Thanks for the suggestions. Be sure to hit the UpVote button at the top of the page if you'd like to see tools for perspective guides/grids and drawing.
i created an empty layer as asked, the vanishing point filter is greyed out and not accessible. im not sure why, i tried an empty layer, then a layer with something in it, and then a smart object. greyed out for all of them
it was 32 bits, i changed it to 16 bit and now the vanishing point filter works, thanks
im a little confused as to how i can create something like a one or 2 point perspective grid with this, much less get my lines to snap to it when i go back to drawing. it looks like a quite a heavy job laying out the grid, something you would do once and then save as a PNG file for futher use. is that right?
some other art software has a system where you can create a vanishing point and the lines you draw will snap to it as long as your perspective ruler tool is active, the grid itself does not have to have many visible lines in it. very easy to work with.
some other art software has a system where you can create a vanishing point and the lines you draw will snap to it as long as your perspective ruler tool is active,
Hi
Do you have Adobe Illustrator? It has a perspective grid with a vanishing point and your shapes will snap to it as you draw and resize them.
i have illustrator (actually i have the whole creative cloud package)
but i have always found illustrator very disorienting to use coming from photoshop, because it looks similar but functions totally differently
i will need to do some research to see how seamlessly this would fit into the workflow.
it needs to be very quick and intuitive to jump back and forth between the two in order to be useful for this application.
for example, you need to be able to do a roughdrawing, then make some grids based on it, do your linework snapped to the grids and then back to drawing freehand. later maybe do it again.
not sure if this is feasable using the two programs like that
i have illustrator (actually i have the whole creative cloud package)
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i will need to do some research to see how seamlessly this would fit into the workflow.
Hi,
I do one of two things. In both cases I make the image the same size in both AI and PS and use pixels and the same color mode (for me, RGB).
I place an image into Illustrator as a linked object and draw on top of it. Updating in PS updates the linked image in AI.
If I know it’s going back to PS, I place the image into Illustrator and embed it. Then I draw in Illustrator. Next I open the image in PS and place the Illustrator file as a SO, then open the SO and hide the image layer from the Illustrator SO.
I have no idea what would happen if I had an image placed as a link in Illustrator followed by including that linked image back into PS, but don’t trust double links. I include the image because without it, the Illustrator part does not keep its positioning when it goes into PS, and hiding that layer in the SO works for positioning.
Yet another option is that you can copy and paste paths between AI and PS. So you could draw in Illustrator using the Perspective Grid, then Release the paths from the grid and copy & paste to PS.
Photoshop doesn't have any instruments/tools to construct proper perspective grid "from the box". Why artist need to use "kludges" to make good-enough perspective grid in 2019? Our kludges: Perspective tools V2(extension), Custom path, 1 PP brushes, Images and files with established perspective grids (curvilinearperspective, isometric grids, carapace grids) and so on.. What is the problem to add normal tool for big part of your audience? Situation with the color wheel was the same (release in cc 2019).
This is a feature request, if such a thing doesn't already exist. But I've used photoshop for a long time, and I don't remember ever seeing any tool like this in the Photoshop tool sets. At least, not one that is easily accessible and easy to use. Is there a 'perspective grid' tool? Illustrator has the ability to create and lay out perspective grids as guides, to allow for artists to more easily create artwork with accurate perspective. It can be set up for one, two, and three point perspective.
Why doesn't Photoshop seem to have that? They have that weird 'vanishing point' tool, but it's not very intuitive or user-friendly, and doesn't stay on all the time as a reliable guide. I've seen several tutorials that show how to use the star creation tool to make your own perspective guides. But I'd rather see an in-program perspective guide tool in Photoshop. Something easier and more user-friendly.
Is there such a thing? And if not, WHY not? Adobe, can you add this for future updates?
"Why doesn't Photoshop seem to have that? They have that weird 'vanishing point' tool, but it's not very intuitive or user-friendly, and doesn't stay on all the time as a reliable guide."
Hi,
The Vanishing Point tool does not work very much at all like the Perspective Grid in Illustrator. I am guessing that the "why" is that PS at it's core is an image editor, whereas Illustrator is a vector drawing application.
I just downloaded the new version of photoshop 2020. I have one issue with the tool perspective wrap. The grid is smaller, and the little square makes the use very complicated. Does everyone know how to make the grid bigger?
Since the pixel option from the line tool has vanished in PS 2021 (which provided a fast and easy way to create custom/arbitrary "guides") this feature as more needed than ever before ...
Does anyone know if and when Photoshop plans to add a perspective tool similar to the feature that corel Painter has? I find it to be incredibly helpful in cases where I'm drawing a scene in 2 or 3 point perspective.
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