Top Questions - Editing Geeks most recent 30 from http://www.editinggeeks.com 2010-03-10T20:44:47Z http://www.editinggeeks.com/feeds http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/20/in-photoshop-is-there-a-way-to-use-a-brush-tool-to-reduce-the-amount-of-red-in-a In photoshop, is there a way to use a brush tool to reduce the amount of red in a picture? Lana 2009-10-21T02:46:21Z 2010-03-10T18:25:53Z <p>I know you can adjust the color balance of a whole photo or of a highlighted area, but is there a way to do it with a brush tool? like set the specifications, then brush over the area you want to change. it would be so much easier! Please tell me there's a way.</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/19/how-do-i-crop-a-picture How do I crop a picture? Lana 2009-10-21T02:36:53Z 2010-03-10T13:25:57Z <p>I need to crop a picture by 2" by 2", exactly. My professor mentioned using the marquee tool and inputting the values, but I don't know how to bring up the window.</p> <p>Thanks.</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/75/photoshop-text-spacing-problem Photoshop text spacing problem scraper 2009-11-03T14:17:08Z 2010-03-10T01:26:49Z <p>All of my text comes out like this: H A P P Y</p> <p>It should come out like this: HAPPY</p> <p>How can I change it back to normal? </p> <p>I am using Photoshop Elements 5.0 and I have no clue how this happened.</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/16/how-do-i-cut-out-the-corners-of-a-picture-in-photoshop-cs4-to-make-them-round How do i cut out the corners of a picture in photoshop cs4 to make them round? anonymous 2009-10-19T22:13:43Z 2010-03-09T04:25:39Z <p>I was able to make the corners round but now i have white edges in the picture. Can someone please tell me how I can cut out those white edges? </p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/13/how-to-get-brushes-for-cs2 How to get brushes for CS2 WellOfKnowledge 2009-10-19T19:46:45Z 2010-03-09T02:26:33Z <p>How do I find more brushes for CS2 and get them to work in the program? Hopefully free brushes :) I can find a few but then they're just files, I have no idea where they go.</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/9/gradient-eraser Gradient Eraser CactusGalactus 2009-10-19T06:10:32Z 2010-03-09T02:26:33Z <p>Salutations. I'm trying use gradient tool as if it were an eraser? Is this possible? </p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/8/why-does-my-rectanguar-selection-keep-turning-into-an-oval Why does my rectanguar selection keep turning into an oval? anonymous 2009-10-19T02:16:57Z 2010-03-09T00:25:03Z <p>When I try to use my rectangular marquee tool, its switching my selection to an oval shape. Does anyone know why this is happening it is drivng me nuts?</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/73/how-to-add-brushes-in-photoshop How to add brushes in Photoshop? scraper 2009-11-02T16:37:41Z 2010-03-09T00:25:03Z <p>I have downloaded some brushes but I don't how to add them to Photoshop.</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/3/how-do-i-deselect-hide-a-path How do I deselect/hide a path? Larry 2009-10-17T18:37:42Z 2010-03-07T01:26:04Z <p>Every time a create a path using the pen or shape tool I cannot deselect/hide it. I do not want to delete the path because I may want to use it later but I don't want it to be visible either. </p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/5/is-it-possible-to-edit-a-gradient-once-it-is-created Is it possible to edit a gradient once it is created? Larry 2009-10-17T19:00:23Z 2010-03-07T01:26:04Z <p>The gradient tool doesn't allow you to edit (i.e. change colors) gradients once they are created. Is there a way to create a gradient so they can be edited later on?</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/71/how-can-i-change-the-color-of-the-sketch-on-photoshop How can I change the color of the sketch on Photoshop? scraper 2009-10-30T04:20:43Z 2010-03-05T10:31:03Z <p>Like let's say you drew something in pencil, you scanned it but you want it to be blue instead. </p> <p>How would you do it? </p> <p>I want it to be just the way it was before but a different color.</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/86/looking-for-freeware-cards-clipart Looking for freeware cards clipart umen 2009-11-26T07:28:05Z 2010-03-04T23:28:15Z <p>Hello all for my freeware card game im looking for freeware cards (poker soliter kind of cards ) graphics does any one knows where i can download such cards ?</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/63/how-can-i-make-a-raindrop-in-photoshop How can I make a raindrop in photoshop? scraper 2009-10-29T00:47:59Z 2010-03-04T08:26:10Z <p>I am working on a logo for my company. We install sprinkler systems so I want to add a few rain drops to my logo.</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/65/is-it-posibe-to-create-shapes-inside-of-shapes-in-photoshop Is it posibe to create shapes inside of shapes in photoshop? scraper 2009-10-29T02:17:41Z 2010-03-04T08:26:10Z <p>I am very beginner, and need to know how to make a shape with other shapes inside it. When I try, it only allows me to put in one line, then when I put in another, it erases the first one.</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/32/can-i-fill-part-of-a-path-without-stroking-it-first Can I fill part of a path without stroking it first? scraper 2009-10-21T20:27:53Z 2010-03-03T20:24:52Z <p>I traced a drawing with the pen tool in photoshop and now I want to color it. I want to know how to use the paint bucket tool to color certain parts of my paths without stroking the paths first.</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/55/why-are-some-of-the-brushes-in-photoshop-elements-7-0-transparent-when-used Why are some of the brushes in Photoshop elements 7.0 transparent when used? scraper 2009-10-27T19:22:05Z 2010-03-03T05:27:52Z <p>I am fairly new to photoshop elements and I have downloaded some new brushes to use of fruit, sports stuff, etc. When I use them the result is a very transparent picture.