In early versions of CC 2018, Adobe introduced a "Comic" filter intended to turn photos
Docked 1.5 points for the early buggy release and the lack of modern "Remove Tool," but praised for saving digital painting in Adobe.
For basic design, photo retouching, and digital painting, CC 2018 holds up remarkably well. You lose the "Remove Tool" and Neural Filters, but you gain stability and speed on older hardware. Photoshop CC 2018
: A more intuitive path creation tool that allows you to draw smooth curves and straight lines by clicking points, rather than clicking and dragging. Brush Organization & Smoothing
Under the hood, Adobe rewrote the painting engine. In previous versions (CC 2015 and 2017), large brushes with high spacing would cause the CPU to stutter. optimized GPU acceleration. In early versions of CC 2018, Adobe introduced
This was the year Adobe introduced support for . In the past, a font family might require installing six different files: Light, Regular, Medium, Bold, Semi-Bold, and Italic. Variable Fonts, identified by an axis icon, allowed users to slide a single handle to adjust the weight, width, and slant of a font in real-time.
: An advanced upscaling feature that uses artificial intelligence to maintain textures and details when enlarging images without introducing noise or distortion. Copy & Paste Layers : A more intuitive path creation tool that
Unlike modern versions, CC 2018 does not require AVX2 CPU instructions, meaning it runs perfectly on old Core i7 2nd-gen and 3rd-gen processors (Sandy Bridge/Ivy Bridge).