ps Flashcards
ps: To add an image to a screen,
open the additional image and then copy it from its current screen to the old one.
ps: To edit the original image you opened in photoshop
duplicate the layer and make the original layer invisible
ps: To select one consistent area
use the wand with sparks tool
ps: To invert the selected area
command shift I
ps: To select an area use the
rectangular marquee tool
ps: To deselect the area, type
command d
ps: To save a photo with transparency, save it as
png
ps: To see the grid
command ‘
ps: To set the grid incremements
menu
photoshop / preferences / guides, grid and slices
ps: To zoom, type
command + or command -
ps: To add a border to the the image
menu / image / canvas size
then create a solid color layer underneath
ps: To create a solid color layer
underneath layers click the ying yang
choose solid color
ps: To create a new background layer
create a new layer, select it
menu / layer / new / layer from background
choose the “canvas extension color”
ps: When clicking on a layer
click twice to be sure
ps: photoshop treats layers like pictures, so to change colors you need to
paint over it.
ps: To see the paint brush
hold the gradient button on the right
ps: To be able to change the size of an object by dragging, type
command t
ps: To change the size of an object from both sides symmetrically
hold alt while dragging
ps: To apply the transformation you just made press
enter
ps: never try to
never try to transform the size of an element down in photoshop. Only export it as smaller.
ps: Some nice fonts are
Kohinoor Devanagari, avenir light
ps: Since you cannot undo setting a layer
consistently save new psd files
ps: To draw a hollow circle
create a circle with shape tool
open effects on layer
click stroke tab
increase stroke width and make opacity 100%
go to blending options and make fill opacity 0%
ps: To make a flat button
add a drop shadow, set it to normal, and opacity 100%