If you would like to crop to a specific size with the Crop tool (C), enter the dimensions and resolution you would like in the tool options up in the Options Bar. When you click-and-drag…
Author Archives: Corey Barker
Steel Texture Effect
Bring out you inner metal with this polished tutorial from Corey about creating a steel texture.
Getting back to the Default colors
To get Photoshop back to its default Foreground and Background colors of black and white, press the D key.
Loading a layer as a selection, adding to, or Intersecting the selection
To load a layer as a selection, press-and-hold the Command (PC: Ctrl) key and click on the layer’s thumbnail. If you Command-Shift-click (PC: Ctrl-Shift-click), it will add that layer to the already existing selection. If…
Planet Contest Winners
Well I must say I was most impressed with what he work everyone did for the first ‘Learn It. Do It. Win It.’ contest exclusive here on Planet Photoshop. I want to thank all of…
Increase and Decrease your Text Without Scrubbers
To increase and decrease your text size, select all of your text in a type layer and press Command-Shift-< or > (PC: Ctrl-Shift-< or >). Command-Shift-< decreases the text, while Command-Shift-> increases the text.
Place an Image from Bridge
You can place an image into any Adobe application right from Bridge CS3. Just choose File>Place and select the application you’d like to place the file into.
Use the Adobe Media Gallery
Taking your files from Bridge to the Web is simple using the Adobe Media Gallery. You can simply select the images that you would like to use, and choose a Template from the top pop-up…




