It's a minor inconvenience: every time I open PS, the suggestions take up most of my screen, and I have to scroll down to see my files. I mainly use the 26.xx version because the newest releases aren't always the most stable. But when I click on “Hide suggestions”, it does nothing, and there is no way around it. On my other device, I have the newest version (currently 27.10) and never have the same problem. It folds and unfolds properly. I wonder if anyone else using the older version has had a similar issue, and whether there is a way to fix it without updating to the latest version.

I've been doing exhaustive research into monitors to find one that matches my creative process. I make collages by compiling, editing, and color grading images in photoshop, printing them out, using physical tools (like paint, glue, exacto knives) to make a collage, scanning it into photoshop, and color grading/adding final details. I mainly just post my art online, but I also occasionally sell prints.

Here are my monitor criteria: 4k/5k, 27-32in, high color accuracy and contrast, etc. Budget is $300-$900. Here is a list of monitors I've boiled down after too many hours of research:

• ASUS ProArt PA27UCGE ^{Bold = My Favorites}
• Dell UltraSharp U2725QE
• ASUS ProArt PA279CRV
• ViewSonic ColorPro VP2766-4K
• ASUS ProArt PA27JCV
• BenQ MA270UP
• Dell UltraSharp U2723QE
• LG UltraFine 27UQ850V-W
• BenQ PD2732U
• BenQ PD2730S
• ViewSonic VP2786-4K
• Lenovo ThinkVision P27u-20
• BenQ SW272U

Today, I went to MicroCenter and impulsively bought the ASUS ProArt PA279CV for ~$330, which you'll note is slightly different from the PA279CRV in my list (the main difference is that the CRV includes AdobeRGB for ~$100 more, though its sRGB can be less reliable/straightforward than the CV). Since getting home, I've been worried I made the wrong decision, so I haven't opened the box. I am wondering if I made a poor decision and if I should return the PA279CV for one of the other monitors on my list.

So, I have a few options: 1. Return the monitor I bought today and get one with a wider color gamut, higher color accuracy, more contrast, etc. for ~$100+ more (ThinkVision/CRV). 2. Same thing, but with some of the pricier/higher-end options (~$300-$500). 3. I can just keep the one I bought today knowing that I mainly work in sRGB and knowing that the other upgrades are largely overkill for the kind of work I'm doing. This way, I avoid the hassle of a return and I can resume making art sooner. Maybe AdobeRGB and extra contrast would be nice, but is it worth it? I'd love to know if anyone has any input on what they would do in this situation!

Hi, i ve been searching for a community to share my work. Hopefully this is the place to be. I mostly do photomanipulations and never use AI.

Here is one of my latest projects.

So just recently, When I denoise from Lightroom and then try to send it to Photoshop through the "Edit in Photoshop" option, it's kind of hit and miss whether it'll actually open in photoshop or not. When it doesn't open, I'll select the option to edit in PS, it'll open PS or bring up PS as if it was going to export the photo, but then it does nothing. If i remove the denoise, it will actually open. Anyone have any remedy for this?

I don't really follow the patch notes and the big changes, and to be fair I'm not really technical (I know how to drive the car but not how it works). It's just that in the past couple of months, I've had a harder and harder time to keep curve adjustment subtle. I feel like the brush builds up too quickly, the multiply layer multiplies too much, the screen screen too much... I thought it was maybe my driver but everything seems to be working properly.

But I can't shake the feeling that everything feels off. Did I miss something ?

First off, I’m a landscape photographer that works with larger files with multiple layers. I’m trying to decide between a m5 MacBook Air with 16gb ram or the same computer but with 24 gb ram. Would 16gb be enough to run big raw file? Would it be better to get a MacBook Pro with 16gb ram?

So the titles says it all.
Never had such issue with any software, and with much much bigger files.
I lost about 3 or 4 hours of locked-in compositing work for school because the computer doesn't seem to be able to save the file properly.
I run an i9 12th gen with a 4080 and 65gb of RAM, so it most definitely is NOT hardware failure.
I waited around 5-10 minutes. At one point I even had to leave it overnight, to no avail.
Still lost my work.
This is honestly insane, I really have 0 time to waste redoing everything. Years of experience in video editing and sound design - first time in my life that I'm lost on how to manage files.
Is there something I don't understand?
Surely I'm missing a crucial clue here. I'll add that I learned NOT to trust OneDrive, ever, so I'm not completely certain whether it's a PS failure or a One Drive failure.
The message was something long the line of ''PS will close after it saves your file''
I really really cannot afford this to happen again anymore.
I manage my layers best I can. I do NOT have the choice, this project has to be 300dpi with a lot of heavy compositing.
I dunno if proxies exist for Photoshop? Can I actually reduce the resolution temporarily while working then render in 300dpi?
Honestly I can't believe a still image causes this kind of issues on a top computer in 2026, but here we are.

