The Adjustment Brush in Camera Raw is absolutely amazing. However, if you’re painting a lot with it you may notice a slight slow-down in its responsiveness. If that happens, try this. You’ll see an Auto…

You can apply a layer style to a layer group. Simply convert the layer group to a smart object by clicking on the group, then choosing Convert to Smart Object from the Layers panel’s flyout…

Layer groups are a great way to collect multiple layers into one set and manipulate them. Rather than creating one set and dragging all of the layers into the set, select all of the layers…

Here’s a really cool way to select a layer: with the Move tool (V) active, press-and-hold the Command (PC: Ctrl) key and click on that layer in the image.

Here’s a quick way to select multiple layers of the same kind—meaning multiple shape layers, type layers, or adjustment layers. Just click on one of the layers, and then from the Select menu, choose Similar…

You probably know that (with a non-painting tool selected) you can press a number to change the opacity of a layer (1 for 10%, 2 for 20%, etc.). But what if you want to change…

Not only can you copy-and-paste layer styles from one layer to another, but you can also use the same method to copy blend modes and opacity to multiple layers. Just pick the layer that has…