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Two Files Are Better Than One There are times when we should be working (or experimenting) on a copy of an image – it’s a shame to trash a good image then try to recreate it. You could always do a Save As and choose As a Copy, but...
Two Easy Ways to Create Transparency The most common method for making a background transparent back in Photoshop 6.0 is still available to you in Photoshop CS, and that’s to go to the Layers palette and simply delete the background layer. That’s...
Save Room in Your Layers Palette This is a quick little tip for keeping your layers palette shorter and more manageable. When you apply a layers style to your layers, each effect is listed separately in the layers palette by default. If you...
Selecting Just One Object on a Layer If you have multiple objects on the same layer (like a few words of type that have already been rasterized) and you want to select just one item on that layer (for example, you want to put a selection around...
Using the Lasso Tool? Keep it Straight We normally use the lasso tool for drawing freeform selections, but youÕll find that oftentimes, while drawing your selection, youÕll need to draw a perfectly straight segment, even for just a few pixels....
Turning a path into a selection Once you have part of a path selected using the Direct Selection tool, you can turn it into a selection by going to the Paths palette and choosing Make Selection from the paletteÕs pop-down menu. The advantage...
The secret to Batch Ranking If youÕre using PhotoshopÕs handy File Browser, you probably already know that it allows you to rank images to help you sort and organize them. However, what if you need to rank 50 or 60 images all the same? Do...
Making Color Overlay work If you’ve ever tried Photoshop’s Color Overlay Layer Style, you may have been disappointed in how it works (I know I was at first), because rather than overlaying a transparent color over your object, it...
Other Color Models When you’re in the Color Picker and you click on the Custom button, by default the selected color swatches are the PANTONE Solid Coated set. However, Photoshop comes with a host of other color sets built right in. To...
Levels Tip If you need to lighten or darken the overall image, the Output Levels sliders at the bottom of the Levels dialog box can help. Dragging the left slider to the right will lighten the overall image. Dragging the right Output Levels...
