How do graphic artists keep image notes? Is there any way to add notes in Photoshop? (see details)

Asked by Dog (25152

) March 10th, 2010

How do artists keep the design notes when working on images?
Can Photoshop itself allow notes that:

1. Cannot be seen on the image and does not print out on the image.
2. Can be read when the file is open.
3. Is removed when the file is saved as a jpeg and cannot be read or retrieved in jpeg.

Thanks for any input. Right now I keep a desktop notebook which is not efficient at all.

Observing members: 0

Composing members: 0

5 Answers

I’ve always used a separate layer for notes, then just turned those layers off when exporting the image. Since the jpeg doesn’t support layers, anything that’s hidden will not appear in the final image nor be retrievable from the jpeg file itself.

RocketSquid (3483

)“Great Answer” (4

) Flag as…

^ That is a great idea.

There is a note tool in PS, but it requires you to “mark up” the image. It does not print out on the image though, kind of like a defpoint layer in Autocad, and is not transfered to jpg.

lilikoi (10105

)“Great Answer” (3

) Flag as…

Yup, use the Notes tool. The shortcut is simply, “N”. It won’t print or save to JPG. You can also minimize the note by clicking the small box in the top right corner of the note. And you can hide/show all notes by going to View > Show > Annotations. Happy photoshopping!

astonishdesigns (18

)“Great Answer” (2

) Flag as…