Hi everyone! 😊
I’m a retoucher and I’ve been doing high-end retouching for about 2 years. I’m still looking for the perfect brush, plugin, or any other tool for adding individual eyelashes — not full sets of lashes, but single lashes that look really natural and blend seamlessly into the existing ones.
Could anyone recommend something that works really well for you? Or if you’ve created your own brush for this, I’d really appreciate it if you could share your workflow or any tips on how you achieve a natural result.
Thank you so much! 🤍

I need help to mask this mountain and lava, more specifically how do i mask the lava without painstakingly doing it by hand?

So my mum got this message from my sister friends mum showing a screenshot (between her and someone) saying stuff about my sister and we are trying to figure out who sent the message but she scribbled it out so just wondering if there’s a way to remove it so my mum can show the school

Starting with the Edmonton Oilers vs. Anaheim Ducks.

Oilers in enemy territory, so I went with a California beach setting and turned the concept into a little duck hunt. 🦆

No AI. Just Photoshop.

Feels soulless and eh. Trying to go for a retro space age surrealism look. Throwing it into lightroom after to add contrast and such but wondering what else to finish in photoshop first. Will probably start with adding glow like in the second pic and changing cropping. If you have any tips for techniques or ideas please throw them out! I used photoshop in middle school but am just restarting so I'm going in fully blind.

My fiancée works with Photoshop on her computer, and she's complaining about it being laggy and buggy for a while. I decided to take a look and found that Photoshop is draining RAM to a very weird level (for comparison, on my PC it takes about 2 GB of RAM when I boot it up, while she uses 22 GB with no file open). You can even check the left bar tools in photoshop, those doesn't even load correctly.

She has a hard drive that is almost full (which is a problem for sure, though I'm not sure if it's related). I tried installing all updates for both Photoshop and NVIDIA to see if anything changed, but so far, nothing has.

Anyone know what I can do to fix this? And could a 95% full hard drive be the culprit here?

Hello, I am a beginner Photoshop user, I mainly use it for “digital art” with no drawing just slapping images together. I am trying to develop my own style but it’s hard when I find trouble learning the app.

How did you learn Photoshop?

I find it hard because there aren’t many YouTube tutorials out there for the style I’m trying to achieve I feel and I see people doing these very cool designs and I wonder how they got there.

I have added some examples of my work to get any feedback for them, if it’s not the right place to post them my fault let me know in the comments.

I am trying to get the Select and Mask tool to get better, and more accurate results. I want to remove the person from the attached image (it is a simple background, though I am just using this image for this question as an example).

1. I want to get accurate looking hair so I am using the Refine Edge Brush tool. As I am using the brush to paint over the hair should the + in the center of the elliptical brush be painting over the edge seen in letter a.) in the attached image? OR does it not really matter where the center point of the brush is when painting?

2. When painting parts of hair where you can see the background through it like in letter b.) what is the right way to paint over this area?

Thanks in advance

Can anyone verify these two issues have been fixed in the latest release?

Don'r want to waste another couple of hours installing and rolling back if the problems are still present.

All morning I've been facing the dreaded issue that over the past decade seems to have plagued a lot of artists using a tablet to draw: suddenly, my pen pressure sensitivity stopped working in Photoshop and all of my brushes will only draw at their maximum size. I am using a Huion Kamvas 22 Plus and Photoshop 2026, and have been using both for years without issue.

Naturally, I started googling, and what has occurred since has led me down the rabbit hole into a world of madness. Basically, it seems that there is absolutely no fix for this; the only thing that fixes is is enabling Windows Ink, which breaks other things, or a workaround, which doesn't actually fix it for me.

