How Do I Do That in Photoshop?

Chapter 2

How to Use Photoshop’s Tools

Toolbox Tips

When you first look at Photoshop’s Toolbox, it’s just that skinny little bar along the left side of the window, and you think, “That doesn’t look too hard to learn,” until you realize that there are actually 64 tools in all because many are hidden behind other tools. The phrase Adobe uses to describe any tool that is hidden behind another tool is an “Atelier Cloister Element,” or ACE for short. That’s why you may have read some photographers bragging online about being an “Adobe ACE,” which just means they have passed an in-depth online test (with a minimum score of 82 or higher) based on properly identifying each of the Atelier Cloister Element tools when only displayed onscreen for a fraction ...