What are some of the techniques commonly used in Photoshop?

What are some of the techniques commonly used in Photoshop?


1. Quickly open file





Double-click the background space in Photoshop (the default is the gray display area) to open the Browse window for the selected file.





2. Change the canvas color freely





Select the Paint Bucket tool and hold down SHIFT and click on the edge of the canvas to set the canvas background to the currently selected foreground color. If you want to revert to the default color, set the foreground color to 25% grayscale (r192,g192,b192) and press SHIFT again to click on the edge of the canvas.





3. Select the shortcut key for the tool





You can quickly select a tool in the Toolbox by pressing a shortcut key, the letter shortcuts for each tool are as follows:





Marquee-M Mobile-V Lasso-L Magic Wand-W





Airbrush-j Brush-B pencil-N rubber----





History Brush-y eraser-e Blur-R Dodge-O





Pen-P-T metric-u gradient-g





Paint Bucket-k pipette-I hand-h zoom-Z





default foreground and background color-D toggle foreground and background color-X





edit mode Toggle-Q display mode switch-f





Alternatively, if we hold down the ALT key and then click the Displayed tool icon, or hold down the SHIFT key and repeat the letter shortcut, you can cycle through the hidden tool.





4. Get accurate cursor





Press CAPS Lock to make the brush and the magnetic tool's cursor appear as an exact crosshair, and then press once to revert to the original.





5. Show/Hide Control Panel





Press the TAB key to toggle the display or hide all of the dashboard (including the toolbox), and if you press Shift+tab the Toolbox will not be affected and only show or hide other dashboards.





6. Quick Restore Defaults





some not good at Photoshop friends in order to adjust the effect is really a few twists and turns, the results found or the original default effect of the best, this under the silly eye, regret not the original Ah! How do I get back to the default value? Try clicking the tool icon on the options bar and choosing Reset tool or Reset all tools from the context menu.





7. Free Control size




The shortcut key for the
zoom tool is "Z", in addition, "Ctrl + Space bar" for the Zoom tool, "ALT + space bar" to reduce the tool, but to match the mouse click can zoom, the same press CTRL + "+" and "-" keys can also be enlarged and reduced image; ctrl+alt+ "+" and ctrl+alt+ "-" can automatically adjust the window to zoom display full screen, you can use this tool, regardless of the number of pictures to display the situation can be full-screen browsing! If you want to automatically adjust the window by the size of the picture when you use the Zoom tool, click the full Canvas option in the Properties Bar of the Zoom tool.





8. When using a hand Tool (hand tool), you can move the visible range of the image within the window by holding down the spacebar and converting it into a hand-shaped tool. Double-click on the Hand tool to display the image in the most appropriate window size, and double click on the Zoom tool to make the image appear in a scale of 1:1.





9. When you use the Erase Tool (eraser tool), hold down the ALT key to switch the eraser function back to the specified step record state.





10. When using the Smudge Tool (fingertip tool), hold down the ALT key to change from a pure smudge to a foreground color smear.





11. To move a glyph selection range that uses type Mask Tool (text Mask tool), you can switch to a quick mask mode (with the shortcut key Q), then move again, and then switch back to standard mode when you're done.





12. After holding down the ALT key, use the rubber Stamp Tool (Rubber Stamp tool) to click the mouse in any open image window to set the sampling position in the window without changing the function window.





13. When using the Move Tool (Mobile tool), press the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the image on the layer directly at a distance of 1 pixel, if you hold down the SHIFT key and then press the direction key to move the image at each pixel distance. Pressing the ALT key to drag the selection will move the selection's copy.





14. When you use the magnetic lasso tool or the magnetic pen tool, press the [or] key to increase or decrease the sampling width (in the options palette) in real time.





15. Measurement tools are very handy for measuring distances (especially on slashes), and you can also use them to measure angles (like a protractor). When the information panel is visible, select the Metrics tool to click and drag out a line, hold down the ALT key and drag the second line from the first line's node, so that the angle between the two lines and the length of the line are displayed on the information Panel. Drag the measurement line with the measuring tool (or you can move a single node of the measurement line only), and drag the measurement line off the canvas to remove it.





16. Using a drawing tool such as a brush, a pen, and so on, hold down the SHIFT key while you click the mouse to connect the two click points in a straight line.





