PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL

Circles and Sqaures Difficulty: By far the most basic and important tutorial in Photoshop. This tutorial introduces you to the world of vector graphics by using simple everyday shapes. Photoshop Tips Instant Open Window In Photoshop, Instead of going to the file menu to choose  Open, just double click on Photoshop's background and walla! Re-apply Last Command! In Photoshop, to re-apply any command (such as a Brightness setting), Hold down the Alt key (Mac: Option), while holding down, choose the same command once more. Add any color to Swatches In Photoshop, you can add a custom color by clicking on an empty space in the swatches pallet. To delete a custom color, hold down the Ctrl. Key (Mac: Command) and click to remove it. Adjustment Layers In Photoshop, to apply a editable command (such as Brightness or Hue) to any layer. Hold down the Ctrl. Key (Mac: Command) and click on the New Layer button. Choose a Type, check Group with previous Layer and click OK. Secret Image In Photoshop, to see the secret Strange Cargo image, hold down Ctrl. and the Alt key (Mac: Command and Option). Now go to Help>About Photoshop. Tell your friends! Dirty Screen Texture In Photoshop: Make foreground white and background black. Filter>Render>Clouds. Filter>Sketch>Half Tone Pattern (S:1 C:0 Dot). Filter>Stylize> Find Edges. Image> Adjust>Invert. Load Path as selection In Photoshop, After you make a path with the Path Tool, you can quickly make it into a selection by pressing the Enter key on the keyboard. Now you don't see the path dialog anymore and no right clicking. Window background color In Photoshop, to change the color of the background beyond the canvas area, choose a foreground color, then select the paint bucket, hold down the Shift key and click in that area. Brush Tip! In Photoshop, choose the Paint Brush. To toggle back and forth between the precise brush and the brush size view, press the caps lock key on the keyboard and it will change. Very handy. Moving Precisely In Photoshop, To move any object pixel by pixel, Select the Move Tool and press the arrow keys on the keyboard. Each time you press an arrow it will move one pixel. To move 10 pixels at a time, hold down the Shift key then press a direction. Pen tool Selections In Photoshop, after you have made a path with the Pen Tool, press the Enter key to turn that path into a selection. The path is hidden. To bring it back go to Window>Show Paths. Zooming Tips! In Photoshop. Instead of going to View>Actual Pixels, Just double click on the Zoom Tool on the tool bar. To fit the image on the screen, double click the Hand Tool. Full Screen Shortcuts In Photoshop, To toggle each Full screen Mode, press the F key. To hide all tool bars and pallets, press the Tab key on the keyboard. Great for sitting back and checking out your work. Type Tool Tips In Photoshop, you can preview and move the type in your image while still having the Type Options window Open. Type some text and move the pointer to the image and it will change to the move tool. Default Colors To quickly reset the Foreground and Background colors to default. Press "D" and then "X" on the keyboard. Merlin the Wizard To find Merlin the Wizard hold down the ALT key and select Palette Options from the Layers Palette menu. File Formats Difficulty: Photoshop has the ability to work with many different file formats, so it is a must to know which format should be used for which image. Triangles Difficulty: Making an accurate traingle quickly can be tricky. Here is a fast and easy way of doing it. The Eraser Tool Difficulty: When you make mistakes you can always erase. Learn the most efficient way to erase your creations. The Pen Tool Difficulty: There are many different options to the pen tool, this tutorial will go in-depth on each option. Loading Brushes Difficulty: Wouldn't it be a waste if you spend 1 hour on a custom brush and then didnt know how to use it? Make sure you read this tutorial so that doesnt happen to you. Slicing for HTML Difficulty: Slice your images to fit inside tables and more and get the HTML code needed to put them together. Transparent GIF's Difficulty: Make a GIF image transparent over any background. Creating a Grid Difficulty: Use Photoshop filters to create the ever popular grid. Polar Coordinates Difficulty: The Polar Coordinates filter works by remapping the geometry of an image. Learn all the features of this filter in this tutorial. Editing Colors in a Picture Difficulty: This tutorial is about editing the colors in any picture through Photoshop. This can be very effective when changing the color of a persons hair or eye color. Video Filters Difficulty: Just as in print, not all the colors you see on a computer monitor can be reproduced correctly on video. This tutorial will teach you how to get your graphics ready for video. Screenshot Functions Difficulty: Have you ever wanted to write your own tutorials, but were confused on how to take such screenshots? This tutorial will show you all the different options that are built into Windows for taking screenshots, i guarantee there is at least one in here you dont know about. Custom Actions Difficulty: Learn how to create custom actions for your most used steps. Image Maps Difficulty: An image map is an image in which you create clickable areas that link to different web pages. This tutorial will teach you how to create image maps using Photoshop and Imageready. Optimizing GIF's Difficulty: This tutorial will teach you how to use ImageReady to reduce the file size of your GIF images. Optimizing JPEG's Difficulty: This tutorial will teach you how to use ImageReady to reduce the file size of your JPEG images.