Introduction

10 Important Things Before You Begin

Welcome everyone! I am excited to present this newest volume in the Down & Dirty Tricks series: Photoshop Down & Dirty Tricks for Designers, volume 2. This volume contains an entirely new collection of design and effects tutorials, and we are definitely pushing the envelope by extending tutorials to up to three times the normal length. That means that some are more project-based and combine numerous techniques into a single project. This allows you to see how effects are blended together. Before we begin, however, I just wanted to cover a few things you will need to be aware of as you begin your journey to creative awesomeness!

1. Fundamental techniques

I have noticed throughout my work, and ...

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