17. Alt-Select color with the Eyedropper tool to define the current background color. Monitor the color changes of the current picture by combining the color sampler tool (SHIFT+I) and the information Panel. The color value before and after the change is displayed next to its sample point number on the information panel. The pop-up menu on the information Panel allows you to define the color mode for the sampling point. To add a new sampling point just use the Color sampler tool on the canvas and click anywhere else, holding down the ALT key to remove the sampling point. However, a maximum of four color sampling points can be placed on a single image. When a dialog box (such as a level command, Curve command, and so on) pops up in Photoshop, adding a new sampling point must hold down the SHIFT key and click, holding down the Alt+shift click to subtract a sample point.





18. Cutting tools you must have used, this situation you must have encountered; When you adjust the cutting grip, and the trim box is closer to the edge of the image, the trim box will automatically be affixed to the edges of the image, so that you can not accurately cut the image. However, as long as you adjust the trim border when the "Ctrl" key, then the trim box will be obey orders, so that you accurately cut.





Replication Tips





19. Press the Ctrl+alt key to drag to copy the current layer or selection.





20. If you have recently copied a picture that exists in the Clipboard, Photoshop will use the size of the picture on the Clipboard as the default size for the new diagram when you create a new file (Ctrl + N). Skip this feature and use the previous setting to hold down the ALT key (ctrl+alt+n) as you open it.





21. If you create a new piece, you need to have the same size, resolution, format file as an open picture. Choose "File" → "New", click on the Photoshop menu bar Windows option, in the pop-up menu in the bottom of the box clicked on the open picture name, yes, it is so simple!





22. When using the Free Transform tool (ctrl+t), hold down the ALT key (ctrl+alt+t) to copy the original layer (after the current selection) and transform it on the copy layer; Ctrl+shift+t to perform the last transformation again, ctrl+alt+shift+ T performs the transformation after copying the original image.





23. Copy to paste and cut to paste in one step by using the new layer by copy (CTRL+J) or through cut new layer (CTRL+J) command; copy (cut) The new Layer command will still be placed where they were, but then pasted by copy (cut). will be posted to the center of the picture (or selection).





24. To copy an image directly without the naming dialog box, hold down the ALT key before you perform the image → copy command.





25. Photoshop's clipboard works fine, but you'd prefer to use the Windows system Clipboard directly to handle images captured from the screen. OK, press ctrl+k, and then "output to clipboard" Point in the pop-up panel!





26. Implement a regular copy
in Photoshop




in doing layout design, we will often put some elements regularly placed to seek a form of beauty, in Photoshop through the combination of four shortcuts can be easily drawn.





(1) Circle Select the object you want to copy;





(2) produces a floating Layer according to Ctrl+j;





(3) Confirm by rotating and moving to the appropriate position;





(4) You can now press and hold the Ctrl+alt+shift continuously by "T" can be regularly copied from the continuous object. (only hold ctrl+shift only have regular movement)





27. When we want to copy the Selection object in the file, use the Copy command from the Edit menu. Copy once you may not feel the trouble, but to replicate multiple times, one click is quite inconvenient. Then you can select the object with the selection tool, then click the Move tool, and then hold down the ALT key. When the cursor becomes a black and white two arrows that overlap together, drag the mouse to the desired position. To replicate more than once, just repeat the relaxed mouse.





28. You can use the Marquee tool or the Lasso tool to drag a selection from one document to another.





29. To create a copy document for the current history state or snapshot:





(1) Click the "Create new document from current State" button;





(2) Select a new document from the History panel menu;





(3) Drag the current state (or snapshot) to the "Create new document from current State" button;





(4) Right click on the desired state (or snapshot) Select a new document from the pop-up menu drag a historical state of the current picture in the history state to another picture's window to change the content of the destination picture. Alt-click any historical state (except the current, recent state) to copy it. The state that is then copied becomes the current (recent) state. You can copy it to another action by holding down the steps in the alt-drag action.





Selection Tips





30. When you drag a selection or layer from one document to another, hold down the SHIFT key so that it is centered on the destination document. If the source document and destination document have the same size (size), the dragged element is placed in the same place as the source document (rather than in the center of the canvas). If the destination document contains a selection, the dragged element is placed in the center of the selection.





31. In the Action palette, click on the Triangle button in the upper right corner, from the pop-up menu to select Load action, into the Photoshopgoodiesactions directory, under which there are buttons, specifications, commands, image effects, text effect, texture, frame Six action set, contains a lot of practical things yo! In addition, There is also a actions.pdf file in the directory that can be opened with Adobe Acrobat software detailing how these actions are used and how they are produced.





