If your anything a hobbyists with Photoshop as I am, you may find yourself experimenting with a new technique or mixing filters. I usually start with a prefab document size. Here is a great way to help simplify this new document preset with minimum clicks. Define a
Read more →Simplify a step and repeat affect on a single image with the use of a selection and various Solid Fill/Adjustment Layers. Open any image for this tutorial. Get Measurements Press Ctrl + R (Mac: Command + R) to activate the Horizontal and Vertical Rulers. The Ctrl +
Read more →Here’s a few Alignment Tricks to help you Center a layer in your document or even within a selected area of your document. For those who may not be aware of the ‘Alignment Options Bar’, you’ll find in on the ‘Option’s Bar’ whenever the ‘Move Tool (V)’
Read more →Simulate fake table styles with Type in a Path. (Opens in a new window – Layers Magazine) Share and Enjoy Facebook Twitter Google Buzz Add to favorites RSS
Read more →Not that handy with the Pen Tool? But want a way to create the common swirls/flourishes trend objects. Here is a quick method. Create Type Layer Begin with a New > Document Preset of your choice. I used 500×500, White Background Contents at 72 Resolution. Then add
Read more →Paragraph Type: Utilizing either the Anti-Alias to None or the -text hint requires a Paragraph Type Area and not a regular Point Type Layer. Layer Naming convention:Site Grinder outputs css id selectors based on the caption of the Layer (or Layer Set), so it’s a good habit
Read more →Using the -text hint on a Photoshop Paragraph Type Layer and combining Options Bar or Character Palette type attributes will be outputted as css styled web text. Activate the Type Tool from the Toolbar (T). Click and drag onto the document to draw out a Paragraph Type
Read more →Another useful feature is to convert a fixed size Paragraph Type area to have scroll able contents within it’s boundary. The end result is equivalent to an iframe, except the result is pure css. When you draw or resize the Paragraph Type area smaller than it’s contents,
Read more →Here is a nice way to automate the use of the SiteGrinder Plugin through the use of a quick Action shortcut key instead of relying on the File > Automate > SiteGrinder menu command all the time. To Begin, go Window > Actions to bring the Actions
Read more →An alternative to the -text Layer hint to achieve the same styled web text is to ignore the hint altogether and simply ensure that the Paragraph Type is set to Anti-Alias to None on the Options Bar or in the Character Palette. Give your Type Layer a
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