</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/57/why-do-photoshop-brushes-only-show-the-top-left-corner Why do photoshop brushes only show the top left corner? scraper 2009-10-27T22:20:24Z 2010-03-03T03:24:36Z <p>In photoshop, the brushes appear normal when they're small. As soon as I make them bigger only the top left corner of them show up.</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/59/why-cant-my-brush-paint-in-color Why can't my brush paint in color? Larry 2009-10-27T22:34:59Z 2010-03-03T03:24:36Z <p>Photoshop wont let me pick colors when i try to use the brush tool. Everything shows up as gray, white, and black colors. </p> <p>How do I fix this problem? </p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/53/is-photoshop-cs2-compatible-with-windows-7 Is photoshop CS2 compatible with windows 7? scraper 2009-10-27T19:12:20Z 2010-03-03T01:24:56Z <p>It runs fine on vista, but I want to be sure before upgrading to windows 7</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/51/how-come-i-keep-getting-the-error-selected-area-is-empty How come I keep getting the error "selected area is empty"? scraper 2009-10-27T02:34:12Z 2010-03-02T07:27:45Z <p>I'm trying to copy &amp; paste but I keep getting a message that says "Could not complete copy command because the selected area is empty."</p> <p>I'm not using my background, I added another layer.</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/29/is-it-possible-to-limit-how-many-shades-of-gray-are-in-a-grayscale-image Is it possible to limit how many shades of gray are in a grayscale image scraper 2009-10-21T19:56:28Z 2010-03-01T10:24:50Z <p>I am using photoshop and I would like to know if there is a way to control the number of shades in a gray in the image? I want to create an image that has 32 shades of gray (i.e. 0, 7, 15, ..., 255). </p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/44/how-can-i-make-a-custom-brush-in-photoshop How can I make a custom brush in Photoshop? scraper 2009-10-26T01:12:44Z 2010-03-01T05:27:27Z <p>I have this <a href="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/CBasedLifeform/ZbrushBrow.png" rel="nofollow">image</a>. </p> <p>How do I put it on top of an image (a photo of a face as a mustache or eye brow, for example) and make it so that only the black portion shows and the white areas are transparent so that the person 's face shows through the white areas but not the black areas? I also want the gray areas to be semi-transparent.</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/42/in-photoshop-how-can-i-rotate-an-image-after-i-paste-it-into-another-image In Photoshop, how can I rotate an image after I paste it into another image? scraper 2009-10-25T20:32:42Z 2010-03-01T02:25:15Z <p>I am using photoshop to combine two pictures. I open the first picture, then paste in the second picture. Once the second picture is pasted, I want to rotate it. I do not want the first one to be rotated. </p> <p>How can I do this?</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/40/question-about-photoshop-rgb-color-channels Question about photoshop RGB Color Channels? scraper 2009-10-25T03:10:37Z 2010-02-28T09:26:14Z <p>I'm editing a photo and I need to shut off the blue color channel in order to get the yellow tint it produces. Everytime I shut it off, it wont save like that, it just turns back on. </p> <p>Is there a way to shut it off?</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/35/how-to-add-colour-to-photoshop-brushes How to add colour to photoshop brushes? scraper 2009-10-22T16:13:29Z 2010-02-27T08:26:47Z <p>I've made a set of brushes, but I can't find an efficient way to add a touch of a different colour to them. Does anyone know how I could do this?</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/37/how-do-i-make-everything-black-and-white-with-just-one-object-in-color How do I make everything black and white with just one object in color? scraper 2009-10-22T19:14:07Z 2010-02-26T17:25:00Z <p>I have a picture with a person standing on the road. I want to make the background black &amp; white but have the person in color.</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/69/creating-transparent-gif-in-photoshop Creating transparent .gif in photoshop? scraper 2009-10-30T02:39:51Z 2010-02-26T02:24:29Z <p>I'm trying to make an animated .gif, in Photoshop, that contains several layers of transparency. There are several layers each having a different transparency. It looks great when viewed in the work area, but after saving it, the image appears to have only two levels of transparency. The spots where the pixels are completely opaque and spots where there are no pixels at all; there is no in-between. </p> <p>I have the transparency checkbox is checked s I don't understand what the problem is.</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/79/how-can-i-fade-a-box-into-the-background-with-photoshop-cs3 How can I fade a box into the background with Photoshop CS3? scraper 2009-11-04T18:56:34Z 2010-02-26T02:24:29Z <p>I created a square shape with the marquee tool and filled it with a gradient. I tried lowering the opacity but that didn't work. </p> <p>Is there any way I can make the colour of this shape fade into nothing?</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/34/using-pen-tool-to-draw-proper-lines Using Pen tool to draw proper lines? scraper 2009-10-22T16:08:10Z 2010-02-26T00:25:22Z <p>I'm trying to create line drawn animation. My friend sent me a bitmap image of the background, but it is not of good quality. Therefore, i do not want to convert it to a vector graphic directly.</p> <p>Instead, I am using photoshop's pen tool to trace the image out, but it just keeps giving me a coloured area whenever I have more than three points.</p> <p>How should I use the pen tool to create line drawings.</p> http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/49/how-can-i-save-my-picture-so-it-has-a-transparent-background How can I save my picture so it has a transparent background? scraper 2009-10-26T23:47:36Z 2010-02-26T00:25:21Z <p>I have just made a simple button in Photoshop. I want to save it so that the background is transparent. I have tried saving it as a jpg, PNG, and gif but the background keeps showing up. How can I get rid of it?</p>