fabiogiolito / image-placeholder-script

Photoshop script to quickly replace shapes with images.

Image Placeholder script

Quickly replace boring shapes by nice placeholder images.

Install

• Close Photoshop if it's opened.
• Copy the script and placeholder folder to your Photoshop scripts folder.
• Open photoshop.
• The script will now appear on the File > Scripts menu.

Creating a shortcut

I use the shortcut CMD + SHIFT + P (P of placeholder), It's available and easy to remember.

• Go to the menu Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts.
• Find on the list: File > Scripts > Image Placeholder
• Click on the shortcut column and press CMD + SHIFT + P
• Click Accept and OK to confirm.

Using the script

• On any file, select the layer you want to use as the mask.
• Press the keyboard shortcut to run the script.
• The script will get a random image from the placeholder folder, resize it, place it over the element you had selected, and create a clipping mask.

Customize

You can add and remove images to the placeholder folder and they'll work automatically. The script supports JPG, PNG and GIF images.

Contribute

Hey, this is my first Photoshop script. Feel free to submit a pull request or comment on anything that needs to be improved.