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Photoshop Lab » Tips http://www.photoshoplab.com Photoshop Tutorials, Tips, Tricks and News Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:53:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Quickly Copy Layer Masks http://www.photoshoplab.com/quickly-copy-layer-masks.html http://www.photoshoplab.com/quickly-copy-layer-masks.html#comments Thu, 31 Aug 2006 21:31:58 +0000 Tommy Maloney http://www.photoshoplab.com/quickly-copy-layer-masks.html You can quickly copy Layer Mask between Layers just by holding [Alt + Ctrl] and dragging the mask between the Layers in the Layers Palette [F7]. To move a Layer Mask, just drag the mask without pressing any modifier keys. When dragging to a Layer with an existing mask, you’ll get prompted to “Replace Layer Mask?”.

]]> http://www.photoshoplab.com/quickly-copy-layer-masks.html/feed 1 Get Your Pantone Colors Quickly http://www.photoshoplab.com/get-your-pantone-colors-quickly.html http://www.photoshoplab.com/get-your-pantone-colors-quickly.html#comments Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:37:11 +0000 Tommy Maloney http://www.photoshoplab.com/get-your-pantone-colors-quickly.html To get the (closest) matching Pantone value for any color you’ve selected in the Color Picker, just press the “Color Libraries” button. You can also choose different “Books” once in the Color Libraries. Also, you can choose a color in the Library in the Color Libraries dialog and press “Picker” to go back to the Color Picker to get your HEX, Lab, CMYK and Web colors.

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]]> http://www.photoshoplab.com/redo-that-filter.html/feed 0 Quick Hand http://www.photoshoplab.com/quick-hand.html http://www.photoshoplab.com/quick-hand.html#comments Fri, 19 May 2006 03:00:00 +0000 Tommy Maloney http://www.photoshoplab.com/v4/admin/?p=337 Holding the spacebar will bring up the Hand Tool no matter what tool you currently have selected.
]]> http://www.photoshoplab.com/quick-hand.html/feed 0 Brush Tips http://www.photoshoplab.com/brush-tips.html http://www.photoshoplab.com/brush-tips.html#comments Fri, 19 May 2006 03:00:00 +0000 Tommy Maloney http://www.photoshoplab.com/v4/admin/?p=338 Use the [ and ] keys to adjust the size of your brushes. Hold [Shift] and press the keys to adjust the edge hardness of the brush.

]]> http://www.photoshoplab.com/brush-tips.html/feed 0 Caution with ImageReady http://www.photoshoplab.com/caution-with-imageready.html http://www.photoshoplab.com/caution-with-imageready.html#comments Fri, 19 May 2006 03:00:00 +0000 Tommy Maloney http://www.photoshoplab.com/v4/admin/?p=339 Be careful when switching a file from Photoshop CS to ImageReady CS… if you close ImageReady, your file isn’t in Photoshop anymore.
]]> http://www.photoshoplab.com/caution-with-imageready.html/feed 0 Clean Your Monitor http://www.photoshoplab.com/clean-your-monitor.html http://www.photoshoplab.com/clean-your-monitor.html#comments Fri, 19 May 2006 03:00:00 +0000 Tommy Maloney http://www.photoshoplab.com/v4/admin/?p=340 If it’s dirty and gross, clean it. Nothing more annoying than trying to remove a spot on an image thats actually one of your boogers. Eww.

]]> http://www.photoshoplab.com/clean-your-monitor.html/feed 0 Cloned Windows http://www.photoshoplab.com/cloned-windows.html http://www.photoshoplab.com/cloned-windows.html#comments Fri, 19 May 2006 03:00:00 +0000 Tommy Maloney http://www.photoshoplab.com/v4/admin/?p=341 Instead of zooming in, editing, then zooming out to see your result, duplicate your window. Go under Winow > Arrange > New Window. This clones your window, so you can work in one window zoomed in, but leave the other at 100% to immediately see the results.

]]> http://www.photoshoplab.com/cloned-windows.html/feed 0 Don't Use Scan Lines http://www.photoshoplab.com/dont-use-scan-lines.html http://www.photoshoplab.com/dont-use-scan-lines.html#comments Fri, 19 May 2006 03:00:00 +0000 Tommy Maloney http://www.photoshoplab.com/v4/admin/?p=342 Seriously. Unless you’re creating a tv, don’t use scan lines. They’re not cool anymore, and they’re just kind of irritating. ]]> http://www.photoshoplab.com/dont-use-scan-lines.html/feed 0 Layer Select http://www.photoshoplab.com/layer-select.html http://www.photoshoplab.com/layer-select.html#comments Fri, 19 May 2006 03:00:00 +0000 Tommy Maloney http://www.photoshoplab.com/v4/admin/?p=343 .!.

You can Right-button/Control click on your document to open a pop-up menu that lists the Layers under your cursor.

]]> http://www.photoshoplab.com/layer-select.html/feed 0 Purge http://www.photoshoplab.com/purge.html http://www.photoshoplab.com/purge.html#comments Fri, 19 May 2006 03:00:00 +0000 Tommy Maloney http://www.photoshoplab.com/v4/admin/?p=344 If you’re working with Photoshop for an extended length of time and you notice it’s getting slower, go under Image > Purge. NOTE: This eliminates your undos.
]]> http://www.photoshoplab.com/purge.html/feed 0 Quick Copy to a New Layer http://www.photoshoplab.com/quick-copy-to-a-new-layer.html http://www.photoshoplab.com/quick-copy-to-a-new-layer.html#comments Fri, 19 May 2006 03:00:00 +0000 Tommy Maloney http://www.photoshoplab.com/v4/admin/?p=345 Instead of selecting something, copying, clicking new layer, then pasting… you can just press Ctrl-J. This copies your selection to a new layer. Ctrl-Shift-J moves it to its own layer.

]]> http://www.photoshoplab.com/quick-copy-to-a-new-layer.html/feed 0 Quick Feather Key http://www.photoshoplab.com/quick-feather-key.html http://www.photoshoplab.com/quick-feather-key.html#comments Fri, 19 May 2006 03:00:00 +0000 Tommy Maloney http://www.photoshoplab.com/v4/admin/?p=346 When using any of the selection tools that have the Feather option in the Options bar, press the Enter key on your number pad to jump right to the Feather option box. ]]> http://www.photoshoplab.com/quick-feather-key.html/feed 0 Quick Full Screen View http://www.photoshoplab.com/quick-full-screen-view.html http://www.photoshoplab.com/quick-full-screen-view.html#comments Fri, 19 May 2006 03:00:00 +0000 Tommy Maloney http://www.photoshoplab.com/v4/admin/?p=347 Want to see what your image looks like alone, in a dark dark setting, maybe with some candlelight? Press the F key twice, then press Tab to hide your palettes.

]]> http://www.photoshoplab.com/quick-full-screen-view.html/feed 0 Quick Open http://www.photoshoplab.com/quick-open.html http://www.photoshoplab.com/quick-open.html#comments Fri, 19 May 2006 03:00:00 +0000 Tommy Maloney http://www.photoshoplab.com/v4/admin/?p=348 .!.

Double-click on the background in Photoshop to bring up the Open dialog box. Doesn’t work on Mac.

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