10 Top Photoshop Tips
10 Top Photoshop Tips
1) Auto-Select a Layer – Hold down the Cmd/Ctrl key and at the same time click on a layer in the main image window in Photoshop.
2) Remove Color – Removing all color from an image without going into grayscale mode simply press Shift Cmd/Ctrl U (‘Desaturate’) while still in RGB mode to make your image grayscale. Another option is to use the channel mixer which will actually create a better result. In this option, all you need to do is click on the Grayscale option.
3) Move Selection to its Own Layer – Copy the selection by pressing Cmd/Ctrl J. Press Shift Cmd/Ctrl J to cut and move a selection.
4) Hide the Selction Marquee (‘Marching Ants’) – Press Ctrl/Cmd H.
5) Feathering ” When setting a feather using the Lasso Tools, press the Return/Enter key. This will highlight the Feather field in the Options palette and you can enter or change the value.
6) Color Fill – Press Alt/Option Delete to fill a layer or area with the color in the forefront. To fill a layer or selection with the background color, press Cmd/Ctrl Delete.
7) Changing Brush Size – Press the [ ] keys. By holding the shift key down and pressing the [and ] keys, the brush gets softer and harder, correspondingly. You are allowed to change the level up to five times).
Removing Scratches or Blemishes ” If your edition of Photoshop does not have the Spot Healing Brush, edit out blemishes or scratches from a photo by double clicking on the Blur Tool. Next in the Blur Tool Options palette, decrease the opacity to 15%, and then change the mode to Lighten. Now when you paint over scratches they will vanish.
9) Drawing With Brush Tools ” If you want to draw a straight line with one of the brush tools, click, hold the Shift key, and click again where you want the line to end. The Photoshop program will draw a straight line from point to point. These steps also work with most tools, including erasers and even the highlight tool in the Extract filter.
10) Creating Duplicates ” Choose Duplicate Layer in the Layers palette and change the document setting to New to generate a new picture from any layer.
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July 11th, 2008 at 3:09 am
If you want an alternative to photoshop try one of these.
They may not be as flexible and sophisticated as Adobe’s PhotoShop, but hey, they’re free!
GIMP http://www.gimp.org
Picasa http://www.Picasa.com
Paint.Net http://www.getpaint.net
Also, if you know of another great free or low cost photo editing software, please let me know.
Thanks,
Shane