Hi steemers
Photoshop is a powerful tool for photographers, artists and illustrators. If you aim to master it there are some shortcuts you will need to get familiar with. Let's go straight to those little tricks that will make your skills explode and will minimize the time you spend working on Photoshop.
- Duplicate Layer: cntrl+J
- New layer: shft+cntrl+N
- Merge selected layers: cntrl+E
- Smaller + Larger brush: use the brackets [ ]
- Brush opacity: after selecting a brush type a number and that will be translated to opacity.
- Layer opacity: Choose a layer and type the number you wish for
- Undo: shft+cntrl+Z
- Redo: shft+cntrl+U
- Switch primary and secondary colors: X
- Bucket tool: G
- Wand tool: W
- Eraser tool: E
- Brush tool: B
- Zoom tool: S
- Fit on screen: cntrl+0
- Decrease Brush Softness: shft+[
- Increase Brush Softness: shft+]
- Flow tool: shft+ 1-0
- Hide/Show Palettes: Tab (`~ key)
- Next Point on Curves Adjustmen:cntrl+tab
- Show Keyboard Commands: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K (The most important shortcut no one ever mentions it, This will display all the shortcuts for you any time your head just can't remember what you where supposed to do.)
I hope those little daily tips will save you time and make you better and faster at whatever it is you are aiming to do.
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