Photoshop tips

Tips for getting more out of Adobe Photoshop.

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Photoshop tip: use the export function

Photoshop tip: use the export function

| Nando Harmsen | 2,499 views | 6 comments

There are many ways to save files in Photoshop. The export function is ideal for JPG and PNG files, and for GIF, although with limitations. I show you the benefits in this article.

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Photoshop tip: Keep your layer stack organised

Photoshop tip: Keep your layer stack organised

| Nando Harmsen | 1,618 views | 0 comments

Complex edits in Photoshop require lots of layers. Pixel layers, adjustment layers, and many more variations. How do you keep track? The answer is simple: organise them properly.

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Photoshop tip: Using a clipping mask

Photoshop tip: Using a clipping mask

| Nando Harmsen | 1,817 views | 0 comments

Layers and masks are central to editing a photo in Photoshop. Masks let you hide parts of a layer. A clipping mask offers even more options.

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Photoshop tip: Use a copy of a merged layer

Photoshop tip: Use a copy of a merged layer

| Nando Harmsen | 1,707 views | 0 comments

Do you have lots of layers in Photoshop and need to apply an edit to all of them? With one action, you can make a copy of all the layers and merge them into one layer. You can only do this with a keyboard shortcut.

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Photoshop tip: Use keyboard shortcuts to work faster

Photoshop tip: Use keyboard shortcuts to work faster

| Elja Trum | 1,560 views | 0 comments

You can access almost every Photoshop function with the mouse through various menus and icons. However, it is well worth using the hundreds of keyboard shortcuts that call up specific functions directly. This can more than double the speed at which you work with Photoshop.

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Unusual photos with unique Photoshop edits

Unusual photos with unique Photoshop edits

| Elja Trum | 2,936 views | 0 comments

Would you like to take your portrait editing beyond standard adjustments? This video by Mango Street could be a great source of inspiration. Daniel shows you some unusual and unique photo edits.

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Create your own reusable photo frame in Photoshop

Create your own reusable photo frame in Photoshop

| Nando Harmsen | 4,332 views | 4 comments

Printing and framing a photo is always a lovely thing to do. Nothing beats a real frame with a photo on the wall. Would you still like a digital frame around your photo to display on a monitor or TV? You can easily make one yourself in Photoshop. One you can reuse.

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Photoshop: Enlarge Part of Your Photo

Photoshop: Enlarge Part of Your Photo

| Elja Trum | 3,180 views | 1 comment

When you photograph a landscape with a wide-angle lens, you will notice that subjects in the background appear much smaller in the frame than they really are. In this tutorial, photographer Christian Möhrle shows you how to adjust this afterwards in Photoshop.

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