I really appreciate these bite-sized video 'snack' tutorials that are easy to consume and quickly incorporated into the own workflow with the new features in Photoshop. Once the 'sparkling tool' ignites the enthusiasm about the possibilities, it's important that it you also shed light on the importance of maintaining appropriate quality control. Thank you for providing these helpful videos. Cheers …
In situations where the ‘Sparkle Tool’ does not deliver acceptable results and Content-aware Fill neither, I usually do the deletions via “Generative Fill” because I have come to like the three options it offers.
Problem with that is that generative fill only produces low resolution output, which is as obvious as the patterning of the remove tool, unless you do your work in very small tiles or you're using a very low resolution camera. And too, apart from the pattern generation in place of noise issue, the remove tool usually does a better job than gen fill for removal. With the files out of my R5, the gen fill tool output looks awful.
I don’t use generative tools at the moment, so this would not be an option I would take. Maybe one day this will change, but at the moment I’d rather the replacement pixels come from my own image rather than the ether of firefly. Glad you have a workflow that works for you though!
Thank you for yet updating the remove tools in Photoshop, cause they have evolved so much !! Funny enough I had an ad for Topaz Denoise AIA before this video 😂😂
Great video Jess. I haven't been using it for removals because of the fingerprint and healing brush not working but didn't think to use the clone stamp! Will give that a go but still find your line removal process works better than most PS source thingies haha!
Cool. What I do in my workflow is I create a new blank layer above and use the 'sparkly tool' to edit onto that, therefore if goes a bit wrong I've got it on its own layer and is not distructive on the original layer.
Omg, I literally stopped using it for that exact reason. I thought I was going mad and you're absolutely right now the remove tool doesn't work properly anymore. 😞I really want to go back to an older version that didn't have this as it's so frustrating. 😭
AI generated pixels are banned for most competitions. I don’t retouch with generative ai at the moment, everything is created via the pixels in the image only.
Sparkly tool: Bugger; never going to get that out of my head now. In any case, the sparkly tool gives substantially better results if you do all your noise reduction first, since the 'fingerprint' is its inability to model randomized noise, and it just makes patterned texture instead.
For sure! Though it can still crop up in other situations too, for example, fabrics with high detail, so it’s worth having a triple check to make sure 🤓
Because of the fingerprint I started cheating on the "Sparkly Tool" with the lasso tool and generative fill. I think remove tool is mostly good with the small stuff (though I always have cmd z at the ready for when it makes "bad life choices"), but I've always had issues with the leads and generative fill does a better job, at least for my purposes
I don’t use generative tools at the moment, so this would not be an option I would take personally (maybe one day this will change, probably when non-generative options just don’t exist anymore, but at the moment I’d rather the replacement pixels come from my own image rather than the ether of firefly). Glad you have a workflow that works for you though!
@@ThatPhotographySpot I hear you! It's a debate I've had with myself and I definitely respect the position. Thank you for sharing your awesome tips and perspective, it's always a great day when you post a video!
I really appreciate these bite-sized video 'snack' tutorials that are easy to consume and quickly incorporated into the own workflow with the new features in Photoshop. Once the 'sparkling tool' ignites the enthusiasm about the possibilities, it's important that it you also shed light on the importance of maintaining appropriate quality control. Thank you for providing these helpful videos. Cheers …
I am glad that you enjoy these bite-sized tutorials and that they prove useful for you 🤓
In situations where the ‘Sparkle Tool’ does not deliver acceptable results and Content-aware Fill neither, I usually do the deletions via “Generative Fill” because I have come to like the three options it offers.
Problem with that is that generative fill only produces low resolution output, which is as obvious as the patterning of the remove tool, unless you do your work in very small tiles or you're using a very low resolution camera. And too, apart from the pattern generation in place of noise issue, the remove tool usually does a better job than gen fill for removal. With the files out of my R5, the gen fill tool output looks awful.
I don’t use generative tools at the moment, so this would not be an option I would take. Maybe one day this will change, but at the moment I’d rather the replacement pixels come from my own image rather than the ether of firefly. Glad you have a workflow that works for you though!
Thanks for taking the time to help us.
super helpful as usual Jess, thanks for taking the time to help all of us.
thank you so much 🙏
Thank you for yet updating the remove tools in Photoshop, cause they have evolved so much !!
Funny enough I had an ad for Topaz Denoise AIA before this video 😂😂
You rock, thanks Jess!
Great video Jess. I haven't been using it for removals because of the fingerprint and healing brush not working but didn't think to use the clone stamp! Will give that a go but still find your line removal process works better than most PS source thingies haha!
Thank you 🙏 Awww I am glad you like my line removal process so much 🤓
Cool. What I do in my workflow is I create a new blank layer above and use the 'sparkly tool' to edit onto that, therefore if goes a bit wrong I've got it on its own layer and is not distructive on the original layer.
Super Gary!
Peanut! She is such a great dog model! ❤
She so is, 10/10 for this sweetheart!
Spot on Jess.
thank you 🙂
Omg, I literally stopped using it for that exact reason. I thought I was going mad and you're absolutely right now the remove tool doesn't work properly anymore. 😞I really want to go back to an older version that didn't have this as it's so frustrating. 😭
It sure can be frustrating and tempting to go back to a previous version of PS for sure
I’m brand new to this channel and this is the first video I’ve watched. My question is: why not use lasso and generative fill?
AI generated pixels are banned for most competitions. I don’t retouch with generative ai at the moment, everything is created via the pixels in the image only.
@@ThatPhotographySpot I see. Is it safe to say you edit with the end goal of submitting your work to competitions? Thanks for your reply.
Not every image no, but my workflows stay compliant anyway just to keep it simple 😊
Tank you
Sparkly tool: Bugger; never going to get that out of my head now. In any case, the sparkly tool gives substantially better results if you do all your noise reduction first, since the 'fingerprint' is its inability to model randomized noise, and it just makes patterned texture instead.
For sure! Though it can still crop up in other situations too, for example, fabrics with high detail, so it’s worth having a triple check to make sure 🤓
@@ThatPhotographySpot never thought of the pattern in fabrics; good point.
Because of the fingerprint I started cheating on the "Sparkly Tool" with the lasso tool and generative fill. I think remove tool is mostly good with the small stuff (though I always have cmd z at the ready for when it makes "bad life choices"), but I've always had issues with the leads and generative fill does a better job, at least for my purposes
I don’t use generative tools at the moment, so this would not be an option I would take personally (maybe one day this will change, probably when non-generative options just don’t exist anymore, but at the moment I’d rather the replacement pixels come from my own image rather than the ether of firefly). Glad you have a workflow that works for you though!
@@ThatPhotographySpot I hear you! It's a debate I've had with myself and I definitely respect the position. Thank you for sharing your awesome tips and perspective, it's always a great day when you post a video!
So... what you are saying is Adobe failed to properly test this tool.
Kinda, yes. 🫣
The sparkly tool puts hash tags everywhere 😫
It is something we have to be careful of and can be so frustrating 😠
Adobe giveth, and Adobe taketh away.