13 PS High-order Tips

1. A clearer circle

When drawing some smaller shapes, sharpness is very important, how to make the image does not have a jagged feeling? Sometimes this problem occurs during the drawing of rounded corners and circles. ISAAC Grant's proposal can help you solve this problem, very simple but effective way!

　　2. Copy the hex value of the color

The hexadecimal code for the copy color, the only recently known feature, CS4, selects the eyedropper tool and then presses the right button > copies the color of the hexadecimal code. Very time-saving skill.

　3. Color Harmony

Erica Schoonmaker in dribbble to show us this palette technique, and also has a 3 minute video demo

Erica Schoonmaker's private color palette technique:

First pick a bunch of colors you want to adjust, create a layer,

Then select the overall desired hue on top of this layer, the blending mode is set to overlay (soft light can also be, the blending mode looks for itself, wants to be more or less self regulated), and then adjusts the opacity.

The color superimposed on the above image is #ff9c00, opacity 25%.

　4. Rich colors with gradient maps

This advice comes from Jimena Catalina, which can make pictures and illustrations more colorful. (opacity 20% in figure)

　5. Accurate Edge radius

When a small rounded box is built into a rounded corner, you need to adjust the edge radius to set the distance. Here's a quick way to see the picture above.

　6.PS The shape of the Chinese region

Take a look at this video and use the PS path to control the text box.

　7. The power of the gradient map

What is a gradient map?

Look at the picture below, assuming it's not converted to black and white, but converted to red and yellow, the darker part is in red, the lighter part is colored, the middle part is not gray, but orange, in short, this is the gradient map.

Map different brightness to different colors. Using the gradient mapping tool, you can apply a gradient realignment image to the grayscale details of the original image and add the selected color.

The color and position of these arrows in the above figure determines the contrast and brightness

The gradient map began to exist from PS 4 (96 version 4.0, not CS4), not new features, but many people do not know, I personally think that the gradient map is the most powerful color function PS.

Add a gradient map

Images > Adjustments > Gradient mappings or Layers > New adjustment layer > Gradient Map

In general, the gradient map makes the image lighter, higher, and less saturated, but not beyond the 8-bit 0--255 color range, which can be achieved by creating a new adjustment layer that increases fault tolerance

Use

When you use an adjustment layer, the gradient map works very well, creating a complex gradient that requires a gradient map to adjust the layer.

and other elements can do the same thing with the "Copy adjustment layer" method

In short, Bjango

This article Bjango me with a glimpse of the gradual mapping, the more controllable, more precise gradient mappings.

　8. Quick Open Layer Group to layer/quick close layer Group

Very good technique, alt/option click on the arrow to open Layer Group to layer (and show specific layer style), click once to close layer group, can help you organize layer & layer group.

　9. Photo Double Exposure

　　10. Pixel Alignment

Aligned pixels in PS are useful, but when you design a complex shape, the snapping pixel does not work well and may appear jagged when you resize it. With just a few shortcuts to solve this problem, see here (YouTube needs to flip the wall, recommend an agent)

　　Isolation mode in 11.CC

Right-clicking on the canvas allows you to view the selected layer in isolation mode.

A new feature in CC is the isolation mode, which makes it easier for you to work in a complex layer environment. Isolation mode collates The Layers panel, displays only the layer that is used, and hides the other used layers temporarily.

To enter isolation mode, activate the Move tool (in V), select the layer you want to manipulate (one or several), press SHIFT or CMD to click on them in the layers panel, or command+ drag (ctrl + drag, Win) to create a selection around the selected layer on the canvas. Then right-click and select Quarantine Mode in the Drop-down menu.

Another way to get into isolation mode is to use the filter pull-down menu of the layers panel to select just the selected layer

Right-click the Layers panel to release the layer from quarantine mode.

12. The most complete PS layer tips and shortcut keys

PS Layer Tips and shortcuts this article is the most complete list of PS layer shortcuts I've seen, which is quite useful.

13.PS Etiquette Handbook

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