32. Click the Brush Class tool in the sidebar, click the small triangle to the right of the brush label in the property bar that appears, and then click the small arrow in the pop-up menu to select "Load brush ...". Select *.abr in the Brushes folder in the Photoshop directory. It turns out there are so many lovely things here.





33. Draw a beautiful mark that you want to reuse in your work? OK, select it with Lasso tool, select "Save Brush ..." In brushes pop-up menu, and then use Brush tool to select this new pen ... Friends, want to do room spraying it?





34. If you want to select a section between two selection areas, hold down the shift and ALT keys at the same time as you would for any one of the existing selections, and then drag to draw the second selection (a multiplication next to the mouse cross, indicating that the area that is coincident will be retained).





35. Remove a square or circle in the selection, first add any selection, and then, in the selection area, press the ALT key to drag the Mask tool for the rectangle or ellipse. Then release the ALT key, hold down the SHIFT key, and drag until you are satisfied. Then release the mouse button before releasing the SHIFT key.





36. Remove a selection from the center, and in any selection area, first press the ALT key to drag the rectangle or oval Mask tool, then release the ALT key and then hold down the ALT key again, then release the mouse button and then release the ALT key.





37. In quick mask mode, to quickly toggle the mask area or select the region option, hold down the ALT key and move the cursor over the Quick Mask mode icon to click on the mouse.





38. When using the Marquee tool, hold down the SHIFT key to draw the square and the positive circle selections, and hold down the ALT key to tick the selection from the starting point center.





39. Use the Re-select command (CTRL+SHIFT+D) to load/restore the previous selections.





40. When you use the Lasso tool to sketch a selection, you can toggle between the lasso tool and the Polygon lasso tool by pressing the ALT key. When you sketch a selection, hold down the SPACEBAR to move the selection you are sketching.





41. Ctrl-click on the layer's icon (on the level board) to load its transparent channel, and then hold down the Ctrl+alt+shift key to click on another layer to select two layers of transparent channel intersection area.





42. Switch to Quick mask mode before zooming or copying pictures [Q] to keep the original selection.





43. How to use the SHIFT and ALT keys in the Select Box tool:





when you select a picture with the selection box, you want to enlarge the selection, by holding down the SHIFT key, the cursor "+" becomes "ten +" and the cursor is dragged so that you can enlarge the selection area you need on the basis of the original selection. or select two or more marquee boxes in the same picture.





when you select a picture with the selection box, you want to subtract the extra picture in the selection box, and then hold down the ALT key and the cursor "+" becomes "10-", dragging the cursor so that you can leave the picture you need.





when you select a picture with the selection box, you want two marquee overlays, and then hold down the "Shift+alt" key, and the cursor "+" becomes "Ten í", dragging the cursor so that you want the part.





when you want to get a positive circle or square in the marquee, hold down the SHIFT key.





44. How to use the SHIFT and ALT keys in the Lasso tool:





Increase the selection by pressing the SHIFT key. (method is the same as 1 in the selection box)





reduce the selection by pressing the "ALT" key. (method is the same as 2 in the selection box)





Two marquee overlay area Press "Shift+alt" key. (method is the same as 3 in the selection box)





45. How to use the SHIFT and ALT keys in the Wand tool:





increase the selection by pressing the "Shift" key. (method is the same as 1 in the selection box)





reduce the selection by pressing the "ALT" key. (method is the same as 2 in the selection box)





Two marquee overlay area Press "Shift+alt" key. (method is the same as 3 in the selection box)





shortcut Key Tips





46. You can use the following shortcuts to quickly browse your image:





Home scrolls to the upper-left corner of the image, and the end scrolls to the lower-right corner of the image, Page up scrolls to the top of the image, Page down scrolls to the bottom of the image, ctrl+page up scrolls to the left-hand side of the image, and ctrl+page down to the right-hand side of the image.





47. Press the CTRL key +alt +0 keys to display the image in 1:1 proportions.





48. When you want to "row" (adjust the vacancy between individual letters), first click between two letters, and then press the ALT key to adjust with the left and right arrow keys.





49. Restores the settings in the dialog box to the default, holding down the ALT key, the Cancel key becomes reset, and then the reset key is clicked.





50. To quickly change the number displayed in the dialog box, first click the number with the mouse, so that the cursor is in the dialog box, and then you can use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to change the number of implants. If you press the SHIFT key before changing the value with the arrow keys, the change in the value is faster.

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