The butterfly that is in the Smart Object is looking exactly how it was at the start, nice and sharp. Notice on the right, the pixels have lost quality and are looking soft. Press Cmd/Ctrl+T for free transform again and scale them back up to the original size. Press Enter to apply when they are small. ![]() Hold down th Shift key as you drag to constrain the proportions. Press Cmd/Ctrl+T for free transform.ĭrag one of the corner handles to scale down. Select both Layers By clicking on the first and Cmd/Ctrl+Clicking on the 2nd layer. You can see it’s a Smart Object because of the little badge in the bottom-Right Corner. One of the layers is now a Smart Object (Or more correctly, put inside a Smart Object, remember the potato in the bag?) Right Click the thumbnail and choose, Convert to Smart Object Let’s convert one of the layers into a Smart Object. ► Become an Adobe Stock Contributor: ► 10 free images from Adobe Stockĭuplicate the butterfly layer by pressing Ctrl/Cmd+J and drag the copy next to the original. The images I’m using are from Adobe Stock. Here is an image of a butterfly on a layer above a background. If you are going to change the size of the objects your layers, you will lose quality, unless you use a Smart Object, let me demonstrate. One: Smart Objects Maintain the Quality of your pixels (Click to subscribe to our youtube channel for more tutorials). Hopefully, that helps a little bit, Read on and I’ll explain what Smart Objects can do and how to use them and things will become clear. ![]() You can even put them inside other Smart Objects (or bags). You can have multiple layers in a Smart object (Potatoes) and multiple Smart Objects (Or bags of potatoes). You can always remove your pixels from the Smart Object (or bag) The changes are applied to the object (or bag). If you change your mind later, you can always remove the potato from the bag and it will be unaffected by whatever you did to the bag. Now, when you paint or add texture, it will be applied to the bag or “container” and not on the potato directly. Putting the potato inside a plastic bag is the same as putting your pixels in a smart object. What you need to do, it protects your pixels and put them inside a container. This is the same with your images, if you paint directly on it (without layers), or apply a filter directly to the pixels, you can’t change your mind later. However, if you change your mind later, it’s very hard to undo. If you wanted to change the color of it, you could paint the potato, or apply substances to it to change the texture. ![]() I’m going to use potatoes to explain smart objects. What are Photoshop Smart Objects and how do they work? If you do understand, I’m going to give you 7 tips (or workflows) and show you some things you may not be aware that you can do with Smart Objects, or even in Photoshop.įirst of all, I highly recommend you watch the video, and then read the steps for clarification and reference. If you don’t really understand Smart Objects, I am going to explain this clearly to you. They are also capable of doing a lot more than most people realize. This nondestructive way of working is really the modern workflow for Photoshop. ![]() They enable you to make unlimited changes without losing quality and provide an amazing amount of flexibility. Smart Objects are wonderful tools in Photoshop. Photoshop Smart Objects: the ultimate guide and 7 Smart Object tips
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