You'll Wish You Knew These 10 Photoshop CC Tricks .
All photographers want their shots to appear amazing, and post-processing is an important part of that process. If you know how to use the correct tools, you can accomplish a lot. c. The more you know you need to study to make the most of it, the more you realise you need to study. In this piece, I'll discuss
1. Perform a Photoshop search.
Articles like this one, as well as video tutorials, frequently recommend tools that you may not be familiar with. It's simple to remember the tool, but it's far more difficult to remember where it's located within Photoshop. This is when Photoshop's search feature comes in handy.
A search icon can be found in the top right corner of the main Photoshop window. Click it to search not only for the tool you're looking for, but also for other items like You can also search for tutorials, Lightroom and Adobe stock images.
2. Keep track of your keyboard shortcuts.
It pays to master at least some keyboard shortcuts while working with any difficult software. Knowing the shortcuts for the tools you use the most will help you get more done in less time.
Photoshop gives you the option of customising your keyboard shortcuts. It's not difficult to accomplish. If you've been using Photoshop for a time, you'll recognise which tools you use frequently and wish to learn shortcuts for them.
All you have to do is go to the top menu and click Edit->Keyboard Shortcuts to find them. This brings up a window with all the information you'll need to understand and alter your shortcuts.
Shortcuts are set to most keys and many combinations. These can be tailored to your preferred working style. The ‘n' key is one of the keys that does not have a default shortcut. You can use it to assign your favourite tool without interfering with the other shortcut keys.
3. Select a temporary tool.
The ability to temporarily choose a tool is another useful approach that aids seamless operation.
Let's say you're using the Burn tool on a picture and you notice a little flaw that you wish to eliminate with the Clone tool. To pick the Clone tool, simply press and hold the ‘s' key. Release the ‘s' key once you've erased the flaw, and your cursor will revert to the Burn tool.This can be put to good use.
4. Open the same image in two windows at the same time.
The ability to open the same image document in two windows provides a lot of versatility. One instance of the file can be zoomed in and working on the details, while the other displays the complete frame. This allows you to see changes made in the detailed view in the full-frame pane as well.
To open two picture documents, click Arrange->New Window for [the file name of the opened file] from the top menu. A new instance of the file will open when you click on it. Now go to Window->Arrange and choose your preferred display setting. I've chosen to show 2-up Vertical in this case.
This trick is very cool if you are working with two or more monitors.
5. Making highlight and shadow selections.
When making edits to a photograph, selecting only the bright or dark regions might give you more control.
Choose the type of alteration you want to make first. I've used a Curve Adjustment Layer in this example. This can be found in the Layers panel's bottom menu. I erase the layer mask once I've created the new adjustment layer.
This is where the magic takes place. All the bright pixels will be picked if you press Ctrl+Alt+2 (Cmd+Opt+2 on Mac). When you use the Curves icon in the Layers panel, you're not just changing the brightness of the brightest pixels. You can opt to reverse the selection and work on the darker pixels in the mask's Properties section.
6. Tips for using a pen tool.
For many people, learning to utilise the Pen tool in Photoshop is a frustrating experience. Making the line move where you want it to go can be challenging at first. Here are a few changes you can make to make your learning curve less steep.
When you've picked the Pen tool, go to the top menu and click the Cog icon. You can change how the line looks and responds in this section. You have control over the line's weight and colour. This can help you see where you're drawing more clearly.
The Rubber Band option is probably the most useful feature of the Pen tool settings. You can see where your line is when you draw with this option enabled. This allows you to view the exact location of your line in real time. You won't see where your line will be drawn until you click on a point if the Rubber Band option isn't ticked.
Two more useful hints for using the Pen tool are:
As you click, press the spacebar. Keep your finger on the spacebar to set the point exactly where you want it.
Once your line is finished, use Alt+Click to change the handles on a point to change the line's curvature.
7. Select colors from any application.
It's simple to match a color in Photoshop to a color in another software or app, and it can be quite handy. You may color match what you're working on by pulling the same color and applying it to text, a brush, or a fill.
Reduce the size of your Photoshop window and set it over the region where you want to pick a colour. Simply choose the tool you wish to use to apply the colour. In my case, I'd like to use a colour from a photo on my website to fill the backdrop of my logo. Hold down the Alt key while dragging your mouse over the colour you want to match.
When you let go of your mouse, Photoshop will utilise it as the foreground colour you chose. Now you can use it as you like.
8. Manage the Luminosity of Color.
You may darken or brighten each colour in your image by creating a new black and white Adjustment Layer and setting the Blend mode to Luminosity. Simply drag the slider for each colour you'd like to change until you're happy with the brightness.
9. Using the ‘Blend If' feature to increase transparency.
When you know how to use the ‘Blend If' mode, it can be a very useful tool. You can change a layer's luminance or colour channel by selecting and modifying layers using the Blend If functionality.
In this case, I wanted to replace the black backdrop in my logo with an image. The image sits behind my logo on a layer. Double-click on the layer you want to edit on to bring up the Layer Style panel. Use the slider below the Blend If mode to eliminate the darker or lighter pixels with the Blend If mode set to Gray. I've pushed the slider on the left towards the ri in this case.
Making the modified layer a Smart Object will make the hidden pixels transparent, giving you even more options.
10. Spot Healing Brush (non-destructive).
By creating a new layer above the image you're working on, you can use the Spot Healing Brush without causing any damage. The Spot Healing Brush frequently produces an unsatisfactory outcome when working with highly textured photos. Adding an extra blank layer to your design provides you more options.
To make this work, make sure the Sample All Layers selection in the top menu bar is selected.
Conclusion.
I hope this list of Photoshop CC tips and tricks has provided you with some new information. Everyone works differently with Photoshop, as with anything else. There are numerous approaches of achieving the same end result.
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