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INCREASING THE CROP TOOL’S OPACITY

January 31, 2011 by Corey Barker Tip of the Day 2 Comments

There are times that you want to see what your finished product will look like once you crop it. The best way to see that is to have a black background. To do that, once you have clicked-and-dragged out your crop border, increase the Opacity in the Options Bar to 100 percent. This will make the area to be cropped away completely black, and will allow you to see what your finished product will look like.

Posted by Corey Barker

Corey is the newest education and curriculum developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. He is a graduate of the Ringling School of Art & Design in Sarasota, Fl, with a degree in Illustration. Over the years, Corey has worked as a graphic artist in a variety of disciplines such as illustration, commercial design, large format printing, motion graphics, web design and photography. His expertise in Photoshop and Illustrator have earned him numerous awards in illustration, graphic design and photography. Using Photoshop since Version 2, his expertise and creativity have evolved exponentially with every new version, which makes Corey an invaluable addition to the NAPP team.