Photoshop quicktip #16

16 A very quick and easy way of increasing the brush size is simply to use the square brackets on the keyboard. The right-hand square brackets ] will increase the brush size whereas the left-hand square brackets [ will decrease the brush size.

Photoshop quicktip #15

Hold down the alt key and press the eye on layers will hide all other layers. Useful if you want to have a quick look at your starting image again. Alt click will turn the other layers back on again.

Photoshop quicktip #14

It is worth making the effort to learn some shortcuts. If you hover above tools in the drawing palate you are told some of them. Eg press V for move, C for crop, B for brush, H for hand. Some tools have more than one item under them. Press shift and the letter cycles you through the options. It is definitely useful to learn the main ones. It also shows why you have to watch what you press on the keyboard.

Photoshop quicktip #13

This is a great tip !!! I only just discovered it a few weeks ago, if you ever do a collage it is an absolute must.
Have you ever been frustrated moving to the various layers when making a collage or not sure which is which? Simply have the move tool selected (V) then ctrl click on the desired picture to make it the current layer. Now just click and drag to shift.

Photoshop quicktip #12

Access the Zoom tool [Z] at any time by holding Ctrl+Space to zoom in, and Alt+Space to zoom out. You can then quickly zoom into a specified spot by dragging a rectangle out.

Photoshop quicktip #11

Hold down the Ctrl key at any time to access the Move tool [V]. This is better than pressing the V since when you take your finger off the key the original tool is still selected.

Photoshop quicktip #10

When using the brush tool, have you ever had the brush turn into just a small cross and you can’t tell how big the brush is? If so, you have the caps lock on, just turn it off and all will be right.

Photoshop quicktip #9

If you are using a mouse with a scroll bar you can set this to zoom in and out of your picture. This is not the default option. To set it go to edit – preferences – general and select the tick for zoom with scroll wheel.

Photoshop quicktip #8

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Photoshop quicktip #7

Zoom in and out by using Ctrl+Plus ( + ) and Ctrl+Minus ( - )

Photoshop quicktip #6

Ctrl z undoes your last action, but if you press ctrl z again it redoes the last action. To go further back you can go into the history tool bar OR pres ctrl alt z to go further back. This can be much faster than using history.

Photoshop quicktip #5

To draw a straight line with any paint tool, click on the image, move the mouse, and then Shift-click. Photoshop will join the two points with a straight line using the current tool.

Photoshop quicktip #5

Photoshop quicktip #4

Press the Space Bar to access the Hand tool at any time. This is better than pressing H since when you take your finger off the space bar you still have the original tool selected.

Photoshop quicktip #3

Hold down the Alt key to change any Cancel button into a Reset button (in any dialog box); this allows you to easily restore values without having to Cancel and reopen the dialogue.

Photoshop quicktip #2

Want to see your photo with less clutter? Pressing the TAB key will hide the tools. Press "F" to cycle between three different Full Screen modes (or use the Mode buttons near the bottom of the toolbar).

Photoshop quicktip #1

AS a way of encouraging people to regularly view this blog I am going to post some photoshop quick tips. I intent to do this at regular intervals - not sure how often at this stage.

Red eye can easily be removed by using the Redeye Tool. This can be found under the Spot Healing Brush Tool menu by clicking on the black dot bottom right. Once selected just click on or even near the red eye and like magic the red will turn to black.

Graham