: Toggle between image and upscaled+masked view of same image? Is it possible in Adobe Photoshop, via Adjustment Layers or Scripting or some other means, to enable an alternate processed view of

@Cugini998

Use Smart Objects


Create your 16x16 document and add whatever layers you need.
Select all layers, right-click and select Convert To Smart Object.
Resize the document to 64x64 pixels.
Now double-click the Smart Object, and it will open as a .psb in its own window.
Now select Window > Arrange > 2-up Vertical to see the original 16x16 document alongside the upscaled 64x64 version.
Now you can preview and edit both versions.

NOTE: Every time you make changes to the nested Smart Object, you need to save it to update the "mother" document.


This technique is not limited to scaling. Another good use is when you need to make a grayscale or CMYK image from an RGB image. Then you could nest the RGB image inside the grayscale/CMYK image to keep everything editable.

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@Turnbaugh909

Window > Arrange > New Window For [document tile]

The views for each window stay set as you put them. So you can set one window to be a zoomed out view and the other to be zoomed in. Any change in either window is reflected in both windows.

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