- THE TRICK TO TRICKY
- LIVE PATCHING PREVIEW
- ZOOMING ALL YOUR TILED IMAGES AT ONCE
- FINDING THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BRUSH TIPS
- HOW TO DUPLICATE A COLOR STOP
- REMOVING EDGE FRINGE WHEN COLLAGING
- CRACKING THE EASTER EGG MYSTERY
- SUPERCHARGE YOUR FILTER EFFECTS
- UNDO ON A SLIDER!
- GETTING TO THE FOLDER OF PHOTOS YOU WANTFAST!
- TWO FILES ARE BETTER THAN ONE
- RESIZING PATHS THE EASY WAY
- THE GAUSSIAN BLUR KEYBOARD SHORTCUT
- THE ADVANTAGE OF PHOTO FILTER ADJUSTMENT LAYERS
- WHERE TO SET CUSTOM VIEW SIZES
- MOVING YOUR IMAGE IN FULL SCREEN MODE
- DON'T RANK ITFLAG IT
- PHOTO-RETOUCHING SAFETY TIP
- PHOTOSHOP'S HIDDEN STEP AND REPEAT
- PAUSING FOR A BRUSH PREVIEW
- THE UNDOCUMENTED AIRBRUSH TOGGLE TRICK
- GIVE MOST ANYTHING A KEYBOARD SHORTCUT
- NO MORE UNLOCKING A BACKGROUND COPY
- SWAPPING CROP FIELDS
- LET THOSE WINDOWS BREATHE!
- THE MULTIPLE UNDO SHORTCUT
- WANT ARROWHEADS? PHOTOSHOP CAN ADD THEM FOR YOU!
- GETTING TO THE FREE TRANSFORM TOOL'S POP-UP LIST
- DRAGGING AND DROPPING WHERE YOU WANT
- CUSTOM BRUSHES DON'T HAVE TO BE SQUARE ANYMORE
- FEATHER A SELECTION WITHOUT THE GUESSING GAME
- CREATING A FLATTENED VERSION OF YOUR LAYERED IMAGE
- IF IT'S NOT SQUARE, YOU CAN STILL CROP IT
- TOP-SECRET PHOTOSHOP SPLASH SCREEN
- FALL IN LOVE WITH A TEMPORARY BRUSH, OR NOT
- UNDO A SAVE? THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE, ISN'T IT?
- MAKE A PHOTOSHOP CLIENT PRESENTATION
- CHANGE BRUSH SOFTNESS ON THE FLY
- LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: SLIDE SHOWS USING PHOTOSHOP
- HOW TO CORRECT ONE PROBLEM COLOR
- BUILDING A BETTER BACKGROUND ERASER TOOL
- GETTING SIDE-BY-SIDE PREVIEWS
- CUSTOM BRUSHES: START WITH A CLEAN SLATE
- TIMING IS EVERYTHING!
- INSTANT THUMBNAIL SIZE CONTROL
- BRING UP YOUR LAST PREFERENCE
SUPERCHARGE YOUR FILTER EFFECTS
Next time before you apply a cool filter to an image, instead of just selecting an area and applying the filter, press Command-J (PC: Control-J) to put your selected area up on its own layer. What's the advantage of this? Well first, it gives you more control over the effect. For example, by havig the area on its own layer, after you apply the filter, you can then change the Blend Modes of the layer to get even more out of the filters (multiplying it, screening it, overlaying it, etc.). And secondly, you have control of your filter “after the fact.” If, after you apply the filter, you feel it's too intense, you can always lower the Opacity of the layer to calm it down a bit.