Any thoughts?

ALGUIEN MAS TIENE EL PROBLEMA CON LA OPCIÓN DE RESTAURACIÓN DE FOTOS? A MI ME SALE QUE ESTA OPCIÓN ESTA TEMPORALMENTE DESABILITADA DEBIDO A UN ERROR... 

Estoy experimentando un problema al intentar abrir Nik Collection como filtro en Photoshop 2025 en mi MacBook Pro con macOS Sequoia 15.3.1. Hasta hace poco, Nik Collection funcionaba correctamente, pero ahora, cuando intento acceder a él desde el menú de filtros, no se abre ni muestra ningún mensaje de error. Simplemente no pasa nada.Alguna sugerencia?Gracias!!!

I am running Photoshop 20.0.5 on latest Windows 10 pro.I have unistalled, rebooted and installed again.When I create a Color Lookup adjustment layer, I noticed Abstract profiles (settings) are missing and have to search for them not in Presets of Photoshop but in C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Color Profiles. Any rational explanation?Well, I copy this folder to Photoshop>Presets, where I can easier and logically remember where to find them.The problem is that when I wish to select a profile I have to load it, one by one. and after doing it, they do not stick or remain listed in the drop down window, as my snapshot shows.And what about any DeviceLink profiles, are they not available for Windows 10? I am unable to find any on my PC.

Yet another bug with the update to Photoshop 2020. I'm placing an image and it keeps snapping back to the placement origin point during resize or move. This is incredibly frustrating. Any ideas?

HiI have an old version of the Creative Suite Production Premium (CS5), which I've been using quite happily since I first bought it in 2010. Throughout the years I've successfully installed it on new computers, with no activation issues, however, my PC had to go in for repairs last week, and after it was returned to me, I get an: 'Activation limit reached for Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium.'The suite has only ever been installed on the one PC (currently Windows 11), so I'm not sure what's going on. There are no activated devices listed in my Adobe account so I can't do anything about it there. How do I get this sorted?Any help would be gratefully received!Cheers!

Good day everyone!So it appears that out of nowhere when opening Photoshop, it shows that the external hard drive (1 TB) I use as a scratch disk has the same amount of free space as my Mac internal storage. I've used this disk before as a scratch disk and it hasn't been a problem until now, I don't know where this is coming from but I gotta say it's quite stressful as I use Photoshop more often than not for my school projects. I use a 2023 MacBook Air M2.

Hi all. I have a small script that should open all folders and change all text layers. But I need to change text layers in smart objects too and this is the biggest problem. I don't know why but I can only get the name of the smart object and nothing else. function replaceTextInLayers(layer) {    if (layer.kind == LayerKind.TEXT) {                var currentText = layer.textItem.contents;        var newText = findTranslation(currentText);        layer.textItem.contents = newText;             }else if(layer.kind === LayerKind.SMARTOBJECT) {        alert("Name of smart object: " + layer.name)        layer.smartObject.editContents();        var smartDoc = app.activeDocument;        if (smartDoc != null) {            alert("Layers count in smart objects: " +

My layers have suddenly for not reason (that i know of) stopped auto raise.   How can I get them to go back to auto-raise.       (In truth I'd never have chosen auto-raise, but after years and years with it, it's very hard to re-adjust.)thanks,Judy

A couple days ago, i found myself unable to use blur gallery. i don't what i did or what's wrong but this is all that opens when i click any of the blur gallery options. How do i fix it? What should i do? 

Adjutment layers in CMYK are all messed up. Some RGB setings are visible in CMYK such as Black & White but don't work, and Curves, Hue/Saturation are all greyed out!Makes working in CMYK very dificult!  

why would I not be able to select it?(see video)