Photoshop Tips II
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- gelund
Maybe I’m an idiot, but I just recently discovered this one: Toggle the rulers on. Click within the ruler area and drag in to the workspace for a temporary line which can be used as an alignment gauge. You can create multiple lines, horizontal or vertical. Drag them out of the workspace to remove them.
- unformatted0
alt + f4 = closes program!
- oculasm0
yep sure is fun.. works in ps and fireworks. and no you're not an idiot. sweet site by the way.
- Peter0
beer makes me inebriated
- 4cY0
i just discovered bevel and emboss! woah!
DesignKing here I come!!!!
w000000t!!
*and i am stoned as fuck...sorry. jes' back from party.. about to lay down_____:P
- Sapphire0
the same trick goes for flash as well.
- knull0
sarcams is best served chilled :-p
- Sapphire0
i hope my response didnt sound sarcastic
- Redmond0
Bevels are so hot, it's not an interface unless it's all beveled, stroked and drop shadowed on buttons that rotate all the time...
Check out the beautiful textures in pshop for some really "ill" backdrops!
- Sapphire0
flaming texts and spinning logo are also hot
- 4cY0
alien skin is the way to go! be a real bigass design supastar!
- sexypixel0
Mad skillz!
- Redmond0
Sexypixel, that is simply beautiful, do you mind if I rip it for my job monday morning?
The colors simply melt into each other and my eyeballs.
- Redmond0
Really, gotta love that basic lemon yellow.
- sexypixel0
no worries Redmond, 4cy has mad copyrights on the first one but mine is a really opensoarse trendsetter so rip away, thats what the interweb is for.kewl. its the new wood
- Redmond0
Thanks, in fact, the more I look at these, the more I like them. The welcome rug is such a nice touch, I'm gonna say good words about you to the higher-ups.
- mcLeod0
have a look around http://www.teamphotoshop.com
great PS resource. in fact ill post it over
<----there
- Helvetica0
just bumping this as an example for the InDesign tips thread. Some people seem to be having trouble understanding the concept!
I found these threads REALLY useful, don;t know about you guys
- dopepope0
I do too when people actually post tips.
- Bio0
mk. my fav shortcuts and shit that i do a lot. (i am a freak for hotkeys and shortcuts.)
Ctrl + ] (or) Ctrl + [
moves seleceted layer up or down one layer.when typing text with pallets hidden and in fullscreen mode, hit the enter key on the keyboard number pad with you thumb. that way your lazy ass doesnt even have to take your hand off the mouse.
Ctrl + A then Ctrl + Shift + C copies all layers merged. then paste and you have that one merged layer to fuck with.
i do this a lot and then Ctrl + I to invert that layer to see some interesting colors. this keeps me from getting in a rut in my design.Ctrl + J duplicates the layer you are on. ALWAYS use this if you are about to try something weird and dont wanna permanently fuck up your layer.
"X" toggles your foreground and bg colors.
TAB hides and shows all your open pallets.
"F" toggles screen modes (fullscreen etc)Ctrl + U is incredibly useful. resaturate everything, desaturate everything, make a false duotone and preview it all as you tweek.
Ctrl + B is incredibly useful for retouching very old photos. you can tweek colors to revamp old faded colors.i could go on, but my fingers are getting lazy and tired of typing.
=)
- Bio0
and another thing, Ctrl + L pulls up the Levels pallet.
the first things i do once i scan a photo are:
Ctrl + J to duplicate the original layer (so i can see my progress)
Alt + T then Unsharp Mask (decent controls as opposed to just sharoening blindly)
then Ctrl + L to adjust levels a bit, then Ctrl + U to adjust saturation or Ctrl + B if it needs more in-depth color correction.though it depends on the photo, this is usually this is just the way i start, then comes the tweeking.
and NOW you have "Bio's Basic Beginning Tutorial on Fucking with Photos."
dig it.