PHOTO
TIPS
A collection
of tips to make you more productive and
creative in Photoshop.
Convert
from JPG TO PSD
The photos in this site are all in JPG format.
When you open an image file in Photoshop, resave it as a PSD file
because it is best to do all your image editing in native Photoshop
format.
Resize
and Sharpen
When you resize your photo you may find that it loses sharpness.
To sharpen an image in Photoshop, use the Unsharp
Mask command which resides under the Filters menu. This command
lets you control the amount of sharpening, the
radius (controls edge sharpness) and threshold (controls sharpening
and noise in smooth areas). It is ok to down-size a photo, but
up-sizing is not recommended because it degrades the image and
can result in a fuzzy picture.
Fun
Assignments for Teachers
Check out two creative projects
we created for the the Adobe Kids Club web site. Take a
look at the Fortune
Cookie Collage and the Visual
Dictionary lesson.
PHOTOSHOP
SHORTCUTS AND POWER TIPS
Cycle
Through Fonts
Click on
the Text tool and select the
text.
On the keyboard press: Command/Control H (to hide the selection).
Click
the cursor in the Options Bar/Font box.
Then
press the up or down arrow keys to cycle through the fonts.
Cycle
Through Blend Modes
Click on
the Move tool and
select the target layer in the layer's palette.
Press Shift + or - to cycle through the
blend modes.
Control
Layer Opacity Using the Keyboard
Select the target layer and press any of the top
row keyboard numbers.
The number 1 gives you 10% opacity, 5 gives you 50% opacity, etc.
Press
the 5 and 7 keys quickly and you get 57%.
Layer opacity works using any tool but
the brush.
Control
Brush Size Using the Keyboard
This keyboard shortcut works with any of the painting tools.
Press
the left bracket key [ to decrease brush size.
Press
the right bracket
key ] to increase brush size.
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