Vibrance Adjustment
You can use a Vibrance Adjustment layer to increase the saturation of muted colors without overly saturating skin tones and already saturated colors. To do so,…
Layer Groups Vs. Linking Layers
Layer Groups allow you to easily select, move, mask and manipulate multiple layers as a single unit. With Linked Layers you can move multiple layers…
Two Additional Brush Tool Blend Modes: Behind and Clear
The brush tool has all the same blend modes as layers, but the brush tool includes two additional blend modes. “Behind” and “Clear.” The “Behind” blend…
Sample Options For The Eyedropper Tool
Before Photoshop CS6, the Eyedropper Tool was able to sample colors from either “All Layers” or the “Current Layer”. After Photoshop CS6, the Eyedropper tool…
Copyright Your Work
It’s always a good idea to copyright your work and a good way of doing so, is to embed your copyright information into your image…
Open Multiple Images As Photoshop Layers
To automatically load multiple images into the same Photoshop document and place each image in a layer, go to File > Scripts > Load Files…
Better Black and White Images
Don’t just desaturate images (by going to Image > adjustment > desaturate) to make black and white photos. Instead, make a Black and White adjustment…
Flip Guides as You Create Them
You can create guides by clicking-and-dragging on the vertical or horizontal rulers. By holding Alt, Option on the Mac, you can flip the guide to the opposite…
Reveal Measurement Guides Between Layers
With the Move Tool selected, in Photoshop CC and newer, you can hover over an object while holding Ctrl (Mac: Command) to reveal measurement guides…
Auto-Collapse Iconic Panels in Photoshop
To automatically show or hide iconic panels when working in Photoshop CS6 or newer, right-click on the panel tab and select Auto-Collapse Iconic Panels This…
Use the Move Tool to See the Distance Between Two Objects in Photoshop
Use this handy Photoshop keyboard shortcut to see the distance between two objects. First, select any layer from the Layers Panel. Then while the Move…
Cycle Through Tabs Keyboard Shortcut
If you have multiple documents open you can cycle through tabs by pressing Ctrl (Mac: Command) Tab. To go in reverse press Shift Ctrl (Mac:…