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I'm a comics artist and I'm looking for a way to create a panel grid using Photoshop for iPad. On the desktop version I have a template with rulers defining the page borders and then I put the scanned pencils in a bottom layer, use them as reference to select the panels with the selection tool and then add a stroke to create the panels in a new layer. On Photoshop for iPad I don't see a way to add a stroke to a layer. Is this possible? Is there another way to do this kind of panel grid? (I've been using this method for the last 15 years and I'm sure there's a more efficient way.) Thanks! Adobe Support Community
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Community Expert , Apr 06, 2018 Apr 06, 2018
Hi GESWho, Photoshop Mix does not have layer styles. If you want to apply a stroke or other layer style, you’ll need to send the composition over to Photoshop CC on the desktop in order to apply these kinds of finishing touches. If you need guidance in how to send the comp to Photoshop, you can find instructions here: Photoshop Help | Adobe Photoshop Mix FAQ Mike 4 Replies 4
Supercharge your Photoshop workflows with selection and masking on your iPad. Making selections and adding masks are two powerful ways to edit selective areas and add effects to your composites. Know your selection tools and actionsA selection isolates one or more parts of your image. By selecting specific areas, you can edit, and apply effects and filters to portions of your document while leaving the deselected areas untouched. Select with the Lasso toolThe Lasso tool is the default selection tool in Photoshop on the iPad and is useful for drawing freeform segments of a selection. Tap from the toolbar to select the Lasso tool and choose from the tool options that appear. Simply draw a freehand selection on your document to proceed.Select with the Object Select toolTo select an object using Object Select, do the following: Select with the Quick selection toolThe Quick selection tool allows you to quickly paint a selection using an adjustable round brush. As you drag, the selection expands outward and automatically finds and follows defined edges in your document. Select with the Marquee toolsThe marquee tools allow you to select rectangles and ellipses. To make a marquee selection, choose one of the marquee tools and simply drag over the area you wish to select. If you have a physical keyboard connected to your iPad, you can also press M (Shift) to select the Marquee tools. Select with the Magic Wand toolMagic Wand is useful for quickly extracting objects from a flat background, quickly selecting an irregularly shaped area, or selecting a distinctly colored element. To make a selection using the
Magic Wand tool, do the following:
Select with the Select Subject ActionPowered by Adobe Sensei, Select Subject ( ) is trained to identify a variety of objects in an image—people, animals, vehicles, toys, and more. Select Subject uses the power of Sensei to identify the most prominent subjects in your document and make a selection — all with a single tap.The Select Subject tool saves time by quickly isolating the main subjects from the background. It gives the best results when your composition is less cluttered, free of reflective surfaces, has a good amount of contrast between the main subject and the background, and has sharp edges around the main subject. You can further refine the automatic selection using other selection tools to fine-tune your selection. To make a selection using the Select Subject tool, do the following: 1. Double-tap or long-press Lasso (default) or other active selection tools from the toolbar to bring up more selection tool options. 2. Tap Select Subject ( ) under Actions. It automatically selects the main subject in the active layer of your document.With the March 2022 release of Photoshop on the
iPad, we have enhanced the Select subject action with improved AI technology that will help you get precise selections when working with portrait images on your iPad. With the April 2022 release of Photoshop on the iPad, you can now easily remove the background from your photos and have them ready to use in your composites at the tap of a button. Tap the Remove background quick action button in the
Selection tools panel to remove the background from your image. Alternatively, you can access this quick action button from the Layer properties panel as well. Active selection propertiesOnce you make a selection, you can see active selection properties at the bottom of the workspace: Use Refine edge () to further fine-tune the boundary of your selection. Refine edge helps make complex selections such as strands of hair, fur, or other tricky edges of your subject easier. To use Refine edge, do the following:
You can use masks to hide portions of a layer and reveal portions of the layers below. Masks are nondestructive, which means you can go back and edit the masks again without losing the pixels they hide.
You can create a layer mask to show parts of a layer and hide others by turning a selection into a layer mask, or by painting on the layer mask after creating it. In areas where the layer is masked or hidden, the layers below are visible. Masking layers is a valuable compositing technique for combining multiple documents into a single document or for removing unwanted objects from a composite. Create a layer mask from a selectionYou can view the selected area while the rest of the layer gets masked. From the compact layer view, you can swipe left and right on the layer thumbnail to switch the view from layer view to layer mask view. Both thumbnails are visible on the detailed layer view. To learn more about layer views, see Work with layers. Create a layer mask and edit the mask with a brushTo learn more about layer masks, see Work with layers. A clipping mask allows you to use the content of one layer to mask the layers above it. To learn more about clipping masks, see Work with layers. How do you add a stroke to an image in Photoshop?Stroke (outline) objects on a layer. Select the area in the image or a layer in the Layers panel.. Choose Edit > Stroke (Outline) Selection.. In the Stroke dialog box, set any of the following options, and then click OK to add the outline: Width. Specifies the width of the hard-edged outline.. |