Quick Tips Unlink that mask for flexibility If you want to move a layer around your image, but leave the layer mask exactly where it is, you need to unlink the two. ... August 9, 2010 0
Quick Tips Turn off or disable a layer mask You can Shift-click on the Layer Mask thumbnail in the layers panel to turn off or disable the mask. You’ll see a red X appear ... August 6, 2010 0
Quick Tips Convert a Background layer to a regular layer Double-click on the name ‘Background’ in the Layers panel, and then click OK, or press Return (PC: Enter) in the New Layer dialog to accept ... August 5, 2010 0
Quick Tips Blend mode keyboard shortcuts 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 ... August 4, 2010 0
Quick Tips 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 ... August 3, 2010 1
Quick Tips 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 ... August 2, 2010 0
Quick Tips 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 ... July 30, 2010 1
Quick Tips 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 ... July 29, 2010 0