*Photoshop Lightroom 2 Tip* Dual-monitor support also works if you’re using only one monitor. With the Filmstrip open, click on the second monitor icon at the bottom-left. When the second display appears, resize it as…
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Two Brushes Are Better Than One
*Adobe Bridge CS4 and Adobe Camera Raw 5 Tip* 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…
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
*Adobe Bridge CS4 and Adobe Camera Raw 5 Tip* 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…
Adjustment Brush Masks and Pins
*Adobe Bridge CS4 and Adobe Camera Raw 5 Tip* When you paint on a photo using the Adjustment Brush ( K ), a mask is created that shows where the effects of the Adjustment Brush…
Change Adjustment Mask Colors
*Adobe Bridge CS4 and Adobe Camera Raw 5 Tip* When the color of your subject in a photograph is similar to the color of the mask (the default color is red), it’s difficult to see…
Dust Spot Images Quickly
*Adobe Bridge CS4 and Adobe Camera Raw 5 Tip* Choose the Spot Removal tool ( N ) and zoom in to the top-left of the image. Press the Page Down key to move down the…
Rotate View Tool
A long-desired feature from other leading digital painting tools is the Rotate View tool, which allows you to rotate the document canvas to make otherwise uncomfortable strokes with a digitized art tablet perfectly natural. Press…




