Scrubby Slider Shift-Click Trick
Adobe borrowed scrubby sliders, a very cool feature from Adobe After Effects, and put it in Photoshop. You use it by clicking on a field's ...
Terry’s Tech Blog
Some of you may remember me mentioning the Creative Suite Podcast, hosted by Adobe’s very own Terry White. Well, Terry also has a really cool ...
Quick Trick To Reapply That Filter
Want a convenient shortcut that lets you run the last filter you applied, without going to the Filter menu? Too bad (just kidding). Simply press ...
How To Tame The Select Similar Command
A popular trick for making selections of large areas (such as backgrounds) is to select part of the background that contains most of the colors ...
Line Drawing to Photo
Using Smart Filters to achieve an interesting transition from a line drawing to a photo.
Photoshop Book of the Week
This week’s selection is the Photoshop Finishing Touches book by my Canadian colleague Dave Cross. This book shows you a number of ways to give ...
Can’t Remember Selection Shortcuts? Look At The Cursor
If you've made a selection and want to add to that selection, just hold the Shift key and you can add more area to it. ...
Using The Lasso Tool? Keep It Straight
We normally use the Lasso tool (L) for drawing freeform selections, but sometimes you’ll find that while drawing your selection you’ll need to draw a ...