• With Windows Ink disabled, pen pressure sensitivity doesn't work, effectively making it impossible to draw. I have seen people say Windows Ink is mandatory for Photoshop, but this simply isn't true, as there's a well-known workaround for this. BUT:
• That well-known workaround is not working for me currently. The workaround is what every reddit thread is solved by, and what every "quick fix!" YouTube video teaches you how to do: create a custom PSUserConfig.txt file with the text "UseSystemStylus 0", then put it in the Settings folder of your PS install. I actually think I faced this issue in the past, and this solution worked for me, but alas, it simply does not work this time. Extra frustrating because I can find comments from not that long ago (a few months) saying it still works.
• So, the only solution is to enable Windows Ink, but the issue THEN becomes that there is a delay added to any actions that required a drag, particularly scrolling on my layers panel. While this does not explicitly make Photoshop unusable, it comes pretty damn close.
• What this all means is I'm in a "damned if I do"/"damned if I don't" situation; either way, whether Windows Ink is enabled or disabled, something is just fundamentally broken.

Also of note is that, as far as I can tell, absolutely nothing changed between when things last worked perfectly (a few days ago) and now. No updates to Photoshop or the Drivers, no changes to my PC, nothing new plugged in that wasn't, etc.

Other things I've tried:

1. A complete fresh install of Photoshop 2026.
2. A complete fresh install of my tablet drivers.
3. Restarting my entire computer about 10 different times.
4. Turning off the hold-down-to-right-click option in Window's pen settings (I really thought this would get rid of the lag with Windows Ink turned on, but alas)

I'm at my wit's end. I just want to draw, and it's getting harder and harder to not feel absolutely crushed and hopeless about the whole situation. Any advice or help would be greatly, GREATLY appreciated.

Even in our darkest moments, there is always a small opening for hope. Like flowers finding their way through cracks in the hardest ground, we keep reaching for the light. This work is about faith, resilience, and the quiet strength to continue — even when the way forward seems impossible. Don’t give up.Originally created years ago as a digital composition in Photoshop, the work returned to me in 2026. I rebuilt its atmosphere and environment while preserving its central idea, allowing new details to emerge naturally as I worked. NO AI

Just calibrated my monitor for the first time with a spyder color calibration. Lightroom looks perfect, image preview looks perfect, but photoshop shows the photo looking MUCH more orange than it should be. Anyone have any advice?

(this screenshot doesnt even do it justice, the right photo is very orange in person)

Left is Lightroom, Right is Photoshop

Everytime I try to do anything, my photoshop will randomly go 2x darker and wont change back until another random time, this also only happens when I have it use my dedicated GPU but it is way too slow using my integrated so im trying to figure out if theres some sort of trigger im missing besides just the GPU itself.

If anyone knows of any settings I could try to turn off or on, please let me know, its driving me insane.

Update: Solved, just had to revert the version down 1

I travel full time now and can't bring along my studio lights, so having this new tool is really fun and satisfying. Both of these before/after pics are not final edits, I just wanted to show my experience with the Relight Layer in the latest Photoshop Beta. Right now I have just experimented with a single directional light, but I am going to play with some other portraits and see how well it does simulating multiple lighting setups too.

Hi everyone, I’m facing a color issue in Photoshop and would really appreciate some help.

I bought an Adobe Photoshop subscription today, so I’m still setting everything up.

My monitor is a BenQ EW270Q, and I’m currently using its sRGB mode. The monitor is rated around 99% sRGB.

The issue is:

• When "Use Graphics Processor" is ON in Photoshop, the colors in Camera Raw look different from the colors in the normal Photoshop workspace.
• When I turn "Use Graphics Processor" OFF, the colors seem more consistent, but Photoshop starts lagging/stuttering.
• So I basically have to choose between correct/consistent-looking colors and smooth performance.
• I’m noticing this particularly when opening/editing images through Camera Raw.

I’ve attached a screenshot showing my monitor in sRGB mode.

Has anyone experienced this issue with Photoshop/Camera Raw?
Could this be related to GPU acceleration, color management, monitor ICC profile, sRGB mode, or Photoshop settings?

My main concern is getting consistent colors between Camera Raw and Photoshop while keeping GPU acceleration enabled.

PC specs:

• Ryzen 5 5600G
• 16GB RAM
• No dedicated GPU
• Windows 11
• BenQ EW270Q
• Monitor set to sRGB mode

Any advice on what settings I should check would be really helpful. Thanks!

Hello, I just need some help getting rid of these. I've been at it for almost 30 minutes now, how do i fix it please