LINE ART + SHADING → EDITABLE LAYERS
How to extract line art and shading layers in Photoshop
Source-Aligned Line Art + Shading creates Base Color, Shadow, Highlight, and Line Art layers at the source image coordinates. This decomposition runs only on the local CPU and costs 3 tickets.
Source-aligned workflow
- Generate and review Masking from the artwork
- Reselect the flat source layer
- Run Source-Aligned Line Art + Shading
- Review Base, Shadow, Highlight, and Line Art
CPU-only processing
The Source-Aligned action does not send the artwork to OpenAI or Gemini. Masking generation is a separate action that uses OpenAI. This workflow extracts editable roles from the input image and does not generate replacement artwork.
Limits
Source-Aligned does not currently guarantee pixel-exact recomposition and does not restore the artist's original line-art or shading layers. Review the output against the retained source artwork.
Frequently asked questions
Does line-art extraction use generative AI?
The Source-Aligned action itself is CPU-only. Masking is generated separately with OpenAI.
Does it guarantee pixel-exact recomposition?
No. Compare the output with the retained source artwork before editing.
Try it in Photoshop
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