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Archive for May, 2009
Trick Out Photoshop Using Actions

Almost anything you do in Photoshop can be recorded as an action to be run later.  So anytime you find yourself doing the same thing over and over, think about turning it into an action.  Here’s how you make one: In the Actions panel, click the Create New Action button , or choose New Action from [...]

Trick Out Photoshop Using Presets

As if Photoshop wasn’t robust enough, it also gives you the ability to load it up even more with creative assets known as presets. Presets are custom settings for specific tools that ultimately allow for more creativity. There are presets for many different tools such as brushes, shapes, patterns, gradients, swatches, layer styles, and even [...]