I never used to use keyboard shortcuts for blend modes. Then about a year or so ago, I realized that the keyboard shortcuts for blend modes are actually very easy. It always involves the Option-Shift…
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Deleting a layer
Instead of dragging a layer to the Trash icon to delete it, you can quickly delete a layer by pressing the Delete (PC: Backspace) key in Photoshop CS4. In CS3, using that key will only…
Create a new layer without a dialog
Pressing Command-Shift-N (PC: Ctrl-Shift-N) creates a new layer but it brings up the New Layer dialog so you can name it. Personally, I find it kind of annoying and it’s not a lot faster for…
Two brushes are better than one
To rapidly change the Size, Feather, Flow, and Density of a brush, use the A and B preset brushes. To set them up, click one of the brushes (A or B) and change its settings….
Mask clean up
If a mask appears splotchy, it’s usually because the Auto Mask checkbox is turned on and the brush didn’t apply the mask to pixels that were too different from the original sample (beginning brush stroke)….
Adjustment Brush resize tricks
When using the Adjustment Brush for retouching, you need to change the size of the brush quite often. You can use the Left and Right Bracket keys ([ ]) to make small incremental changes to…
Adjustment Brush masks and pins
When you paint on a photo using the Adjustment Brush (K), a mask is created that shows where the effects of the Adjustment Brush are applied. By default, the mask isn’t visible, but you can…
Change adjustment mask colors
When the color of your subject in a photo-graph is similar to the color of the mask (the default color is red), it’s difficult to see the mask. To change the color of the mask,…
on 3D Bold Text Effect[...] This tutorial will explain how to create a bold bright-textured slick text effect in Photoshop CS6. A simple pattern...
on 3D DNAGood tutorial with nice instruction. 
on Replace ColorI found something that worked great for me that will work for black (that's what I used it on), select...
on Vintage Metal Text EffectNice tutorial and cool effect!!! Thank you!!!!