Photoshop Tips and Tricks for Beginners: Custom Shape Tool

Custom Shape Tool Did you know that in addition to photo editing, you can also easily add shapes and design elements to your Photoshop creations by using Custom Shape Tool?  The Tool Panel has all of the basic shapes you need like square, line, circle, ellipse etc in addition to a whole slew of extended […]

Photoshop Tips and Tricks for Beginners: Magnetic Lasso Tool

The Magic Wand is another selection tool, ideal for when you are working with a background that is more monotone and consistent (like a solid color or clear blue sky). The Magic Wand tool is most often used to switch up backgrounds or large color blocks. To use it, choose the Magic Wand tool from […]

Photoshop: Tips and Tricks for Beginners

Change the Unit of Measurement A short and quick way to switch between units of measurements that you’re working with is to place your cursor on one of the rulers on your grid (press Ctrl + R to show or hide the rulers), and right click, then choose a new unit from the context menu. […]

Photoshop: Tips and Tricks for Beginners

Transform: Change the size of an image, rotate, flip or distort it! Click Edit > then click Transform > and select the action you desire. Or try these shortcuts to make life even easier: Press Ctrl + T on your keyboard and a bounding box will then appear around the image, indicating transformation. This means […]