Quick Tips APPLYING A LAYER STYLE TO A LAYER GROUP 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 ... April 14, 2011 0
Quick Tips GROUPING MULTIPLE LAYERS IN A LAYER GROUP 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 ... April 13, 2011 0
Quick Tips AUTO-SELECTING A LAYER 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 ... April 12, 2011 0
Quick Tips CHANGE THE FILL OPACITY ON THE FLY 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 ... April 8, 2011 0
Quick Tips COPY & PASTE BLEND MODES AND OPACITY 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 ... April 7, 2011 0
Quick Tips DUPLICATING SMART OBJECTS When you use the standard shortcut Command-J (PC: Ctrl-J) to duplicate a smart object, changes you make to the smart object will affect both copies. ... April 6, 2011 2
Quick Tips CHANGE LAYER CONTENT If you have an adjustment layer and you've spent some time painting on the layer mask, the last thing you want to do is start ... April 5, 2011 1
Quick Tips DELETING A LAYER MASK WITHOUT A PROMPT This is a tip that doesn't just apply to layer masks, but to anything that gives you a confirmation prompt. Whenever you try to do ... April 4, 2011 0