by Adobe today updated its Illustrator and Photoshop Creative Cloud apps, introducing a host of new features that boost productivity. Many of the new features leverage generative AI and machine learning to save creators time.
Photoshop has a new Selection Brush tool that lets you select areas by brushing over them without having to use Quick Mask mode. The tool has opacity and hardness settings for soft edges, allowing for smoother selections.
Also available is the Adjustment Brush tool, which is in beta, which lets you paint adjustments to brightness, saturation, and more, with options to refine selections. Photoshop’s Generate Text to Image feature is also out of beta and can be used to generate dozens of ideas in minutes using a text prompt and/or reference images.
Other new Photoshop features include an improved contextual taskbar, support for bulleted and numbered lists, and an Enhance Details option for generative fill.
Adobe Illustrator has a generative shape fill feature that lets you fill shapes with detail and color. Adobe says users can match the style and color of their own artwork to create several editable and scalable vector graphics options.
Text prompts are used to fill vector graphics for generative shape fill, and there are options to add styles such as 3D, geometric, or pixel art.
Adobe has enhanced the Pattern Text feature in Illustrator, making it easier to create, edit, and scale seamless vector patterns. Vector graphics generated using this feature are sharper, and new user interface controls and better editing options are available.
With Mockup, designers can visualize their designs on objects like product packaging and apparel, with the tool automatically adjusting artwork to fit the edges of the object. Other new features in Illustrator include the Dimension tool for precise sizing, improved selection capabilities, and faster pan and zoom speeds.
These new features are available in the latest versions of Illustrator and Photoshop for desktop. You can find more information on the Adobe website.
