A7med Baraka
11-21-2008, 12:50 AM
10. Cloak of Invisibility
Remove everything from the screen except for your file.
F, F, F | Cycle through Screen Modes
Tab | Remove Tools and Palettes
Ctrl+H | Hide Extras (Grid, Guides, Slices, etc.)
Ctrl+R | Hide Rulers
9. Quick Brush Jab
Quickly and easily customize a brush. This combo is a staple for digital painting.
B | Brush Tool
Right-Click and Select or F5 and Select | Open condensed or full Brush Palette
or . or , or Shift+. or Shift+, | Cycle through brushes or jump to first or last brush
[ or ]: | Shrink or enlarge brush radius
Shift+[ or Shift+] | Decrease or increase brush hardness
{Numeric Input} | Change brush opacity (e.g. $B!F(B5$B!l(B = 50%, $B!F(B55$B!l(B = 55%)
8. Quick Brush Jab Path Stroke
Stroke a path with a customized brush.
{Draw Path} | Use any tool to draw a path
B | Select Brush Tool
Quick Brush Jab | Use the Quick Brush Jab Combo to customize brush
Enter | Stroke the path with your customized brush
7. Gaussian Attack
Apply a filter, fade it and apply again. Good combo for fine-tweaking filters.
{Apply a Filter} | Manually choose and apply a filter (warning: using the Lens Flare filter may result in a swift kick to the mouse balls)
Ctrl+Shift+F | Fade the filter
(Ctrl+F or Ctrl+Shift+F) | Reapply filter with or without dialog box
6. Shadow Maker
Create a basic shadow based on a chosen layer.
{Select Layer} | Select the layer the shadow will be created after. The transparency of this layer needs to resemble the desired shape of the shadow.
Ctrl+J | Layer via Copy
Ctrl+[ | Move layer down
D | Reset color defaults
Alt+Shift+Backspace | Fill with black and preserve transparency
Ctrl+T | Free transform
{Transform} | Modify to your liking
Enter | Commit
5. Layer Catcher
Select, group and mask layers. Often easier than using the layers palette.
V | Selection Tool
Ctrl+Click or Ctrl+Shift+Click or Ctrl+Shift+Right- Click | Select your layers
Ctrl+G | Group Layers
4. OCD Layer Sort
Rearrange your layers quickly and easily. Great cure for you neuroticism.
F7 | Show Layer Palette
Alt+[ or Alt+] or Alt+, or Alt+. | Select a layer
Shift+Alt+[ or Shift+Alt+] or Shift+Alt+, or Shift+Alt+. | Select more layers
Ctrl+[ or Ctrl+] or Shift+Ctrl+[ or Shift+Control+ ] | Move layers down or up or send to bottom or bring to top
3. Ultimate Flattener
Merge All Layers (even those hidden). Quick way to flatten a file.
Alt+. | Select Top Layer
Shift+Alt+, | Select all layers between currently selected and bottom layer
Ctrl+E | Merge the selected layers
2. Infinite Dupe
Duplicate and evenly distribute or transform items. Nice way to distribute something like nav buttons.
Ctrl+T | Transform
{Transform/Move} | Manually Move or Transform
Enter | Commit Transform
(Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ T) | Duplicate and transform relative to the newest item
1. Finishing Move - The Web Extractor
Extract a selection and save it for the web. Extremely useful when pulling individual elements from a design, such as buttons or rules.
{Create Selection} | Select the area you want to extract
Ctrl+Shift+C | Copy Merged to clipboard
Ctrl+N | Create New Image based on selection size
Enter | Confirm New Image
Ctrl+V | Paste from clipboard
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ S | Save for the Web
Remove everything from the screen except for your file.
F, F, F | Cycle through Screen Modes
Tab | Remove Tools and Palettes
Ctrl+H | Hide Extras (Grid, Guides, Slices, etc.)
Ctrl+R | Hide Rulers
9. Quick Brush Jab
Quickly and easily customize a brush. This combo is a staple for digital painting.
B | Brush Tool
Right-Click and Select or F5 and Select | Open condensed or full Brush Palette
or . or , or Shift+. or Shift+, | Cycle through brushes or jump to first or last brush
[ or ]: | Shrink or enlarge brush radius
Shift+[ or Shift+] | Decrease or increase brush hardness
{Numeric Input} | Change brush opacity (e.g. $B!F(B5$B!l(B = 50%, $B!F(B55$B!l(B = 55%)
8. Quick Brush Jab Path Stroke
Stroke a path with a customized brush.
{Draw Path} | Use any tool to draw a path
B | Select Brush Tool
Quick Brush Jab | Use the Quick Brush Jab Combo to customize brush
Enter | Stroke the path with your customized brush
7. Gaussian Attack
Apply a filter, fade it and apply again. Good combo for fine-tweaking filters.
{Apply a Filter} | Manually choose and apply a filter (warning: using the Lens Flare filter may result in a swift kick to the mouse balls)
Ctrl+Shift+F | Fade the filter
(Ctrl+F or Ctrl+Shift+F) | Reapply filter with or without dialog box
6. Shadow Maker
Create a basic shadow based on a chosen layer.
{Select Layer} | Select the layer the shadow will be created after. The transparency of this layer needs to resemble the desired shape of the shadow.
Ctrl+J | Layer via Copy
Ctrl+[ | Move layer down
D | Reset color defaults
Alt+Shift+Backspace | Fill with black and preserve transparency
Ctrl+T | Free transform
{Transform} | Modify to your liking
Enter | Commit
5. Layer Catcher
Select, group and mask layers. Often easier than using the layers palette.
V | Selection Tool
Ctrl+Click or Ctrl+Shift+Click or Ctrl+Shift+Right- Click | Select your layers
Ctrl+G | Group Layers
4. OCD Layer Sort
Rearrange your layers quickly and easily. Great cure for you neuroticism.
F7 | Show Layer Palette
Alt+[ or Alt+] or Alt+, or Alt+. | Select a layer
Shift+Alt+[ or Shift+Alt+] or Shift+Alt+, or Shift+Alt+. | Select more layers
Ctrl+[ or Ctrl+] or Shift+Ctrl+[ or Shift+Control+ ] | Move layers down or up or send to bottom or bring to top
3. Ultimate Flattener
Merge All Layers (even those hidden). Quick way to flatten a file.
Alt+. | Select Top Layer
Shift+Alt+, | Select all layers between currently selected and bottom layer
Ctrl+E | Merge the selected layers
2. Infinite Dupe
Duplicate and evenly distribute or transform items. Nice way to distribute something like nav buttons.
Ctrl+T | Transform
{Transform/Move} | Manually Move or Transform
Enter | Commit Transform
(Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ T) | Duplicate and transform relative to the newest item
1. Finishing Move - The Web Extractor
Extract a selection and save it for the web. Extremely useful when pulling individual elements from a design, such as buttons or rules.
{Create Selection} | Select the area you want to extract
Ctrl+Shift+C | Copy Merged to clipboard
Ctrl+N | Create New Image based on selection size
Enter | Confirm New Image
Ctrl+V | Paste from clipboard
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ S | Save for the Web