Illustrator Tip #14: Pasting Smart Objects in Photoshop
Using both Photoshop and Illustrator is a common work flow process in many projects. In this small tip, I will show you how you can use Illustrator’s objects, shapes or text as Smart Object in Photoshop and still keep them editable in Illustrator.
In this example, I have created a shape using Star Tool, Pucker and Bloat Effect In Illustrator.

Next, I want to import it into Photoshop, so I select the shape and choose, Edit > Copy (Ctrl+C) to copy the text.
Create a new document in Photoshop and paste the text by choosing, Edit > Paste (Ctrl + V).
In the corresponding dialogue box, select Smart Object radio button and hit OK.

Your text should be pasted as a Smart Object in Photoshop, hit Enter on the num pad or checkmark on the Option Bar to commit it.

Now for some reasons I want to edit the object. For that, just double-click on the Smart Object icon in the Layer Palette. Photoshop will open a dialogue box, hit OK.

The object/shape will automatically open in Illustrator, edit the object or if you have any text or shape do the edit as you want, here I edited it a bit and added a another overlapping shape and also changed the color of the object to red.

After you are satistied with the edit, select File > Save and close the file and voila the changes will be automatically reflected in your Photoshop document.

About The Author: Sonali
Hi, I'm a designer and digital artist, I'm extremely fond of anything that is related to graphic design, creating arts & all the yumminess attached to it. I aim to reach my creative goals one step at a time and I believe in doing everything with a smile. You can also find me on Twitter, @dezignMusings.
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