Photoshop_User_-_February_2016

the content is patiently waiting in your Libraries panel.) Suddenly

everything—menus, fonts, signs, logos, or textures—looks a lot

more interesting. My favorite use of this app is converting my

son’s napkin sketches into scalable, archival media.

STEP TWO: While the default is a live camera, remember that

you can access any imagery from your camera roll, Creative

Cloud account, and more by simply tapping the thumbnail in

the lower right.

STEP THREE: The trick to creating a great vector is tapping the

main image window to preview the effect, then using the slider

to adjust the intensity—be careful of shadows and overlapping

content.

STEP FOUR: At the Refine screen, zoom in to remove (or add)

any pieces of your vector.

STEP FIVE: Shape then magically resolves a smooth, infinitely

scalable, vector shape from your live camera or pre-existing

photo. These vectors can be exported and shared, so that they

can be used in any of the other Adobe mobile apps, or put to

great use on the desktop. (When you launch Photoshop CC, etc.,

Step Two Step Four Step Five

Colors, shapes, and brushes auto-populate

the Libraries panel in CC Desktop apps.

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