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Smart Astro

by David Lanham Pro Oct 29, 2010
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  1. Pro Avatar_blob David Lanham

    I was asked how I set up the sprites so here's a quick explanation: The 1x sprite is a smart object scaled down from a 2x version made with vector shapes. The scaled smart object then has a light sharpen filter applied to make sure things are crisp. Works really well most of the time, although occasionally there's some minor pixels that need touching up.

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  2. Pro Finder Daniel Golden

    I assumed you had to redraw the smaller version almost from scratch.

    over 1 year ago

  3. Pro Me Nikolay Verin

    Yeah, this's realy useful trick. I always do the same way.
    Love the Smart Obj, it gives +100 points to PS skills. :D

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  4. Pro Dc-2012 Dan Cederholm

    Loving that you shared this.

    over 1 year ago

  5. Pro Sammy-boy Ethan Marcotte

    What Dan said. This is a fantastic tip.

    over 1 year ago

  6. Fotito Juan Gomez

    Thanks for the tip! :D i'll find a way to do it on Fireworks ^^

    over 1 year ago

  7. Avatar_80px Pedro Pinto

    1) Is it photoshop?
    2) Is this feature CS5-only?

    I've never seen that before...

    over 1 year ago

  8. Pro Auer Dan Auer

    Between you and Mantia, I have no reason to actively learn Photoshop ever again.

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  9. Logo Dustin Schau

    @Pedro,
    1) Yes
    2) No.

    David, I've found that redrawing actually gets better results. Was this a time-saving mechanism, or do you like the end result better with these settings? Have you compared?

    Still, I love smart objects too, just don't necessarily use them in this way.

    over 1 year ago

  10. Avatar_80px Pedro Pinto

    @Dustin, thanks alot!

    over 1 year ago

  11. Avy Nik Radjenovic

    You need to share more tips.

    over 1 year ago

  12. Pro Fucktits Luke Beard

    awesome!

    over 1 year ago

  13. Pro Portrait Joshua Sortino

    I love using this trick. Smart Objects are so underrated.

    over 1 year ago

  14. Pro Avatar_blob David Lanham

    @Dustin Results definitely vary, but it seemed to work well in this instance with the character sprites. I doubt it'd work nearly as well for UI elements though. It also works well for @2x use since, in the end, it'll be the same physical size on the retina displays as the older displays. But, yes, smart objects are *amazing*, I love them so much :D

    over 1 year ago

  15. Pro Photo_may_27__6_59_36_pm Kyle Gray

    Your the man! =D

    over 1 year ago

  16. Pro Avatar_2012_square Aidan Hornsby

    Wow, neat trick! Thanks for sharing David :)

    over 1 year ago

  17. Avatar Alex Buga

    Ha! I use the same technique.

    over 1 year ago

  18. Pro Brianwhite Brian White

    Do you use regular sharpening or the smart sharpen? thanks for sharing!

    over 1 year ago

  19. Pro Avatar_blob David Lanham

    I think it's just regular, but since it's on a smart object you can adjust it's percentage (which is great, b/c normal sharpen is usually waaay too harsh).

    over 1 year ago

  20. C_150_oink Cooper Shrieve

    Great technique!

    over 1 year ago

  21. Pro 111947280_0_reasonably_small Jon Delman

    Great tip, works like a charm

    5 months ago

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