If you are working with the Magnetic Lasso tool and need to access the Polygonal Lasso tool, press-and-hold the Option (PC: Alt) key and click. That will automatically switch you to the Polygonal Lasso tool….
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Quick way to find a Pantone Approximate Color
Ever wanted to know what a specific color would be in a specific library (like Pantone)? Select the color with the Eyedropper tool (I). Click on your Foreground color swatch to open the Color Picker….
Instant Artistic Effect—Just add Edge Vignette
Anyone can take a picture and give it more of an artistic feel using vignetting. In the Lens Correction dialog (Filter>Distort>Lens Correction), there is a setting called Vignette that’s used to correct problems with lenses…
Increasing Brush Sizes
Pretty much all applications that use a brush can be regulated using the Bracket keys. The Left Bracket ([) key decreases the brush size, while the Right Bracket (]) key increases its size. If you…
Scrubbers 101
In most dialogs, you can use the scrubber (slider) to change measurements. To change the performance of the scrubber, try using these keys: Shift will make the scrubber jump very quickly to larger or smaller…
Previewing Your Type Very Quickly
Serif or sans serif? Oblique or Avant Garde? I am from more of a “Yeah, that looks appropriate” school of font usage. If you would like to cycle through your fonts to see what looks…
Changing Multiple Type Layers
To change the properties of a series of Type layers, Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) on each of the layers that you would like to adjust.
Cycle Through All Open Documents
Press Control-Tab (on both a Mac and a PC) multiple times to cycle through all of the documents that are currently open.
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!!!!