Photoshop Mechanics

Welcome to the Photoshop Mechanics Puzzles Page. The skill level is listed in two diferent rankings. The first refers to Photoshop experience, the second refers to overall difficulty. Thanks for visiting. Enjoy!

Spirograph Fail

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Beginner  ——o———  Guru
Easy  ——o———  Hard
 
Hidden in these scribblings you will find the name of a Pink Floyd song.

Hints and Solution...

Quest for the Holy Group

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Beginner  ———o——  Guru
Easy  ——o———  Hard
 
The Priory of Sion have struck again! Find and follow the Fleur-De-Lis symbol to uncover the secret code that is hidden in the Holy Group.

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Patterns At The Gates Of Dawn

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Beginner  ——o———  Guru
Easy  ——o———  Hard
 
Another hidden message. More Pink Floyd lyrics, big surprise there.

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Mini Stack of Pancakes

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Beginner  ———o——  Guru
Easy  —o————  Hard
 
Pass the syrup, it's time to uncover the hidden message that is hiding in this stack of layers. And yes, it's the name of another Pink Floyd song.

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Hunting of the Snark

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Beginner  —o———o—  Guru
Easy  —o———o—  Hard
 
This is two puzzles in one! First, find the answer to the question. That's the easy part. If you want a real challenge, then find the embedded image to catch a glimpse of what a Snark really looks like.

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Feel The Music

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Beginner  —o————  Guru
Easy  ———o——  Hard
 
There are song lyrics hiding in this file. Can you figure out the name of the song? This is a tricky one, that will probably require some help from the internet. It's more about feeling the music, than seeing it.

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Expressionistic Abstractions

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Beginner  ——o———  Guru
Easy  —o————  Hard
 
Remove the paint from the image to reveal the name of a not-so-popular Pink Floyd song.

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Dark Side of the Pixel

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Beginner  ——o———  Guru
Easy  ——o———  Hard
 
Somewhere in this file hides a line from a famous Pink Floyd song.

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Another Brick In The Firewall

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Beginner  ———o——  Guru
Easy  ———o——  Hard
 
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find the secret password that has been hidden in this file.

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Color Blinded

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Beginner  ——o———  Guru
Easy  —o————  Hard
 
What happened here? Looks like someone went overboard with Instagram! It's up to you to restore the color.

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Blinded by the light

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Beginner  ——o———  Guru
Easy  —o————  Hard
 
An image is hiding on this blindingly white canvas. Can you find it?

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Trapped in Death Valley 3rd Day

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Beginner  ————o—  Guru
Easy  ————o—  Hard
 
Do whatever is necessary to restore this image. (This file is part of a series. When all the parts are finished, they can be assembled into a panoramic image of Death Valley.)

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Trapped in Death Valley 1st Day

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Beginner  —o————  Guru
Easy  —o————  Hard
 
Un-warp the Smart Object. (This file is part of a series. When all the parts are finished, they can be assembled into a panoramic image of Death Valley.)

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Trapped In Death Valley 2nd Day

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Beginner  ——o———  Guru
Easy  —o————  Hard
 
Do whatever is necessary to restore this image. (This file is part of a series. When all the parts are finished, they can be assembled into a panoramic image of Death Valley.)

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File of the Damned V

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Beginner  ———o——  Guru
Easy  ———o——  Hard
 
Do whatever is necessary to restore this image. (This file is part of a series. When all the parts are finished, they can be assembled into a panoramic image of Shasta Dam.)

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File of the Damned IV

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Beginner  ——o———  Guru
Easy  ——o———  Hard
 
Use the supplied path to repair this image. (This file is part of a series. When all the parts are finished, they can be assembled into a panoramic image of Shasta Dam.)

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File of the Damned III

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Beginner  ——o———  Guru
Easy  ——o———  Hard
 
Do whatever is necessary to restore this image. (This file is part of a series. When all the parts are finished, they can be assembled into a panoramic image of Shasta Dam.)

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File of the Damned II

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Beginner  ——o———  Guru
Easy  ——o———  Hard
 
Alter each layer's mode, position, and stacking order ONLY to restore the image. (This file is part of a series. When all the parts are finished, they can be assembled into a panoramic image of Shasta Dam.)

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File of the Damned

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Beginner  —o————  Guru
Easy  —o————  Hard
 
Using 6 swipes of the paintbrush tool, repair the image. Do not use any selections, just select a layer, choose a really large brush, and click. (This file is part of a series. When all the parts are finished, they can be assembled into a panoramic image of Shasta Dam.)

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The Seven Point Challenge

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Beginner  ———o——  Guru
Easy  ———o——  Hard
 
Try to recreate this logo using only seven path points or less.

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Read Between The Pixels

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Beginner  ——o———  Guru
Easy  ——o———  Hard
 
Using only one adjustment layer, uncover the hidden message that is hiding in this image. Do not use any layer modes, masks, or layer effects.

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Red Light Green Light

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Beginner  ————o—  Guru
Easy  ————o—  Hard
 
Recreate all three traffic lights as a single, scalabe, vector adjustment layer with a single layer clipping path mask and layer effects.

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Time To Mix It Up

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Beginner  ———o——  Guru
Easy  ———o——  Hard
 
Using only a single Channel Mixer adjustment layer, remove the noise from this image. Do not use any masks, selections, or layer effects.

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Wii bowling fail

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Beginner  —o————  Guru
Easy  —o————  Hard
 
One of my favorite tests! Using only one simple adjustment layer in Normal Mode, remove all the noise from this image. Do not use any selections, masks, or layer styles.

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Phrenological Inversion

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Beginner  ——o———  Guru
Easy  ——o———  Hard
 
Using only one Invert adjustment layer, remove all the noise from this image. Do not use masks, selections, or layer effects.

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Find Merlin

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Beginner  —o————  Guru
Easy  ——o———  Hard
 
There are nine layers that are tiled together to form an image of Merlin, but each layer is hidden in some way. Figure out how to turn on all the images, and Merlin will appear!

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