February 2008
Beginner
264 pages
7h 41m
English
book
Layers: The Complete Guide to Photoshop’s Most Powerful Feature
by Matt Co-host of the top-rated video podcast Photoshop User TV Kloskowski
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| ? | QUICKLY DUPLICATE A LAYER? |
| I know I sound like a broken record, but if there is one keyboard shortcut to get from this whole book, this is it. Press Command-J (PC: Ctrl-J) to quickly duplicate a layer. | |
| ? | MAKE MY BRUSH SOFTER WITHOUT USING THE BRUSH PICKER? |
| To make your brush harder or softer without going to the Brush Picker, press Shift-[ (Left Bracket key) or Shift-] (Right Bracket key). | |
| ? | SET MY FOREGROUND AND BACKGROUND COLORS TO THEIR DEFAULTS (BLACK AND WHITE)? |
| Just press the letter D to set the Foreground and Background colors to their defaults of black and white. However, if you’re working on a layer mask, it’s the opposite. Pressing D sets white as the Foreground color and black as the Background color. | |
| ? | SWAP THE FOREGROUND AND ... |
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